10 The Last Will of Thomas Gore, the Antiquary. 



be transmitted unto posterity : Together with all other my Ancient 

 Coynes of Gold, Silver, Brasse and Copper whatsoever ; All which 

 Ancient Coynes I do give and bequeath to my said son Thomas 

 Gore. Item : I give and bequeath unto the said Thomas Gore the 

 use and occupation of my paire of globes, my Three Brass Quadrants 

 and all other my mathematical Instruments, hoping that as he 

 grows in years so he wUl be more and more desirous to attaine the 

 knowledge of the most laudable arts and sciences not a little adorning 

 a gentleman : And also of the Pictures of my dear Father and 

 mother both before and after her marriage : As also of my grand- 

 father and grandmother and my great grandfather by my mother^s 

 side. And it is my will that my said son shall have the use and 

 occupation of all and singular the said Books, Rolls, Plate, Goods 

 and utensills aforesaid untill he shall attaine the age of one and 

 twenty years and that after my said son shall attaine the age of 21, 

 I give unto him the absolute property thereof/' 



The will then provides that in case of the death of his son and 

 daughter (he had no other children living) all the valuables so 

 minutely detailed above should go to such person as in virtue of any 

 devise in his will should be in the enjoyment of his Landed estate. 

 To his daughter he bequeaths £2200 : to forfeit thereout £100 in 

 case she should, under 21 years of age, marry without consent of 

 the Executor in trust : but if she should take unto her as a husband 

 " Mr. John Probin son of Richard Probin of the city of Hereford, 

 ironmonger,^' then she was to be disinherited, and receive for all her 

 portion only the sum of £20. Then follows a somewhat curious 

 clause, considering that he had only two children living. " Item, 

 I give and bequeath unto all such other of my children both male 

 and female who shall be living at the time of my decease the sum 

 of Five pounds apeece to be paid them within one year after my 

 decease in full of their several portions. 



His property consisted of the Manor of " Aldrington alih Alder- 

 ton, then about 1900 Acres: of the Manor of Surrenden in the 

 parish of Hullavington, about 2180 Acres, and three closes in 

 Clapcot in the parish of Grittleton called Pate-mead, Bottoms and 

 Nethercote which he had purchased of one Thomas Coleman : all 



