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Tudor P.C.C. Will Transcription by L. L. Duncan - Book 52 page 60

ROBERT WOTTON,  Will 26 December 1523

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ROBERT WOTTON, Knight, Comptroller (contrarotulator) f the town and marches of Cales, 26 December 1523. To be buried within the church of the blessed Mary the Virgin of the Order of Carmelite Friars within the choir before the high altar of the same church next the body of Anne late my wife, in the town of Cales, if I die in the said town or marches of the same. To the works of the church of the blessed Mary for licence to be buried there 20s. To
the high altar of Bocton Malherbe in Kent 20s. [so far in Latin]. Item I will and bequeth to the
churchwerks of Saint Nichas 10s. and to be Resurresction in that church 10s. To Saint George inor lady church 10s. To pour people at my burying in money and bred £5. to euery ij prsones a brasse penny 11d. ob. To freres ofservaunts in Caunterbury for 2 Trentalls 40s.
My sonne Edwarde shall fynde one honest prest to synge in the churche of Bocton Malherbe by the space of 20 yeres. To frere Hans subprior of the White Freres in Calais to syng for Anne my wife one hole yere after hir decesse £5. 6. 8. To my doughter Mary to hir mariage £100, £60 in redy money which is redy in a bagge for her and for the residue £40 I will that she shalhave the two serplers of wolle stonding in my wolle house at Calais whiche ij serplers I bought for her purposly and they dyd cost me at the first bying £42. To the said doughter Mary the cheyne of gold wt a crosse of gold to the same that was my
wifs.
To my doughter Margaret the lady Marques Dorsset my Ryng of gold with a Turkes, to pray for me. To my sonne Edward all my harnesse complete as well for my self as for my folks that I have in Caleis with all suche Crossebowes handegounes, javelens and halbards as I have
there. All that cloth of siluer which was bought for a coote for me and the grene velvet also shalbe made by myn executours ina Cope or other vestment orells in awter clothes and I soo geve theym to the high awter in the church of Bocton Malherbe and also that the ymage of the Trinitie to be enbrowdred thereuppon.
To my nevewe Sir William Baker that is at Lovayn towards his exhibicion yf he do contynue at his lernyng there 10 marcs.
I ordeyn my sonne Edward Wotton myn hole executor to paye my debts &e. First I geve to my said sonne for the said entent my chayne of golde with a crosse newe made weying in all xxj ouncs and di. of fyne golde or thereabouts; all my plate of siluer and siluer and gilt except suche parcell of plate assigned in this my present testament; also all suche sumes of mony as shalbe due to me at my decesse too my ordinary wags for me and my company in Calleis and that shall be due for myn Annuytie and fee oute of theschequer of Calais paide vpon the wolle beame at the day of my decesse, also all suche sumes of money as shall be due to me by Thomas Partriche, Recyvor of all my lands of the Rents and Revenues, also £24. 16. whiche my Fermor Harryes at Bocton Malherbe hath in store of myn, and all suche shiffe of housholde as I have in my howse at Caleis and in my placs at Bocton Malherbe and at Paddillisworth.
Residue to my said sonne Edward, except a psalter boke which was my fathers written and lymoned wt god, which I redemed of the parishe of Saint Dunston in London, whiche boke I geve to the Parishe churche of Bocton Malherbe in Kent. Provided that I will my sonne Edward and all others heirs of him and of me to come hereafter shalhave their pleasurs to rede or say in the same psalter at their pleasures, that is to sey within the same church oonly and noo where ells.
Last will: 26 December 1523. My feoffees Sir William Scot and Sir Edward Gildford Knyghts William Horne, of Hoorne, Esquier and others my feoffees shall deluer a state of and in the hole maner of Bocton Malherbe, all those londes nowe called Wotton landes, Powsynes, Southpark, Hames, a park, Wodysden Grovetts and a medowe I purchased of Hugh Badnor lying next to the Water Mylle at Bocton with all lande, woode &e I have by purchase or inheritaunce in parishes of Bocton Malherbe, Lenham and Heryettisham and forth wt also the manor of East Farborne and a parcell of Rent paide by Safry Stonehowse or his heires out of the lands called Calcotts forthwith also almaner of londes, water mylles &e services and custumes vnto the said manor of Bocton Malherbe, vnto the said Edward myn eldest sonne. And for defaute of heirs vnto my son Sir Nicholas Wotton, prest, during his naturall lyfe only and then to George my sonne [all the lands to reamin whole and undivided].
My feoffees shall deluier a state in the lordship or manor of Thornham and in my tenement called Bordynhous in the hundred of Middelton and all suche landes, woods &e in Chestlett vnto my said sonne Edward [remainder as before] and in default to my doughters in fee taile and for lack of issue to my suster Philip Combirland, my suster Tomasyn Baker and to suster Alice Chayne according to the last wille of my fader Nicholas Wotton.
After the decesse of my doughter in lawe Dorathe Wotton nowe wife vnto my said sonne Edward the manor of Bayhouse and Combes in Essex and all landes &e I have in Essed vnto my said sonne Edward [remainder as before].
[If goods not sufficient to perform will and specially priest to sing in Bocton Malherbe or son Edward is negligent] feoffees to levye vppon my manor of Paddillsworth and Pottymys and upon the manor of Booscombe and all such landes as I have in Cheryng and Westwell purchased of Hatche and vpon the 13s. 4d. of annuytie pruchased of John Lachynden in Bydenden, the sume of 200 mrcs sterling.
After decesse of my said doughter Dorathe nowe the wife of my sonne Edward, the manor of Wardons in Egerton to remayne to my sonne Edward. Also the manor of Sherifyscote in the Ile of Thanet and all lands &e in Ile of Thanet which were my fathers Nicholas Wotton or myn vnto my iij sonnes Edward, Sir Nicholas the prest and George.
My feoffees shall deliuer a state of an in the manor of Chilton besids Syttingborne and all other lands &e wt in the hundred of Middelton except only my tenement called Boiderhouse and of and in my manor of Wytherst vnto my iij sonnes, in fee taile for euer as gavill kynde lands.
If all dye, as God defende, then to my suster Alice nowe the wife of Humfrey Cheyney for lyf and to reamyn vnto my nevewe John Cheyney hir sonne.
Proved 7 June 1524 by Edward Wotton executor in person of Thomas Argall, proctor. (P.C.C. 22 Bodfelde)

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