Will Transcriptions

1520’s

Will of William Grocyn, Clerk Master of the College of Allhallowes of Maidstone, Kent (July, 1522). TNA, PROB 11/19/476

In the name of god Amen The seconde daye of June / The yere of our Lord a thousande fyve hundred and nyentene / And the xjᵗʰ yere of the Reigne of kyng henry the Eight I William Grocyn Clerke Maister of the college of Alhalowen of Maidestone in the Countie of kent being of hole mynde and in god memorie Laude bee vnto Almighty god make and ordeigne this my present Testament and Last will in maner and sorne folowing.: That is to saye / ffirst t quethe and recommende my seule to almighty god my matter and sRediner to the moost glordens virgyne his mades oure Lady saint Mary. and to all the holy company of hevyn / And my bedy to bee buryed at the scalle ende in the high quere of the Tollege of May descon aforsaid Item I wylle that all my devtes the whiche howe of right or of conscience to any mang persone or persones be well and truly contented and payed by myn executonr /orelles ordeined for so to be payed / Item Ibequethe to my Godson William lylly Ve / Item t bequeathe to William Capper my Godson σ xxᵈ / Item I bequethe to Hyr William Page preste vpon condicion that he will take vpon him Thoversight of thexecucion of this my present testament and Last Wille my gowne of vyolet engrayne furred with lak conye Iter Ibiquithe To Alice Rynarre my Scarlet gowne with the hede therto bilonginglyned with sarcenet / Item I woll that Thomas Taillour myshuant shall haue to him his yeres and assignees foreuermore all that my mesuage or tenement wth garden and other thapurtenances sette lyeng and being in Stonestrete of maidestone aforesaid / the whiche I late purchised and bought of and John Aere And I woll that all and euery such persone and presone as stande and be enfeoffed and seased of and in the said Mesuage or tenement wth garden and thapptances shall fromhensfath stande and be enfeffed and fuste of and in the same mesuage or tenement & garden with thappurtenances to thuse and behouf of the said Thomas Tayllor and of his heires and assignees / The Resioue of all my goodes and catalles ase and debtes aftie my debtes payld my funeralles expenss personned and these my legacyes conteyned in this my put testament and last will fulfilled I geue and bequeth to Haister Thomas Lymanecleic he to bestowe such parte therof for the wele of my soule / and the soutes of my fader modre benefactors and all ppen soules as it shall please hym / The which gaister Thomas lynacie of this my pesent testament and last will I make and ordergne myn executor And of thexecucion of the same I make and ordeigne the forsaid sir william Page Oester And vtterly renoke and admult all and euery othre testamentes willes Regacyes bequestes executors and overstes by ne before this tyme in any wise made named willed and bequethed And twot that this my put testa and last will and the legaces bequestes executor and Overster conteyned in the same shall stande and abide for my veray testat and last will legacies bequestes executor and ouerster and noon other / I witnes wherof to this my put testament and last will I haue sette mysted yeren the seconde day of June yere abouesaid These witnes Thomas homson clerc and Robert warde clerc /.

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Will of Stevyn Dunmowe of Maidstone, Kent (February, 1524). TNA, PROB 11/21/296.

Testm Stephe Dunnowe. in the name of god amen The thirde day of Octobre In the yere of our lord god a thousande fyve hundred and xxiiij And in the xvj yere of the Reigne of kynge henry the viij£ Stevyn dannowe of maydstone in the shire of kent being sike in bodr and hole in mynde and in good remembraunt make iny testament and last wille in maner and some folowyng ffirst bequeth my seale to almighty god and to our lady saint mary and to all the hole company of hevyn and my body to be burred in the Churchyarde of All Sayntes of maydstone on the Southside next vnto the buriall of sgnes my wife decessed also I bequeth to the high awter for my tithes and offeringes netligently forgotten and witholden iij & iiijᵈ Item to the Crosselight of the same thurche xijd tem to the light of Corpus xx · xijᵈ Item to the light of Jesus xijᵈ further more: I will that whan it shall please god to call for me out of this worlde xxvjt hiijᵈ to be bestowed in dages and masses and of chantable almes for the welthe of my seale and all phrisen soules, and in likeman of ay monethes day and at my yeres mynde vp& furthermore I will after my decesse two trentalles to be saide oon at Gylforth and another at gotkynden ffurthermore I will a prest to synge for my soule and all prpen sowles by the space of oon yere assone as it may be doon conuencently as halfe & yere in oon yere and halfe oner another yere or otherwise yf nede shall cause hit The Residue of any goodes not beguethed my dettes and mny bequestes paide and contented / geve vnto Elizabeth my wife whom) make myn exeentrix of this my last will made the yere and Day aforsaid ffurthermore where it is so that of late daies) bargeyned with conr Stevyn mason vyntener of london for the place dwell in with another tenement vpon certeyn pay ment as vj£ xiijˢ iiijᵈ to be paid by evyn porcions afiny qualters as sment and was my conenant, he nowe cntrarying my said mynde and concennt and entent will not agree to paye the said somme but saith that other. wise agreed with him · as in this eaas do recorde and testefy as I will answere afore god that yf saide otherwise / payns did cause me and lack of good mynde · wherfor it is my mynde as it was then Except he content / and paye me according vnto my mynde and couenantes & mrch yerely by egall porcions till the some be fully content and paide he shall neuer enioye it but haue ageyn suche money as he hath larde vpon it / and I will make the best shifte that I cane this to be of trouth as take god to Recorde / And yf so be that Stevyn mason wilnet fulfill my first couenantes paying pmrces by yere till the somme of xt moch be fully paide Than I will it Remayn to Elizabeth my wife to geve or to sell, and to doo hir best to the perfourmauns of this my last will / The one plus to be bestowed in dedes of charrtie after hir distrecion for the weal of my foule and all propen soules, Thise beyng witnesses maister Tylden Thomas Baker and Thomas Ellys with other there present

1530’s

Will of Roger Flower of Allington, Kent, November 1531. TNA, PROB 11/24/129.

In the name of god amen In th founth dmy of Septemntor In the yere [p. 2] fourlordegod mƚ v xxxj£ Roger fflow deslington hole of mynde and memory sikem body make my will and testament in this manous / ffurst I bequethe my soule to allmyghty god to our blyssid lady suint Marye / And to all the company of hevm my body to be buried in the churche yarde of Islington / And as for my goodes Igyne them to mywif she to kepe my childerne / And fordeyne my said wif myhole andfull executnce ther to witnesse for Thomas areyggn curate maister Roger ghens and william Taytour / And John denton Thomas swamne pochclerke with other

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