Biography

Robert Meres will was dated 20 Jun 1653 ^[1]and also appears in the Harvard Library Collection ^[2].

Mentioned in the Will are:

1. Anthony Meres (son)
2. His wife (unnamed)
3. His sons (unnamed)
4. S. Lyddington (witness
5. Dorothy Lyddington (witness)
6. Alice Bilton widow - (witness)
7. Anthony Meres (witness)
8. Alice Bilton (witness)

Memorandum that in the moneth of November 1652 Robert
Meres Dr in Divinity late of Haugham in the County of Lincoln being thou of pfect mind
and Memory did declare his will and his will and minde and hope of his estate in these very words.
On the life in effort by size Of my estate may be equally divided betwixt my wife and
my sons in the power and hearings of of Anthony Meres Esqu and Stbu? Lyddington
Clerk and Dorothy Lyddington and Alice Bilton widow Anthony Meres Alice Bilton her Mark.
The twentieth day of June In the year of our Lord 1653 A Condition
applied thereunto Thomas Meres Grant the Siblings of one and all Legal and naturall and
lawfull sons of the said Lords to Minister his Gods Rights Chattels and debts of the said Lordd according to the ? End of this last Will [insert] and Testament of the said Lords
for that his his said Servant named as Executor therein his being by dominion first servant truly to Administer
End.

The above transcript is a faithful reproduction (transcription) as far as possible, of the original handwriting contained within the Copy of the Will of Robert Meres DD which appears to be (by past tense); the handwriting of others. Spelling, punctuation, and line breaks are as per the original. No margin notes exist. There is within the will - and -- at the end of some lines, denoting justification of the right hand edge, to fill the space (save being filled by others): 'em dash' on a few occassions.^[3]. Spelling is as per the copy will ^[4].

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Robert Meres, Doctor in Divinity of Haugham, Lincolnshire, PROB 11/230/280: Dated 20 Jun 1653 (accessed 28 Jan 2024)
2. ↑ Harvard Library Collection (Lincolnshire Wills 1600-1617); Pg xviii, Introduction(accessed 22 Jan 2024)
3. ↑ / The use of the em, en dash in legal documents ( accessed 26 Feb 2023)
4. ↑ Probate and Records of Administration, at the Prerogative of Canterbury, National Archives Kew, PROB 11/230 - Name of Register: Brent Quire Numbers: 269 - 318, Pg 280(accessed 10 Feb 2024)