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| Name |
Edward GREVILL |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
24 Dec 1559 |
| Person ID |
I19647 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
26 Sep 2021 |
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| Notes |
- The testator married Margaret Willington, one of the seven daughters and coheirs of
William Willington of Barcheston (near Shipton-on-Stour), Warwickshire. Margaret’s
sister, Mary Willington, married William Sheldon (d. 24 December 1570) of Beoley, one
of whose granddaughters married Oxford’s brother-in-law, Francis Trentham, and
another of whose granddaughters married the brother of Thomas Russell, overseer of the
will of William Shakespeare of Stratford. For the will of William Willington, proved 14
November 1559, see TNA PROB 11/42B/642.
By Margaret Willington, according to the will below, the testator had three sons and two
daughters:
* Lodowick Greville (d.1589), eldest son and heir. He married Thomasine Petre,
daughter of Sir William Petre (1505/6–1572) of Ingatestone Hall, Essex, by his second
wife, Anne (nee Browne) Tyrrell Petre, at St Botolph’s, Aldersgate, on 10 February 1560.
For Sir William Petre, see the ODNB entry. For Anne (nee Browne) Tyrrell Petre, see
her will, TNA PROB 11/64/163.
Lodowick Greville and Thomasine Petre resided at Ingatestone Hall after the marriage,
and eight of their children were baptized there from 1563 to 1577: William Greville
(1563), Sir Edward Greville (January 1565), Anne (1566), John Greville (1567),
Margaret Greville (1569), Charles Greville (1572), Peter Greville (1574) and Valentine
Greville (1577). See Whitfield, supra, p. 82.
Lady Katherine Grey stood godmother to Lodowick’s second son, Sir Edward Greville
(1565-c.1628), who, according to an unsubstantiated story became Lodowick’s heir when
he shot an arrow into the air and accidentally killed his elder brother, William Greville.
See Whitfield, supra, pp. 82-3.
The testator’s eldest son and heir, Lodowick Greville, was pressed to death on 14
November 1589 as an accomplice to two murders. See Emmison, F.G., Tudor Secretary;
Sir William Petre at Court and Home, (London: Longmans, 1961), p. 287; and Greer,
Germaine, Shakespeare’s Wife, (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2008), at:
https://books.google.ca/books?id=WF6OsgytwzQC&pg=PT205
For the marriage of Lodowick Greville and Thomasine Petre, see also ERO D/DP F1 at:
http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.aspx?ThisRecordsOffSet=1&id=325216
Only two of the children of Lodowick Greville and Thomasine Petre married. In 1583
Sir Edward Greville (1565-c.1628) married Jane Bromley, the daughter of the Lord
Chancellor, Thomas Bromley (c.1530-1587), by whom he had seven daughters and a son, John Greville, who died unmarried in his father’s lifetime. See Whitfield, supra, p. 83.
Margaret Greville (b.1569) married Thomas Bushell, by whom she had a daughter,
Elizabeth Bushell. Margaret’s Greville’s husband, Thomas Bushell, is the ‘Mr Bushell’
mentioned as a surety in Richard Quiney’s letter to William Shakespeare of Stratford,
supra. With the death of their brother, Charles Greville, on 6 February 1634, the senior
Greville male line came to an end. See:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2015-01/1420676061
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| Sources |
- [S66] Will, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace, London, England, (England, Kew: The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office)), PROB 11/44/282 9, 31 Jul 1561.
