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P.C.C. Will Transcription
by L.
L. Duncan -
Books 49 & 50 page 44
WALTER ROBERTHE,
Will 1522
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I Walter Roberthe of
Crambroke esquyer make my testament &e. To be buried in the churche
of Crambroke betwene the ymage of our Lady of Pytye and my pewe and ther
I wylle a stone be leyde vpon my body. I bequethe towards the makyng of
the middell ile of the said churche the oon half of all the tymber that
shall long to the makyng of the Rooffe of the said worke. To the churche
of Gowtherst 12 okes the best they can chose vpon the landes I bought of
------------ Baseden the whiche lands --------- Patynden now fermyth.
To euery of the doughters of John Roberthe my sonne 10 marcs at their
mariage. To Walter Henele 12 okes to be takyn vpon my lands called the
Forde. To Clement my sone my baye colt and oon of my mares. Residue to
Alyce my wife and Thomas my sonne indifferently betwene theym and they
to be executors.
This is the last will &e: made 11 February 13 Henry 8 of all maners,
lands, tenements &e in Kent and Sussex and the five portes wherof at
this instant tyme Edward Nevell Knyght, Henry Wyat Knyght, Wm.
Assheburnham Esquire and other stande to be seased to the vse of me and
my heirs.
First: Thomas my sonne shall have all myn manours &e in Kent, except
a pece of land to Clement my sone and for lacke of heirs to remain to
Clement and for lack &e to John my sonne and for lack of heirs then
to William my sonne, to George my sonne, to Edmunde my sonne and for
lacke of heirs to martyn my sonne and after his dethe to Elizabeth
Hendle my dowghter and for lak of heires male to Mercy Seint Nicholas my
doughter and for lak &e to Johan Horden my doughter and for lak
&e to Elizabeth Tukke and for lak &e to Johan Leede and for lak
&e to Dorathe Seint Nicholas my doughter and heires make and for lak
to Anne my doughter and lak &e to William Assheburnham of
Assheburnham and for lak &e to Walter Roberthe so nne of the said
Thomas my sonne and to his heires and my manors &e shall not be
dyvyded betwene heires males as longe as ony of the said entayles before
lymyted shal contynue and not be devyded or departed betwene heires
males after the custome of Gavelkynde vsyd within the said Countie of
Kent.
Twenty pounds to the vse of Elizabethe now the wife of the saide Thomas
my sonne. Also to said Thomas all my landes in Sussex or wt in the fyve
porteis excepted certeyn parcells appoynted to Roger Seint Nicholas my
sonne in lawe and vnto Anne my doughter. And if my son Thomas be
disposed to sell my maners, lands &e in Cattysfeld, Bexill and
Batell then I will my cosyn William Asshburnham or his heires by them
before an other man.
I will Clement my sonne have a pece of lande called --------------- the
whiche Walter Portreffe nowe occupieth and feermyth. To Alyce my wyff an
yerely annuyte of 40 marcs owt of all my maners, she to release all
right in my lands &e by reason of her joynter or Dower.
To Roger Seint Nicholas my sonne in lawe my safferyn gardyn in Rye that
---------- Pedull now fermyth and occupieth and 16 acres called the
Reches lying besyds Rye the evidents wherof remayne in the custodye of
Gervase Hendle my sonne in lawe, vppon condicon that the said Roger doo
ensur vnto Dorathee his wiff her joynter.
I will my said Recouers graunt vnto Sr. Martyn my sone an annuell rent
of 20s. forterme of his lyffe uppon condicon that yf the said Sr. Martyn
be avounsid vnto an other benifice then the said annuytie to cesse.
My sonne Thomas to fynde all my sonnes under 21 meat, drynke and
apparell and also fynde theym after his discretion at scole vnto the age
of 21. I will Anne my doughter one half part of my Wyndemyll at Rye.
I will Thomas my sonne shall find an honest secular priste to sey masse
and celebrate divyne service in the parysshe churche of Cranebroke at
Seint Gyles awlter for the sowles of my father, my mother my wyves
souwles, my owle and all cristen sowles, according to the last will of
John Roberthe my father.
Provided if it shall happen the wif of Thomas my sonne or the wif of
onny of the next heires abouesaid of the said manor of Glassingbery
shall happyn to lye a childebed in my said place caled Glassenbery or
elles if the pestelence happyn to Rague and contynue in Cranebroke that
then for the tyme of the contyn nance therof and also durynge the tyme
of suche lying a childebed vnto the tyme and tymes of their purificacon
shall say masse at my place called Glassenbury and that then the said
priste for the said tyme to be encused of attendaunce in the parisshe
churche, and the said priste to have 10 marks of the issues of my lands
lying uppon the Dennys of Iden, Comden, Rysseden, Forde and Smowgley in
the said parisshes of Cranebroke and Gowtherst.
I will this my last wille be engrosid by the Counsell of Walter Hendle
of Grayes Yne and any dowte to be reformyd by the ouersighte of John
Assheburnham and Robert Naylor.
Proved 18 October 1522 by Alice relict and Thomas Roberthe, executors. (P.C.C.
28 Maynwarynge)
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