The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790

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Month: September 2024


Will of the Month: an Alderman of Exeter and his locked box

Emily Vine This ‘Will of the Month’ post features the will of a man ‘local’ to the University of Exeter: Alderman Thomas Hunte, who died in 1548 in the reign of Edward VI, having been mayor of the city three times.[1] In the first few lines of his will Hunte identified himself as ‘one of […]


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