In dei nomine Amen. Forasmuch as nothing is more certain to man that [sic] death, nor
anyt[h]ing more uncertain than the time thereof, know ye me, Edward Greville of Milcote
in the county of Warwick, knight, sick in body and of perfect remembrance, thanked be
God, to have made and declared and by these presents do make and declare this my
present testament and last will as well of my manors, lands, tenements and hereditaments
within the realm of England as of all my goods and chattels real and personal whatsoever
in manner and form following:
First I bequeath my soul unto Almighty God, and will my body to be buried in the parish
church of Weston Wick Maior;
The order and charges of my funerals I refer to the discretion of mine executors;
And I give and bequeath to every of my servants one year’s wages and a black coat;
And where my well-beloved wife, Dame Margaret Greville, hath one state and interest of
and in the manor of Meyne in the county of Gloucester in the name of her jointure, and is
also entitled to the third part of all my manors, lands, tenements and hereditaments
whatsoever for her dower, and where also she hath a joint estate with me of and in the
manor of Welford in the said county of Gloucester of the gift of William Willington,
esquire, her father, deceased, I will bequeath, devise and give unto my said wife in full
recompense and satisfaction of her said joi[n]ture and dower and of her estate, right, title
and interest in Welford aforesaid all that my manor of Sezincote with th’ appurtenances
in the said county of Gloucester, and all my lands, tenements and other hereditaments in
Sezincote aforesaid, together with all my stock of cattle and other stuff and goods now
being within the said manor and other the premises in Sezincote aforesaid or in any part
or parcel thereof, and 2 hundred marks of current money of England in recompense of all
my household stuff, goods and cattle being at Milcote aforesaid, which I will she shall
leave to Lodowick, my son, and she not to meddle with any part thereof except her own
apparel and her jewels, which I give her;
To have and to hold the said manor and other the premises in Sezincote aforesaid to my
said wife for term of her life and the said stock of cattle, stuff and goods in Sezincote
aforesaid and 2 hundred marks in ready money with her apparel and jewels to her own
proper use, upon condition that she within one month next after my death shall by her
writing sufficient in the law grant, release or otherwise assure unto Lodowick Greville,
my son and heir apparent, and to his heirs forever all such estate, right, title, interest,
possession, term and demand which she hath or in any wise ought to have of, in or to the
said manor of Meyne and Welford or any of them, or of, in or to any other my manors,
lands, tenements or hereditaments whatsoever or any parcel thereof other than the said
manor and premises in Sezincote aforesaid by colour of jointure, dower or other
assurance, and shall further do and suffer to be done within one whole year next after my
death all such further reasonable act and acts, thing and things as shall be devised or
advised by the learned counsel of the said Lodowick or his heirs for the farther and better
assurance of the premises in manner and form aforesaid at the costs and charges in the
law of the said Lodowick;
And in consideration thereof I will that the said Lodowick and his heirs shall from time to
time during the space of one year next after my death do and suffer to be done all and
every such reasonable act and acts, thing and things as shall be devised or advised by the
counsel learned of my said wife for her better assurance of the said manor and other the
premises in Sezincote aforesaid for term of her life in manner and form aforesaid at the
costs and charges in the law of the same Dame Margaret, my wife;
And further I will that the said Lodowick shall within 3(?) months next after my death
perform, execute and accomplish all such covenants, grants and agreements as on my part
are to be observed, performed and fulfilled comprised, specified and declared in one pair
of indentures bearing date the 26 day of May annis quarto et quinto Phillippi et Marie
[=26 May 1558] made between Sir William Petre, knight, of the one party, and me, the
said Sir Edward, of the other part, for and concerning a marriage to be had and
solemnized between the said Lodowick, my son, and Thomasine Petre, one of the
daughters of the said Sir William Petre, according to the true intent and meaning of the
said indentures;
And also I give and bequeath to my said wife all the plate which was the said William
Willington’s, her father’s, to her own proper use freely forever;
And further I will that my executors shall receive, perceive and take all the issues, rents,
revenues and profits of my said manor of Meyne and of all my lands, tenement and
hereditaments in Mean aforesaid together with the stock there for and during the term of
12 years next after my death for and towards the performance of this my last will and
testament and the help and advancement of John Greville and William Greville, my
younger sons, whom I will mine executors shall keep and bring up in virtue and learning
until they be of the full age of 24 years, finding them all things necessary meet for their
degree;
And by that time they shall accomplish the full age of 24 years, I will that mine executors
shall purchase for either of them lands, tenements or hereditaments of the clear yearly
value of £50 discharged of all charges and encumbrances, and the same lawfully to assure
to either of them and their heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten to their own proper uses
without condition at such time as either of them shall accomplish the full age of 24 years
unless my said executors do in the meantime advance them to as much yearly living of
estate of inheritance by marriages or otherwise;
And if mine executors do not assure to either of my said younger sons lands, tenements
or other hereditaments of the said yearly value of fifty pounds nor otherwise advance
them to as much yearly living in manner and form aforesaid, then I will that mine
