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Tudor P.C.C. Will Transcription by L. L. Duncan - Books 49 & 50 page 132

ROBERT HOVENDEN,  Will 17 September 1557

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17 September 1557. Robert Houeden of Cranbroke in Kent, clothier. To be buryed wt in the churche of Cranbroke. To high altar 2s. To the repairing of the same church 13s. 4d. On day of my buriall to preestis, clerkes and poor people to pray for my soule, my father and mother and all chresten soules £4. At my mounethis daye £4 and at the 12 mounethis day £4. Euerye Friday for one yere fyve pence to five poor folkes.
To Anne my wif all my bras, pewter, candilstiks, spittes, cobirous, dripping pannes, and other vesselles, excepted my furnace wt all other brewing vesselles that are vsed and occupied to brewe withal whether they be bras or wod. Excepted alwaies all my workehouse vesselles. Also to the said Anne all manner of lynnen, bedding, bed- steades, chestis, fourmes, tables, stooles, cubbourds &e., four Kyne of the best of twoo horses wt sadelles and bridilles, twoo seames of wheate and of malt one seame of ootes and £80. She shalhave the twoo gesson [ = guesten] chambers wt in my dwelling house &e.
To Richard Hovenden my sonne £40 when 20. To Thomas Hovenden my sonne £4 when 20. To Giles Hovenden my sonne £40 when 20. To Dorothee Hovenden my daughter £40 at her mariage. To Alice Hovenden my daughter £40 at her marriage. To Anne Hovenden my daughter fower marks yerelie for her life and if it be not paid she to have my twoo feelds belonging to my mansion-house, thone called Sheepefelde and thother Pondefeeld.
Residue to John Hovenden my eldest sonne my soole executor and Stephen Sharpe ouerseer.
Last will: of my lands, tenements &e. in Cranbroke and Hawkehurst. Anne my wif my twoo tenements in the town of Cranbroke and after her deathe to Richard Hovenden my sonne and if he die before 21 then to Thomas and Giles Hovenden my sonnes egallie and if they die to John Hovenden my sonne.
My sonne Richard Hovenden at 21 my tenement called Hodes with 14 acres in the parish of Cranbroke and one wood called Foxendge in parish of Cranbroke. If he die to Thomas and Giles my sonnes and if they die to John my sonne. To Thomas my sonne at 21 my twoo tenements in parish of Hawkherst [with remainder as before].
My twoo tenementes or messuages in Hasilwoodd in parish of Cranbroke to my sonne Giles Hovenden at 21 [remainder as before].
My principal mesuage and lands in parish of Cranbroke whiche I bought of Thomas Hartridge, all such landes as I bought of John Tebolde in the same parish of Cranbroke and also my mylle and lands in the same parish I bought of William Courthop to my son John Hovenden.
In presence of George Atkinson, vicar, Steven Sharpe, Henry Kyngeswood.
Codicill. To Anne my wife 4 seames of wheate and two of malte and £20. £10 each to my sonnes Richard, Thomas and Giles Hovenden. My wife to have the occupying of all money bequeathed to my three younger sonnes, Richard, Thomas and Giles and my doughters Dorothee and Alice Hovenden.
Witnesses: John Ware, Steven Sharpe, Robert Rayner.
Proved 27 April 1558 by John Hovenden executor. (P.C.C. 16 Noodes)

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