Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 12 page 157

 Johannes Jop - Will 11 Oct 1493

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18. Vox

The first part of this Will is written in Latin

11 Oct. 1493. Johannes Jop of Ealdyng (?Yalding). Names and places mentioned include: Gift to Thomas Rutter £6.13.4. Wife Agnete. Priest to celebrate in church of Merden for himself and Agnes his wife. Claprmede grove; Roginerpitts, Thomas Godyng. Pontis of Twyford Gift to Katerine his wife.
   The said Katherine to have peacably all my goods aforsaid on condition she permit William Mapisden filio mea here and my grain and hay ....
   Priest to celebrate and my anniversary to be kept and distributed to priests clerks and poor in church of Ealdyng yerely 10^s.
... This is of all my lands and tenements being in the hands of W^m Astyn and Rich^d Stofold and other my feoffes in trust in the parisshes of Ealdyng and Merden.
   I will my feoffes graunt unto Kateryne my wif an annual rent of 33/4 by or goying out of certayn peces of land called Hachefel, Oxenbrige feld, Litle Thorne mede, taillors croft, Gosepitt and Sherwode reds for time of her lif. And when the said annytie is graunted and confermed I will that whensoever W^m Mapisden and Marion his wif my doughter wull desir and enquir my seid eoffs that they shall delyver unto them a laufull astate of and in all my lands etc. in parisshes of Ealdng and Merden. Provyded allwaye that if thissue of their ij bodyes dye livyng the seid W^m and Marion then I will that the lenger liver of thaym ij shall have all the seid lands and tenements in feod symple except I will my feoffs shall sell a pece called taillors croft in the parisshe of Ealdyng besids the land of Tho^s Goding and if W^m Mappisden wull beye hit and pay for hit 46/8 in ij yeres I will he shall have hit and pay therof 20^s to the repacion of the ford brige of Twyford in parte of payment of xl^s before named and residue shalbe paied to the hands of Sir Nicholas Noon vicary of Ealdyng and he to dispose hit to the churche of Ealdyng and elsewher to the helthe of my soule.
   Also if Robert Mappisden live to the age of 21 yeres then I will he shall have duryng thelves of his fadre and modre 13/4 out of my lands.
   These beyng witnesses Sir Nicholas Wyn vicar of Ealdyng, Tho^s Godyng, Sir Tho^s Ruttor. Dated at Ealdyng the yer above writen.
   Probate 2 Jan. 1493 by Dn^o Thome Ruttor capm.

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