Will of Sir Henry Blomer of Hatherop, 1624

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National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England

Reference PROB 11/143/639

Will of Sir Henry Blomer of Hatherop, Gloucestershire

Probate date 10 June, 1624

In the name of God Amen The fifth daye of March in the yeare of our Saviour and Redeemer Christ Jesus one thousand six hundred twentie and three. And in the yeare of the reigne of our gratious soveraigne lord James by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Kinge defender of the faith the twentie one and of Scotand the fiftie seaven I Henry Blomer of Hatheropp in the County of Glocester Knight being sick in bodie but of good and perfect memory thankes bee to AlmightyGod for the same doe ordaine constitute and makethis my testament and last will in manner and forme following

First and above any other things I humblie commend my Soule to almightie God my Creator stedfastly trusting and faithfullie beleiving to bee saved by the meritts and blood shedding of Jesus Christ my redeemer and to the holie ghost my Sanctifier three persons and yet one god verilie and stedfastlie beleiving that the same Jesus Christ dyed for the redemption of me and all faithfull people being trulie penitent and by his onlie mercie meritts death and passions I have and shall have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sinnes and my bodie I bequeathe to the earth from whence it came and whether again it [must retain?] to be buried under the upper South windowe in the Chancell in the parishe Church of Hantheropp above mentioned where my will is that mine executor hereafter named shall bestowe one hundred pounds upon a tombe in remembrance of me with this inscription at my head and feete (Da gloriam Deo)

And as concerning the devising settling and disposing of all my goods chatells whatsoever I am possessed of I doe will and devise give and bequeath the summe and every of them in manner and forme followind that is to sau

First I give and bequeathe unto the parishe church of Hatheropp aforesaid fiftie pounds of lawful English monie to remaine as a stocke forecer and the same to remayne in the hands of mine executor hereunder named The profit and commoditie thereof arising My will is that it shall goe yearlue to the repayring and mainteynance of the Church of Hatheropp

Item I give and bequeath unto the poore of the said parishe of Hatheropp fiftie pounds of lawfull English monie to remayne for a stock to theire use forever And my will is, and I hartilie entreate my executor hereunder named that if the inhabitants of Hatheropp aforesaid bee able to give good securitie both for [answering?] the monie given to the Church and poore as aforesaid tobeather with such yearlie increase the use as the lawe doth tollerate and the same to bee inployed upon the Church and disposed of unto the poore of the parishe aforesaid according to this my will That then they the said parishioners shall have the use of all the imployment of these monies soe bequeathed before anie others but in case they cannot put in such securities as aforesaid of the said sommes of fiftie and fiftie pounds togeather with the benefitt and increase of thereof Then I leave the disposing of it to myne executor hereafter named & the parson, churchwardens and overseers of the poore of the said parish of Hatheropp for the time being or to the greater parte of them yearlie forever

Item I give unto Henry Fisher my brother in lawe and to my loving sister Mrs Jane Fisher his wife five pounds appece of lawfull English monie

Item I give and bequeath unto Mr Simon Unwyn my brother in lawe and to my loving sister Mrs Elinor his wife to each of them five pounds onto them within six monthes after my decease

Item I give and bequeath unto William Fisher my nephew sonne and heire unto my said brother in lawe Henry Fisher gentleman twenty pounds of lawful English monie to be paid unto him within two yeares after my decease

Item I give to Thomas Fisher the third sonne of my said brother in lawe Henry Fisher one hundred pounds of good and lawful monie of England And the same to bee paid to the said Thomas Fisher at his age of three and twentie yeares

Item I give unto Jane Fisher the daughter of my said brother in lawe Henrie Fisher one hundred pounds of Lawfull Englsh monie to be paid unto her the said Jane either at her age of one and twentie yeares or on the daie of her marriage which or either the said daies shall first happen

Item I give unto my kinswoman Elizabeth Turner one hundred pounds of lawful monie of England to be paied within three months after my decease

Item I give unto John Turner the sonne of Robert Turner of Tewxburie gentleman tenn pounds of lawfull English monie

Item I give unto Henry Blomer my nephew son of my cosen [William?(inkblot partially obscuring)] of Boothropp gentleman twentie pounds of like lawful monie of England

Item I give unto William Blomer my servant and kinsman fortie pounds of lawfull English monie and my dapple grey

Item I give unto William Hasell my servant fifitie pounds of lawfull English monie

Item I give unto John Leggatt my servant tenn pounds of lawfull English monie

Item I give unto Francis Whelford my servant tenn pounds of lawfull English monie

Item I give unto all my household servants twentie shillings apeece over and above theire wages

Item I give unto Robert [We(ink blot)inge] clerke parson of Hatheropp aforesaid twentie pounds of lawfull English monie to bee paied unto him at one [ ]paiement within one yeare after my decease

Item I give and bequeath unto [blank] Talbott my godsonne tenn pounds of lawfull English monie

Item I give unto [blank] Bathurst my godsonne tenn pounds of lawfull monie of England

Item I give unto Mr William Masters my godsonne, sonne of Mr Walter Masters tenn pounds of like lawfull monie of England

All which said legacies the daies of paiement hereof bening not before expressed My will is that it shalbee paid unto them within seaven yeares after my decease

Item all the rest of my goods Cattells and Chatells lease for lives and all other my land tenements annuities and reversions whatsoever within the realme of England whereof I the said Sr Henry Blomer or anie other to my use of the use of my last will and testament stand seized or possessed my debts and funeral expences discharged I give unto my loveing brother Mr John Blomer whome I doe make my whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament and I entreate my loving brother in lawes Mr Henie Fisher and Mr Simon Unwyn to bee the overseers of this my last will and testament and for theire paines therein (over and above the legacies before bequeathed unto them I give each of them three pounds six shillings eight pence of lawfull English monie

Henry Blomer Witnesses to the sealing and delivery of this present will and testament Richard Townsend his marke John Elsworth his mark John Wheeler the fouth daie of Aprill Anno Dni One thousand six hundred twentie fowere I doe request my loveing brother John Blomer to bee good unto my said kinsman Thomas Hawton and withall ti make upp the full totall somme of two hundred and fortie pounds of lawful English monie which I doe free;oe bestowe on him if the acreages and the rents doe not amount to soe much being of the farme and parsonage of [Cancourte?] and I doe hartlile entreate him that hee will not [waies? Quillete?] with him but deale fayrelie with him as our kinsman and all these gifts sptinge from me and not from him Henry Blomer Witnesses hereunto Robert |Wea[v]ing] Cla William Blomer Francis Whelford

Probate was granted to John Blomer, brother of the deceased 10 June 1624