Will
As stated by Frances B. James, "the will of `her Highnes Solicitor General’ is dated 10 June 1566, and was probated 4 November 1566. In it he states that by a deed, dated 1 May, ‘last passed’ he granted all his estates in trust to ‘my verrie trustie frendes Humfrey Colleys (Humphrey Coles, Sheriff of Somerset, 1557) Henrie Portman (Son of William Portman) Amice Pawlett (Amias Paulet) John Clifton Nicholas Wadham William Halley (Joint owner of Buckland Priory) John Eveleighe Esquiers, William Rosewell father of me the saide William and Henrie Halley gentlemen.’ A legacy of £5 he leaves ‘to the Poore Howsholders within the parrishes of Whittington Colledg Sanicte Thomas Apples and elswhere within the Cytie of London to be distributed amonges them in Allmes as shalbe thought good by the Deane of Powles withe the assente of som of my seid trustie frendes.’ He appoints as his executors his sons, Parry and William, and his brothers-in-law, Henry Dale and Matthew Dale. The ‘right Honerable Sir William Cecill (William Cecil) Knight the Qluenes majesties principall Secretarie and Gilbert Gerrarde (Gilbert Gerard) esquier her highnes Attorney generall‘ were requested to act as overseers. According to this document, his children were to be ‘well godlie and vertuoslie brought opp and maineteyned according to their degrees in lerninge nurture and vertue and that my saide sonnes at their apte yeres of discretion shalbe putt to the study of the Lawes so long tyme and in suche sorte as shall seeme metest to the discretion of my said trusty friendes. ' "
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