| Description | Testator bequeaths his books to his brother Edward Morgan, vicar of Towin. He leaves a guinea "to buy a ring" to Mary Little daughter of John Little of Matchin; his shoes, stockings, his great blue coat and waistcoat to his clerk John Carpenter and his morning gown, two pairs of sheets, all his shirts, two towels and one tablecloth to Susanna Carpenter, wife of John Carpenter. He desires to be buried in the chancel of the parish church of Matchin "on the North Side of the Communion Table" with a black marble stone bearing the inscription "Here Lyeth John Morgan sometime vicar of this parish ob:" and his coat of arms "a Black Lyon Rampant" to be laid upon him. He also desires to be buried in linen "and as private as maybe at four o'th Clock in the afternoon without a Paul or Paul Bearers" and requests that the Rev Mr Hook of Hatfield be asked "to perform the funerall Service". He appoints Daniel Walker of Downhill in Hatfield, Broadway and John Sanders, Schoolmaster of Sabridgworth, co. Herts. as his executors. See also BMSS/10240 (17) |