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Abstract of St Lawrence Thanet Wills from Arthur Hussey’s Manuscripts

Will of Robert THOMLYN 20 Jan 1487-8 of St Lawrence Thanet

Robert THOMLYN of St Lawrence in Thanet, 20 January 1487-8.
Buried in churchyard.
High altar 20d, and to operibus of the church 6s.8d; to each Light of which I am a Brother a bushel of barley.
To Mathie COPPYN 3s.4d. and half a quarter of barley.
To John my brother 3s.4d; to Thomas THOMPLYN 3s.4d; Juliane LIDERER my sister 6s.8d; Denis BODHAM 3s.4d.
Ad opus of church of St John 20d; and of St Peter 20d.
Wife Isabelle have all my utensilia in aule, camere and kitchen, also half part of grain and cattle.
To opus of church of the Friars in Sandwich four bushels of corn.
Residue after paying debts, etc. to wife.
Executors – wife Isabel and Richard NORTHWOOD.
Feoffees – Simon NORTHWOOD, Richard NORTHWOOD, Lawrence AT MERSH, Richard COCKE.
Five acres of land to be sold and money to pay debts, etc. of which two acres in a field called Cuttyng, one acre and half at Stretende, one acre and half at (?Silhole) and a rod at Hayne. If not enough to pay debts, etc. then one acre and three rods which I bought of Roger BAGLEY* at Cuttyng be sold.
Wife Isabell have the tenement and land which I had of Roger BAGLE of which two acres and a rod at Feldes, and to heirs of Isabelle.
Also wife have, hold and occupy all my other lands and tenements for her life, then to Sebastyane my son when of full age and to his heirs, but is Sebastiane die before then to be sold and money disposed; a priest to sing for my soul, wife, etc. for one year; 10 marcs to the church work of St Lawrence; 10 marcs to each House of Friars in Canterbury and Sandwich, to each 10s. for three trentals of St Gregory.
To Julian LYDERER my sister 20s. and to each of her children 6s.8d. To Thomas THOMPLYN 6s.8d. and to each of his children 3s.4d. and residue be disposed by Executors.
Witnesses – Sir Nicholas FOK, vicar, Laurence AT MERSHE, Richard COKK, Matthew COOPYN and William YOKLETT.
Probate 24 April 1488. Archdeaconry Vol.7, fol. 24.
*A William Bagley, citizen and glove-maker of Canterbury (parish of St Andrew) who died in 1488, left his lands and tenements in Birchington and St Nicholas to his wife Margaret – ArchdeaconryVol.5, fol.1.

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