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- [S057222] Historical and Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Poyntz; or, Eight centuries of an English house (2 parts), Sir John McClean, (Exeter, UK: William Pollard & Co. 1886), 2: 115 and digitized at Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal02macl/page/118/mode/2up, accessed 30 Apr 2021.
I comende and bequeathe my soule into the handes of Almightie God, my Creator, faithfullie believing, through his infinite mercie to receave free remission of all my synnes and the inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven, after this life, in my soule and spirytte with the blessed Trynitie, viz., the Father, the Sonne and the Holie Ghost the Comforter, hath geven me, and poured into my frayle body, there to remayne withe Him and his Angells and soules of all the righteous according to the promise of Jesus Christe for ever. And my bodye to be buryed withoute all funerall pompe, not in the Church but in the Churchyard of Alderlye aforesaid, neere to the place where Mr. John Stanton, sometyme Minister of the Worde lieth buried. 1 And for the disposinge and gevinge of this my Manner of Alderlye my will and meaneinge is that it contynue, as I have of late passed a Conveyance or Deed of ffeoffment to my sonne in law Christopher Kingscotte Esq. and Mr. John Cooper, Person of Alderlye, and to their heirs to the use of me Matthewe Poyntz duringe my life without impeachment of any maner of scrippe or waste, and after my decease to the use of Sir Nicholas Poyntz my eldest sonne during his life, without impeachment of any maner of waste, and after his decease, to the use of Robert Poyntz eldest sonne of the said Nicholas, and of the heirs males of his bodye begotten, and for defaulte of such yssue to the use of Willyam Poyntz, second sonne of the said Nicholas, and the heires males of his hodye lawefullie begotten, and for defaulte of such yssue to the use of Thomas Poyntz, second sonne of the said Matthew, and to the heirs males of his bodie lawfullie begotten, and for defaulte of such issue to the use of Edward Pointz, youngest sonne of the said Matthew, and to the heirs males of his bodye lawfully begotten, and for defaulte of such yssue to the use of the right heires of me the said Matthew Pointz for ever, as in the said Deed more at large yt appeareth.
Item. I doo give and bequeathe to Elizabeth my well beloved wife my Capitall or Manner Howse of Alderley, withe all the demesne landes thereunto belonginge, as they are nowe in myne owne occupation and manurance, for and duringe her natural life ; with full powers for her, to take fewell for fire-bote oute of the woods remayninge or growinge upon any parte of the Demesne landes, and makinge no waste, to be burned and spente in my said manner house, and no where else, accordinge to a Deed of ffeoffment thereof made to my sonnes in law Mr. Richard Ellyott of Weston in the Countie of Surrey Esq., and John Chambers of Tresham Gent., and Edward Culpeper Gent., as by the said Deed yt dothe and maye appeare.
Item. I give and bequeathe to Edward Norice, Student in Magdalene Hall in Oxon, all my instruments, and all my bookes, except the booke of Mr. John Foxe intituled "Acts and Monuments," which I give to the parish of Alderlye aforesaid, and I charge Nicholas Pointz, my eldest sonne and nexte Heire, to have respecte to the exercise and preachinge of the Gospell, and it is to be upholden by hym as much as in hym lieth, chardginge likewise my sormes-in-law to be assistants therein, as they and everye of them will answer at the dreadful day of Judgement, especiallie John Coper, now mynister of the woorde, who hath during the tyme, and sithence I have bestowed the benefice uppon him, bin diligente and carefull therein.
Item. I give to all my Servaunts, as well men as women, 13s. 4d. a peece, in token of my good will towards them, and further paineful servinge me durynge the tyme of their service.
Item. I give to the Poore of Hawksburye 20s., of Wootton 20s., of Kingswoode 20s., of Alderlye 10s. Also I geve to Elizabeth my wife all my implements and household stuff now remayninge in the newe Chamber. Also I give to Thomas Pointz my sonne the one haulf of all my goods and chattels in and about all my house and groundes.
Item. I give unto the said Edwarde Pointz all the beddinge and furniture in the Well Chamber, All the residewe of my goods and chattels, my legacies and debts being payde, I give and bequeathe unto Elizabeth my wife, whom with William Ingler her Brother, I make Executors of this my laste Will. And I make and ordaine my sonnes in law, Mr. Robert Hale and Mr. John Chambers, overseers of this my laste Will and Testarnente, desiringe them to doo their beste endeavours that my laste Wille may be performed, and I doo geve them for their paynes takinge therein 20s apeace, revokinge all others or former Wills or wrytinge by me heretofore made that may any waye contradicte this my last "Will. In wytness whereof I have hereunto putt my hande and seale the daye and yeare first above wrytten. by me Matthewe Pointz. Signed seale and delyvered in presence of us John Cooper, John Collwell, Edward Colpeper, the marke of Kichard Nott, Anthony Kingscot.
Published and declared as the last Will of me the saide Mathewe Pointz, the 12fch daye of August 1605 in the presence of the former wytnesses and others: viz. John Chambers and Mathewe Crewe. Proved by William Ingler one of the executors named. Power reserved to Elizabeth Pointz, relict of the said deceased, November 19th 1605. P.C.C. (78 Hayes.)
- [S057222] Historical and Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Poyntz; or, Eight centuries of an English house (2 parts), Sir John McClean, (Exeter, UK: William Pollard & Co. 1886), 2: 115 and digitized at Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal02macl/page/114/mode/2up, accessed 28 Apr 2021.
"John Poyntz of Alderley was twice married, 1st to Elizabeth daughter of Sir Mathew Browne of Betchworth Castle, Surrey, Knt., by Frideswide daughter of Sir Richard Guildford of Hamstead, Kent, by whom he had two sons, Henry or Harry, who unhappily was an imbecile, whom we have seen his father mentions with much affection in his will, and Matthew."
- [S057222] Historical and Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Poyntz; or, Eight centuries of an English house (2 parts), Sir John McClean, (Exeter, UK: William Pollard & Co. 1886), 2: 121 and digitized at Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal02macl/page/120/mode/2up.
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