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Tudor P.C.C. Will Transcription by L. L. Duncan - Books 47 & 48 page 72

ROBERT SHETHER,  Will 16 June 1528

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ROBERT SHETHER citezein and merchaunt Taillour of London of the parishe of Saint Mighell vpon Cornell. 16 June 1528. To be buried wt in the parishe church of same if it please God that I may ende my lyfe in London. To the church of Maidestone where I was cristyned two torches. To euery awter in the same church of Miadstone an awter cloth wt curteyns of Rede and Yelowe saye, redy made and lyned.
To Robert Shether my sonne £100 and a standing cupp gilte wt a cover and two gobletts wt 2 covers oon gilt and oon white.
To eche of my doughters £100 to their mariages and a standing cupp with a cover and a goblet wt a couer and a litill pott of siluer to drynke al in, and all these things to be of oon valor oon as good as a nother.
To John Shether £10 and a goblet and a crewse of siluer.
To Edmonde Shether, if he be noo prest, as moch as I have gevyn to Robert and if he be a prest £40 towards his fynding and chargs to the gree of the scoles. [i.e. degree at a university].
If any of my children deceas or they be maried then the procion to be devided amonge them be alyve.
To eche of sustres children 20s. and to eche of Henry West is children 6s. 8d. To Richard Short and to Henry West a blake gowne. To Richard Broke and his wife 20s. To my godson his childe two siluer sponys. To my brother Traves childern two sponys a pece. To my company the merchaunt taillors of London for breking of my somans 20s. and fyve doseyn napkyns of diaper to the valor
of xij a pece to serve the company when they have nede and to euery brother in the company that comyth to my burying a spyce bonne and a kake.
To my brother Traves and his wife and to Thomas Hanfford and his wife a blake gown.
My two houses in Maideston to be solde and the money gevyn in almes for my soule &e.
My wife, Richard Traves and Thos. Hanfford executors and Maister Gune, maister Coll and John Shether ouerseers. (Obits &e in London at Merchant taillors hall &e).
Proved 8 October 1528. (P.C.C. 38 Porch)

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