A° Dō: Anno Domini 1632 T: Testamentum Georgii Herbert cli͞ci clerici def͞. defuncti  I George Herbert I     George Herbert: commending my ſoule Soule , & and body            To Georgij     to Al - might y ie G g od yt that made ym them doe thus diſpoſe of my goods . ,   I gi u e al l my goods    Herbert./     both within door e s , & and without door e s both monneys , & and book e s , & and ho u w ſ ho u ld ſ tuff e whether ‸whatſoe’erwhether      in my po ſſ e ſſi ō on on or out of my po ſſ e ſſi ō on on yt that pro ꝑ per per ly belong e to me v nto my dear e wife ,      excepting on e ly the ſ e legacies here - after i n ſ uing.   First there is 700l̄i Seaven hvndred pounds in Mr . Thomas Lawley s hands a m M erchant of Lond ō on on , which fel l to me by the death of my ⫳ dear e ne Ne ece Mrs . Dorothy Vaughan whereof 200 two hvndred l̄i pounds belongs to my two ⫳ neeces Neeces yt that ſ ur uiu viv e, & and the re ſ t v nto my ſ elfe, this whole ſ u m̄ mme of 500 five hvndred l̄i pounds I bequeath vn ‸vn to my neeces Neeces œ e qually to be diu dev ided between e ym them ſau ex - cepting ſ ome legacies of my ſaid decea ſ ed neece Neece which are to be pa y d out of it v nto ſ ome whoſe names ſ hal be ⫳ annexed v nto this bil l ; ,   Then I bequeath 20l̄ twenty pounds v nto ye the poor e of this pari ſ h to be diu dev ided according to my dear e wi u v e s di ſ cretion, t T hen I bequeath to Mr Hays ye the ⫳ comment of Lucas Bru - gen ſ is vp pon ye the ſ cripture , & and his half e year es wages afore - hand, then I bequeath to Mr Bo ſ tocke St . Augu ſ tines work e s , & and his half e yeares wages aforehand, yn then I lea u v e to my ſeruant Elizabeth iijl̄ her^ her e duble wages leauing gi u v en her iijl̄ three pound more ⫳  my ſervant Elizabeth be ſ ides yt that which is due to her, to Ann I lea u v e 30s thirty shillings , to Margeret 20s twenty shilling , to To William twenty nobles, to Twenty Nobles, To John 20s, twentie shillings al all the ſ e are o uer & ver and abo u v e ⫳ there their wages. to To Sara 13s - 4d. thirteene shillings foure pence,   Alſoe my wil, & will and plea ſ ure is yt is ⫳ that Mr . Woodnoth ſ hould be mine execut or, or. to wh ō om ome I bequeath 20l̄i twenty pound wher e of 15l̄i fifteene pound ſ hal be be ſ towed vpp ō on on Late Leighton church, ye the other 5l̄ pound I giue to him ſ elfe . Laſtly Lastlie I be ſ eech Sr . John Dan u v ers yt he wil that he would be plea ſ ed to be o u v er ſ eer e of this will.           George Herbert  testes Nathanael Boſtocke  Elizabeth Burden. George: Herbert./ testes Nathaniell Bostocke, Elizabeth: Burden./

