The Alderman died 28th May, 1676, at the good old age of eighty-five and is buried in St. Sepulchre’s Church, where there is a quaint tablet with this inscription—
Edward Arris Esqr. gave to
the Company of Chirurgeons 30l
for an Anatomy Lecture & to
the Hospital of St. Bartholomew
24l both yeerly for ever
to Christ’s Church Hospital
100l & 50l towards rebuilding
of this Church and several
large gifts to the poor of this
parish wherein he was born.
And all these in his life time
Hee deceased the 28th of May
1676 aged 85
& lyeth buried
by his wife.
Near this place lyeth inter’d
the body of Mary Arris ye
wife of Edward Arris Esqr.
& sometime Alderman of this
City. They were married 60
years and had issue 23 Childre
whereof only Thomas Arris
(Dr. in Physick fellow of the
College in London Justice
of ye peace in the County of
Hartford and a member of
the Honble. house of Commons) her
survived. Shee died ye ijth
of Decr. 1674 aged 76 years.
By his Will, dated 20th May, 1676, he directs his body to be buried in the grave of his father, mother and wife in St. Sepulchre’s, and he bequeathed his property to his then only surviving son Thomas Arris, M.D., M.P., and his children, and to the children of his deceased son Robert. He gave five legacies of £400 each and some smaller ones amongst his grandchildren and an annuity of £30 a year to his grandson Robert. He also bequeathed messuages, lands, &c., at Hatfield, two messuages in Well Yard, St. Bartholomew’s the Less, a messuage near Pye Corner, ten acres of Copyhold land in the manor of Bedwell near Hatfield and four freehold houses in the parish of St. Paul, Covent Garden, to his son and grandchildren. “I give Ten shillings a peece to soe many Antient men as I shall be yeares old att the tyme of my death to mourne in decent Gownes att my Burial whereof Tenn to be of the parish of Little St. Bartholomews Tenn of the Company of Barber Chirurgeons and the rest of the Parish of St. Sepulchres.” He also left £8 to the poor of St. Sepulchre’s to be given to 160 poor at his burial; £5 to the poor of St. Bartholomew the Less; £5 to Christ’s Hospital among 100 children to attend his burial; 20s. each to the two Beadles of the Barber-Surgeons, and 5s. each to the four Beadles of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; also £5 to Dr. Bell to preach a sermon at his burial.
Arms. Ar. on a cross gu. five fleur de lys or.
| Jasper Arris | == | |||||||||||||||||||||
| of St. Sepulchre’s, London, died 1622–3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alderman Edward Arris | == | Mary . . . . | ||||||||||||||||||||
| b. 1591. d. 28 May, 1676. | b. 1598 d. 11 Dec., 1674. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Arris, Surgeon | == | Elizabeth d. of | Thomas Arris | == | Olivia . . . . | and 21 other children | ||||||||||||||||
| adt to Freedom 21 Jan., 1651.; died before 17 April, 1662. | Henry Boone. | of St. Alban’s Herts, M.D., M.P. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Arris apprenticed to Thos. Ryton Surgeon 3 Sep.,1674. | Henrietta Maria admitted to Freedom 5 Aug., 1718. | == . . . . . Langford. | Susan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Arris apptd to Thomas Hobbs, Surgeon, 13 Feb., 1677. admitted to Freedom 4 March, 1684. | Thomas. | Robert. | Jasper. | Elizabeth. | Mary. | Agnes. | Margaret. | |||||||||||||||
SIR JOHN FREDERICK.
John Frederick was a son of Christopher Frederick, Barber-Surgeon. A minute of the 9th June, 1595, states that “the said Xpõfer ffrederick being a strainger borne had his ffreedom geven him of the Cittie of London by vertue of her Maties most gracious Lrẽs to the Lord maior and Corte of Aldrem̃e directed and was made fre of this Companie and after chosen of the lyvery and then one of Thassistance.”