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cond gown, jacket, and doublet, and all my books. Item. I give and bequeath to Hugh Whalley, my servant, 6_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ Item. I give and bequeath to Stephen Vaughan, sometime my servant, 100 marks, a gown, jacket, and doublet. Item. I give and bequeath to Page, my servant, otherwise called John De Pount, 6_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ [[146] Item. I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Gregory, sometime my servant, 20_l._, six pair of sheets, a featherbed, a pair of blankets, a coverlet, two table-cloths, one dozen napkins, two brass pots, two pans, two spits.] And also to Thomas Averey, my servant, 6_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ [[146] Item. I give and bequeath to John Cooke, one of the six Master Clerks of the Chancery, 10_l._, my second gown, doublet, and jacket. Item. I give and bequeath to Roger More, servant of the King's bakehouse, 6_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._, three yards of satin; and to Maudelyn, his wife, 3_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._] Item. I give and bequeath to John Horwood, 6_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ [[146] Item. I give and bequeath to my little daughter Grace 100 marks of lawful English money when she shall come to her lawful age or marriage; and also 40_l._ towards her exhibition and finding until such time she shall be of lawful age or be married, which 40_l._ I will shall be delivered to my brother-in-law, John Willyams, to the intent he may order and cause the same to be employed in and about the virtuous education and bringing up of my said daughter, till she shall come to her lawful age or marriage. And if it happen my said daughter to die before she come to her lawful age or marriage, then I will that the said 100 marks, and so much of the said 40_l._ as shall then be unspent and unemployed about the finding of my said daughter at the day of the death of my said daughter shall remain and be delivered to Gregory my son, if he then shall happen to be in life; and if he be dead, then the said 100 marks, and the said residue of the said 40_l._, to be evenly departed among my grown kinsfolk--that is to say, my sisters' children aforesaid.] Item. That the rest of mine apparel before not given or bequeathed in this my testament and last will shall be given and equally departed amongst my servants after the order and discretion of mine executors. Item. I will also that mine executors shall take the yearly profits above the charges of my farm of Carberry, and all other things contained in my said lease of Carberry, in the county of Middlesex, and with the profits
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