People of Note
Thomas Hewett, Clothworker
Thomas Hewett was husband of Elizabeth, the brother of William Hewett (1496-1567) and father to Henry, William and Bridget
Will of Thomas Hewett, Clothworker died 1575
10 Oct. 1575. Thomas Hewett, citizen and clothworker, of London.
To be buried in the parryshe churche of S. Clemente, where I am a paryshioner.
To Sr Thomas Hospitall in Sowthwarcke five poundes, to be paide within three months next after my decease .
To the poore prisoners remayninge within the prisonnes of Newgate, Ludgate, the twoe compters in London, the
Marshalsey, the Kinges benche, and the White Lyon, to the prisoners in every of the saide howses twentie shillinges.
To the poore of the handiecrafte of cloathworkers tenne powndes.
To foure and twentie poore men to every of them one gowne, newe cullor, of six shillinges a yarde, wherof six of the
saide poore men to be of the parrishe where I dwell, and the reste to be of the poore handie crafte of cloath workers.
To the poore of the parrishe of Wales, in the Countie of Yorke, where I was borne, five powndes, to be payde by
twentie shillinges a yarre.
To my worshipfull and lovinge frendes and cosens,
Mr Edward Osborne and Anne his wife, to eyther of them a ringe of goulde, price thre powndes, and to my godsonne
Hewett Osborne five powndes.
To my cosyn Willyam Hewett, cloathworker, a rynge of goulde, price fortie shillinges,
and to my cosinne his wife a rynge, price thirtie shillinges
To my cosyn Nycholas Hewett, cloathworker, a ringe of golde, price fortie shillinges, and to my cosyn his wife a
rynge, price thirtie shillinges.
To my cosyn Randall Symes a rynge of goulde, price fortie shillinges, and to his wife a
ringe of goulde, price thirtie shillinges.
To my tennaunte John Baynes a yarde and an halfe of pewke to make hym a coate, price twelve shillinges the yarde,
and to his wife two yardes and a quarter of pewke, price twelve shillinges the yarde.
To my cosyn Rycharde Symes, of Welforde, a yarde and an halfe of pewke, price twelve shillinges a yarde.
To my sonne in lawe, John Hawkes, draper, ten powndes.
To Rychard Foster, cloathworker, foure yardes pewke to make hym a gowne, price the yarde thirtene shillinges foure pence.
To Willyam Dawkes, my apprentice, uppon condicon that he give a true accompte to my sonne Henry Hewett of all such
thinges that he hath in chardge, to serve with hym the reste of his yeares, twentie powndes.
To Robert
Bate, my apprentice, a gowne and a coate of pewke, price twelve shillinges the yarde, and fortie shillinges.
To Henry Parker, my apprentice, twentie shillinges, and a coate and a cloake, price nyne shillinges the yarde.
To every mayde servaunte beinge in my house the day of my decease two yardes quarter of cloathe, price nyne shillinges
the yarde.
To the good wife Coekes twentie shillinges a yeare duringe her life, to be paide quarterlie five shillinges,
and further I will that if she remaine with my wife or with my sonne that she shall have all necessarie and nedefull
apparell to her bodie frelye.
To Thomas White, my apprentice, so that he searve out his yeares of apprenticehodd with my sonne Henry, tenne powndes.
To my cosyn George Monnox, gent., a ringe, price thirtie shillinges, and to his wife a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To Mr Anthony Bridges, of Ham, a ringe, price thirtie shillinges, and to his wife a rynge, price xxx s.
To Thomas Bridges, my godsonne, fortie shillinges to buy hym bookes.
To Mr John Lute, cloathworker, a ringe, price fortie shillinges.
To my cosyn Sturdevaunt, swordbearer, of London, a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To Mr Lewsey a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To my cosyn Dummer a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To my cosyn Sandforde a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To Mr Wegges, draper, a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To my sonne in lawe, Rycharde Staper and his wife, to eyther of them a blacke gowne, and to hym a ringe,
price fortie shillinges, and to his wife a ringe, price
thirtie shillinges.
To my sonne Henry Hewett foure yardes fyne pewke and a rynge, price fortie shillinges, and likewise
to my sonne William Hewett foure yardes fine pewke and a ringe, price fortie shillinges.
To Henry Clyderowe foure yardes pewke and a ringe, price fortie shillinges.
To my daughter Bridgett Hewett a blacke gowne and fortie shillinges to make a ringe.
To Mr Rycharde Raynolde, draper, a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To Roberte Dove, marchaunt taylor, a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To Margarett Felde, my maide, twentie shillinges.
To Mighell Hawkins, cloathworker, twentie shillinges.
To the Mr wardens and company of cloathworkers towardes the bringing the house out of debt tenne poundes, and more
for theire paines cominge to my buriall, towardes a dyner, six poundes thirtene shillinges foure pence.
To Thomas Hewett, wyerdrawer, thirtie shillinges.
To Nycholas Hewett, scryvenor, twentie shillinges.
To the poore of the parryshe of St Clementes tenne poundes,
in five yeares, yerlie fortie shillinges.
To the poor of St.Martins Orgar fortie shillinges, of St. Mighelles in Croked
lane twentie shillinges, of St Mary Abchurch twentie shillinges, of St Lawrence Pountney twentie shillinges.
And as concerninge the house that I nowe dwell in, I will my howse with shoppe, celler, solers to my welbeloved
wife Elizabeth duringe her life, and after her decease to Henry Hewett, my sonne and heire apparaunte, and to his
heires for ever. ad I give to Elizabeth my wife my manner or graunge Sherox (Shireoaks), in the countie of Nottingham or
Yorke, in the tenure of John Raines and others duringe her life, and after her decease to the saide Henrye.
To Vincent Hamcottes and his wife, unto eyther of them a ringe, price thirtie shilages.
To Anthoine Bate, my sonne Henry apprentice, upon condition that he serve his Mr trewlie, thre powndes.
to my cosyn John Wyghtes wife thirtie shillinges.
To Jasper Wraye fortie shillinges.
To Mrs Wraye, of Edmund--n, twoe yardes pewke, price thirtene shillinges fourpeence,
and to Thomas Wray her sonne a coate cloth, price seven shillinges the yarde.
To John Browne and his wife six yardes quarter of pewke, to make hym and his wife yther of them a blacke gowne.
To my daughter Staper s cure children nowe lyvinge, to everie of them twentie powndes, to be paide the daye of
theire marriages or ages of one and twentie yeares.
To Willyam Saye, of Yknam, a ringe, price thirtie shillinges, and to my cosyn Robert Saye, his eldeste sonne,
thirtie shillinges.
To Mr Edmunde Burton a ringe, price thirtie shillinges.
To my very frend ? eVlr Boswell, of the Courte of Wardes, a ringe, price fortie shillinges, desiringe hym to be as
frendlie to my sonne Henry as he alwaies hath bene to me.
To my sonne Willyam Hewett one hundred powndes over his porcon.
To my wife Elizabeth as much cloath as shall make her two cassockes Ind a kirtle, the one to be of thirtie shillinges
a yarde and the other of twentie, and a ringe of goulde, price thre powndes.
To Christes hospitall tenne poundes.
I make my deare and welbeloved frende and cosyn, Mr Edwarde Osborne, alderman, and Henry Hewett my sonne,
my executors, and I give Mr. Edwarde Osborne twentie poundes, and I make my lovinge frendes, Willyam Dummer and John
Browne, overseers, and I give to every of them six poundes, thirten shillinges, and foure pence.
The reste of my goodes I give to my sonne Henry Hewett.
Proved 19 June, 1576
