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Book 15
page 489
ARTHUR LOVEKYN, Will 4 March
1545
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27 Alen
ARTHURE LOVEKYN of the
parishe of Barsted (Bearsted) in Kent, 4 March 1545. To be buried in the
church off Barsted where Anne my wife lyeth. At my buriall in dirige and
masses 10s. and 3s. 4d. to be geven in charitie to the pour people and
moost nedye of the same parishe and likewise at my monethis mynde and
asmoche at my yeres mynde. I will there be vj pound of newe waxe made in
foure tapers that is to witt euery quarter of the yere a newe taper
conteynyng a pound of waxe and a halfe and those tapers to be lighted
and burne on the highe aulter before the blissed Sacrament at the tyme
of the highe masse on the Sunday, Wenisday and Fryday by the space of
oon hole yere after my deceas, and the clerk in doyng his diligence to
se those lighted and vsed accordinge to this my will to have 4d., and
the vicar or his depute there sayng masse euery of the said dayes at the
Lavatorie to say De profundis with the Colet of the Trinitie, Libera
nos, for me, my wife Anne, my father, my mother soules and all xpen
soules and he or they to have for the same doinge of oon hole yere 20d.
Item I will that on good Frydaye next after my deceas there
to be gevyn in charite to fyve pour and of the pourest housholders in
the same parishe of Barsted euery of them foure pence to pray for my
soule and all xpen soules and euery quarter of the yere immediately
after my deceas there be gevyn in brede and drynke to the pour prisoners
in the gaole of Maidestone 6d.
To Arthur Lambe 6s. 8d. Peter Henley 6s. 8d. John Elys,
John Raynolde and Arthur Love euery of them 20d. Vnto John Taylour of
London, taillour, sixe siluer sponys and my salt of siluer with the
couer. Vnto Walter Tailour of Barsted, late of Leadys, the vse and
occupacion and profite and the puttinge owt therof to the most profite
and vse my Leasse of the parsonage of Barsted he paying therfore yerely
at termes vsuall to be paide to the Lorde of the saem parsonage servyn
pounds xiijs. iiijd., accordinge to the Articles and couenaunts in the
Indentures comprised and after the deceas of the said Walter Tailor I
will that John Taillour his sonne to have the same leasse. I will that
Walter Tailour aforesaid shalhave during his lyfe my tenement howse and
howsing garden and orchards callid Oterasne (?) and one pece of lande
therto adioynyng in the parishe of Barsted and thre other pecs of lande
in the parishe of Alington besids the lande of Edwarde brokehole gent
and oon other pece of lande callid Norde wt in the said parishe paying
the Lord and Lords their yerely Rents and Keping reparacions necessarie
from wynde and rayne and all other reparacions of dekeyse doon by
occasion of his catalls and servaunts. After decease of the said Walter
Tailour, John
Tailour the sonne of the said Walter Tailour of Barsted,
late of Ledys, shalhave the said Tenement &e callid Oterashe wt in
the parishe of Barsted with the lands in Alyngton and lande callid Norde
and the same John Tailour to paye to John Lovekyn 20 marks and paye to
thexibicion of Raufe Anderson fyve marks and to the mariage of Rabadge
Davye 40s. and to Alice Fox of Ledys 40s. Myn apparell aswell gownes,
jaquets and doblets to John Lovekyn and Richard Taylor and all other my
movables &e to John Tailor aforsaid whom I do ordeyn my sole
executor and Walter Tailour overseer. Written wt myn owne hand per me
Arthur Lovekyn.
On 11 February 1546 administration was granted to
Walter Tailour father of John Tailour executor of Arthur Lovekyn ‘ad
viam intestati’ because John Tailour executor died before he took up
the work of executorship. In person of John Lambe gentleman, his
proctor.
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