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John Robinson
In the Name of God Amen I JOHN ROBINSON Bishop
of London of sound mind and good memory but at present in great
weakness of body do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament
hereby revoking all former wills by me made in manner following. In
the first place I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God
trusting to be saved through the merits of my blessed Saviour Jesus
Christ. My body I leave to be buried in such place or manner as my
Executrix hereinafter named shall seem good. As to my worldly goods
and estate werewith it has pleased God to bless me I give all
whether real or personal to my dear wife EMMA ROBINSON requiring of
her in the first place out of my estate to pay and discharge all my
debts.
And for as much as it will be tedious to me in
this present distress to enter into particulars concerning the
disposition of the residue of my said estate my will is that my said
wife shall regulate such disfunction according to such discretion as
I shall hereafter give her. Nevertheless it is my will that my said
wife shall not be liable to give account to any person or persons
for any part of such residue not doubting but that she will be
faithful in doing that ?...? whatever I shall direct or desire of
her.
And I do hereby constitute and appoint my said
dear wife sole executrix of this my Last Will and Testament In token
whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 1st February 1722
Joh: London
Witnesses Will Berriman, Fra: Astry, Hans
Abore.
Codicil
I direct my dear wife to pay £100 to St Paul's
Church and to take up the Bond given for it by myself and Mr
Nicholson.
I will that my Executrix restore to my
successor the plate and furniture by me used in the chapel at my
house at Fulham for the use of him and his successors in the said
chapel: that my dear wife to not expend in my funeral above the sum
of £200: that she give to the poor of the parish where I die £100.
That she pay to each of my servants living
with me at the time of my decease one years wages, excepting the
Gardener and him half a years wages, not hereby intending Board
wages to any of them .
That she pay Mr CASTILIONEY £15 p.a. and to Mr
PENDRILL £10 p.a. for the term of 3 years to commence from my
decease.
That she pay to HANS ABORE £10 p.a. for his
life to commence from my decease: and £10 to Mrs FRANCIS HOLLAND for
her life to commence from my decease.
And to Mr CUTHBERT MARTIN and his wife or the
survivor £10 p.a. for 5 years to commence at my decease.
All the above several sums to pe paid out of
the produce of the money I have lent on the security of the Orphan
Fund and Highgate Turnpike.
I give and devise and bequeath my Library or
study of Books at Fulham to my two Chaplains Dr BERRYMAN and Mr
SHERLOCK, my nephew JOHN BARNABY, to CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON and to Mr
DUBORDINE equally to be divided between them.
Item I give to my dear wife half of my plate,
half of my furniture, household goods, plate and furniture at
Westminster, and I also give to her my Coaches and horses and what
belongs to them and I recommend it to my wife to give the one half
of my household goods plate and furniture at westminster to her
daughter LETITIA if my said wife shall think fit , and as to what
remains of my above said personal estate chargeable with payment of
my debts I give devise and bequeath the same in manner following
viz: one moiety to my neice BARNABY (or Burnaby) and the other
moiety to the children of my late neice MERTIN (or Martin) deceased
. And as to my real estate in the County of York I give devise and
bequeath the same and all the right title and interest therein
subject to the settlement made in my present wife which I hereby
confirm in every part thereof unto my Nephew the eldest son of my
Brother CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON in Tayle Male : and for default of such
issue in like manner to all and every son and sons of my said
brother ... chargeable with the payment of one annuity or rent
charge of £60 p.a. Taxfree to my nephew CHRISTOPHER now a student at
Oxford until he be otherwise provided for there or elsewhere,
payable quarterly with power of dsitress on non-payment.
And the remainder of my personal estate I give
to my said dear wife ...
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal 1 March 1722 Joh: London.
Witnesses John King, Ph. Stubbs, Fran: Peters.
Probate 7 May 1723
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