David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ He stated that as a refugee on account of religion, he had become dependent upon the practice of physic for his livelihood, and for the support of his large family, his household consisting of thirteen souls. ”

“ As for my sonne in lawe, Peter Chambleyn, my will is that he repaire the entrye of my house where he nowe dwelleth, as it was when he entred therein, as he ought to doe by the Judgement of honest men according to Lawe, and as he hathe allreadye promised by wrytinge, before that he receyve any benefitt or commoditye by this my will. And, whereas, my Daughters have had more than my sonnes by the meanes of their mother, as well at their mariages as at the Decease of their saied mother, I give vnto my saied sonnes, to each of them fyve poundes. ”

“ Gulielmus Launaeus, Verbi Dei Praedicator ac Medicus, hue Religionis erga tanquam ad asylum, Dei Gratiâ et Regiae Majestatis Clementiâ, (quae cujuslibet legitimae vocationis usum propter Christum afflictis liberé concessit) profugus — gravi numerosae familiae pressus onere, ad cujus nutritionem nullum praebuerit immotum lapidem, nec aliunde habet unde id potest quàm ex arte medicinae, cui per octo annos Lutetien et Monspelii sub Duretio et Rondeletio, doctoribus expertissimis et praeceptoribus observandissimis, edoctus. ”

“ And as touching the Disposition of my Lande and tenements with their appurtenez I give the same in manner and forme following; that is to saye, I give in forme of sale to Gideon de Laune, my eldest sonne, his heires and assignes for ever, all and every my messuages Landes tenements rentes reversions services and hereditaments (excepting that which I give unto my sonne, Paule Delaune, as here belowe shall more largely appeare) scituat and beyng in the precinct called the Blacke Fryers, nere Ludgate of London, which I late purchased of Eq. ”

“ First and principally, I commend my soule into the mercifull handes of Almightie God, the Father, the Sonne, and the Holie Ghoste, hoping and steadfastly beleving to have free remission of all my synnes thoroughe the onlie merittes of Xriste Iesus. My bodye I committ unto the earthe to be decently buryed nere vnto my late deere wife yf it be possible. ”