12 September 1593 Will of Robert Mudge of London, clothworker (proved 17 September 1593)

The original document can be obtained online from The National Archives.

Source: TNA, PROB 11/82

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In the name of god amen The twelveth
Daye of September in Anno Dni A thowsand Five hundreth ninety three And in the Five and
thirteth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god Quene of
England France and Ireland Defender of the faithe I Robert Mudge Citizen and
Clothworker of London being of good and perfecte healthe and remembrannce Laude and praise be
given to Almighty god Doe make and ordayne this my present testament and Last will in manner and
forme following that is to saye First and principally I give and commend my Sowle unto the hand
of Almighty god my Creator and maker Trusting and most assuredly beleving in his mercye throughe
the Deathe and passion of his sonne my onely Savyour Jesus Christ to have cleere remission and
forgivenes of all my sinnes And my Bodye to be buryed in the parrishe Churche of Sainte James at
Garlicke hithe in London where I am nowe a parrishioner Item I give and bequeathe to my
Daughter Frannces Mudge the some of eightene hundreth pounds of Lawfull money of England
to be paide unto her at the Daye of her mariage or age of eightene yeares whiche shall first and next
happen to be And further my minde and will is that if it shall happen the saide Frannces my Daughter
to Dye and Departe this mortall lyfe before she shall accomplishe the Daye of her mariage or the saide
age of eightene yeares whiche shall first happen to be That then the saide eightene hundreth
poundes by me given and bequeathed to the said Franncis shall come to the handes of my welbeloved
wyfe Joane Mudge And Further my minde and will is that if at any time the said Frannces by any
manner or wayes or meanes stolne or entyced awaye by any Lewde or other persons her said mother
not being consenting and contented with the same That then I give and minde and will is that
the saide Franncis shall have but one hundreth pounds of the saide some of eightene hundreth
pounds And if it so for???e that the saide Franncis be stolne or entyced awayes as aforesaid
That then I give and bequeathe to my welbeloved brother William Mudge and one other brother
being in Barstable and Pilton in the west partes and amongest all there Children the some of
Five hundreth pounds being parte and parcell of the saide Five hund eightene hundreth pounds
by me bequeathed and given to the saide Frannces as aforesaide equally to be Devided amongest
them parte and parte lyke Item I give and bequeath to the saide parrishe of St James at
Garlick hithe the some of tenne pounds of lyke money to be by the Churchwardens at the time being
Destributed to and amongest the poore people of the same parrishe where they shall thinck most meeke



Item I give and bequeathe to and amongest the poore Children of Christs hospitall in London forty shillings
Item I give and bequeathe to James Munger my late ser??nte the some of Tenne poundes of lawfull
money of England and one moarning Cloke Item I give and bequeathe to Samuell Woode Forty
shillings and a mourning Cloke Item I give and bequeathe George Burcott forty shillings and one
mourning Cloke Item I give and bequeath unto my Brother in Lawe whoe maryed my wives sister
named Henry Alberrye of Gravesend forty shillings and a mourning Cloke Item I give unto
my wives brother James Smallpeece forty shillings for a Remembrannce to make him a Ringe
Item I give unto one other of my wives brothers John Smalpeece forty shillings for a Remem-
brannce to make him a Ringe Item I give unto one other of my wives brothers Nicholas Smalpeece
forty shillings for a Remembrannce to make him a Ringe Item I give and bequeathe to Anne Munger
my maide ser??nte forty shillings and a mourning gowne Item I give unto my godsonne Robert
Smalpeece the sonne of James Smalpeece three poundes of Lawfull money of England Item
I give and bequeathe unto Reynold Johnes late my ser??nte forty shillings and a mourning Cloke
Item I give and bequeathe to the Company of Clothworkers of London whereof I am free Tenne
poundes to bestowe in a Re????on for them to be made at my Buriall Item I give and bequeathe
to the Worshipfull inhabitannts and others of the saide parishe of St James Five pounds to make
them a Drincking at suche place as they shall thincke most meeke on the Daye of my buriall Item I give
and bequeathe unto Raphe Powell pewterer a mourning Cloke And to his wyfe a mourning gowne
Item I give and bequeath unto my welbeloved wife Joane Mudge all those my Landes and tenements
with thappurtenances scituate lying and being in the saide parrishe of St james at Garlicke hithe
To have and to holde to her and her assignes During her naturall lyfe And the Remainder thereof
after her decease of my said wyfe I give and bequeathe all the same Landes and tenements with
thappurtennces to the saide Joane my wyfe before bequeathed unto my saide Daughter Frannces
Mudge To have and to hold the same Landes and tenements with thappurtennces unto the saide
Frannces and her heires for ever The Rest and Residue of all and singular my goods chattels Debts
ready money Jewells plate and other things whatsoever after my Debts paide my Legacies performed
and my Funerall Charges Discharged I whollye give and bequeathe unto the saide Joane my welbeloved
wyfe whiche Joane my wyfe I make and ordayne to be sole executrix of this my present testament
and Last will And overseers of the same I Doe appointe and make my welbeloved frendes Roger
Jones Dyer William Mastall mercer And for theire paynes taking in this behalfe I give and
bequeathe unto them forty shillings apeece to make eache of them a Ringe In wittnesse whereof to
this my present Testament and Last will conteyning foure sheets of paper I the saide Robert Mudge
have hereunto sett my hande and seale Date the Daye and yeare first above written Item I give
and bequeathe unto Mr Croe parson of the saide parishe of St James one mourning gowne Item I
give and bequeathe unto twelve poore persons inhabiting within the same parrishe of St James
twelve mourning gownes And my minde is that the poore inhabiting in and abowts ????ster place
shalbe preferred to the same gownes before others  R M  Sealed subscribed and Delivered
by the saide Robert Mudge to be his testament and Last will These being wittnesses Richarde
Dunkin Scrivener Thomas Berrye And of me Henry Jolliffe apprentice to the said S??

Probatum fuit 
[this paragraph continues in Latin and appears to grant probate on 17 September 1593]
Decimo Septimo Die mensis Septembris Anno Dni Millimo Quingentesimo Nonagesimo Tertio 
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