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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 59 page 49

Thomas HOLMAN - Will 16 August 1551

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Thomas Holman of the parish of Northyam in Sussex, 16 Aug. 1551. To be buried within the church of Northyam besides the north dore within the church. At my buriall for my soule & all christian soules 20s & moneth mynde & yeres mynde 20s and at eiche 4 busshels of wheate, a barrell of bere & chese sufficient. To mending high wey between Northyam church & Newinden brigg 20s.
To Agnes Holman my doughter my fetherbedd in my parlor etc and all such stuff her mother gave her at her deathe. If she die then to Thomas Holman my sonne.
To Elizabeth Cheseman my doughter a cowe etc. To George Lamport a heyfer. To Thomas
Holman my godsonne one of John Holmans sones a bullocke. To Richard Motyn a heyfer bullock. Richard Batam my servant a heyfer. John Herneden a heyfere. Walter Morlen a heyfere. Thomas Coke my servaunt a heyfer. Richard Baker my godsonne and servaunt a heyfer. James Brayfords sonne my godson a bullocke. Marion my serv’t one bulocke. Elizabeth Lewcy my servaunt do. Olyver Hill my s’vant a bullock.
To John Holman my sonne 4 oxen, wherof he hath two allredye & the other two to be my oxen caled Herse & Browne (also other horses & cattle) and all my hey lying at Gotely at the south side of Northyam and also my ferme & lease of a tenement called Goteley & my two marshes in Rye.
If he die then to Thomas my son.
To Thomas Cheseman of Ewhurst all the farme called Hoocham where he nowe dwellith. If Elizabeth Cheseman my doughter & nowe the wife of the said Thomas die then to Thomas my son.
To Thomas my sone my farme landes in Ewherst called Lording strete whiche I occupie now in my handes and my farme & lands calle Gatecorte the whiche I nowe dwell in and occupie & whiche I have the lease of my Lord Wyndsore. To William Shether one wenyar at Ester. To John Holman the yonger, sonne of John Holman my sonne a cowe.
Residue to Thomas Holman my sonne & executor. John Sharpp of Northiam my overseer.
Last will: I give to John Homan my sonne my mesuage & lands at Mygrams hill in the parish of Sandherst in Kent the whiche one Bryngker now dwellith in & occupieth.
To Thomas Holman my sonn all my lands in the said parish of Sandherst whiche I bought of Beching & Shott, except the litle tenement and 2 garden plotts and one feld in Sandherst the which one old Mokett now holdeth to have to hym & his heires for ever.
To Thomas Holman my sonne my lands & garden with a lodge there upon bylded in Northiham called Clopton which I bought of William Lawles.
To Agnes Holman my doughter one litle tenement, 2 garden plottes & one feld above said which old Moke nowe holdeth (This seems contrary to above bequest which may mean that Moket was to have it for life only).
Witness: John Sharpp, Robert Walmersley clerk, George Pyper, Richard Moket & James Braynforde.
Proved 11 Nov.1551 by Thomas Holman executor. [PCC 31 Bucke]

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