Elisabeth Plumer ¹

  Research Notes:

Infeasible burial: 21 Apr 1615, Southover.

  Events

• Will, 9 Oct 1588. ² In the name of God amen: The ninth daye of October 1588 I Henry Plumer of the p[ar]ishe of Saincte Michells in the towne of Lewes Sadler beinge sicke in bodye but whole in mynde and of a good and p[er]fecte memorye doe make my last will & Testamentt in ma[n]ner and forme Followinge: First I bequeath my soule to Almightye god beinge assured to be Redeemed by the precious bloud of my Lorde and Savio[u]r Jesus Christe And my bodye be buryed in the Churchyarde of St. Michell beinge the usiall place of buriall Item I geve unto my wife Julian Plumer my best Fetherbed & all things belonginge unto yt Allsoe I geve unto her iiij payre of the best Sheetes y^t I have Item I give more unto my wiffe Julian Plumer tenne quarters of malt Allsoe I give unto my said wiffe one silver spoone Item I give unto Harrye Plommer the sonne of James Plomer of Brighthelmeston one Fetherbed and all things p[er]tayninge unto the same Alsoe to the said Harrye Plomer two paire of sheetes Item I give unto him iij Silver spoones Allsoe I give unto the said Harrye Plumer one Cuppberd standinge in the parlour and a great longe chest standinge in the …. …….. Allso I geve to the said Harrye Plomer two litle Chestes standinge in my Chamber Item I geve also unto the said Harry Plomer a great Cawldron and a table Item I give also unto the said Harrye Plomer a xx^ti quarters of mawlt and a Fowlinge peece all whych I will to be delyvered unto the use of the said Harrye Plomer within one halfe yeare after my decease Item I give unto my sonne James Plomer a nett com[m]only called a tramell Item I also give unto my said sonne James Plomer all such debtes as shalbe dewe unto me at the daye of departinge out of this worlde soe that hee the said James shall paye all such debtes as shalbe owinge by me at that tyme of my departure out of this worlde Item I give unto James Plomer the sonne of James Plomer one Fetherbed Item unto James Plomer also the sonne of James Plomer I give one Quarter of malt Item I give unto Robert Plomer the sonne also of James Plomer two Quarters of mawlt Item I give unto Agnes Plomer the daughter of James Plomer two quarters of malt Item I give unto Elizabeth Plumer One quarter of malt Item I give unto Marye Plomer one quarter of malte Item I give unto Joane Plomer one quarter of malte to be paide to them everye of them within one quarter of a yeare after my decease Item I give unto James Stoneham the sonne of Richard Stoneham one quarter of mawlt to be paide allso within one quarter of a yeare Item I gyve to Wylliam Plumer of Rodmyll my best Coate Item I give to my brother Auger my best gowne Item I gyve unto my man Willm Carter on quarter of mawlt I gyve unto my mayde Katherine Diplocke halfe a quarter of mawlt Item I give unto my mayde Alise Mathewe halfe a quarter of mawlt Item I give unto the poore of the p[ar]ishe of St. Michells in Lewes vi^s viii^d Item I give unto M^r Weston our mynistere vi^s viii^d desyringe him to make a sermon upon the daye of my buryall for the edifyinge of the congregacon then p[re]sente Item I give alsoe unto my wiffe Julian Plumer all the rest of my goodes chattles and moveables whatsoever is unbequeathed And also I make the said Julian Plumer my wiffe my full lawfull and sole Executrixe of this my last Will and testmament And alsoe I make Lawrence Newton of Lewes Ralphe Howe of Iffielde and Edwarde Stone pf Lewes myne Overseers of this my Last Will & Testament and give unto everye one of them for their paynes therein to be taken iii^s iiij^d In Witnesse hereof I have sett to myne owne hande with the testimonye of those here under named the date first abovewritten Lawrence Newton Willm Auger Christopher Weston writer hereof.

