Will of George Warberton, alias Cardmaker, of Worcester, 1585

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This is a transcription of the original will of George Warberton alias Cardmaker (here spelled Cardmacker) of the City of Worcester. George drew up his will on 7 May 1585 when he was "sicke in body". The will was proved at the Consistory Court of Worcester on 14 June 1585. An inventory of his goods was made on 20 September 1585 and valued at £332 16s 8d.

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Persons mentioned:

• George Warberton al[ia]s Cardmacker Testator
• mr John Steyman Testator wishes to be buried close to him in the chancel of St Nicholas church, Worcester
• alles collye Alice Colley received 40 shillings
• Sr Ryc Still the parson of Testator's parish (not named), received 10 shillings, witness to the will
• Ryc Hicoxe my brother in law received a black coat
• P[er]cyvall Bedell and his sonne received a gown each
• Elner my wiffe co-executor of will
• Wm gibbins co-executor of will
• the worshipfull mr Robert Stayner Bailiff of Worcester, overseer of the will, witness to the will
• henry lygon witness to the will
• Wm Biggnell witness to the will
• Edwad Kinge witness to the will
• John a Flyt witness to the will

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In the name of god amen the vij^th Day of may anno D[o]m[in]ⁱ 1585 I
of the cyttey of worcester beinge
sicke in body but yett of good and p[er]fect memorye thancks be
unto god doe macke and ordeine this my last will and testan[en]t
in manner and forme followinge that is to say First and princypally
I give and bequeathe my soule unto the allmyghtye god my macker
and Redemer trusting to be savede by the meryts of his Deathe and
passion and my body to be buryed the channcell of the p[ar]ishe
churche of St Nycholas within the sayd cyttey as nere
unto m^r John Steyman as may convenyently be

Item
I give and bequeathe unto my p[ar]ishe churche for and towards the Repar[ac]yons
of the glase windowes fourtey shillings

Item I give and bequeather unto
the poore peopell of the sayd p[ar]ishe xx^s

Item I give and bequeathe
unto alles collye xl^s

Item I give and bequeathe unto the p[ar]son
of the sayd p[ar]ishe S^r Ryc Still tenne shillings

Item I give and
bequeathe unto Ryc Hicoxe my brother in law my blacke coote

Item I
give and bequeathe unto P[er]cyvall Bedell and his sonne to ether of
them a gowne at my executores discressyon

Item I gyve and
bequeathe unto every mayd servant nowe dwelling wythe me iij^s iiij^d
a pece

the Rest of all my goods and chattailes my debts fun[er]yall
and legacies p[ai]de I give and bequeath to Elner my wiffe
and W^m gibbins whom I constitute ordane and macke my soull
executores of this my last Will and testament and allso I most
humble will and desyer the worshipfull m^r Robert Stayner now
balyf of the sayd cytey to be my overseer of ths my
sayd last will and testame[n]t for his paynes therin
I give unto him the some of twenytey shillings of current
money of england - witness I the sayd george have cawsed
the p[ar]ties under named to subscribe them as wittneseis
to this my last will & testament - the p[re]sens of
M^r Robert Staymer henry lygon W^m Biggnell Edwad Kinge
Ryc Still and John a Flyt ---