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Tudor P.C.C. Will Transcription by L. L. Duncan - Book 53 page 26

WILLIAM BROKHILL,  Will 25 December 1519

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WILLIAM BROKHILL of Apuldre in Kent, 25 December 1519. To be buryed within the chauncell where my last wif lyethe.
My executors to pay and perform all such bequestes as I am bounde to paye for the last will of my brother John Brokhill viz a yerly obitte for John Brokhill in the church of Mydle the 4th of Merch for 15 yeres and to the said church of Mydle to buye a cope and a chalice of silver and gilte £6, and I give more to the said cope and chalice £6.
To seint Stephens Churche for my broder according to my promise to the edificacion of the Rode loft there £4.
To Anthony Colman £6 percell of £40 I gave to my suster of my broder is goodes.
Richard Corks £3. 6. 8. of my said broder in bequest.
I thynke in my conscience I have £66. 13. of the goodes of my said Broder of the which I gyve towarde the makyng and buylding of the Rode loft at Midley and to other necessaries for the same church £10. I gyve to Old Romney church a cope of the value of £7.
I gyve £10 for a Rode loft in Lyde church towards to be doon or made.
To Yve churche of my said brothers goodes for the bye lede therewt the some of £10.
To the churche of Apuldore £20 and of my goodes £10 to bye therwt a goodly sute of copes to the honour of god.
To high altar of the said church of Lyde 6s. 8d. and of Midley and Brokland and to the reparacion of the said church 20s.
To thirteen poore nedy men 13 gownes of Friese redy made, they to hold and bere my torches and tapers at my burying. A trentall and 5 seames of wheyte to be baken at euery of the said tymes, 2 seames of malte and 4 bushells of ootes and an ox to be Kylde at euery tyme to the value of 26s. 8d., fyve weders and a calf at the same tyme, and if it happen to galle to be vpon a fisshe daye then to bestowe 46s. 8d.
To 20 poore maidens marriages £6. 13. 4., 6s. 8d. a peece, 10 of Apuldore 5 of Lyde 5 in Old Romeny and Mydley.
To amending the evill and comberous wayes bitwene Old Romeny and Lyde £4. To amendment of the waye betwene John Frebodies dore and the stile in Apulldore Courte £4.
To Johane Gounder hir owne kyne and twoo heffers gyving mylke and 20s., and also to Marion Garade 26s. 8d. and to Thomesyn 26. 8d. To Clement Browne 26s. 8d. To Laurence Gounder, William Yaldiche and Laurence Heuer 20 owes which 60 owes be in the hands of Tallowe to ferme.
To euery servant at my decease 20s. To the sonne of Henry a Wode 40s. To euery child of Mighell Boumassell and Steppyngs children beying by Johane Worsparake and to euery of Colyns children beying by Brokhells doughter of Lyde to euery one 3s. 4d.
To William Quylter thre of my best gownes. To Jane Quylter my doughter myne old Guyldyng called Skneppyn. To William Cobbe my best worsted doublet &e and a bonet of 2s. 6d. To William Horne my father in lawe twoo of my trotting guyldings.
A prest to syng for me and my father and mothers soules in the church of Apuldre and to receive £6. 13. 4.
To the exhibicon of Sir Thomas Coke beying at scole in Oxforthe 53s. 4d.
To Jamys Whatman a seme of whete. To John Brixe 20s., John Clerke 20s., Augustyn Dyne 10s., William a Vane 13s. 4d. To Benett 10s. and to Henry Eliot 3s. 4d. To William Cobbes my servant my guelding called Bayard, henxsten, sadell, brydall and all that perteynes to hym. To Lytull Agnes Bonevessell 20s. To Ingram a Vane 53s. 4d. To William Robyn and Henry Robyn the sonnes of Philipp Robyn 10s. To the heire of Baldewyn if there be but oon heire 13s. 4d.
To the amending and reparacion of the stepull of Kenarton churche 20s.
Residue to Johanne and Jane my doughters and I will that Johanne Quylte my doughter shal have hir parte that is to saye the halfyndell of all my said goods.
My executors shall yerely accompte wt Maister John Baker for the other haf which is my doughter Jane is parte and my doughter Jane my yonger doughter to have her parte at 17 yeres of age.
Executors: William Quilter, Thomas Ilande and John Grenehill. To Richard Reigge a cowe or 8s. To Danyell of Newchurch a cote. To Symon Godderde oon hundreth ewis at myghelmas. To George Colman a horse called Ansby.
Last will: 25 December 1519 reherssed personally to John Edolf of Rye, Jamers Swan and Thomas Swan of Lyde, Robert Edolf of Brenset and John Epse of Old Romoney the yonger my feoffees of lands &e in parishe of Apuldore, Kenarton, Brensett, Brokhellam, Snave, Ivechirche, Old Romoney, Pownteney, Midle and Lyde. My feoffes to suffer my executors to take the profits &e vnto the tyme Jane my yongest doughter come to age of 17, except landes I nowe have in my possession to the vse of my sister Agnes Colman in the parishes of Lyde and Old Romony, that is to say a Tenement called the George with an other lytill tenement therto next adjoining. Also a tenement that Richard Vmffrey nowe dwells in a messuage at Dyngemersshe beying parcell of my said suster Agnes joynter. Also all the landes there late purchased of John Gregory of Douor callid Bakers. Also a tenement and certen landes late purchased of Henry Howe. Also a pese of land called Thorn crofte, also 3 acres now leten to ferme in the hands of lytill John Bate. Also all my landes within the
