The Document Chest
1589 will of Thomas Clarke
Woollen Draper of Grope Lane
In the name of god Amen
The Fourth day
of Maye one
thousand Fyve
hundred eightie
Nyne and in the
one and
thirtieth yeare
of the raigne of
our soveraigne
Ladie queene
Elizabeth I
Thomas Clarke of
Yeavell in the
Countie of
Somerset wollen
Draper
entendinge by
the sufferance
of Almightie God
to make a voyage
to the South
partes with Mr
John [Clydlye?]
and Mr Andrewe
Mericke with
other there
confederates Doe
in perfect
remembrannce
make this my
last will and
Testament in
manner and forme
followinge.
Imprimis I give
unto my Wife
Johane Clarke
Twentie pounds
nowe in the
hande of my
Uncle John
Whitbie of
Mudford I give
her also the use
of the house I
have within the
borough of
Yevell during
her natural
life. I give her
also such yeares
as I have yet to
come in one
barne stable and
garden plott in
a certaine
streete there
called
Grope lanne
and after her
Decease all such
right unexpired
I give unto
Edward Clarke my
sonne and after
his decease yf
any right shall
be and yeares
not expired I
give unto
Thom[a]s Clarke
my sonne Item I
gyve and
bequeath unto
Thomas Clarke my
sonne my burgage
that I have in
Stofford nowe in
the tenure of
Richard Morris
And yf it please
god that he die
before he marrie
and have yssue
that then it
shall remayne
unto my other
sonne Edward
Clarke Lastly I
give all ther
rest of my goods
before not given
or bequeathed
Debts and
legacies paied I
give unto Johane
Clarke my wife
Edward Clarke
and Thomas
Clarke my sonnes
whome I make my
whole Executors
of this my last
will and
Testament To be
governed ruled
and overseene by
the discrecon
advise and
counsell of my
Overseers my
uncles Lyonell
and John Whitbie
Whome I make of
this my last
Will and
Testament my
Overseers and
for theire
paynes takinge
therein I doe
presently give
unto eyther of
them twelve
pence.
By me Thomas
Clarke
Subscribed with
my owne handes
the day and year
above written in
the presence of
George Clarke
Johis
Haine
John
Rawlins
Proved
at London in
1591
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
