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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 57 page 45

William KNECHEBULL - Will 20 October 1522

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William Knechebull of the parishe of Mydle, 20th October 1522. To be buried in the church of Saint John the Baptist of Mersham by my Fader & frendis there. An honest prest to rede & syng three masses and another in the church of Midle for 2 yeres. To high altar of Midle 20s & to reparacon of said church 40s. To high aulter of parish of Brokeland 3s. 4. To reparacon of the spytill (?error for Stepill) of Aldyngton 20s (it was then building). To high aulter of the church of Hurst 6s 8d. 
Matild my wife 200 marcs, 10 keen, a bull a ween, yoked & 10 buddis & 10 calves, half of my houshold, an ambilying horse or gildyng to Ryde on, 20 seames of whete & 40 seames of barley. If she be with child it shall have £100 at 24 or at his mariage & be sett to scole & honestly founde but he shall not clayme noon of the landes that were yeven to my sons John & Thomas his brethern by the last will of my Fader. If a mayden then she to be honestly kept etc. To Sibill my doughter to her mariage 40 marcs. 
To John Assheley £20, Nicholas Hawke £5 & he to doo for my sonne Thomas Knechebull as my trust is in hym. To Wm Abeer £3, Richard Hegyer alias Richard Bruer 20d every yere for 10 yeres. To Nychas Hawke, John Watson, John Smythe, moder Inglott, Bakers wif, Yongs wif, Yealdishe widow & Johan Mihells yche of theym 13s 4d. Robert Garrard 26s 8d. To the hye waye ayenst my faders landis called Godards Lands 20 marcs. 
My sonne Thomas shall abyde & dwell with Richard Halle til he be married & he shall have 20 nobles for kepyng my said sonne, the which Rychard Halle shall goo & Ride wt my said sonne Thomas to help hym shifte half lyke of all my moveables & fermes payinhg lyke charges concerning this my testament & also my Faders will & testament as my sonne John shall doo in everything. Residue to John & Thomas Knechebull my sonnes & executors. Overseers: Richard Halle, Richard Lott & George Bachelor. 
Witnesses: Wm Blackborne, clerke, Thos Henbon, John Aysley, Nichas Hawke, Robt Garrard, John Fonten, John Knechebull, Richard Edward & other.
Proved 13 Nov 1522 by Robert Garrard & Nichs Hawke & Thomas Knechebull & Wm Knechebull, executors. [PCC 12 Maynwaryng]

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