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William BYLLYNTON, Will 21 November 1444

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WILLIAM BYLLYNTON of the parish of All Saints Canterbury. 21 November 1444. To be buried in the church aforesaid. To the church to the buying of a breviary 10 marcs. To Johanne my wife 3 pieces of silver weighing 24 vnc., 12 silver spoons weight 8 vnc., 4 basins of Laton with 4 ewers of laton, 4 brass pots 4 ‘spites’ of iron, 3 saucers of brass, 2 "morter de Stoon", 2 ‘ladelis de bras’, 4 mazers harnest with silver and gilt, and £20, and all my utensils belonging to my hall and chamber, except a bed which Thomas Langnase shall have. 
To John Billynton my brother dwelling at Lewys 10 marcs. To the buying of new bells to the aforesaid church and other necessaries £10. To the fabric de le Dortour of the Friars Minors of Canterbury £10. To the Friars Preachers Canterbury 13s. 4d. The Augustine Friars, 13s. 4d. Residue to my executors to distribute. I give two silver Salts to Johanne my wife. Executors: Simon Morle and Wm. Bigge of the City of Canterbury and supervisor William Benet of the same. 
Last Will: My feoffees shall enfeoff my wife Johanne in my tenement in the parish aforesaid for term of her life, in which I now dwell, with another in which John Clerk dwells with its pertinances, my ‘Chopa’ which with my merchandise I have occupied and after her death they shall be sold and the money disposed for my soul and the souls of my father and mother and all faithful departed. I wish that the said Johanne shall have every week during her life 16d. out of my tenement called "le Swan" in the parish of B. Mary de Bredman, Canterbury. I wish that Margaret my sister shall have 10 marcs or a tenement in the parish of St. Peter in the Town of Sandewic [ Sandwich ]. 
I wish that my feoffees shall enfeoff Thomas Langnase and Elenor his wofe in a tenement in the parish of Tanyngton. All other lands and tenements in Kent shall be sold to find two chaplains for a year to celebrate in the church of All Saints. I wish that my daughter dwelling at Colchester shall have 10 marcs, and that £10 be spent on bad ways within the liberty of the City of Canterbury. 
I leave to John Mody my kinsman 10 marcs and to his Mother dwelling in Teyne in the County of Stafford 10 marcs, to Richard Reade 100s. I wish that each week on Friday after my death for a year there be distributed 13s. 4. to poor folk in the church of All Saints and on the day of my death amongst poor folk 1d. and on my month’s day 1d., 1 loaf and 1 "messe de Flessh". To John Wykeham, clerk of the parish of St. Mildred Canterbury 100s. I wish that there be distributed in a year 40 marcs amongst poor folk namely in gowns of "Fryse". I wish that a chaplain for a year celebrate for the souls of William Billynton my father and Elena his wife in the church of All Saints. I wish that there be distributed amongst 100 poor folk 100 pair of shoes and 100 shirts and breeches (bractis) the first year after my death. I wish that Robert Sutton, chaplain, be found for a year to celebrate divine offices for the soul of Thomas Paulysham in the church of St. Sepulchre, Canterbury. I leave to my executors all my lands and tenements in Kent and my feoffees are to give posession to fulfil my will. 
Proved 13 January 1444 by Symon Morle and Wm. Bigge executors. (125b Stafford).

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