PIÈCES JUSTIFICATIVES

A Lerrer ro re Lorp Marour or Lonpon !

At the Court of Hampton Court, the 131 of November 1592.

Being informed that one Herick of the cittie of London, goldesmith, hath latelie, as it is crediblie thought, wounded and cast himself from a high place wilfullie, whereof he is dead, and that the matter is by som endevored to be found casuall, whereby her Majesty’s Almner colorablie may be defeated of such right of his goodes and chattels as thereby should grow unto him by her Highnes graunt toward the encrease of her Majesty’s almes. These are verie earnestlie to require your Lordship that calling the Coroner or Coroners of the cittie of London before your Lordship, you would give unto them or him streight chardge in her Majesty”s name and behalf to receave no verdict by inquisicion until such evidence as may be brought for the Almoner be thoroughlie knowen and given before him, and that he diligentlie do examin and enquire by all lawfull meanes for the finding owt of the truth of the fact, and other matter [by] inquisicion according to his office...

RéLEASE oF ALL CLaiM, BY THE Bishop oF BRISTOL, TO THE Goops AND EFFECTS OF NICHOLAS HERICKE *

To all Xpen people to whome this p’nte writing shall come Richard fletcher by the providence of God bushopp of Bristoll highe Almon’ vnto

l Acts of the Privy Council of England. New Series. Vol. XXIII, A.D. 1692. Edited by J. R. Dasent. pp. 290-1. London, 1901.

? Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica. Second Series. Vol. I. pp. 41-42. Edited by J- J. Howard. London, 1886.

o" moste gracious sou’aigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England ffraunce and Ireland quene defendo’r of the faithe &c. Where the same o' Souaigne Lady the Queene of her especiall grace and meere motion by her moste gracious l’res patentes bearing date the ffyveth daye of ffebruary in the twoe and therteth yeare of the raigne of of said sou’aigne Lady quene Elizabeth hathe geven and graunted vnto me her saide Almon' in augmentacon of her moste gracious almes as well all and singuler the goodes chattells and debtes of all man of p’sons felons of themselves and of eu’y p’son felon of himself as all and singuler deodandes wheresoever they maie be founde within this Realme of England and Wales and the marches of the same as well within liberties as without as by the same l’res patentes more plainely maie appeare. And where one Nich’as Herrick late citezeine and Goldsmythe of London about the Nyneth daye of this instant moneth of November (as is supposed) did throwe him self forthe of a garret windowe in London aforesaid whereby he did Kill and destroye himself, By reason whereof all such goodes, chattells, and debtes as were the saide Nich’as Herrickes at the tyme of his deathe or ought any waies to apperteyne or belonge vnto him doe nowe belonge apperteyne and are forfeyted vnto o” said sou’aigne Lady the quene by force of her P’rogatyve royall and nowe are in the only order and disposicon of me the saide bushopp Almoner in aumentacon of her moste gracious almes by force and vertue of the saide l’res patentes to me made and graunted as aforesaide (if the saide Nich’as Herrick be, or shalbe founde felon of himselfe). Nowe knowe ye me the said bushopp Almoner by vertue and aucthority of the saide l’res patentes being moved wth charity and for dyvers other good causes and consideracons me especially moving have geven and in almes have graunted and by thies p’ntes doe geve and in almes doe graunte vnto Julian Herrick widowe late wief of the said Nich’as Herrick deceased and vnto and amongst all the children of the saide Nich’as and Julian nowe lyving and to their assignes all the right title and interest w°® I the saide bushopp Almoner have shoulde maie might or ought to have of in and to all the goodes chattells and debtes as were the saide Nich’as Herrick at the tyme of his deathe or ought at that tyme in anywise to apperteyne and belonge vnto him in as lardge and ample maner as the same are or ought to belonge and apperteyne vnto me her MatiS said Almon’ by force and vertue of the said l’res patentes. ‘To be devided into three equal p’tes according to the custome of the Cittie of London after Inventory taken and the certeinty of all the saide goodes chattells and debtes knowne and the same p'tes to be bestowed and distributed in such maner and forme as hereafter followeth that is to saie one p’te of the saide three p’tes be and

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remaine to the saide Julian Herrick widowe and to her assignes and th’ other twoe p’tes residue of the said three p’tes to be and remaine vnto and amongest all the children of the saide Nich’as and Julian and to their assignes equally amongest them. And also that the said division and distribution vnto and amongest all the said p'ties and the tymes of payment and deliury of the said seu’all porcons to be made and doune by the discretion and appointment of S' Richard Martin Knight Alderman of London M' Giles fletcher Docto' of the Ciuill lawes and William Herrick brother of the said Nich’as Herrick late deceased as they shall thinck moste meete and convenient. And further knowe ye me the said bushopp Almon' by vertue and aucthority of the said l’res patentes to geve and graunte vnto the said Julian Herrick and the said children and to theire assignes my full power and aucthority to demaunde levie recover take and seaze all the said goodes and chattells and them and ew’y p’cell of them to reteyne converte and kepe to theire owne proper vses and comodities wheresoeuer they maie be founde within this Realme of England as well within liberties as without, without any accompt or reckoning therefore vnto me for the same to be yelded or made by thies p’ntes. In witness whereof to this my p’nte writing [ the said bushopp Almon’ have putte the seale of my office and subscribed my name the nine and twenteth daye of November in the ffyve and Therteth yeare of the raigne of o' said sou’aigne Lady queene Elizabeth &c.

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