The Last Will & Testament of Morgan Philips, Alias Wolfe, 1552

[WillowG]

Something quite unprecedented has happened, I have actually found a will I was looking for, instead of stumbling across another one instead

It took some work, but finally I found it:

The Last Will & Testament of Morgan Philips, Alias Wolfe.

The will is on Ancestry. If anyone wants to take a look at it, search for the name 'Morgan Phe'. The probate date was 31st of May 1552.

This is the description of the will that helped me find it: "This Morgan Wolfe must not be confounded with the goldsmith to Henry VIII. whose name was Morgan Phelppe, alias Wolfe. He made his will 10 July, 5 Edward VI. 1550, which was proved 31 May 1552, and it is remarkable that he names a daughter Barbara then unmarried, also his sons Julius, Walter, and Thomas, besides other children, neither of whom appear in the other pedigree."

As always, any help is greatly appreciated I am absolutely in awe of the work you do here!

[WillowG]

Here I can barely make out a word, so I have no idea what is interesting or not, so I have just started at the beginning and see what we'll find

[WillowG]

And another snippet

[goldie61]

Here's some of the first bit - he was indeed goldsmith to Henry VIII - how exciting!

No doubt someone can fill in the gaps,


  the last will of me Morgan phelype
otherwise called wolff citizen and god smyth of London and one of the severes
of the chamber of owr Soveraigne lorde Henry the Ei(gh)t by the grace of god
kinge of England and ffrance and Ireland defender of the faythe and   earthe of the churche
of England and also of Ireland the supreme head/ ffirst (and) principally I Bequethe
my soule unto Almighty god the father and to Jesus Christ my saviour and Redemer
Trusting and belevynd of mercie and forgivness for myne sins in this wreched (?) worlde
be his glorious passion and blud sheding whiche I most humble desire And next
I bequeathe my bodye to be buried in the p(ar)yche church of saynt [   ] otherwise
called saynt ffaysters in fayster Lane  in London with Elizabeth my good wiefe in the
Chappell late cald our Ladye chappell/ Item I bequeath to the [     [ of


I think it should say 'trusting and believing' - but that's definitely a 'd' on the end.

[goldie61]

A bit more:


god [   ] in the p(ar)yshe churche of saynt peters in wood strete where as I am a p(ari)shener
vj s iij d and saynt ffaysters where my wiefe and I am buryed to the [      ]  of gode
[   ] there tenne shillings and further at the discrecion of myne Executors AS TO THE
Dysposicion of all my Manors Landes and tenements [         ]  freholde as
custom arye lying and being in the Citie of London and in the countie of Essex as els
where in the realme of England Made the tenth daye of july in the fyfte yere of the
Reigne of our soveraigne lord Edward the Eigt his gracious reigne / ffirst whereas


I think it's probably St Foster's church in Foster Lane.
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=lVoDAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA174&lpg=PA174&dq=st+fester&source=bl&ots=pMf5aBPTpI&sig=x6fnKOu4HkSHlqJgM1dBHRoGBLw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOjqWX8ZPTAhWFF5QKHXE6DMIQ6AEILTAH#v=onepage&q=st%20fester&f=false

[horselydown86]

I think it's St Foster's church in Foster Lane

You were on the right track the first time, goldie.  In the #3 it's called:

...the p(ar)ishe churche of saynt vedast otherwise
called saynt ffaysters in fayster lane in London...

ADDED:  It's hard keeping up with your post.

[horselydown86]

A couple of other suggestions:

...the meynten^ance of
god s(er)vice in the p(ar)ishe...

...and tenementes & hereditamentes as well frehold as
Customarye...

ADDED:  And a similar phrase further down:

...mayntenaunce of godes
s(e)rvice there tenne shillinges...

[Bookbox]

Also, in the last line showing above ...

Edward the Sixt his gracious reigne

[WillowG]

It really is tremendously exciting, isn't it? 

And the chuch is still standing! How funny! And Elizabeth is mentioned.

Thank you so much, all three of you!!!   

Such an exciting beginning and we haven't even reached the part referring to their children yet!