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Book 7
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John Grovehurst
- Will 20 August 1472
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17 Wattys Typed up
by Mike Still
20
August 1472 13? ????????? John Groveherst of Dartford in the Shire of
Kent to be buried in the parish church of Dartford. To the Vicar to pray
for me xxs I bequeth xx? For a priest of gode couuelsaceon?
To sing in the parish church of Dartford to pray for my soule and for
the soules that ?Iau? endelled? To do fore by the space of two ?ere and
the said Priest to say daily if he be in goode hele? daly the tesmo? of
three ?? ?Placebo dirage? and Consudacion?
I wille myn Satour? In the day after? Dethe? Doo? Make to
be said for me in the said parish church Parish. Dartford and C a masse
of Requiem by ?note on the morrow. And a masse of our Lady to be said
the next after by ?note and every Priest clerke and child that sgyeth In
the Church ? is all my dirge? And masses to be rewarded as it hath been?
of ?oolde ?tyme Accustumed or better.
Also I will that The men that shall ring the belles att the
day of my burueng and all my ?uonethes myude? For me be rewarded over
their dieutee XXd (20 marks) I bequeth XX? (20 ?)
to be spended in Mete of drynk and money to be ?deled to pouer people
The day of my burueng and monethe? ?angud. To the Abbesse
of Syon for the ?g? me being for to be spended Upon the newe Church of
Syon X (ten) marc. To the Proiresse of Derteford (Dartford) to the ?susteatacon?
and ?eepathny? Of the place X (ten) marc. To every lady of the said
Place XXd? (20 pence?) and every ?Frer 12d (12
pence) and to Daime Alice HAYTON? 6s 8d & to Dame Jone Hayton 6/8
& to Dame Jone Moryse 6/8 to pray for the soules that I am aidetted?
To pray for which draweth? To ?in money CS? by estimacon?To
the churchwardens of Swannyscombe to the Repairing of the church of
Swanscombe and other necessaries Whe? Doon? Vjei? And tete
her pray for the souleThat it com? Of. To the parish churches of Sutton
Wylmyngton? Bexhylle, Crayford, Stone and Darent In the Countie of Kent
to ?ewich of theis vj churches ij alter clothes of s[t?]eyned werke the
ij clothes Pric? XXs (20 marks) And lete the ?pisshous pray
for the
Soules that I am ?edetted to pray for 8ma vjb?
To the Abbot of Lesnes for to pray for the same XLs?
and to every chanon? 6s 8d which drawyth to by eslyeon? iijl vjs
vijd
I bequeth Xg? to the relieve? of powe
prisoners in Newgate Flete Marchalsge and in the Kynges benche to this
entente? That as many men woman and children as lieth in every of thies
?my prisons for XXs or? by nethe XXs that ?ngn ?sxtours
shall take such prisoners out of the prisone as they seme by their
discrecion been in moost mysery and myschefe on to the same of the saw Xg?
Unto my Broother Thomas STOKTON my Sawter cornered with ?Orgmesya
Velvett the Claspes gilte. To my sister Betrice STOKTON a Nolte? of
silver with an? Handell and the conergy? gilt. To my sister Jone FENEWYK
XLs To my brother FENEWYKE a pair of Bedes of Calcedens. To
Sybyll GELIBRANDE to Appelyn DEVETT and Agnes HALE ewych of their a ryng
of gold and a pair of bedes of Cgill? ?pric 40s? every pair.
To Thomas STOKTON the younger and to Henry STOKTON ij
Prymers? with Placebo? Dirige? And Comeudacion?p P?c to the 4 marcs. to
Doctour? GODARD the Elder 20s and to Doctour? GODARD the
younger 6s 8d to pray for the soules I am bound to pray for to the Blak
Freres? Grey? Freres? White f? and the Freres? Austyn of London to ewych
of their houses 20s to pray.
To John COKE of Dertford my gleive? And my salett the
pendaunt behynd been of velivett garnysheld (?garnished)with silver To
CAVSTONS wife dwellyng in Saint Austyus ?parish in London V (5) marc. To
Isabell her mayde V marc. To Bale SERYVANER of London 40s .
