Henry Plumer ¹

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• 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.

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• Will, 13 Nov 1588. ² In the name of god amen The xiijth daye of November in the yeare of our Lorde god 1588 and in the xxxth
yeare of the reigne of our Soveraine Lady Elizabeth Queene of England France and Ireland defender of
the faythe &c I Robert Lawrence of the parishe of St John Baptist Southover in the County
of Sussex yeoman being of perfect mynde & remembrance revoking all former wills by me heretofore made
doe ordeine and make thys my lastwill and testament in manner and forme following viz First I commend my
soule to all mightye god my maker and redeemer & ……rtifyer and my bodye to be buryed in the Churche yarde of
Southover Item I gyve to the poore people of Southover xx d Item I gyve and bequethe to Jone Lawrence my wyfe thirtye poundes of good and lawfull
money of England, one payer of the best sheetes & a white spotted sowe, and all her Jewells and reddy money
& apparrell belonging to her bodye & in her owne privat Custodye at the tyme of my decease ij bed testers? of
Sylke & a sylver spoone the beste & all the housold stuff & goods which she brough to me

Item I do gyve and bequethe to James Plumer my Sonne in law & to my Daughter Elizabeth his wyfe
and to the Overlyver of them all my Lands & Tenements with th'appurtenances situat lying and being in
Southover aforesayd and after the decease of them and either of them, I gyve and bequethto Roberte Plomer
son of the sayd James Plumer all my sayd Landes and Tenements with th'appurtenances &? and all houses edyfycys
& buyldinges thereunto belonging, and all writtinge evidence escripte and munimente to the same apperteyning
To have and to hold all the sayd landes Tenements and other the presmisses with th'appurtenances to the said Robert sonne
of the sayd James Plomer & Elizabeth my Daughter & to hys heires of his bodye lawfully begotten And
for lacke of such heires I doe will and bequeth the same to James Plomer an other son of the sayd James
& Elizabeth my daughter and to the heires of his bodye lawfully begotten And for lacke of suche heires I
will and bequeth the same to Henry Plomer an other son of the sayd James and Elizabeth & to the heires of hys bodye lawfully begotten And for want of
such yssue I do will and beqeth the same to Elizabeth Plomer daughter of me the sayd Robert Lawrence
& to her heires for ever Item I gyve & bequeth to James Plomer my sonne in lawe a payer of
sylke curteynes color greene Item I wyll and my vvery mynde ys that my Executor hereunder
named shall have free egresse and regresse & ingresse into all my landes & Tenements with th'appurtenances & into every parte thereof
all tymes to avoyde leade dryve and carry away for him self & hys assignes during the space of iij monthes next after my decease Any
thyng in thys my will before expressed to the contrary nothwithstanding All suche goodes and cattells bee? to hym shall belong & appt….
by this my will withoute anye …. contradiction or deniall Anyething in this my Will before expressed to the contrary notwithstanding

Item I doe will & bequeth to Henry Lawrence of Chiddingfold xx li of lawfull money of England
to be payed to him within vj months next after my decease Item I gyve unto James Fawkener and
John Fawkener the sonnes of John Fawkenor fyve pounds a peece of lawfull English money to be
payed unto either of them at theire severall age of xxiiij tie yeares yf they lyve to that age and in
the meane tyme I will that my Executor shall paye to Jane Fawkenor their mother xx s yearly towarde
their educacion untill the arrive to their serverall ages of xvj yeares and after theire said ages of xxj
yeares the sayd xx s shall be paid to the sayd children that is x s appece towards theire bringing upp yearly untill their
said age of xxiiij yeares Item I gyve & bequeth to John Midmore and Edward Midmore ??ix li of
lawfull English money viz iiij li x s apeece in consyderacion of the porcon and stocke of their syster Mary
deceased to be paid to them & either of at their severall ages of xxj yeares And yf yt happen either of them
to dye before theire sayd age Then his porcon to ? remayne to the Overlyver of them Item I gyve to the
said Edward Midmmore the sume of iij li v s of lawfull Englishe money which I owe him. Item I gyve
to Elizabeth Plomer my daughter a Cuppe of mazor? covered with sylver and after her decease to
Robert Plomer her sonne Also I gyve to Willyam Adams? my servant …………………. (creased document)
Item I gyve to Margaret Dunton my servant xx s Item I gyve to John Lawle? and Eliz Edward
my servants x s a peece Item I gyve to my brother John Lawrence v li of lawfull English money
The redisue of all my goodes not gyven nor bequethed (my debbtes abd Legacyes paid) I wholly gyve &
bequeth to Alexander Longley my son in lawe and to Martha his wyfe. The which said Alex.
I doe make and ordain my sole Executor of thys my will And yf the said Alexander doe refuse
to prove this my will above the space of ij months after my decease Then I doe appoynte the said
James Plomer to be myne executor and the Legacyes gyven to the sayd Alexander & Martha to be payed & to
remayne to the sayd James Plomer In wytnesse whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seale the day &
yeare above wreitten in the presence of These beiing wytnesses Roberts Saxpes John Austen Willyam
Harman Thomas Hallfe? & others Robart Happes
John Anstey x

