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Tudor P.C.C. Will Transcription by L. L. Duncan - Book 51 page 88

EDWARD MONGHAM,  Will 7 April 1512

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SIR EDWARD MONGHAM [clerk] 7 April 3 Henry VIII. To be buryede in the Abbey of Ledys in the Quyre afore the high auter bequethyng to the sayde auter my beste tabill clothe of diapr. To the saide Monastery and to the broders thereof a standing Notte of syluer and gilt wt the Coveryng and 10s. yerely granted to theym by a dede of Annuyte for ever observing the keping a solempne dirrige wt the masse on the morow for the soule of William Mongham my fader and Jone my moder my soule and all xpen soules.
To the chapell callede Bryge chapell my beste palyne tabull clothe for an auter clothe. To euery preste being brother to the saide chapell to pray for my soule 20d. To the monastery of Ledys my portos of parchement there to be chaynnede at the disposition of myn executours.
To the parishe churche of Collyng my worste surpiles and 5s. to reparacons of the chancell. To the parishe church of Charte a tabull cloth of diapr next the best for an aulter cloth and a towell of diapr, a Manywall, a Precessynall of prynte and 5s. towerdis the reparacons of the body of the churche.
To the Chapell of or Lady of Grace wt in the Abbey of Rochester a tabull cloth of diapr to be hallowede to make two aulter clothes, a corporas wt the case od purpill velwet. To the churche of Assheforde my beste corporas wt the case of clothe of golde and purpill velwet, my masse boke, my chaleys, my veste-ment wt that that therevnto belongith.
To my good [god] daughter Mawdelyn Harlowe a fedderbed and a bolster &e., 2 pannys, 2 spittes, 2 rakys of yoru, a water chafer, 6 platters, 6 dishes, 6 sawssers and a charger and a basyn of the siluer facon, and another fayr bassone countersett, a syluer salte of the best ouerede, a gobelet of siluer, 6 sponys of silver, my Flatt peace, 4 Candlestiks of the beste &e.
To my brother William Nungeham doughters egally 40s. and to oon of my brothers childer or my susterys that is most apteste to lernynge all my bookes. To Edwarde Barbett my godson a littill masser coverede and yf so be that my saide god childern decesse thenne the said stuff to my brothers and my susters childern.
To the College of Asheforde residue of my napery, brasse, lattyn and pewetir.
My suster Hillton my beste bedys and my best Ryng. To Gryffyn Drakes my lytill siluer salte wt the coveryng. Residue to Sr. Richard Wood my parishe preste and William Whyfwande my cosyn my executors and Sir Richard Woode to have the keping of all suche bequests as I have gevyn to Mawdelyn Harllowe till she come to lawful age.
Last will: as touching my lands, my tenement in the parish of Seint Margaret bysides Rochester to be solde and a preste to sing for my sould and for the soules of William, Jone and Margaret the term of three hole yeres, oon yere where my body lyes buryede and too yeres where my fader and moder lyeth buryede and residue to the maryage of my goode doughter Mawdelyn Herlowe.
Proved 3 July 1512 by executors named. (P.C.C. 25 Fetiplace)

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