And my will and desyre is, that he will be kind to his Ante Beacham and his ant Rose Ken: by alowing the first about fiftie shilling a yeare in or for bacon and cheise (not more), and paying 4li. a yeare toward the bordin of her son's dyut to M'r. John Whitehead. for his ante Ken, I desyre him to be kinde to her according to her necessitie and his owne abillitie. and I comend one of her children to breide up (as I have saide I intend to doe) if he shall be able to doe it as I know he will; for, they be good folke.
I give to M'r. John Darbishire the Sermons of M'r. Antony Faringdon, or of do'r Sanderson, which my executor thinks fit to my servant, Thomas Edghill I give five pownd in mony, and all my clothes linen and wollen except one sute of clothes, (which I give to M'r. Holinihed, and forty shiling) if the saide Thomas be my servant at my deth, if not my cloths only.
And I give my old friend M'r. Richard Marriot ten pownd in mony, to be paid him within . 3 . months after my deth. and I desyre my son to shew kindenes to him if he shall neide, and my son can spare it.
And I doe hereby will and declare my son Izaak to be my sole executo'r of this my last will and testament; and Do'r Hawkins, to see that he performs it, which I doubt not but he will.
I desyre my buriall may be nere the place of my deth; and free from any ostentation or charg, but privately: this I make to be my last will, (to which I only add the codicell for rings,) this 16. day of August, 1683.
Witnes to this will. IZAAK WALTON.
The rings I give are as on the other side.
To my brother Jon Ken. to my brother Beacham. to my sister his wife. to my sister his wife, to my brother Docr Ken. to the lady Anne How. to my sister Pye. to M'rs. King Dor Philips wife. to M'r. Francis Morley. to M'r. Valantine Harecourt. to Sr George Vernon. to M'rs. Elyza Johnson. to his wife. to M'rs. Mary Rogers. to his 3 dafters to M'rs. Elyza Milward, to M'rs. Nelson. to M'rs. Doro. Wallop. to M'r. Rich. Walton. to M'r. Will. Milward of to M'r. Palmer. Christ-Church, Oxford. to M'r. Taylor. to M'r. John Darbeshire. to M'r. Tho. Garrard. to M'r. Veudvill. to the Lord Bp. of Sarum. to M'rs. Rock. to M'r. Rede his Servant. to M'r. Peter White. to my Coz. Dorothy Kenrick. to M'r. John Lloyde. to my Coz. Lewin. to my Coz Greinsells to M'r. Walter Higgs. —— widow to M'r. Cha Cotton. 16 M'rs. Dalbin must not to M'r. Rich. Marryot. be forgotten. —— 22
Note that several lines are blotted } out of this will for they are twice } repeted: And, that this will is now } IZAAK WALTON signed & sealed, this twenty and } fourth day of October 1683 in the } presence of us— }
Witnes, Abra. Markland.
Jos: Taylor,
Thomas Crawley.