[Transcribed by Helen Hartley December 2005]

• Will, 24 Apr 1617. ³ In the name of God Amen the foure & twenteth daye of Aprill in the yeare of our Lorde god one thousand six hundred and seaventeene I Elizabeth Plomer of Southover in the Countye of Sussex widow beinge of sound minde and memorye (thankes be given to god Almightie) do make and ordaine this my last will and testament as followeth First I comend my soule into the handes of allmightie god my Creator hopinge assuredly by the death and passion of Jesus Christ my redeemer, that I shall enjoy the everlastinge felicity prepared for his elect And my bodie I committ to the earth to be buryed in the p[ar]ish church of Southover Item I give to the poore people of Southover Fortie shillinges to be distributed amongest them the daye of my buryall Item I give to every of the servantes of my sonne James twelve pence apeece. Item I give to Henry Plomer my sonne one silver beaker p[er]ell gilt Item I give and bequeath unto James Plomer my sonne one piece of gold with a hole in it in value xxvi^s viii^e which is is his owne handes Item I give to James Plomer his sonne one silver goblet p[er]ell gilt which is in his fathers custodie Item I give unto Thomas Plomer his other sonne twenty shillinges Item I give and bequeath to Robert Plomer my sonne two of my biggest silver spoones Item I give to my daughter Russell, wife of Thomas Russell, all my wearinge apparrell, both linin and wollen, and box my linin lyeth in except such thinges as I doe hereafter by this my will give and bequeath to my daughter Comber. Item I give to my sayd daughter Russell my bridle and saddle and all my ridinge furniture. Item I give to my daughter Comber wife of John Comber my silke grogreyne gowne my velvett hatt, and my best kirtle. Item for as much as my sonne Edward hath hitherto followed unthriftie courses and is likelie also to spend that which I should give unto him as a present legacie therefore my will and mynd is that my overseers hereafter named ymediatelie after my decease shall retaine and keepe out of my goods and Chattels the sum of Forty poundes to be used & ymployed to the most benefitt and advantage of my sonne Edward And I will the use and benefitt thereof made to be payd him yearelye untill he shall accomplish his full age of xxvi yeares And then, or at any tyme after, I referre it to the good discrecon of my overseers to pay the sayd some of Fortie pounds unto the sayd Edward as my gifte and legacie or to continue the ymployment of the sayd same money to use and to pay the use and proffitt thereof made unto the sayd Edward yearly duringe his naturall life for his sustenance and releife and if my overseers shall think it best so to do, Then after his decease I will my said overseers shall continue the ymployment of the said Fortye poundes to use to and for ye childe or children of the bodye of the sayd Edward lawfully begotten, for and towards their bringing up untill they shall accomplishe the severall ages of one and twentie yeares and then I will my sayd overseers shall paye the sayd some of Fortie poundes unto the child or children of the sayd Edward as my gifte and legacie to him or them and if my sonne Edward dye without yssue lawfullie begotten Then I will my sayd overseers shall paye tenn poundes of the sayd Fourtye poundes unto James Russell, the sonne of Thomas Russell, as my gift and legacie to him and the other thirty poundes residue of the sayd Fourtie poundes I will my overseers shall paye to myne executor or Executors as my gifte and legacie Item I give to Elizabeth Plomer daughter of my sonne Henry twentie poundes of lawfull money and to Mary and Anne Plomer his daughters tenn pounds apeece of lawfull money to be payd unto them at their sev[er]all ages of xxi yeares or dayes or mariage which shall first happen and if any of them dye before Then I will the legacie and porcon of her or them so dyinge shall remaine and goe to the survivor or survivors of them by equal porcons Item I give to the sayd Elizabeth daughter of my sonne Henry my bedstedd settle & truckle bedd with the curtaine rodds and matte now standinge and beinge in the chamber over the hall in the house where my sonne James now dwelleth Item I will and my meaninge is that my overseers shall take into their handes the legacies before by me bequeathed to the daughters of my sonne Henry and shall paye unto the sayde children as well the principall to them before bequeathed when it shalbe due unto them by this my will As also the increase thereof after the rate of xx^e in the pound yearely untill the sayd legacies shalbe payd or payable by this my will Item I give to the childe my sonne Henry hath by his now wife and to the childe she now goeth with all to either of othem one silver spoone and five shillinges in money Item I give to the children of my sonne Robert each of them a silver spoone and five shillinges in money Item I give to Thomas Comber the sonne of my daughter Anne Comber and to William Carter sonne of my daughter Johan either of them a silver spoone and five shillinges All the residue of my goodes and Chattells not by this my will given or bequeathed my debtes and legacies beinge payd and the expences of my funerall discharged I wholiegive and bequeath to James Plomer sonne of my sonne Henry and I doe constitute and make the sayd James Plomer Executor of this my last will and testament And I desire my wellbeloved in Christ Thomas Russell my sonne in lawe and Thomas Frost to be overseers thereof and I give to either of them in this respect Twentie shillinges And if myne Executor die before his age of xxi yeres Then I ordaine and make Elizabeth, Marye, and Anne, his sisters, Executors of this my last will and testament and because myne Executor and his sayd sisters are so tender of yeares that they cannot take uppon them the Execuc[i]on of this my will I doe hereby appointe the said Thomas Russell & Thomas Frost my overseers to make sale of such goods as are not by name formerlye given & bequeathed by this my will and to administer all and singular my goods by name bequeathed Chattells and creditts untill the sayd James Plomer myne Executor shall accomplish his full age of xxiii^tie yeares and if hee die before the sayd age then untill his sayd sisters shall accomplish theire severall ages of xxi yeares ore dayes of mariage And I will and my meaninge is that all such some, or somes of money, that shall or may come to myne Executor or Executors by reason of this my will shalbe put forth and ymploied by my overseers for the best benefitt and advantage of my Executor or Executors and I will my said overseers shall yealde unto my sayd Executor or Executors a iust and true accompt of all such goods chattells and money as shall come to their handes by reason of such their administrac[i]on as aforesaid and allso to pay to myne Executors and Executors all such some and somes of money and goods as shall rightfully belonge unto them by vertue of this my will In witnes wherof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale publishinge this for my last will and testament and revokinge all former wills by me made And lastly I give and bequeath to my sister Yonge xxx^s to make her a Ringe the marke of the sayd Elizabeth Plomer X Witnesses hereunto Robert Carew and George Tichen.......his marke

