In the Name of the Lord Amen The one and twentieth day of march
anno domini one thousand and seven hundred and sixteen and in
the third year of the reign of our soveraign lord George by the
Grace of God King of Great Britain I John Bankes Citizen and Haberdasher
of London being well in body and of sound mind and memory (praised
be god for the same) doe make and declare this my last will and
testament in manner following ffirst I commend my soul into the
hands of my dear redeemer and my body to the earth to be decently
interred at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named desiring
the same may be in the burying ground in Winchester Parke in Southwark
near my first wife and daughter there interred and as to such
worldly estate as god in his goodnefs and mercy hath been pleased
to bless me with I do hereby give and dispose thereof as followeth
imprimis I do hereby give and bequeath. unto my loving friend
John Hales of the Inner Temple London Esquire and John Cartlitch
Citizen and goldsmith of London my executors hereinafter named
all and every my leases buildings lands tenements debts money
goods chattells stock and all other my personall estate whatsoever
(except all of my estate consisting of severall houses buildings
and ground in or near Poultney Street Windmill Street and Princes
Street in the Parish of Saint James Westminster and also except
all that my estate consisting in houses building and ground in
and about George Yard in the parish of St. Mary Matfellon at White
Chappell which I hold by thirteen severall leases and also except
that all my leasehold estate in Great Queen Street in the parish
of St Giles in the fields in the county of Middlesex consisting
of four severall mefsuages which I hold by five severall leases
and which I have settled on my now wife in marriage for the purposes
in such settlement mentioned and the arrears of rent that shall
be due for the said premifses in Great Queen Street at the time
of my decease and except my household goods and linnen at my dwelling
house at Nine Elmes and my plate and rings to hold to my said
executors their executors administrators and afsigns upon this
speciall trust that my said executors in the first place do and
shall out of my said estate so bequeathed as aforesaid pay and
satisfie all such debts as shall be from me due at the time of
my decease except the sum of ten thousand pounds secured on the
said premifses in St James Westminster part whereof is payable
to the said John Hales Esq and the other part thereof payable
to the said Mr. John Cartlitch with interest from the time of
my decease which sum (in case the same shall remain in part or
in whole unpaid at my decease) I have otherwise directed the payment
of and after the discharge of the expenses of my funerall which
I leave to the discretion of my executors and after payment of
the severall legacys hereinafter by me bequeathed (that is to
say) unto the said John Hales Esq the sum of one hundred pounds
which I hereby bequeath to him as an acknowledgement of his singular
favour to me and unto the said Mr. John Cartlitch the sum of one
hundred pounds which I bequeath unto him as an acknowledgement
of his ffriendship Item I bequeath unto my dear and loving wife
twenty pounds for mourning Item I bequeath to my sister Elizabeth
Hopkins ffive pounds for mourning Item I bequeath to my sister
Ann Deane ffive pounds for mourning Item I bequeath unto my cousins
hereinafter named (that is to say) to John Rand to the son and
daughter of my sister Mary Mitchell to Edmond Hopkins to the son
and two daughters of my late brother Joseph Rand to Humphrey Atherton
to Esther Grainger and to Daniel Atherton the sum of ffive pounds
apiece for their mourning Item I give unto each of my clarkes
as shall be living with me at my decease five pounds apiece for
mourning Item I give unto each of my maid servants as shall be
living with me at my decease ffifty shillings apiece for mourning
Item I bequeath unto Mr John Marsh Clarke of the Haberdashers
company five pounds for mourning Item I give to the churchwardens
and vestry of the parish of St Bennet in London where I now live
to be by them distributed to poor housekeepers ten pounds Item
I give to the churchwardens and vestry of the parish of Battersea
in Surry to be by them distributed to poor housekeepers ten pounds
Item I give to the Master and Wardens of the Company of Haberdashers
to be by them distributed to such poor of the said company as
they shall think most proper objects ten pounds Item I give to
Mr Ridley and to the deacons of the congregation of which he is
a preacher ffive pounds apiece for mourning to the said deacons
to be distributed to such poor of the said congregation as they
shall think most proper objects ten pounds and my desire being
that a large broad stone be laid over my grave and that there
be inscribed thereon an account that my first wife Elizabeth and
our daughter Esther and seven other children lie there or near
thereunto for permifsion to lay such stone I doe hereby direct
ten pounds to be paid to the deacon of the congregation to whom
the said burying ground doth belong Item whereas my sister Mitchell
is indebted to me on bond in the sum of ffifty pounds my will
