Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 14 page 434

 John Norton - Will 16 Oct 1532

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16 Oct. 1532. John Norton of Middelton (Milton near Sittingbourne) in Kent, Knyght. To be buryed in the parishe churche of Myddelton aforesaide in a newe chapell on the southe side of the same churche by the Sepulture of dame Johane late my wyfe deceased. To every of the lightes of the holly Trinitie of oure Ladye in the said Chapell of oure ladye of Petie in the body of the said churche and of Sainte James in the same churche 6/8. To the light of Saint George in the same churche a complete harnes and 6/8 of mony. I will my extours in conveniet tyme after my decease cause to be made a ?conveyent tombe of marbell over my buryall and over the buryall of the saide Dame Johane with the picture of me and of the said Dame Johane and skucchens of oure armes to be made and graven in brasse and fixed uppon suche place of the said tombe as my extours shall thinke most convenient and there uppon to expend £13.6.8.
   I will my extours bestowe £10 in makynge a newe windowe of stone on the north side of the highe chauncell in the said churche ageynste where the olde organs were wonte to stande. Item: I bequeth £23.6.8. to the makynge of a newe ruff [sic] and pewis over and in the said chapell where my tombe shall stande. My extours do ordeyne and provide for and in the day of my buryenge in convenient place to be done 100 masses with diriges and observancs accordyngly to the same and in like maner at my monethes daye and mynde and shall deall and distribute to poure people £20. An honest priste by the space of 20 yere to singe for my soule, the soule of the said Dame Johane and of our Fathers and mothers and benefactires sumtyme in the saide chapell where I entende to be buryed sumtyme in the parishe churche of Sheldewich and somtyme in the Chapell at the manor of Norwoode by the discrecon and election of myne heires.
   I will suche one of the monkes of the monastry of Saint Savior in Faversham as the Abbote shall appointe shall wekely durynge the space of fyve yeres saie thre masses before the Roode of Petye in the said Monastery in the chapell for my soule, for the soule of Sibill sometyme my wiffe and all Xten soules and to have for every masse 4^d. Unto my Lorde Abbote of Faversham that nowe is to pray for my soule £5. To the Abbote and Covente of Saint Augusyns besydes Canterbury to do an obite for my soule within one moneth next after my decease in the same Monastery V^li. Unto the Prioure and Covent of Cristeschurch in Canterbury for like cause £5. To the Freres Observants in Canterbury, the Frers Augystynes of Canterbury, Freres Dominicans of Canterbury, To the Freres of Aylesfourth in Kent, to the Priores of the Mynster in Shepie [gifts for trentalls, etc]. To the repacons of the churche of Sheldewyche to be don by the oversight of myne extours £6.13.4. To the repacons of the parishe churche of Newenton £3.6.8. of the parishe cherches of Hartlipe, Halgestowe, Wade, Bobbynge, Preston next Faversham and Sainte Cosme and Damyan in the Bleane 20^s (each).
   To the amendmente of the highe waye betwyne landes late Higgens nowe Robert Tyntts and the lands or orcherd late W^m Woodes in Bobbynge 26/8.
   Unto Dme Jane my wyfe all such plate and housholde stufe as she brought with her at her maryage. Unto John Norton my sonne all my silver plate, my great chayne of golde, all my other chaynes, rings and juells of golde or silver and the some of £525 sterlinge in mony, cattall and corne, also all my lease interest and terme of yeres in the maners and farmes underwith, that is to saie in the farme of the manure of the Hundred of Middelton and Merden, in the farme called Reade, the parsonage of Newenton, the ferme of Barkesore and Swaynernysdowne unto thend and terme of the yeres.
   Unto Thomas Grene my servunte all my lease and terme of yeres in the ferme of Trianston. Unto Richard Norton my servunte all my lease in a house in Rayneham whiche I holde to farme by lease of the priour and Covent of Leadis.
