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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 7 page 71

John Martin - Will 26 August 1457

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10 Stokton

Ego Johannes Martin senior filius Johannis Martin nupes justiciarius domini Regis de Bano comuni. 26 Aug 1457. Sep in ecclia. Sancte Trinitatis de Dertford in chord uxta? Ricardum Martin patrum meum. Sum alt. de Horton pro dec and 6/8. Fabrice eccl. ble Marie de Horton predict ad custodiendum ?dem anniversari mei fs? tres anno 20s. Sum alt. ecl? Sce? Mildrede de Nusted pro dec and 3/4. Fabrice ecclie ?frdict ad custod. dun 12. anniversi mei fs? tres annos 20s. Fabrice sal de Northflete to keep my anniversary for my soul and souls domini Wm Halle capni? fs? 4 years 26/8. Volo qd? Thos Charleton miles, Thos Frowich armiger Thos Balard armiger Thos Walsingham armiger and John Chepstede feoffati mei manerii mei de Nusted cum advocae. ecclie pdict? and om. ptm? et profrcius? immed. 
   after my death feoff Elizabeth my wife of and an in the same for her life paying yearly 5 marcs with clause of districcionis. Volo qd.? Johannes Martin filius meus and heres treat? sibi tern and tent mea que habeo in villis and ochus de Dertford and Mepeham excaptis duobus hospicus quorn onum docatr. Hospieur de Cols? and altern Hospicum de Horne et quadam domo iacent et situat in Lovehill uxta domin? Thome Rovet, que quiden hospicia and domin facio and ordino ad invemender? ydonen? capelland? divina celebratur in ecel Sae Trinit de Dert pro aie? mo?n and anime Patris mei and annui Rici Martin patrum mei and annually om anne and benef. Nuppetrum Postquam Exores mei una cum vicared de Dertford and duobus fidelicius de eadem pochia lenaudnit? inde et disposuerunt fs? amsaure?tum mei dicti Johannis Martin xxli. Si dict Johannis Martin obierit sune hered oni terr and except, as above remaneat Rico Martin fratri suo and heredibus. Si Ric. ob. gd. absit tunc rem. Isabelle et Johanne filiabus meis Si. Isabelle and Johanne ob. tunc terr then remaneat Rectis heredibus meis. Volo qd Ricus Martyn filius meus ?treat om ter and ter in villis and ?fs de Luddenham Lewisham and Bocton subtus le Blean. If he die to remain to John Martyn his brother and if he die to Isabelle and Johanne my daus. and in default to my executors to be sold and disposed for ?priests to celeb. in ecclia de Gravene in capella Sci Johannis fs? spacum septem annos and in other works of greatest charity for my soul my parents and benefactors for which sale of lands in Luddenham Lewisham and Boughton I will whosoever sells shall have 100s. for his labore. Volo qd
   Elizabeth uxor mea habeat manerum meus de Franks cum toto et integro ?stanro emsden except 4 equis meis pro sella mea quos volo qd vendant ?fs excetores meos et ornatu meo pro corpora meo que volo qd dividam inter filios and filias meas Volo qd predict 5 marc remanet in hands of my feoffees of the Manor of Nusted be disposed yearly for a ?ydonem presbitus? divina celeb. in ecc. Sa Trin de Dertford quousqz? Johannos filius meus peruenerit? ad etaten 21 years and amplius Et alie 5 mrc lenenter de exitibus terr and tentore meorn in villis and poch? de Luddenham Lewisham and Boughton ad eundem ?psbitum et fs? idem tempus. Volo qd promise? ?ishus presbiteri frat per discrec. Magri Johannis Honole vicar ?ibm quam din? ipm? ibiden vicarum fore contigerut. Volo qd domina Anna Mater mea and domines Isabella Frowike Magister Johannes Hourle et Elizabeth uxor mea habeant gubernacion Johannis Martin and Rici Martin filiorm meor durante tempore non etatis eore? i.e. till they come to 21 years. 
   I will the grana and catalla mea in manerio de Nusted vendant and the money he received by my exors. Volo qd? totum ?toscum meum super terran mean in Mepeham vendate. Boscur meum cum fundo iacens mater Chellesfeld et due acr. bosci cum fundo iacent nixta Wodelond vendante. Volo qd Margeria soror mea heat 20 marks et quondam obligacionem 40 libram fact per quondam Elizabeth Tolham sibi deliberat. Volo qd Elzth ux mea heat om iocalia et ?platez nobis data in Maritagium nostrum integer. Volo qd. Johes fil mea heat ?vum par ?huthiam one par pelum de argento cooptarum and ?vnau Orateram de Auro ornatam cum perlis et one par magnax preclease de auro sibi et hereditus suis. For default to Richd Martin his brother and so from heir to heirs quam ?dm Remanserit ?alignis heres Johannis Martin nuper ?justica domini Regs ?pdict. Volo qd idem Johannes heat vnam ?Orateram de Argento deaurato ?cooptam cum virid Anamell super ?peden emsden. Volo qd Ricus fil meus heat vnam orateran plenam ?videlicz ?flat cooptum de arg. deaur. Et aliam ?Orateran de Arg. cooptam cum Armis meis in eadem Volo qd Isabella filia mea heat alian ?oratera de Arg. cooptan cum equis meis in ead Volo qd Johanna filia mea ?heal vnau oratera vocat a Lytill bolle pece flat de Argenti cooptam. Resid ?jocalia meorum viz Anulorum Broches Peces cuppes de Argenti et deaurati preclearun de Auro sine aliorm Jocalum rue fuerint Patris mei vendaner per exec. and money recd disposed by advise of my exors for soul of my father etc. 
   Et si lis vel contencio acciderit inter eos qd absit then by the greater part of them. Om bona que habeo domini Willm Halle capellam vendaner et inde emantr ?una capa valoris 4 mercaru and vnun bamer cloth pci 13/4 pro ecl sce Mildrede de Nusted 1 remainder by advice of exors and supervisors. Each of my daughters 100 mrcs to their marriage if so much is available and if not then t the discr. of exors Volo qd domini Anna mater mea and domus Isabella Frowike and Elizabeth ux mea habeant dispoc. in marriage of Isabel and Johan my daus. Exors Elizth my wife; Thos Balard armg; John Martin my son and heir and Thos Walsingham armig supervisor Magist Johannem Hornle onam Annan Martin matrem mean and dominan Isabellem Frowike If John my son et heres contradixerit hunc vet vol. mee adversus Ricrd. M. his brother then he shall not have lands etc in Mepeham ?negz Manerum de Maxstan sd qd dictus Ricus Habeat and gandeat sibi et hered ?saus.
Prob. ?Lamehith 19 Oct 1457. and com. to Elizth relict and ex.

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