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Tudor P.C.C. Will Transcription by L. L. Duncan - Books 47 & 48 page 64

ELIZABETH FISSHER,  Will 10 May 1526

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ELIZABETH FISSHER, of Maidstone, widowe, 10 May 1526. To be buried in the churche of Saint Feith next to my husband and my body to be chested. To reparation of church of Alhalowen 6s. 8d. and of Saint Feith 20s. To light of our lady wt in the same church to be made out of newe wax 6s. 8d. At my burying to prests, clerks and poor people £3. 6. 8. A prest to singe at Saint Faith oon hole yere £7. An obit at Saint Feithes 10 yeres euery yere 13s. 4d.
To Thomas Woodyer my seruaunt a fetherbed &e. To Richard Magnesden my seruaunt 5 quarters of whete and 5 of barley. To John Fissher thelder all the hangings in the hall &e and my great flatt pecs of siluer, a salte of siluer wt a couer parcell gilte, 6 sponys of siluer of the best sorte and 3 spones of the smalist sorte and my gretist maser.
To Robert Fissher my Nutt wt a cover. To William Fissher my standing cupp of siluer wt a couer &e. To John Fissher the yonger a salt of siluer wtout a couer, a paire of beads of exilliard, gauded wt siluer and gilt, a paire of bedes of corall gaudid wt siluer which sumtyme was my brothers mothers.
Residue to John Fissher thelder, Robert F., William F., and John f. the yonger my sonnes. Executors: John F. thelder and Robert f. and William F. and John F. the yonger ouerseers.
Witness: Richard Frenche and Sir Thos. Soule, prest at the College or church of Maidston my goostly father.
Last will: (same date) John Fissher my eldest sonne all suche londs &e which late were my fathers John Freers and also all landes &e which were Thomas Geoues and a pece of lande called Bechers and Slyes wt a barne, in parishes of Maidston and Dytton, yelding yerely to his brother Robert F. 26s. 8d. In default to remain to said Robert F. and in default to William F. my 3rd son and then to John F. my fourth son.
To Robert F. a mesuage agenst my house which sumtyme was John Wells and a garden wt a hogstye in the same and a mesuage in the strete called Wykestrete sumtyme oon Cristmas dwelled in nowe called the Berehouse with two gardyns and a pece of londe called Fletchers cofte and a barne called Fletchers barne, as apperith by a dede made to same Robert and Mawde his wife and all other things in the same dede and all other landes and tenements in Aylesforde.
To William F. my third sonne my mesuage at Berte and all the landes and woodes called Berte whiche were Nortons which my husband lately purchased of Julyan Norton and Margaret hir doughter. Also a pece of londe called litill Ventalls my husbonde lately purchased of the heirs of Thos. Atwood.
To John F. my 4th sonne my manor of Horspull wt londes and rents in Detling and also my mesuage &e longing to the same whiche sumtyme was Richard Dores and londs which were Merywethers in parish of Boxley and all londes lying at Coptre in parishes of Boxley and Alyngton, sumtyme were Smartmans, Asshebego, Warrelles, Bukmers. To my sonne William F. a mesuage wt a garden in Wykestrete and 2 peces of land oon is called Carterscrofte oon acre and a half and the other is called Saint Mary Crofte 5 acres. I lately purchased of my cosyn Thos. Freers doughter. Also my mesuage in the high strete where now Richard Humfrey dwellith in sumtyme oon Raptegus.
To John F. the yonger a tenement in Wykestrete sumtyme was Gullys with a gardyn and a barne and a tenement in Wykestrete sumtyme was Farhaus with a gardyn. To Robert F. 2 houses in Wykestrete next unto the house sumtyme was Newells.
To Thomas Woodyer my seruant an house in Tylers lane sumtyme Thos. Standerd dwelled in terme of his life and to remayn to John Fissher thelder.
[Each brother is made others heir throughout "as in my husbonds will"].
Proved 7 November 1526 by executors. (P.C.C. 15 Porch)

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