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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 14 page 455

 Richard Knatchbull - Will 1590

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12. Sainberbe

Richard Knatchbull of ye Parish of Mersham, Esquire being sick and weake in Body etc. To be buryed accordinge to the good discrecons of my exors.
   Towchinge the distn. of all my lands and tenements whereof I or any other to my use is seised or in fee simple in possession of reversion I give to my sonne and onely sonne Thomas Knatchbull and his heires for ever. I give and bequeth to Anne Knatchbull my welbeloved wif £400 besides all the money she hath of mine in her custody and all her aparell, cheines and jewells and three of my best bedds etc., my coache, coach horses with fower other of my best borses and geldings. I devise unto my wief three roomes in my old buildinge at Hatch, she to take her choyce and to use them at her pleasure so longe as she will remaine there.
   All my armor and warlick fur??? I give to my sonne Thomas when he shall come to his age of 21 yeres (except my best white armor which I give to my brother Norton).
   To Sr Thos Scott my principall bay geldinge. To Sr John Scott my younge baye horse in my stable. To my brother Thos Scott my lyttle black bale horse. To my brother Norton Knatchbull the horse that I had of my Brother Eston. To my cosen John Knatchbull my Baule horse that was by Watses mare. To my cosen Richard Knatchbull my black horse which was by Watses mare. To my brother Norton all my Hawkes. To the poore of Mersham £20. To my Aunte Greene 100 markes. To my Brother Hamon £40. To my brother Claybrooke £20. To Mr Reignold Blechenden £20. To Mrs Judeth Hamon £20. To Mrs Jane Honywood £20. To my cosen John Greene £20. To my godsonne Richd Johnson the sonne of my cosen Tymothy Johnson £20. To my Brother George Knatchbull £100 when he shall accom;lish his age of 21 yeares. To Mr Nicholls the Preacher £10.
   To my servant Jackson £10. To my servannt John Wood yf he recover his health £10 besids that which I have paid for him and must paye. To Nurse Baker £10. To Clement Drewe £10. To Mr John Kemps wif 40s. To Mr Hollands sonne which is my godsonne £10. To all my servants £5 a peece other then those before named. I forgive my brother Thomas Knatchbull his debte and my brother Gibbon half his debte, and my brother Hamon £10 which he oweth me, and my cosen Gabryell Greene, my cosen John Greene, Mr Henry Haule, Mr Golyford, Mr Pyckard, Mr Reignold Blechenden, Mr Ralf Haymon and Middleton all their debts. give to my cosen Alice Fowle £10.
   I will that John Greene shall have the land which he occupieth of mine in the mersh untill my sonne Thomas shall come to his age of 21, paying for every acre xijs to mine exors. I will and my minde is that mine executors shall builde upp my howse accordinge to my plott and that my exors or the survivor of them shall finish upp my house at Cheyne Courte this somer followinge.
   I will mine exors shall have the custodye of my household stuf and plate during the minoritie of my sonne Thomas, and all my leases which I have for yeares duryinge the minoritye of my sonne Thomas.
   I bequeth to my exors towards the perfominge of this my laste will and testament all my stock of cattle and all other my goodes and chattells not before bequethed.
   The executors of this my last will and testamenet I make and ordeine my Brother Norton Knatchbull and my cosen John Knatchbull. 18 January 1590.
   Wyttnesses Alexander Hamon, John Greene.
   Probate apud London 5 Feb (comp. eccl. Angl) 1590 by oath of Edward Orwell not pub. proctor of Norton Knatchbull, brother of said deceased and John Knatchbull ?nepote emsdem. Exors.

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