The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-24
DRAKE ESTATE IS
SETTLED BY WILL
RELATIVES OF SEA WARRIOR
GIVEN THEIR SHARE.
NO LITIGATION PENDING NOW
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London Times Says the Present Va
ue Of Famous Estate ls Probably,
not Large--Little Encourage
rnent for Local investors.
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Des Moines, June 22-Following u
the prosecution of Mrs. whitake
who has been selling an interest
Sir Francis Drake estate, TO variou
persons in Des Moines, 0skaloos
and other places in the state, the al
thorities here have received cop
of the last will and testament of tn
noted knight and sea warrior. H
died on board his ship The Defiance
of Porto Bello, the 2Sth Jonuary L!
1886, made mis- will before startin
on his expedition to the West Indies
the date being in August emitting tn
actual day in 1895 (37th year of Ell
zabeth.) 1t commences:
/, Sir Francis Drake of Buck
land, Devon, KIT, Now called in
to action by her majestic wnene-
in | am to hazard my life as well
in defence of Christes Gospel as
for the good of my Prince and
country"
He left:
Forty pounds to the poor people
of Plymouth as follows:
Twenty pounds to be distribut-
ed TO the poor people in aim,
houses thereby CHA pounds
''yearlie"
Ten pounds to the poor at the
Mawdlyn houses, Plymouth by so
per cent "yearlie."
Ten pounds to the poor of the
said town at the discretion of the
mayor there and his brethren"
Ten pounds to the poor of the
said town at the discretion of the
mayor and his brethren"
To his wife, Dame Elizabeth
(who was the daughter and heir
ess of Sir George Sydenham), he
left his furniture, goods and i'm
plements, and household stuffs in
my mansion house of auckland"
And he directs as follows:
Whereas | am now possessed of
the miles of Plymouth by a lease
granted by the mayor and county
of Plymouth, | leave my interest
therein to augment the dowry of
nay said wife with remainder TO
my brother, Thomas Drake" :,
He had named and appointed
by deed as his feoffees, trustees
and executors, Antonio Rowse,
William Stroade and Christopher
Harriss, and he appointed his
"cOusens" Master Richard Drake,
esq. lone of the "quiries of her
majesty's stables), and Mr.. ThOs.
Barratt "Archdixcon" rules and
overseers.
The witness to this will were
Charles Wearmoth. Jones Bod
denham, Thomas Webe, Roger
Langford, George Watkins and
William Maynard.
A second will which confirmed
the above, was made on the 9th
OF January, 1896, the 3Sth of Eliz-
abeth, (the year of his death)
describing tine testator as "Gener-
al of Her Majesty's Fleete, now
in service for the West Indies
BY this he left his manor of
Yarckombe to his cousin Francis,
son of Richard Drake, Esq, of
Surrey, one of the "Quiries" OF
Her Majesty's stable, subject TO
the payment thereout of 1000
pounds, within two years to Thos
Drake of Plymouth.
These wills were proved in
London, in the Prerogative court
of Canterbury on the 18th of May
1869, by Thos. Drake, brother of
the deceased who was made sole
executor by the last will.
No Present Litigation.
Mr.. Henry received in yesterdays
nail report made by The London
FINES on the status of the will in
1911. The report shows that the es-
ate of Sir Francis presumably pass
I'd to the heirs under the will 315
Fears ago" and that the present val
lie Of the estate is not known and can
lot be estimated, but probably is not
arge." .
The report states further that
there is no litigation pending for
settlement and distribution of the es.
ate" and that there are not any
leirs known to be in the United
states"
The county attorneys Office will de-
END for conviction of Mrs. Whita-
Ter of the charge of obtaining money
" false pretense largely upon that
'ortion Of the report which declares
here is no present litigation pending
or settlement in the distribution of
he estate.