• 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]

• Will, 25 Feb 1640/41. ² In the name of God Amen the xxvth day of February Anno d[o]m[in]i 1641 I James Plumer of Southover in the county of Sussex gent doe make and declare this my last will and testament in writing in manner and forme following First I comend my Soule into the hands of Almightie god my creator who I am assured for his deere sonnes sake Jesus Christ my redeemer will receive the same at the houre of my death and glorifie it forever Item I give to the poore of the p[ar]ish of Southover where I now live 40^s Item I give to Alice my loving wife All the money shee hath in her owne keeping Item I give unto the said Alice my wife A third p[ar]te of all my household stuffe And also I give unto her the use of the other two p[ar]ts of my household stuffe during her life if she live so long unmaried And my will and mynde ys that presently after my said wives death or mariage my two sons James Plumer and Thomas Plumer shall have the said two p[ar]ts of my household stuffe equally betweene them Item I doe hereby will and appoynt that my Executor hereafter named shall ymediatly from and after the death of Agnes Plumer the now wife of my brother Henry Plumer well and truly pay or cause to be paid yerely and every yere during the naturall life of my said brother Henry to the said Henry the some of tenn pounds of lawfull money of England Att foure feasts or termes in the yere that is to say the feast of the Annunciacon of the blessed virgin St. Mary the nativity of St. John Baptist St. Michaell the Archangell and the birth of our Lord god by even and equall p[or]cons and shall make the first paym[en]t thereof Att that feast of the feasts aforesaid which shall next happen after the death of the said Agnes the now wife of the said Henry Plumer Item I give to my said brother Henry and his wife x^s apeece Item I give to my brother Robert Plumer and his wife x^s apeece Item I give unto my sister Newington and her husband x^s apeece Item I give to my brother Henry Boniface and his wife x^s apeece. Item I give unto my brother Thomas Boniface and his wife x^s apeece Item I give unto my nephew and godson Robert Plumer sonne of my brother Robert Plumer v^li of lawfull money of England Item I give to that daughter of my brother Henry Plumers daughter which is my goddaughter xx^s Item all the rest of my goods and chattels my debts and legacies being paid and funeralls discharged I wholly give and bequeath unto my said two sonnes James Plumer and Thomas Plumer who I doe make the sole and only Executors of this my last will and testament In witness whereof I the said James Plumer have hereunto sett my hand and seale and published this to be my last will & testament the day and yere above said in the presence of Roger Cobir
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James Plumer

[Transcribed by Helen Hartley December 2005]

Henry married Ann Aspen on 24 May 1604 in St. Mary de Haura's Church, Church Street, New Shoreham [Shoreham-by-Sea], West Sussex, BN43 5DQ, GB. (Ann Aspen died before 24 Mar 1611/12 and was buried on 24 Mar 1611/12 in St. John the Baptist's Church, Southover High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1JH, GB ¹.)

• Marriage Licence, 19 May 1604, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7, GB. ¹

Henry next married Agnes Pucknell on 24 May 1604 in St. Mary de Haura's Church, Church Street, New Shoreham [Shoreham-by-Sea], West Sussex, BN43 5DQ, GB.¹ (Agnes Pucknell died after 25 Feb 1640/41.)