executors shall pay to either of them at their said age of 24 years one thousand pounds of
current money of England which I give and bequeath to either of them freely to their own
uses for their preferment and relief;
And if my said wife refuse to assure, give and release all her estate, right, title, interest
and term which she hath in Meene, Welford or any other my manors, lands, tenements or
hereditaments whatsoever except Sezincote aforesaid to my said son, Lodowick,
according as before is appointed, by reason whereof th’ estate made to her of Sezincote
shall be then void and determined and th’ appointment of the issues and profits of Meene
for the term of 12 years next after my death to the performance of this my will shall be
also then of no force in the law, then I will and devise that all the issues, rents, revenues
and profits of the manor of Sezincote and of all other the premises in Sezincote aforesaid
with the stock there and all other legacies before appointed and given to my said wife
upon condition afore rehearsed shall be wholly con[v]erted(?), received and employed by
my said executors for th’ advancement and preferment of my said younger sons until they
and either of them be advanced to one thousand pounds apiece in money or to lands of
the clear yearly value of £50 as is before appointed;
And also I give, devise and bequeath to Isabel Meysey, my sister, one annuity or yearly
rentcharge of £6 13s 4d going out of all my manors, lands, tenements and hereditaments
except the said manors of Sezincote and Meene to have to her and to her assigns for term
of her life;
And further I give and bequeath to Edward Mytton, my son-in-law, and to Anne, his
wife, two hundred pounds of current money of England, and to Thomas Mytton and to
Elizabeth, his wife, other 2 hundred pounds of like money, to be paid to them by mine
executors within 2 years next after my death;
Also I give and bequeath to my said son, Lodowick, all my household stuff, plate, jewels
and other goods in Milcote except the apparel and jewels before given to my said wife;
And after my debts and legacies paid and this my will fully performed, I will that all my
whole stocks of cattle in all places except Sezincote and all my other goods, chattels and
debts except such as be by this my will disposed shall wholly remain to my said son,
Lodowick, to whom I freely give the same to his own use;
And for th’ execution of this my last will I constitute, ordain and make the right
honourable and my dear friend, Sir William Petre, knight, one of the Queen’s Majesty’s
most honourable Privy Council, the said Dame Margaret Greville, my wife, and the said
Lodowick Greville, my son, mine executors in manner and form and upon conditions
hereafter ensuing, that is to say, that the said Sir William Petre before he shall enter into
the probate of this my will or take upon him to do anything as mine executor shall enter
into band in the sum of one thousand marks to my said wife and son, Lodowick, to
execute, perform and accomplish all such covenants, grants, articles, payments and
agreements comprised, specified and declared in the said indentures between him and me
which on his part are to be performed and kept, and that my said wife before she shall
enter into the probate of this my will or take upon her to do anything as mine executor
shall enter into band in the sum of one thousand marks to the said Sir William Petre and
Lodowick, my son, to release her jointure and dower and all her right in Welford and all
other my lands, tenements and hereditaments except Sezincote aforesaid according to the
true intent and meaning of this my will, and that my said son, Lodowick, before he shall
enter into the probate of this my will or take upon him to do anything as mine executor
shall enter into band in the like sum of one thousand marks to the said Sir William Petre
and to my said wife to execute, perform and accomplish this my said will and all such
covenants, grants, articles and agreements comprised, specified and declared in the said
indentures which on the part or behalf of me, the said Sir Edward, my heirs or executors,
are to be performed and kept, and such and so many of them as shall refuse to enter into
the said bonds I revoke to be any of mine executors or to take any benefit of any legacy
to them or any of them given by this my last will, and will the others to take upon them
the execution thereof;
And I give and bequeath to the said Sir William Petre for his pains to be taken herein £20
in money and a gelding;
And I will and ordain that my loving friends John Throckmorton, esquire, Thomas
Underhill and Edward Graunt, gentleman, shall be mine overseers of this my will, and I
give and bequeath to every of them £10 in money and a gelding;
And in witness that this is and shall be taken and reputed to be my last will and testament
and all others heretofore made to be from henceforth revoked and annihilated, I, the said
Sir Edward, have to this my will containing six sheets of paper subscribed my name and
set my seal the 17 day of December in the second year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady
Queen Elizabeth etc. 1559 in the presence of these persons hereunder written: John
Throckmorton, E[d]ward Greville.
Probatum fuit h{uius}mo{d}i Testamentum coram Mag{ist}ro Waltero Haddon legum
Doctore Curie Prerogatiue Cant{uariensis} Comissario apud London vltimo die Mensis
Iulij Anno Domini mill{es}imo quingentesimo sexagesimo primo Iuramento Lodevici
Grevell executoris in h{uius}mo{d}i Testamento nominat{i} Cui comissa fuit
administrac{i}o etc de bene etc Ac de pleno Inuentario Necnon de vero et plano computo
Reddend{o} Ad sancta Dei Evangelia Iurat{o} Res{er}uata potestate &c Will{el}mo
Peter Milliti et Domine Margarete Grevell eius Relicte executoribus etiam cum venerint
etc
[=The same will was proved before Master Walter Haddon, Doctor of the Laws,
Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, at London on the last day of the
month of July in the year of the Lord the thousand five hundred sixty-first by the oath of
Lodowick Greville, executor named in the same testament, to whom administration was
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