said parishe of Lyde and libertie of the Fyve Ports nowe being in my possession.
My feoffees shall enfeoffe 6 or 8 inhabitants dwelling in the parish of Apuldore in all the foresaid landes and tenements in the said parisshe of Lyde and lybertie of the Five Ports and with the profits to find an honest preste which can syng his playn songe and can well tetche gramer to syng and say dyvyne service in the churche of Apuldore for the helthe of my soule and all cristen soules and to receive £8 at the frests of the Annunciation of our Lady and Seint Mighell the Archangel and I will that the same prest for the said salary of eyght pounds shall kepe the Quyre euery Sonday and holiday in the said church of Apuldore in helpying dyvyne service and vpon the work daye contenually at Apuldore aforesaid shall teche Gramer and kepe a gramer scole provided if the issues, revenues &e of my said landes and tenements lying in Lyde aforesaid above the reparacion and all other charges doo nor will not extende yerely to the some of £8 and 40s. clerely above all charge then I will my said feoffees shall infeoffe the said six or eight men parishens of Apuldore in my pryncipall mesuage or tenement wt in the lybertie of Old Romney and in all my lands wt theire appurtenances there to fulfill the some of £8. Provided also that the further order and assurance of the said landes I will and fully remytte all the ordyng, reformation and accomplishment therof to John Hales Esq. and John Baker gentilman and they shal be rewarded for theire labour about the presisses.
And I will that the said prest and scole maister from tyme to tyme shalbe named elected and chosen by the Vicar of Apuldore for the tyme being and by the said feofees and theire heires and assignes infeoffed in the said landes and tenements in Lyde and by the same vicar and Feoffes the said prest so named and elected shalbe presented to the Priour of Cristchurch in Canterbury and if the same priour fynde hym abill in conyng and in good maner then the same prest to be sette into the same service and salary. And after he be soo sett if he doo not his duete in the church and also in techyng of scolers or if he doo misordr hym self and kep not good Ruele, the knowledge wherof hade then I will that he shalbe warned to kepe better ordre and rule by the said vicar of Apuldore and after such warning if he do not amende the said defaulte then he shalbe put oute of his service and an other prest to be chosen.
If the vicar and parisshens being feoffees by neclygence, slougth or wilfulness do suffer the said service to be voyde by the space of half a yere the next of my blodde shall enter into all the lands and tenements for euer.
A tenement Marten Beuerley nowe holdeth to ferme I will my feoffes suffer William Parke to take all the issues unto Jane my doughter come to 18.
Oon mesuage and all my lands called Phylipp Robyns and 3½ acres lying at Eldertonnes Mnsyng my executors shall take issues unto tyme Jane my doughter is 18, and with the money to fynde William a Grobe and Thomas a Grobe to scole. My feoffees a non after my decease to delyuer to John Brokhill a yerely rent of 40s. out of my landes late purchased of Thomas Godard in parishes of Brokhilland, Brensett, and Fayrefeld to the vse of the said John Brokhill to fynde hym to scole duryng his nonage.
An anuytie of 13s. 4d. I have of the graunte of Andrewe Blakbourne out of lands lying in the parish of Ebben(y) and Stone I give to Alice Watts my servaunt.
Oon half of yerely profytts to Johanne Quilter my doughter wife of William Quilter and £10 yerely to William Hoorne Gent. for the kepyng and fynding of the said Jane my doughter and the residue of the money of the halfyn deale yearly to my executors unto the tyme Jane my doughter be 17.
Also where my suster Agnes Colman wif to Antony Colman and late wif to my brother John Brokhill holdeth for lyfe the more part of the landes in Lyde which I have before assigned and willed to the exhibicion of the said prest and to teche a gramer scole at Apuldore my feoffes with the adivse of John Hales and John Baker as sone as they conveniently maye condecende and aggree wt the said Antony and Agnes to paye them som certeyn of money yerely duryng the lif of the said Agnes so that the said landes &e may be put in feoffment as is abouesaid and if they cannot agree then the said some to be taken from the said other landes by me assigned for the use of my doughters. So that I always will the said prest to saye dyvine service and teche gramer scole at Apuldore as is before said shall in as short tyme as can be after my decease be hade and provided.
My executors with my goodes and other thyngs shall purchase some convenient house of shopp in Apuldore for the said gramer scole to be kepte and children to be taught, in the strete of Apuldore as nere to the churche as they can so provide for it and a state to be made in fee sympel to the said six or eight persons to that vse with the said other landes.
Proved 1 February 1519 by William Quilter Thomas Ilande and John Grenehill. (P.C.C. 25 Ayloffe)

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