A codicill made and declared by the sayd Elizabeth Plomer since the makinge of her former will beinge then also of p[er]fect remembrance viz whereas her sonne Edward Plomer mentioned in her sayd will was sicklie and had nothing given to him therein to releeve him in the winter season then beinge. Shee did will and declare that Thomas Russell one of her overseers should at his discreacon allow to the sayd Edward the value of xx^s in necessaries as he should have neede thereof also she willed that the sayd Thomas Russell should have her bedstedle which was allreadie in his owne keepinge and allowe to the sayd Edward in necessaries the value of xx^s as he had nede thereof And also she willed that her daughter Elizabeth Russell should have her gould ringe and allow to her sayd sonne Edward in necessaries the value of xxi^s as he had need of the same And also she did give unto her sayd daughter Elizabeth Russell eight pounds and a halfe of flaxen yearne and two pound and an half of flax And willed that for the same she should provide for her sayd sonne Edward shirtes and stockinges to the value of xv^s And shee did will and give unto Margarett Rowland widowe x^s Witnesses hereunto Constance Rogers widowe Elizabeth Russell & others

[Transcribed by Helen Hartley December 2005]

Elisabeth married Thomas Russell on 19 Apr 1598 in St. John the Baptist's Church, Southover High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1JH, GB.¹ (Thomas Russell died after 1618.)