THE WILL:
EDWARD PALMER, of London and late of Lemington in the County of Glocester ESq. 22 November 1624, proved 15 December 1624. To the parish church at Todenham, towards the reparations of the same and of the chapel belonging to Lemington house, commonly called the Place, in the parish of Todenham,
where I was born, forty shillings. A seemly monument to be erected in the same chapel for a memory of JOHN PALMER, ESQ., my late grandfather, and of Mary his wife, sister of WILLIAM GRIVELL, one of the Judges of the Common Pleas, and of SIR GILES GRIVELL, knight, both long since deceased. To my
daughter Margaret Elton, five pounds (in a piece of plate). To my daughter Mary a piece of plate of same value. Another to my daughter Charlton and another to my daughter Rutter. To my son RICHARD PALMER seven hundred pounds, in hope my said son will provide for the good education and
maintenance of Bridget, his only child and daughter. References to indentures between testator, Lisley Cave Esq. and others. Reverence to the bargain and sale of the manor of OVER LEMINGTON, sold by my father to RICHARD PALMER of Berton, gentleman, my wife's father. The manor of NETHER
LEMINGTON sold by myself to the said RICHARD PALMER. Certain assurances and releases of the manor of MIDDLE DITCHFORD to Ralph Sheldon Esq. from my father and others. Certain entails thereof heretofore made by my grandfather and my uncle WILLIAM PALMER, sometime one of the gentlemen
pensioners to King Henry VIII. and Edw VI. The manor of CHURCHHILL sold by my father to Sir Christopher Hatton, knight. My son GILES PALMER to be sole executor, or if he die, then my son THOMAS PALMER. For supervisors I appoint SIR GILES OVERBURY, knight, SIR MATTHEW PALMER, knight, George Lascells, Esc, Laurence Maidewell Esq., Mr. ___Lea, citizen of London and
Richard Croftes, gentleman to each of whom a ring of gold of four angels. And my will and mind is that if I shall happen to give unto my said son of RICHARD the sum of two thousand pounds or more out of my profits of Virginia and New England, then the seven hundred pounds (as aforesaid) shall not be charged upon my personal estate &c. And as touching my castles, manors, lands, tenements and hereditaments which now or hereafter shall be built and erected in Virginia or New England in the parts beyond
the seas I give the same to my son Giles &c. with remainder to my son Thomas & c. then to EDWARD PALMER only son of my brother William. And for default of 11 such issue males & all the aforesaid castles, lands &c. shall be and remain for the founding and maintenance of an University and
such schools in Virginia as shall be there erected and shall be called ACADEMIA VIRGINIENSIS ET OXONIENSIS and shall be divided into several streets or alleys of twenty foot broad; and all such as can prove their lawful descent from JOHN PALMER ESQ of ____Lemington aforesaid, my grandfather deceased, or from my late grandmother, his wife, being sons shall be there freely admitted and shall be brought up in such schools as hall be fit for their age and learning and shall be removed from time to
time as they shall profit in knowledge and understanding. And further my will is that the scholars of the said University, for avoiding of idleness at their hours of recreation, shall have two painters, the one for oil
colours and the other for water colours, which shall be admitted Fellows in the same College. And further my will and mind is that two grinders, the one for oil colours, the other for water colours, and also colours, oil and gum waters shall be provided from time to time at the costs and charges of the said College, beseeching God to add a blessing to all these my intents. Byrde, 114.