is that all interest for the same be acquitted her and the principall
sume only to be by her paid to her daughter Mitchell the wife
of her son Mitchell which I hereby bequeath unto her for her
separate use no way subject to the debts or controul of her husband
bequeath unto her and her receipt to be a discharge for the same
and my will is that all rent that shall be to me due from my sister
Deane to the quarter day next preceeding my decease for the messuage
wherein she lives shall be acquitted her Item I bequeath unto
my loving wife my household goods and linnen at my dwelling house
at Nine Elms with my plate and rings but on her decease my desire
is that my picture be delivered to the Master and Wardens of the
Worshipfull Company of Haberdashers to be placed in the parlour
of their hall all the rest and residue of my said estate so bequeathed
in trust as aforesaid I hereby give devise and bequeath unto the
said John Hales Esq. and Mr. John Cartlich who I do hereby constitute
and appoint executors of this my will to hold and enjoy to their
own proper use and behoofe without any account whatsoever but
it is my desire that all bills of exchange and debts in trade
that shall be by me owing at my decease be first paid and in the
next place the ffive hundred pounds debt with the interest thereon
(or so much of the said debt as shall be owing at my decease)
for the discharging the premises in and near George Yard (hereinafter
by me bequeathed for the maintenance of my relations) from the
same and as to all that my said leasehold estate in and near Great Queen
Street aforesaid my will is that in case my said wife. shall release
my executors and administrators of and from the sum of five hundred
pounds for which the said premises stand charged to be paid to
her executors or administrators at her decease in such case I
give and bequeath the same premifses to my said wife her executors
and administrators for the residue of the termes therein granted
Item I give and bequeath unto my said wife all arrears of rent
that shall be due for the said premifses at my decease to be by
her applyed for mourning for her children and as for that my leasehold
estate in White Chappell aforesaid consisting in thirteen severall
leases numbered I give devise and bequeath the same as followeth
Imprimis the severall leases numbered no.8 no.9 no. 10 and no.11
and the premifses thereby granted I give and bequeath unto my
sister Mary Mitchell and my cosons Robert and Mary her children
and to the survivors and survivor of them for the residue of the
terms therein they indempnifying my executors from the rents and
covenants on the lefsees part to be paid and performed and my
will is that out of my sisters proportion of the said rents and
profits the said debt of fifty pounds from her to me due and by
me herein before bequeathed unto my said coson Roberts wife shall
be paid and discharged Item the severall leases numbered no.4
and no. 5 and the prenifses thereby granted I give and bequeath
unto my sister Elizabeth Hopkins and her son Edmond and the survivor
of them for the residue of the terms therein they indempnifying
my executors from the rents and covenants on the lefsees part
to be paid and performed Item the lease numbered 12 and the premifses
thereby granted I give and bequeath unto my cosons Robert Mitchell
and Joseph Rand their executors and administrators for the residue
of the tern therein upon trust that they apply the clear rents
and -profits of the same (over and above the ground rent and necessary
repairs of the sane) to the separate use and maintenance of my
sister Anne Deane and her children so as no part thereof be lyable
to the debt or controul of her husband Item the severall leases
numbered no. 6 and no.7 and the premifses thereby granted I give
and bequeath unto my cosons Robert Mitchell and Joseph Rand their
executors and administrators for the residue of the term therein
upon trust that they apply the clear rent and profits of the same
(over and above the ground rent and necefsary repairs of the same)
to the separate use and Maintenance of the present wife of John
Rand and her children by him so as no part thereof be lyable to
the debt or controul of her said husband Item the severall leases
numbered no.1 no.2 and no.3 and the fremifses thereby granted
I give and bequeath unto my three cosons Joseph Rand and Deborah
and Mary Rand and the survivors and survivor of them for the residue
of the terms therein they indempnifying my executors from the
rents and covenants on the lefsees part to be paid and performed
Item the lease numbered 13 and the premifses thereby granted I
give and bequeath as followeth whereas the ground rent reserved
on this lease is seven pounds per annum I give the five houses
fronting in George Yard and the four small houses in the back
court there being part of the premifses held by virtue of the
said lease no13 unto Humphrey Esther Elizabeth, Augustine and
Mary the five children of my late wifes brother George Atherton
and the survivors and survivor of them for the residue of the
term therein granted subject nevertheless to the payment of ffive
pounds per annum part of the said ground rent of seven pounds
per annum as the proportion I allott thereon and also subject