To John SPROTTE? of Syon 6s 8d. To Henry ARCHER of Syon 13s 4d, Robert
BRAND 20s, John CUSTANS and to his wife X marc, John JOYNER
of Swannyscombe Tyler Xs. To HEBGOODE and his wife 13s 4d. To
Margarete att WODE dwelling att the Swanne in Dertford V marc. William
ROBYN hyr sonne V marc. ?Watkyn CORBY of Erhythe (Erith) and his wife 40s
I bqueth? ij auter clothes to the Chapell of Saint
Edmundes of Dertford their to be occupied about the auter (?altar) to
the pleanir? (pleasure?) of God as long as they wyll endure pc? the
auter clothers XXs.. To olde GRENEWODE of Dertford and to his
wife 20s To John EDWARD in Querey? 6s 8d. Thomas COLSKIE? in
Querey 6s 8d. Roger CHAUNTERELL of Dertford 6s 8d. Robert MOGER
carpenter of Dertford a gowne prie? makyng with lgnyuy? 13s 4d. To John
TOWNINOUR of Stonham 10s Richard GLOUEY of Dertford xls
John SMYTH of Dertford 10s Richard TAILOUR wardegn of the
mersshe of Dertford Xs I bequeth Xg? for a Cope of
blue velvett to be bought after the sewte? of the Copes that been in the
Church of Dertford their to be occupied to the honnour of God. I bequett
Xg? to be disposed a monge (amongst?) pouere householders and
to maydens mariages in the parishes of Dertford, Sutton and Wylmyngton.
To Nicholas DRASCE? fesshmonger of London 20s Thomas
STORY? hosier dwelly in Watlyngstrete 10s To PEPHAM
fishmonger in Olde Fishstrete 6s 8d To the Priour? and Convent of
Rouchestour to be spended on/to the ?VSE of the hours 13s 4d. To the
preeste of the Charnell of Poules 13s 4d. To the susten/utacies? of the
Chapell of the same Chardnell in such things? as is moost necessary 40s
To every servant that ?swellith with my Brother STOKTON in his hous 6s
8d. To Robert COTYS? dwelling att Welling in Kent s 20s. To
Fenerell Gardenele? of the Abbey of Berkyng [Barking] to John Wynterborn
& to Wm Payne of the same place 3/4.
Also I will their be laid/said? in the church of Dartford
by the advyce of myn sxtons vijl sanely to be kept in a
cheste to this entent that the vicar[a]ge of the same church & all
the preestes & clerkes of the same continually a-bydyng be ones
[once] a yere durying the terme of vij yere in the same church att such
tyme as I was buried to pray for the soules of John Groveherst Wa[l]ter
Groveherst & Margaret & Margaret Groveherst my fader & moder
& for all the soules that I am indetted to pray for & for all
Cristen soules. That is to say the vycars? & all the foresaid
preests & clerkes shall Placebo, D[irge] & C[ommendation] be
note on the day of my burieng & masse of Requiem be note on the
morowe
And I will their be spended yerely of the saw? vijl
duryng the terme of my yere xxs that is to say in brede ale
wyne & chese amonge the preests clerkes chyldren & the ringers
of the Bellys 3/4. Also I wille their be doled at my masse to an C [100]
of pouere men & women ewych of [t]hem 1d if their be so
many at my dirige & masse of the p[a]rish their & if their be
notte thanne I wille if their be any Bedred men or women or feble aged
folke of the same that may nott com their that they have such money as
the men & the women have that be att my dirige & masse. Also
evry preste of the same church that is at my dirige & masse vjd
& evry of the Clerkes 4d and the ringers of the belles
yerely that ryngyth att my monethies myude? xxd for their
labour. And if the Sexten will desire more thane his dieute of oolde
tyme is accustomed to have for tyme… hym
self thane I will that the Sexten have the xxd as it hath be
accustomed of oolde tyme to have. And that yt ????queth of XXd after
the Sexten paied I will that it be departed a mong the pouere men that
ryngeth the belles. To the ij church wardens of the same church for the
tyme being to see this ?obite? frieuly doon & kepte yerely during
the terme of vij yere ewych of the ij shal have xiijd yerely
for their labour & offryngs att the high masse of Requiem and if any
of the ij wardens lakke att any tyme of the service doing duryng the
terme of vij yere as it is afore written thanne I will that the warden
that is att the church & attendyth and ?saith? the service afore
written frieuly doon & kept have the money that bothe wardens shuld
have had. And if none of these ij wardens woll se this doon & kepte
thanne
I will that the vicars of the same church shall do it in
his owne persone if he be in helth of body in manere ?of?ourne? as the
wardens shuld have doon it havyng the same reward. Se?? always who so
??? doo it that he offyr yerely att my masse in the wyrship of God
duying the terme of vij yere iijd. To the new making condite
[conduit] of the Collage of Cobham xx mrc so that the said Condite
stretche fro the Collage to the town as it have be of oolde tyme
used.
