Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 11 page 82

William Calowe - Will 5 October 1485

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7. Milles

I William Calowe servaunt to the lawe 5 Oct 1485 (I H VII). To be buried in the White Freres at London my sepulture to be made on the south side of the said chirch betwene the ij awters as S^r John Aissley is oon the north side. If I dye in London and the Prior and Convent will so be intreted about the which I will that ther be spent £20 that is to witt x marc to the Prior and Convent for ther interest and good will labor and solempne obseques with messe and dirige and x mark aboute the makyng of the said tombe and x marc in the costs upponthe day of my sepultir and if this suffise not theme I will that ther be spent and takyng other xx^li marc or in dedis of almes. 
   [Directions as to ceremony at his buriall and dyner to good neighbours etc]. £12 to the help of my scolers of divinite of the saide White Freers all them to procede in the Univsite of Cambrigge by the space of iij yeres as Thirlowe and the yonge faire frere and Arnold and he contynue in vertue to be one of them.
   And as for my plate that is to witte a pair basins of silver I wil that they be to be polisshed and myne armes to be sette in them, if he that was owener of them wilnot geve redely again his money for them and thenne to be yevin to the parissh chirch of the holy crosse in Caunterbury atte Westgate ther to abide as a memory for my soul. And as for the potte and ewer of silver thoo to be at the dispocion of my excutours withoute that the owner will within a quarter or half a yer at the firthest pay the money for them as it apperith in a bill and if he paie it so agein then I will with that silver a pair of new basins of silver party gilt as they been be bought of newe and myne armes to be sette in them and thoo to be deliverd to the Vicar of Gardeynes of the said parish chirch for theintent aforesaid.
   Also a standing pece curid gilt the which was leyed in plegge to me for v^li and a flat serchers of silver otherwise called Preketts the which leid in plegge by a nother for vj marc.
   Also a salt lying in my deske uppon my countre with cover withoute a knopp the which was leied for 20^s by a nother. And I had half a dosn of silver spones and a pair of smale corall bedys in plegge for 20^s of the Grocer beside the Gate the which were better thenne v^l money [other pledges].
   Residue of my plate and other yewels except a grete maser and a standing notte a salt of Graunts I will that my brother Hert have theym to dispose among his childern whenne they comyn to mariage so that William Hert have the best cuppe, Margaret Hert my goddought the next and an hart of gold and also the demysene harneysed with silver and gilt lying in a cofur, my breganderis curid with welvett with a standard of mayle and gussetts lying at the armerers besidis the chirch my brother William Hert to have them and ij paire of briganders I will John Hert and William his brother to have them and thother ij paire breganders being in the possession of Edmonde Coksegge with all my bedding and stuf of my chambr be devided bytwene my ij clerks and ij shetis to Alice Cook.
   The standing salt of grauntes when he paieth xvj marc ?hill to be delivyed agein unto him. And Rent and ferme being behinde in substans is for this ij yeres of Shafford Court and Shafford Mille and of alle myn other landes and tenements in the hundred of Westgate in Kent the which is more thanne £30 and £10 of S^r Thomas Delamare to be paied at halow masse and £20 of Wm Hert.
   I will as they may be gaderid that £10 be gevn to the Prior and Covent of Bokinham Abbey in Norfolk and £10 to the parish chirch of Revestrale in the same counte where as I was born and unto the prioresse and Covent of Clerkinwell where as my wif oon whoose soule god have mercy is buried toward ye help of the newe werk in ther cloyster ther £20 and the overplus by myn exors as at the priore of Seint Gregories of Caunterbury in espiall.
   And as for my plate and stuf at Caunterbury and books and other loosendis and goodes of myn being in my study at London, except a booke of Assisez in papir, a Dratton, a booke of newe statuts and ij books of a Briggeonents oon of myn owen labor and thother of Lincolnesinn labor be atte the disposion of myne executours my clerks and other my frendes suche as entende to encrese theim self in the lawe.
   Extours William Hert gentilman the elder, S^r Thos Pedeook prest the vicar of the parish chirch of the Holy Crosse besides Westgate in Caunterbury and Edmond Coksegge my clerk.
   Witnesse herof Maister Tho^s Englissh, Sir John Smyth parish prest of Clerkenwell, Alexandre Graunt, Herry Deyne groser and W^m Kyrkely.
   Last will of me William Calowe servaunt to the lawe otherwise callid W^m Collowe 26 April 1483 for all thise londes maner and mille lying besidis Caunterburye withoute the Westgate in Kent the which londes maner and mille sum tyme was Bartelotts the which was callid Shafford Court and the mille callid Shafford mille. First I will that if oon Tho^s Seymer will have all the said londes, maner and mille to him and to his heires in fee for the somme of vC marc to be paied in v yer, except ij closis and a medue of the which oon cloose is callid Pynkeham Cloos and a nother is callid Clopham cloos and the medue is callid Thretyne meede the which ij closez and mede I woll. Edmond my servaunt shall have for term of his lief and after to remayne to the said Tho^s Seymer. And the money comyng among poor people marige of poore maidenes of the parish of Seint Dunstones in the West saving x marc to Alcie Bekett other wise callid Alice Barly if she keper hir maydene tille she marye and x^ls to Alice London.
   I will xl^li therof be distributed in makyng of high wayes nygh adjoinyng aboute Caunterburye. And also I will that John Hert theldest sonne of W^m Hert if that he kepe suche purpose of lyvyng as he was at this day proposid have xx marc to pray for my soule.
   And my godought Margaret Hert xx marc for to marye hir ther with. If the said Tho^s Seymer be not of poore for to purchase the said londes then I will that the Priour of Seint Gregories in Caunterburye shalhave hit for the soonme of CCCC marc uppon condicon that they shall founde a perpetuall memorie for to pray for my soule etc. And if the seid Prior cannot morteize and founde the said livelode then to be sold to W^m Hert my brother in lawe for 400 marc and after his discease to remayne to W^m his sonne.
   All my landes and tenements on Gillyngham in Kent to be sold to the performacion of my will.
   Probate 4 Feb 1487 by oaths of Dni Johis Smyth capellan Elizabeth Halyday and John Kyrkby and com to W^mo Hert gent and Edward Coggesegge exors.

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