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Deeds relating to Philip Strelley’s bequest (ff. 347v–355r; see also 360v–363r)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2023

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Folios 347v–355r and 360v–363r contain documents relating to the legacy of Philip Strelley.

Strelley [6 September 1603]

In the name of God, Amen. The sixth daye of September in the yeare of our lord God according to the computation of the churche of England one thousand sixe hundred and three and in the yeares of the raigne of our most soveraigne Lord James, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and Ireland, Defender of the Faythe, that is to saye of England, Fraunce, and Ireland the first and of Scotland the seaven and thirtieth, I Phillip Strelley, citizen and goldsmith of London, being at the present in perfect memorie, thankes be therefore given to allmightie God, do now for divers respects me moveing make, ordaine, and declare this my present testament and last will in manner and forme following, that is to saye: Firste and principally I commend my soule to Allmightie God my maker, redeemer, and sanctifier, hopeing and assuredly beleiveing by his free mercye and grace throughe the onely merites, deathe and resurrection of the second person in the Trinitie Christe Jesus to have free remission of all my sinnes, and to enjoye eternall happynes in the glorious kingdome of heaven; and my bodye I comytt to the earthe to be buried in Christian buriall where it shall please God to appoint, and that in decent and comely manner, according to my degree, at the discretion of myne executors and overseers herein after named. Item, I will that all suche debtes as I shall happen to owe at the tyme of my decease shalbe well and truly paide or sett in order to be paide within convenient tyme after my decease.

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