= ---- Champ, Co. Suff.
|---Anna.[46b]

ARMS. _Gules, a chevron between three griffins' heads erased or,
on a chief of the second an helmet sable between two pellets._
CREST. _A lizard_ (as supposed) _vert, escaping from the trunk of
an old tree, proper._

[Footnote 46a: Also spelt Paynter and Payneter; but neither used
by the above-named William Painter, if we may rely upon the
repetition of ten printed authorities.]

[Footnote 46b: That Anna was the youngest child, is doubtful,
from her father only naming her, besides Helena, as entitled to
a portion. She resided with her mother, unmarried, 1617.]

[Footnote 46c: One of these married William Wiseman, a civilian.]]

Not any part of the real Estate was affected by the will of William
Painter, who appears, from its being nuncupative, to have deferred
making it, until a speedy dissolution was expected. It is as follows:

"In the name of God, Amen. The nineteenth day of February in the
Year of our Lord God one thousand five hundred ninety four, in the
seven and thirtieth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady
Elizabeth, &c. William Painter then Clerk of her Maj. Great
Ordinance of the Tower of London, being of perfect mind and memory,
declared and enterred his mind meaning and last Will and Testament
noncupative, by word of mouth in effect as followeth, viz. Being
then very sick and asked by his wife who should pay his son in law
John Hornbie the portion which was promised him with his wife in
marriage, and who should pay to his daughter Anne Painter her
portion, and to the others his children which had nothing;[47] and
whether his said wife should pay them the same, the said William
Painter answered, Yea. And being further asked whether he would give
and bequeath unto his said wife all his said goods to pay them as he
in former times used to say he would, to whom he answered also, yea.
In the presence of William Pettila, John Pennington, and Edward
Songer. Anon after in the same day confirming the premises; the said
William Painter being very sick, yet of perfect memory, William
Raynolds asking the aforesaid Mr. Painter whether he had taken order
for the disposing of his Goods to his wife and children, and whether
he had put all in his wives hands to deal and dispose of and to pay
his son Hornby his portion,[48] and whether he would make his said
wife to