to her care my two nephews, Hubert Marisall, and his son David Marisall, to the latter of whom I give £25 sterling, to be paid to him at the age of twenty-one, the interest to be applied to his nurture and bringing up, — whom failing, to his brother John Le Taille; £15 to my god-daughter Sara, daughter of John Mancon; £5 to another daughter Mary; £30 to the children of Jacob Mancon, to be paid to them at twenty-one, or day of marriage, and entrusted in the meantime to their grandfather Bartholomew Panneu, of Southwark. To Jacob Mancon, my moveables and my petticoat of violet cloth; to Precilla Hesde, widow of John Paren, my good cassarte or upper gown, my great kettle, one pair of coarse sheets, my old gown, also 40s. in ready money; 20s. each to Sara and Mary, daughters of Elias Browning; to Pieronne, widow of John Germaine, one pair of old sheets, one little red petticoat, one good smocke, and 10s.; to Anne, widow of Gilbert Tayllie, my little kettle and the curtains of my bed; 40s. each to my executors, Elias Browning and Anthony Delimal. John Aurelius, notary public.
The will of John Le Roy is dated 16th February 1614 (n.s.), and proved 18th October 1615; he describes himself as “born at Roane in Normandy, merchant, now dwelling in the city of London, and a free denizen;” he leaves £10 to those who have the charge of the poor in the French Church of London; 40s. to the poor of the parish of St. Andrew Undershafte; £30 each to my nephews, Peter and John Le Roye, sons of my brother Peter deceased; all my goods and chattels to my wife Mary, until my son John come to the age of twenty-five, at which age she is to pay to him £1000, on condition that at the age of twenty-four, or sooner, he confirm all my lands, tenements, and hereditaments in Hertfordshire and London, to his mother in liferent. If she marry again, then she is to give to John security for £1000. If John should die, then she and her heirs succeed. My wife to be executor, assisted by my brothers, Timothy Blier and Claud Durell, and by my loving friend Hugh Ley.
The will of David Lescaillet is dated 27th April, proved 10th June 1618; he describes himself son of the late Nicholas, born in London, and dwelling in London, aged twenty-eight. “Imprimis, I do commend, now and at all times, my soul into the hands of God my Creator, in the name of his well-beloved Son Jesus Christ our only Saviour, Advocate, Mediator, and Redeemer, in and by whose death, passion, and resurrection, I do believe and firmly embrace my salvation and redemption. And concerning my body after that God shall have withdrawn the soul unto Him, to give me the same, I do ordain the same to be buried and laid in the ground in the Christian simplicity of the Reformed Churches, expecting with firm faith and assurance, with all the believers in Jesus Christ, the happy resurrection of the latter day in which I hope to see my Redeemer and to enjoy eternal life. In this faith and assurance, grounded upon the promises of God in Jesus Christ and not upon any other, I assure myself that I cannot in any wise perish.” The following are his bequests:—
£5 to the purse of the necessities of the French Church gathered together in London; £5 to the purse of the poor of the said church; £5 unto my uncle Peter Fremanly, for to help him to pay his debts; £5 to my aunt Channette de Calonne; £5 to my aunt Frances de Calonne; £3, and my cloth cloak of a brown gray colour, to George Lambert, my cousin; 20s. to my godson Trouille, son of John Trouille; 20s. to my god-daughter Mary, daughter of Luther de Roubay;[1] £5 to my godson Lewis Serrurier, son of Philippe; I do acquit Elias Moreau all that he oweth me, also Isaac Tronnel; concerning that which Daniel Le Crew and David Des Bordes shall be found to be owing unto me by my book, I do give and bequeath the same to the poor of the French Church in London; 20s. each to Lewis, Mark, Charles, Mary, and Elizabeth de Calonne, the children of my uncle Mark de Calonne; 20s. each to Peter, Philippe, Mary, and Judith Serrurier, children of my uncle Philip Serrurier; £5 each to Daniel, Luke, and Mary Lescaillet, children of the late Gylles Lescaillet, on their coming to the age of twenty-five years, or to the state of marriage, in case they do carry themselves honestly to the contentment of my executors. The residue to be divided equally between my brothers and sisters, namely, Josué Lescaillet, Nicholas Lescaillet, Elizabeth Lescaillet, wife of James Kindt, Judith Lescaillet, and Mary Lescaillet, — provided always that the part and portion of my said brother Josué Lescaillet shall be retained and kept in the hands of my executors until such time as the said Josué Lescaillet shall come to the age of thirty-five years, or that he have afore that time amended his life to the contentment of my executors, my said executors paying him yearly the increase or interest at their discretion; £4 each to my executors, Mark de Callonne, Philippe Serrurier, and James
- ↑ In the year 1600 we find Luther de Roubay a sponsor at a baptism. In 1618 he is reported as a tuffe-taffeta weaver, resident in London, within Broad Street Ward, and a native of Tournay.
