Will of Matthew Chubb, Gentleman of Dorchester, 1617

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: Chubb

Matthew Chubb

National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England.

Will of Mathew Chubb, Gentleman of Dorchester, Dorset

PROB 11/130/137

Date: 15 July 1617

transcribed by Helen M Ford,divided into clauses for easier reading, uncertain words in square brackets

In the name of God Amen, The one and twentith daie of June in the yeare of the raigne our Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of God Kinge of England France and Ireland the fivetenth and of Scotland the fifteyeith Anno Dm’ 1617.I Mathew Chubb of Dorchester in the countie of Dorset fentleman beinge sicke of bodie but of good and perfecte sense and memorie thankes be given to Almightie god revokinge all former wills and testamentes doe make and ordaine this my last will and testamente in manner and forme followinge And first and speciallie I give and commend my sowle unto the mercie and protection of Almightie god myne everlasting father and his onlie sonne my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christe trusting by his merritts death and passion to inherrit everlastinge lief And my bodie I comitt unto the earth and Christian buriall to be buried in such place as to my deare and loveing wife shall seeme meete accordinge to my degree and qualitie

Item I give and bequeath unto the parish Church where I shalbe buried the some of five shillinges

Item I give and bequeath unto the parrish church of the holie Trinitie in Dorchester the some of five shillinges

Item I give and bequeath unto the parish church of Sainte Peters’ in Dorchester the some of five shillinges

Item I give and bequeath unto the parish Churche of All Saintes in Dorchester aforesaid the some of five shillinges

Item give and bequeathe unto my deare and loveing wife Margarett all my goodes and chatells reall and personall whatsoever as well moveable and unmoveable whome I make my whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testamentdesiring her to be lovinge and kynde unto such of my kindred as shalbe dutiful unto her

Item I give and bequeath unto my Kinsman Thomas Buckler the some of one hundred poundes over and besydes such recompence as my wife shall thinke him worthy of for his paines in and about myne and her worldlie affayres

Item I give and bequeath unto Samuel [Zouch?] nowe dwellinge in howse with me the some of fiftie pounds

Item I give and bequeath unto Joy[__] Harvey my kinswoman nowe livinge in my howse fiftie poundes

Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth [Jeanes?] nowe livinge in my howse the some of ten poundes

Item I give and bequeath unto my cozen [Hughe Haggard] the some of fifty poundes

Item I give and bequeath unto Mathewe Lee nowe livinge in my howse the some of fifty pounds

Item I give and bequeath unto Alexander Chubb nowe livinge in my howse the some of tenne poundes

Item I give and bequeath unto Roger Pounsey of Dorchester the some of five poundes

Whereas there is due unto me frome the Kinges Ma’tie the some of one thousand poundes which hearetofore I disbursed by his Ma’ties appointment to and for the reedefyige of the Towne of Dorchester latelie burnte and detoyed by fyer I give and bequeath the some of five hundred poundes parcell of the saide some of one thousand poundes unto the Bayliffs and Bugesses of the borrough of Dorchester in the countie of Dorset to be by them imployed for and towards sich charatable uses within the said borrough as they in there disertacons shall thincke [onoste] necessarie and needfull

Item I give and bequeath unto the use of the Almshouse in Shaston within this county, of Dorset which I latlie procured to be builte the some of one hundred and thirty poundes p’cell of the saide some of one thousand poundes to be imployed for and towards the maintenance of the same howse as to those shat shall have the govermente of the same howse shalbe thought beste

Item I give and bequeath unto the use of the Almshouse in Crewkerne within the Countie of Somersett which I also procured to be builte the some of one hundred poundes parcell of the saide some of one thousand poundes to be imployed for and towards the maintenance of the same howse as to those that shall have the care of the same howse shalbe thought meete

Item I give unto the poore Almspeople at Dorchester livinge thold Almshouse severall gownes of blacke cloath

Item I make overseers of this my will and testamente my loveinge friends Humfry [Bishopp] Richard Blatchford marchannts, Humfry Joliffe gent and Elliott Johnson whom I desire to be aydinge and helpfil unto myne executrix in the managtinge of her estate And perfomance of this my last will and testament

In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the diae and yeare first above written

Item after the decease of my saide wife I give and bequeath unto my brothers sonne Matthew Chubb nowe living in my howse the rectory and p’sonage of [Portland] with his appurtenannces which I latelie bought and purchased of Sir Carewe Raleigh Knight

Item I give unto my saide wife the howse wherein I nowe dwelle for terme of thirtie yeares if she live soe longe; per me Mathew Chubb, signed sealed made and acknowledged by the said Matthew Chubb to be his last will and testament in the presenth of us Richard Blatchford Humfidus Joligge Elliott Johnson

(probate on the will was granted to Magaret, the relict of the said deceased 15 July 1617)