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P.C.C. Will Transcription
by L.
L. Duncan -
Book 52 page 28b
THOMAS BOURGCHIER,
Will 3 Sept 1512
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THOMAS BOURGCHIER, Knyght, 3
September 1512. To be buried in the churche of the Monastery of Boxley in
Kent, in suche place as is appoynted and agreed bitwene the Abbot of the
saide monastery and me, in whiche place by the sufferaunce of God I entend
to edifye and make a chapell and an aulter there and to founde a chapleyne
of the same monastery to syng daily in the same for euer to pray for my
soule, the soules of my lord Cardynall Courghchier late myne vncle, Dame
Agnes and Dame Anne late my wifs, my lord my father my lady my mother,
Edward my sonne, all my freends soules and all those soules whome I am
most bounde of duetie to pray for.
To the high aulter of the parish churche of Leds 5s., and of Bromefild
5d., of Sainct Mary Magdaleyne in Suthewerke 3s. 4d. To poor people at my
burying 20 marc. To 10 maydens beyng of good conversacion and vertuously
disposed euery of them 40s. To our Lady of Cavesham beside Redyng a
vestment of white damaske a red wt garters and Bourgchiers knotts, God and
our Lady therewith to bee served and honoured in the holy place. To or
Lady of Walsyngham a tablet of gold of the Image of the woman of Camarye
havyng the pictur of the holy vernacle garnisshed wt perle and stone,
there to remayne in that holy place in the honor of God and our Lady and
to thentent the Abbot and Convent ther shalhave me and Dame Agnes and Anne
late my wifs and or chilern in Remembraunce and pray for our soules. This
Tablet was sent to Walsyngham in my lif and ther offred by the hands of
Nicolas Bone.
I bequethe to Saint Thomas of Canterbury a crosse of golde wt 4 perles and
a sharpe Dyamound sette in the myddes, there to remayn in the honnor of
God, Our Lady and Saynct Thomas.
To my Lorde of Cauntorbury a grete Ryng of Gold with a saphyr sette in the
same beseching hym to Remember me and to be good Lord to my wife and myne
executours.
To my Lord Berners for a Remembraunce a cuppe of golde playne wt a cover
and a saphyr in the toppe of the cover.
To Dame Anne my wife asmoche of my plate such as it shall like hir best
and at hir election as shall amount to the sm of oone hundred marks at 3s.
4d. the ounce of whit plate and percell gilte and gylte plate at 3s. 8d.
the ownce. Also 100 marcs from the sale of my household stuf &e and 50
marks in redy money.
To my nevew Thomas Nevell a jewell to the vale of £10. To prior of
Aylisford 20s. To Florence Peverell £10 which was of the bequest of Dame
Agnes late my wife. Vnto Thomas Culpeper the soone of Alexaunder Culpeper
my godson 40s. to pray for my soul. Vnto Thomas Culpeper the soonne of
Walter Culpeper my godsonne 40s. Isabell Sentleger my goddoughter 20s.
To my chapell wt in the churche and monastery of Boxley a holy water
stoppe at a sprynkal of syluer parcell gilte, oone chaleyes with the
patent of syluer and gylte, twoo cruetts of syluer, oone paxe of silver
and gilte. oone sakryng bell of syluer percell gilte, oone apparell of an
aulter of blak saten fugery wt a vestment of ………… and oone
apparell for an aulter of white clothe of Bawdekyn, and oone vestment of
the same sute of white cloth of Bawdekyn.
My feoffees to make a sure estate to Dame Anne my wife in the manor of
Halsted in Kent by dede indented, whiche manor the saide Anne to have for
terme of her life in name of hir joynctor accordyng to the Covenaunte made
vpon marige had bitwene hir and me. The reuersion of the same to my
seruant Nicolas Bone and to his heires for euermore. My feoffys in my
manor of Ansford in Kent to make a sur estate to Syr John Pechye, Knyght,
and suche other as he shall name on condicion that he pay to the
vniversities of Oxenford and Cambridge £200 that is euery of theym £100
whiche is of the legacye of my lorde Cardynall Bourgchier late myne vncle
within a yere or els myne executors make sale of saide manor of Aynsford
to pay the saide £200.
I make Dame Anne my wife, Sir Edward Ponyngs, Knyght, Sir John Pechye,
Knight, Alexaunder Culpeper Esquier and Maister Thomas Welles, doctor of
divinities executours.
To saide Sir Edward Ponyngs £5 and a garter wt lettres of gold sette wt
perle and stone. My Lord Archebusshoppe of Cauntorbury of his charitie to
be good lord vnto me and myn executours and to be supervisor.
Legacies to servaunts: Thomas Polsted 40s. Nicolas Bone £10. Raulf Tykyll
4 mrc. William Rede 4 mrc. Adam Meryk 4 mrc. John Brymston 5 mrc. James
Master 4 marc. Margaret Darry 4 mrc. Margaret Barlowe 4 mrc. John Basse
40s. Thomas Peverell 40s. William Lovelas 40s. John Williams 40s.
………. Frognall 26.s 8d. Richard Hunte 20s. Nicolas Basse 20s. Flouer
Popeagay 13s. Hugh Baker 13s. 4s. Thomas Watell 13s. 4d. John Knyght 13s.
4d. Thomas Serche 10s. William Andrewe 40s. May Popeagay 10s. Two
horsekepers to euery of theym 10s., sm. 20s. Johane Turke 40s. Jane Jenyn
40s. Agnes Snode 40s., percell of the 10 maydens in the legacy of the
wille paid.
Proved 5 February 1512 by relict. (P.C.C. 15 Fetiplace)
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