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mighty  God  my  Creator  and  my  bodie  to  the  Earth  to  be  de- 
cently (according  to  the  Quality,  wherein  I haue  liued)  interred 
as  neere  as  can  be  to  my  late  deceased  Father  John  Tredes- 
cant  and  my  sonne  who  lye  buried  in  the  parish  Church-yard 
of  Lambeth  aforesaid  at  the  discretion  of  my  Executrix  here- 
after named  ; hopeing  by  and  through  the  merits  death  and 
passion  of  my  onely  Saviour  and  Redeemer  Jesus  Christ  to 
haue  full  remission  of  all  my  Sinnes,  and  to  see  my  God 
in  the  land  of  the  Living  ; and  for  my  temporall  Estate  I doe 
will,  bequeath,  and  dispose  thereof  as  followeth.  That  is  to 
saie,  I will  that  all  such  debts  as  shall  be  by  me  Justly  due 
and  owing  to  anie  person  or  persons  what  soeuer  at  the  time 
of  my  decease  (if  anie  such  be)  shall  be  truly  paid  and  sa- 
tisfied, and  after  my  Funeral!  charges  shall  be  defrayed,  for 
the  doeing  whereof  I appoint  the  summe  of  twenty  pounds 
or  thereabouts  shall  be  expended  by  my  Executrix  but  not 
more.  Item  I giue  and  bequeath  upon  the  condition  hereafter 
mentioned  to  my  daughter  Frances  Norman  the  summe  of 
ten  pouds  of  Lawfull  money  of  England , which  I will  shall 
he  paid  unto  her  within  six  moneths  after  my  decease,  and 
likewise  I doe  forgive  her  the  summe  of  fourescore  pounds 
or  thereabouts,  Principall  money,  besides  the  Interest  thereof 
which  I long  since  lent  her  late  deceased  husband  Alexander 
Norman  12).  Provided  that  shee  und  her  husband  if  she  shall  be 
then  againe  married,  giue  my  Executrix  a generali  release  for 
the  same.  Item  I giue  and  bequeath  to  my  two  namesakes 
Robert  Tredescant  and  Thomas  Tredescant  of  Walberswick  in 
the  Countie  of  Suffolk,  to  each  of  them  the  summe  of  five 
shillings  apeice  in  remembrance  of  my  loue,  and  to  euery 
childe  or  Children  of  them  the  Robert  and  Thomas  that  shall 
be  living  at  the  time  of  my  decease  the  summe  of  two  shil- 
lings and  six  pence  apeice  13).  Item  I giue  to  Mris.  Marie  Ed- 
monds the  daughter  of  my  louing  Friend  Edward  Harper  the 
summe  of  one  hundred  pounds,  to  be  paid  unto  her  after  my 
wifes  decease;  and  in  case  she  die  before  my  said  wife,  my 
will  is  and  I doe  hereby  giue  and  bequeath  the  said  summe 
of  one  hundred  pounds,  after  my  wifes  decease  to  my  Foure 
God-Children,  vizt  Hester  John  Leonard  and  Elizabeth  Ed- 
monds sonnes  and  daughters  of  the  said  Mris.  Mary  Edmonds 
Equally  to  be  diuided  amongst  them  share  and  share  alike, 
and  if  either  of  them  die  before  he,  her  or  they  receiue  their 
12)  Von  dieser  Tochter  unseres  Tredoscaut’s , Frances , die  an 
Alexander  Norman  verheirathet  gewesen,  wussten  wir  bisher  nichts. 
13)  Wegen  dieser  beiden  Tredescants  zu  Walberswick  in  Suffolk 
sind  durch  gütige  Verwendung  eines  Freundes  von  mir,  im  Kirchen- 
buche jenes  Ortes  von  Herrn  Ellis  zu  Southwold  Nachforschungen 
angestellt  worden;  leider  aber  hebt  dasselbe  erst  vom  Jahre  1756  an. 
ln  Thomas  Gardner’s:  Historical  Account  of  Dunwich,  Blithburgh  and 
Southwold  von  1754,  wo  auch  Walberswick  historisch  behandelt  ist, 
kommt  der  Name  Tredescant  nicht  vor.  Uebrigens  muss  Tredescant  der 
Aeltere  wol  in  Suffolk  gewesen  sein,  denn  in  der  Beschreibung  sei- 
ner Reise  nach  Archangelsk  vergleicht  er  die  daselbst  gesehenen 
Pflüge  mit  denen  in  Essex  und  das  Ackerland,  so  wie  die  Schafe, 
mit  denen  in  Norfolk.  — Suffolk  liegt  zwischen  diesen  beiden. 