   Unto Fridiswith my doughter £10. Unto my brother Thomas Drilonde £10. Ursula wife of John Fynch £10. John Norton my brothers sonne £10. To every of Tho^s Norton, Clement Norton and Mathew Norton sonnes of my said brother V mrks. To every of John Drilonde thelder, Jn Drilonde the yonger, Anne Drilonde, Katheryn Drilonde and Elizabeth Drilonde, sonnes and doughters of my brother Richard Drylonde V mks. To every of John Geddinge, Elizabeth Geddinge and Anne Geddinge sone and doughter of my brother Thos Geddinge V mark [if any of above die before 18 then the part to those living]. To every of Jamys Drilande and Elizabeth Drilande sone and doughter of my brother Thomas Drilande V marks. To my suster Margaret Geddinge X mrks. To Tho^s Grene my servunte £200 sterlinge. To Thomas Wicke late my servunte xl^s. To John Godfraye my servunte £V and all the dette he owith me. To Tho^s Catlett my servunte xl^s and all the dette he owithe me. To Adam Pynchet my servunte xl^s. Richard Norton my servunte £10. John Gayton late my servunt 20^s. W^m Thomas my servunt 26/8. Alyce Fordred my servunt 20^s. Peter Wetherley my servunt £3.6.8. Margaret Ricarde late my servunt xx^s. At my twelmonthes mynde £10.
   Resydue to performance of my testament and will exors shall take revenues of all my landes etc. in Kent (being no parcell of the manoure of Norwoode nor landes given to Dame Jane my wife for her Joyntour or Dower) unto the tyme John my sayde sonne cum to the full age of 21 yeres towardes the performance of the same testament and last will and I make extours John Norton my sonne, my brother Richarde Drilonde, my brother Tho^s Geddynge, Robert Maycote gent, and Tho^s Grene my servunte.
   I will and gyve to either of John Hales one of the barons of the kynges exchequore and to Cristofer Hales the Kinges Generall Attorney for their good ayde and counsell to be gyven by them to my sonne and extours £6.13.4.
   Item: where I owght to the saide John Hales £120 by a bill under and subscribed with my hand I woll the said John Norton my sonne shall paie to the said John Hales the said some and if he refuse my extours to take the said £120 out of the some of £525 before to my sone willed and assigned. To said sonne John all my apparell and stuff beddynge, hangings, brasse, pewter, spitts cobyrons and anndyrons etc. and I make overseer Dame Jane my wyff.
   Wit. John Seth thelder, Tho^s Hogeson, Tho^s Bartram, vicar of Bobbynge, W^m Blackborne, John Reade, Peter Wetherley.
   This is: I will John Norton my sonne shall have to hym and his heires my manor of Norwoode, ?Chastners and all my landes etc. in the said Countie which sometyme were of John Norwoode Esquire and for lacke of yssue shall remayne to Fridiswith my doughter and her heires and for lacke to remayne to John Norton my brothers sone and for defaulte to remayne to John Geddynge sone of my brother Thomas Geddynge and for lack of issue male to the right heires of me John Norton, Knyght.
    I will that Dame Jane my wyfe have for her lyfe all suche my manors, landes and tenements as be to hir assigned by deede therof by me to the Revernde Father in Gode Edwarde Estaples, Bisshoppe of Methe, Thomas Nevill, Henry Grey, Knyght and other to the use of me Sr John Norton and the said Dame Jane made.
   I will that the said John Norton my sone whan he cometh to 21 and after deceas of Dame Jane my wif shall have to hym and his heires my manour or tenement called Lesecourte, my landes and tenements called Godfrayes and Gustmers and all other my landes and tenements etc. in the parisshes of Sheldwiche, Sellynge and Badlesmer except therof a tenement and certeyn landes whiche I purchased of the churche wardens of Sheldewiche which I will that Robert Tynte otherwise called Cooke have to hym during his life, the remaynder unto John my sone. If John deceas without heires the lands and tenements called Godfrayes and Gustmers shall remayne unto theldyste sone of my brother Richard Drilonde and for lacke to my right heires. Said sone John when 21 and after deceas of Dame Jane shall have my lands etc. called Upper Howletts and Nether Howletts in the parisshes of Faversham, Luddenham and Ore whiche were gyven in the tayle unto Raynolde Norton my Father and Katheryne his wif my mother, also my manore of Ripple and all my landes lyinge in the parisshes of Hollyngborne, Thorneham, Barsted, Huckinge and Detlynge wiche I late purchased of Tho^s Whichcote and Margarett his wiffe and for lacke of issue to remayne unto John Geddynge sone of my brother Tho^s Geddynge and for default to my rigjht heires.