On ye the other ſ ide are ye the names of tho ſ e to wh ō om whome my decea ſ ed neece Neece left legacies legacyes .        All tho ſ e yt that are cro ſt are di ſ charged already ,          ye the re ſ t   are to be payd. /  To Mrs Magdalen Vaughan 100 l̄  to Mrs Catherine Vaugh ā an — 100 l̄ Ｘ to Mr George Herbert 100 l̄ Ｘ to Mrs Beatrice Herbert 40 l̄ Ｘ to Mrs Jane Herbert 10 l̄ Ｘ to Mrs Dan u ers — 5 l̄  to Amy Dan u ers — 30 s  to Mrs Anne Dan u ers 20 s  to Mrs Mary D ā an u ers 20 s  to Mrs Michel 20 s  to Mrs Elizabeth Dan u ers . Mr Henry D ā an u er s wife 20 s Ｘ to ye poor e of the pari ſ h 20 l̄  to my Lord of Cherbery 10 l̄ Ｘ to Mr Bo ſ tocke 40 s Ｘ to Elizabeth Burthen 30 s Ｘ to Mary Gifford 10 s Ｘ to Anne Hibbert 10 s Ｘ to Willi ā am Scuce 20 s  to Mrs Judith Spen ſ er 5 l̄  to Mary Owens 40 s Ｘ to Mrs Mary Lawly 50 s  to Mr Gardiner 10 l̄ . To Mrs Magdalen Vaughan one hvndred pound, To Mrs. Catherine Vaughan One hvndred pound,Ｘ To Mr. George Herbert one hvndred poundＸ To Mrs Beatrice Herbert forty pound,Ｘ To Mrs. Jane Herbert tenn pound,Ｘ To Mrs. Danvers five pound,Ｘ To Amy ⫳ Danvers thirty ſhillings, To Mrs. Anne Danvers twentie ſhillings, To Mrs. Mary ⫳ Danvers twenty ſhilling, To Mrs Michel twentie ſhillings, To Mrs. Elizabeth Danvers Mr. Henry Danvers wife twenty ſhillings,Ｘ to the poore of the pariſh twenty poundＸ To my Lord of Cherbery tenn poundＸ To Mr. Boſstocke forty ſhillingsＸ To Elizabeth ⫳ Burthen thirty ſhillings,Ｘ To Mary Gifford tenn ſhillings,Ｘ To Anne Hibbert tenn ſhillings,Ｘ To William Scuce twenty ſhillings,Ｘ To Mrs Judith Spenſser five pound To Mary Owens forty ſhillings,Ｘ To Mrs. Mary Lawly ffifty ſhillingsＸ To Mr. Gardiner Tenn pound, M ſ . memoriae suae yt that the 5l̄ five pound due to Mrs . Judith Judeth Spenſer is to be payd   to Mrs . Mary Lawly at Chelſey. M ſ . memoriae suae yt that there are di u v ers mo n̄ nn eys moneys of mine in Mr . Stephens   [illegible] hands ſ S tationer of Lond ō on London , ha u v ing lately recea u v ed   an hundred and two pounds , beſides ſome r R emainders   of mo n̄ nn yes monyes wherof he is to gi u v e as I know he wil will   a iuſt Iuſt account . if there be any body els yt that owe me any   thing els ^of old debt of old debt I forgi u v e ym them./      Probatum apud Londi͞iu Londinium coram Mag͞ro Magistro      William̄ Williamo Mericke legum doctore Surrogato @    duodecimo die menſis Martij Anno d͞ni domini iuxta @   i632 Iuramento Arthuri Woodnoth ex͞ris executoris @  Cui @ de bene @ iurat. / Probatum: fuit teſtamentum ſupraſcriptum apud London        coram venerabili viro magiſtro Willimo Mericke legum doctore Surrogato ⫳ venerabilis viri Domini Henrici Marten militis legum etiam doctoris curiæ ⫳ ⫳ Prerogatiue Cantuarienſis magiſtri Cuſtodis ſive Commiſſarij legitime conſtituti Duodecimo die menſis Martij Anno Domini iuxta curſum et computac̄onem ⫳ eccleſie Anglicane Milleſimo Sexcenteſimo Trireſimo Secundo Iuramento ⫳ Arthuri Woodnoth executoris in huiusmodi teſtamento nominati cui commiſſa fuit adminiſtratio omnium et ſingulorum bonorum Iurium et creditorum dicti ⫳ defuncti De bene et fideliter adminiſtrando eadem Ad Sancta Dei Evangelia in debita iuris forma Iurat./ GL         Examinatur per me          Gabrielem Lyon no:riūpub:cū notarium publicum curiae