To the repacian of the Steple and to the bellys of the
p[ar]ish church of Derteford xx mrc to be received of the revenuz of my
landes att such tyme as they be sold & paied for.
Also I will their be xx marc disposed by myn executours
that is for to say in repacion of pouere churches pouere housholders
having many children & to ????????? mariajs dwelly in the p[ar]ishes
of D[artford], Sutton Wylmyngton Stone Swannyscombe Mepeham &
Herteley.
I wyll my Feoffes make or do to make a state of my Crofte
called att this day Ashcombyscrooft after the best fourne/tourne of lawe
as the vicar and the wardens of the p[ar]ish churche of D[artford] for
the tyme being And they to calle to ???? vj of the p[a]rish such as they
canne think best disposed & wittiest will desire to be made and that
it be doon immediately within halfe a yere of my dethe to fulfille this
my last wille that is to say I will that the money that comyth yerely of
the Issues & profilez of the same Croft which is worth yerely over
iijs vjd that it paieth to Roger Appelton for
Graunsom rent, ixs vjd be imployed & spended
to the sustentacion of ?sundry? of xvj lb of wexe for the pascall and
for ij lb Candeles that is ordeigned with the Pascall yerely in the
p[arish] church of D[artford] for ever more. And for making of the same
Pascall & wexe Candelles seing and to provide alway that no man
woman nor childe dwelling in the dwelling Derteford (sic) nor no
straungers pay no money to the sustentacion of the Pascall with the ij
lb of Candells nor to the making therof but utterly be fre &
discharged yerely of any payments therto for ever more. Butt of their
grete charitee I will desire & hertely pay all the
p[a]rish[i]on[er]s of D[artford] to pray the Vicars for the tyme being
that he will pray every Ester Day yerely ever mor. To be doon in the
Pulpett for my soul John Groveherst Walter G[roveherst] & Margaret
G[roveherst] my Fader & Moder soules & for all the soules that I
am indetted to pray for.
Also I bequeath to John Custans V daughters of D[artford]
xx? quart of Barlye to be deled evenly among them to that entent that
John C[ustans] & his wife shall put all this barly in making to
malte & all incresse that comyth of the same malte The first yere I
will that Margarete Custans have it & with the incresse that she
hath of the same malte I will that she by Barly & incresse it yerly
unto her own propr use as it will please god & so ewych of the same
iiij [sic] daughters of the foresaid John Custans as they been of age
shal have all the hole stok of Barley yerely for ??? ??? in alle maner
& ????? & in lyke cas as Margaret Custans had it. If any of the
v daughters dy or they be maryed thanne I will that ?????? or their
parte or partes of barly or of malte that duth be evenly departed a mong
them that levith.
I wille that myn executours by a Stone of marbyll to ly
upon me with an image wrought upon the same stone and my name gravyd
upon the same stone & the day & yere of my dethe price the stone
iiij??. Also I wille their be bought by myn ex[ecu]tours ij stones of
marble to lay on my fader and moder with a scriptur of their names upon
the stones & the day & yer of their dethe price bothe stones
iiijli.
And this is the last wille of me the said John Groveherst
of alle my landes & ?yerley? rentes & ????? medowes leses
pastures & ????? the which that I stoned seized in or any other to
my behove made in the fest of Sent Mighell the Arch angell the ?? &
the regne of King Edward the iiijth xiijth. Fyrst
I wylle that all my feoffes stondyng & seised to my by hofe use or
profite ??????? or severally make a state of all the said landes unto
William Swanne John Freman & to William Bokland in fee a none after
my decease att the request of myn executours. Furthermore they being so
seized of all my said landes ?? be redy to deliver an estate to alle
such persone or persones as myn executours maken sale to & myn
exectours shal have pouere to sell them or any part therof to the moost
value that they may be sold to without ??????? or any ????????? to that
entent that my testament may be frieuly executed/
I ordegne & make myn executours Beatrice Stokton my
sister Richard Burleton & Wm Bokeland that they frieuly execute It
as they woll answer afore god.
Probate not filled in. The next was ?? 10 Dece 1474 – the
will before 17 Dec 1474.
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