   Also the said John Norton my sone when 21 all my purchased landes and tenements in Middelton, Bobbynge, Iwade, Newenton, Hartlipe, Halgestowe and Upchurche to him and his heires. And also all other my landes and tenements, wods, etc. that is to saie my maner or tenement callyd Lessecourte, my lands etc. callyd Godfrayes and Gustmers, all other my lands and tenements in the parishes of Sheldewiche, Sellynge and Badlesmere, my lands etc. called Upper and Nether Howletts, my manour of Rypple and all other my lands etc. in the parishes of Hollyngborn, Thorneham, Barstede, Huckynge and Detlinge, uppon condycon that the saide John Norton my sone, his heires etc. kepe perform and fulfill all covents, grants, promises, etc. in one Indenture bytwyne me and the Rev^d Father in God [as before] made 26 January 21 yere of Kynge Henry the Eight. And also that the same John Norton do discharge and acquit and save harmelesse one Sir W^m Kempe of Wye in Kent, Knyght of one certeyne obligacon of £500 dated 26 Jan 21 H VII in the wiche the said Sir W^m by the name of W^m Kempe Esq. with me ys bounde for the fulfilling of the said Indenture.
   And also that the same John Norton within one yere when he shall come to 21 yeres do by his obligacon in dew forme bynde hym self unto the said W^m Kempe in the some of £600 to discharge the same W^m Kempe of the foresaid obligacion of £500. And if the said John my sone refuse then my extours shall have all my purchased lands and tenements in Middelton, Iwade, Bobbinge, Newenton, Hartlepe, Halgestowe and ?purchase and all other my landes and tenements, that is my maner callyd Lessecourte, Godfrayes and Gustmers and lands in Sheldwich, Sellynge and Badlessemere and Upper and Nether Howletts, my manor of Ripple and lands in Holyngborn, Thorneham, Barstede, Huckynge and Detling during the life of the said Dame Jane therwith to accomplishe all and singular covenent promises, etc. in the said obligacon.
   I will my extours purchase landes and tenements in the hundreds of Faversham and Middelton to the yerely value of £6.13.4. and they shall gyve the same unto W^m Fynynx gent and Fridiswith my doughter his wife and to theires of theire bodies and for lacke of suche yssue to remayne unto the said John Norton my sone and his heires. Provided that the same gyft of lands to the said W^m and Fridiswith that all suche promisses etc. concludyd betwyne Sir John Fynynx and me for maryage of the same W^m and Fridiswith contayned in a certeyne paper therof made and subscribed for the joynter and dower of the said Frydiswith to be trulye performed, done and fulfilled on the parte of the said Sir John Fynynx or suffycyent suertie for the true performan therof unto my said extours be made. If the said promisses by the said Sir John Fynynxd be not made then my extours shall gyve the said lands to John Norton my sone to his heires. I will Tho^s Wrek my servunt have all my interest in a lytle medowe in Halgestowe lyinge next to his house.
   My son John when 21 to kepe my obyte in the parishe churche of Middelton and to expend 26/8. I will Dame Jane my wyfe have my tente at cherche gate in Faversham to her from thende of one moneth after my decease durynge her lyfe she dwellynge in the same and ?keping repacons and payinge the rents therof, the remaynder theof unto John Norton my sone. I will my feoffees in my two mesuages callyd the George and Clements in the parishe of Newneton do grante unto Ambrose May my servunt one yerely annuitie of 26/8 durynge his lyfe. I will that Thomas Manyngtre my servunt have durynge his life my mesuage at Sheldwich lease whiche I late purchassed of Robert Mason.
   Wit. p.me Thomam Bartram, Johem Seth, Tho^s Hogeson, W^m Blackborne, John Reed, John Norton.
   Probate 24 April 1534 by John Norton exor.

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