share  or  Portion  so  to  be  diuided  then  the  said  share  or  por- 
tion of  him  her  or  them  so  dying  to  goe  and  be  given  to  the 
survivor  and  survivors  of  them  share  and  share  alike14.  Item 
I doe  hereby  giue,  will,  devise  and  bequeath  to  my  Cosen  Ka- 
tharine King  widdow,  after  the  decease  of  my  wife,  the  Little 
house  Commonly  called  the  Welshmans  house  situate  in 
South- Lambeth  aforesaid  together  with  that  Little  Peice  of 
Ground  now  enclosed  thereunto  adjoyning  ; and  to  her  heirs 
and  assignes  for  euer.  Item  I giue  devise  and  bequeath  my 
Closet  of  Rarities  to  my  dearely  beloued  wife  Hester  Tredes- 
cant dureing  her  naturall  Life,  and  after  her  decease  I giue 
and  bequeath  the  same  to  the  Universities  of  Oxford  or 
Cambridge,  to  which  of  them  shee  shall  think  fitt  at  her 
decease.  As  for  such  other  of  my  Friends  and  Kindred , as  I 
should  nominate  for  Rings  and  small  tokens  of  my  Loue,  I 
leaue  that  to  the  Care  of  my  said  wife  to  bestow  how  manie 
and  to  whome  shee  shall  think  deserving.  The  rest  and  Re- 
sidue of  all  my  Estate  Reall  and  personall  wheresoeuer  and 
whatsoeuer,  I wholy  giue  devize  and  bequeath  to  my  deare 
and  loving  wife  Hester  Tredescant,  and  to  her  heires  and  as- 
signes for  euer.  And  I doe  hereby  nominate  ordaine  Consti- 
tute and  appoint  my  said  Louing  Wife  Hester  Tredescant  full 
and  sole  Executrix  of  this  my  last  will  and  Testament;  and 
I doe  desire  Dr.  Nurse  and  Mr.  Mark  Cottle  to  be  Ouerseers 
of  this  my  last  will  and  Testament,  and  I giue  to  each  of  them 
fortie  shillings  a peice.  Lastly  I doe  hereby  revoke  all  Wills 
by  me  formerly  made,  and  will  that  this  onely  shall  stand 
and  be  my  last  will  and  Testament  and  no  other.  In  Witt- 
n esse  whereof  I the  said  John  Tradescant  to  this  my  present 
last  will  and  testament  haue  set  my  hand  and  seale  the  daie 
and  yeare  aboue  written. 
John  Tre  (L.  S. ) descant. 
Signed  sealed  published  and  declared  by  the  said  John 
Tradescant  the  Testator  as  and  for  his  last  Will  and  Testa- 
ment in  the  presence  of  Jon  Scatewell  — Foulk  Bignall  — - 
RobC  Thompson  Junm,  — Ric.  Newcourt  Junr.  — Richard 
Iloare  Notary  Publique. 
Probation  apud  London  coram  venerabili  viro  D-no  Wil- 
liamo  Mericke  milite  Legum  Doctore  Commissario  etc.  quinto 
die  mensis  May  Anno  Domini  16G2  iuramenlo  Ilestore  Tre- 
descant Relicte  dicti  defuncti  et  Executricis  etc. 
Wer  würde  wohl  geglaubt  haben,  dass  im  Angesicht  dieser 
unwiderruflichen  testamentarischen  Bestimmungen  zu  Gun- 
sten der  Wittwe  Tredescant’s  man  befehlen  konnte,  dem  Elias 
Ashmole  , dessen  Name  im  Testamente  gar  nicht  erwähnt 
wird  , das  ganze  Tredescant’sche  Museum  und  auch  noch 
dazu  den  botanischen  Garten  zu  übergeben  ? 
Es  fragt  sich  nun,  ob  denn  wenigstens  alle  im  Catalog  be- 
nannte Gegenstände , für  deren  Erhaltung  Mrs.  Tredescant 
14)  Eine  dieser  Taufpathen  Tredescant’s  war  wahrscheinlich  im 
Jahr  1678  die  Mrs.  Lea,  welcher  von  Ashmole,  seinem  Diarium 
zufolge,  die  erwähnten  hundert  Pfund  ausgezahlt  wurden. 