to the payment of the clear yearly sum of ffour pounds to their
mother during her life by twenty shillings each quarter the first
payment to be made on the first usuall quarter day next after
my decease and I give the four other tenements being the other
part of the premifses held by virtue of the said lease no.13 unto
Daniell Atherton son of my said late wifes brother Augustine Atherton
for the residue of the term therein granted subject neverthelefs
to the payment of two pound per annum residue of the said ground
rent And I doe hereby direct my said legatees to indempnify each
other from the proportion of ground rent respectively and also
indempnify my executors from the rents and covenants in the said
lease contained on the lefsees part to be paid and performed and
as to all that my said estate in the parish of St James Westminster
before excepted I do hereby give devise and bequeath the same
and all my right title and interest and term therein unto the Master
and four Wardens of the ffraternity of the art or mistery of Haberdashers
in the city of London to hold to them and their succefsors Masters
and Wardens of the said ffraternity for all the term and interest
I have therein upon this speciall trust that by and out of the
rents and profits thereof or by mortgage thereof they and their
succefsors shall and do pay and apply the clear yearly sum of
two hundred and twenty pounds by half yearly payments for such
uses intents and purposes as I the said John Bankes by any writing
or writings under my hand and seal attested by two or more credible
witnefses shall direct limit or appoint and upon this further
trust that by and out of the residue of the rents and profits
thereof they the said Master and Wardens and their succefsors
shall pay and discharge the said sum of ten thousand pounds and
interest for which the same stands engaged or such part thereof
as shall remain due and unpaid at the time of my decease and shall
also pay and discharge all such my just debts my ffunerall expences
and the severall legacys herein before by me bequeathed as my
estate herein before bequeathed to the said John Hales Esq and
Mr. Cartlitch shall fall short to pay in case such deficiency
shall happen and after payment of my said debts funerall expences
and legacys before mentioned upon trusts to and for such uses
intents and purpose. as I the said John Bankes by such writing
or writings under my hand and seal as aforesaid attested by two
or more credible witnefses shall direct limitt or appoint in witnefs
hereof I have to my last will and testament ingrofsed on one skin
of parchment sett my hand and seal the day and year above written
John Bankes signed sealed published and declared by the testator
Mr John Bankes as and for his last will and testament in the presence
of us who in his presence and at his request have hereunto sett
our hands as witnefses thereof this one and twentyeth day of march
1716
Jacob Sutton William Knott William Green.
I John Bankes Citizen and Haberdasher of London as a codisill
to be annexed to my last will and testament heretofore by
me published dated the one and twentieth day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixteen and
to be taken as part thereof doe declare my will and mind is
and I doe hereby give and bequeath unto my dear and loving
wife Elizabeth over and besides what I have in and by my said
will to her bequeathed the sum of one hundred pounds to be
to her paid within six months next after my decease and whereas
I have bequeathed my estate in St James Westminster in my
said will mentioned unto the master and ffour wardens' of
the ffraternity of the art or mistery of Haberdashers in the
city of London upon the trusts therein exprefsed I doe hereby
direct and appoint that out of the rents and profits thereof over
and besides what I have in and by my said will directed there
be paid unto my said wife the clear yearly sum of sixty pounds
during the term of her naturall life by half yearly payments
and in all other matters and things I doe hereby ratifie and
confirm my said will in witnefs whereof I have hereunto sett
my hand and seale this ffourth day of Ffebruary in the year
of our lord one thousand seven hundred and nineteen
John Bankes signed sealed published and declared by Mr. John
Bankes as and for a codisill to his last will and testament and
to be taken as part thereof in the presence of us this ffourth
day of Ffebruary 1719 Joseph Delafield Thos hodsgon
Notes: This transcription was done by Helen (Culshaw) Mitchell.
The Latin probate clause was omitted.
This transcription has been made as accurately as possible,
but given the poor quality of the source, is likely to contain
errors. Neither the transcriber or the creator of this website
accept any responsibility for any possible consequences of
such errors.
The National Archives Source Ref PROB11/573, q.78.
This document may be viewed on microfilm at The National Archives, Kew.
A handwritten copy on parchment may be seen at The National
Archives, Kew, Source Ref C105/21.
A copy of this will can be purchased online from the
website of The National Archives.
Last updated by G M Culshaw 11 February 2009
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