Revised 5/30/2003
In the name of God Amen
I Thomas Noble citizen and Marchantaylor of London being sick and weake in body but of good and perfect memory blessed be God Do for the transposing of my spirit, and the disposing of my estate, make this my last will and testament in manner and form following (that is to say) first and principally I commend my soule to God my heavenly father assuredly believing the salvation thereof, through the alone merits of Jesus Christ my eternal Redeemer. My body commit to the earth to be decently buried in hope of a joyfull resurrection at the last day. As for my worldly goods I devise and bequeath the same as followeth:
Imprimio I give and bequeath unto my sonne Thomas Noble the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds of lawfull English money to be paid him at his age of one and twenty years. And my wille and mind is that the said sum of two hundred and fifty pounds shall as soon as possible may be after my decease paid into the chamber of the citty of London, or to the company of Marchantaylor or some other able company of the same citty at the discretion of my Executor and that the sum may be secured and improved to and for the use of my said sonne and paid unto him at his age aforesaid. Item I give and bequeatht unto my said Thomas Noble the household stuff goods and things appended in the Note or Codicil hereunto annexed to be prescribed for him and delivered to him at his said age of one and twenty. Item In case my said sonn Thomas Noble shall die and depart this life before he attains his said age of one and twenty years. Item. I do give the said sum of two hundred and fifty pounds and the said goods as followeth: viz to my daughter Abigail Munsmon? Markham? Munkman? Marshman? Marksman? If she be then living one hundred and fifty pounds thereof with the improvement thereof and the other one hundred pounds thereof and the said household stuff, goods and things in the said Note expressed unto my loving wife Anne Noble. And if my said daughter shall dye before my wife and before the age aforesaid I doe give and bequeath the said one hundred and fifty pounds and the improvement thereof unto my said wife Ann Noble. Item. I doe give and bequeath unto my truly loving and well loved wife Ann Noble the sum of three hundred pounds of lawfull money of England. And to the end it being also my desire that my said sonne may continue with and be provided for by my said wife untill he be fitt to go to apprentice and that she may be enabled to give some competent sum of money with him to place? him forth which I desire may be carefully looked after. I doe give and bequeath unto my said wife Ann Noble the bond and money thereupon due to me from her brother William Lowbry? Lanbry? Lavery? Shawbry? And all my plates, brass, pewter, bed linens woolen and household stuff remaining and being in and about my now dwelling house as the householdstuffs thereof except? only the household stuff and things in the said note apportioned to my said sonn bequeathed. Item. . I give and bequeth unto the new child which my wife now goes with the sum of fifty pounds of lawfull money of England toward its duration and breeding up to be paid to my said wife at the time of its birth and in case the said child shall be still borne or dye then I give and bequeath the said fifty pounds to my said wife Anne Noble. Item. . although I have given with and bestowed upon my aforesaid daughter a complete and full child's part and portion in marriage to William Martsman? Yet I do also give and bequeath unto my said daughter Abigail Martsman? Markham? Etc. the sum of fifty pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid her within six months next after my death if the same sum be so soon upon payment wherof I desire that her husband and child I do give a full discharge? Unto my Executor and in the present time that neither? of them be ___ or in ___ to my said Executors or to or to my said wife Ann if my said daughter shall die within the space of six months next after my decease before the said fifty pounds shall be paid. Then I do give the said fifty pounds to my grandchild Susan Martsman? To be paid at her age of one and twenty years or day of marriage which shall first and next? happen. Item. . I give and bequeath unto my brother Richard Noble of Owston in the county of Leicestershire the sum of ten pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid within twelve? months next after my death. Item. . I give and bequeath to my first wife's mother Margaret H Hobarts the sum of five pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid her within four months next after my death or sooner if it may be. Also if the said Margaret H. Hobarts shall dye within the within the space of four months next after my death before the said five pounds be paid her then I do give the said five pounds unto Anstah? Hobarts the daughter of said Margaret Hobarts. Item. . I give and bequeath unto Nicholas Suntor? And Dorothy his wife each of then fforty shillings apiece. Item. . I give and bequeath unto my maid servant Mary Srillo? Twenty shillings. Item. . I give and bequeath unto the disposition for the poor in the citty of London, it that good would go on which Mr. Miholson? Nicholson? says is very much hoped the sum of fforty shillings. The rest and residual of my estate whatever and wherever remains over and above funeral expenses, debts and Legacies aforesaid I give and bequeath unto my said sonn Thomas Noble the Lease of my now dwelling howse with all my rights and interest in and to the same and all benefitt and advantage to be had and made thereby. I doe give and bequeath to and betwixt my said wife and said sonn. And I doe make my said sonn Thomas Noble and Mr Ffroys in Shropshire, London the executors of this my will and Mr Richard Johnson, And I do give unto the said Mr Richard Ffroys? Mr Richard Godwon and Mr John Wigain twenty shillings apiece to buy them things earnestly desiring them to take upon them those christian? affairs and to improve their ability in the disposition of this my will attending to the true intent thereof. And I do appoint and make the these ___ consisting of five sheets of paper to stand betaken and before and as my last will and testament and now ___ revoking all former wills, codicills and bequests, ___ing my wife to be carefull of my ____, and charging my sonne to be dutifill and loving to my wife and so ___ the ___ of ___ to the blessing of the Lord.
In wittnes whereof I the said Thomas Noble have to ___ ___ ___ subscribe and sett my hand to the Labitt so joining them together hath affixed and putt my seale dated this six and twentieth day of ffebruary in the year of our Lord according to our English law one thousand six hundred fforty nine? years. Item. . I give to my sonn William Marksman? Forty shillings and to my grandchild Susanna Marksman? Five pounds to be paid to them within six months next after my death and this to be part of my will 26th February 1649. Thomas Noble signed sealed and delivered by the Testator for and as his last will and testament in the presence of Thos. Sanders Thomas Passworth? Andros Nicholson set in Noodstart?.
THE NOTE to the household stuff, goods and things remaining in my now dwelling house which I have given and bequeathed to my sonn Thomas Noble. A feather bed and boulster a rugg, two blanketts, a bedsted with curtains and baffons?, a dressing table and carpett, six joint? stooles, a ___ tubbont?, a thostabox?, a pair of window cushions, three pair of sheets, five pair of pillow ___?, a table cloth, a dozen of napkins, one silver about three quarters of a pint, twelve pewter dishes, six of the large and the other six of the middle size, a pewter saltseller, two pairs of pewter candlesticks, one ___ and one pint pott and half of pewter, six ___ twelve spoons, __ a brass warming pan, two brass kettles one of the largest and other of middle size, one brass skillett, one iron pott, two pairs of iron andirons, a fire shovell and water tubb, a kitchen table, My sonne's own picture with what all his mother my wife shall ___ to paint him.
Thomas Noble
