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Medieval & Tudor Kent
Wills at Lambeth -
Book 21 Page 50
William Balle - will 29 June 1450
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WILLIAM BALLE, 29 June 1450. To be
buried within the sanctuary (infra sanctuarium) of the church of Wyngham
(Wingham). I leave to making and amending of divers ornaments of the church
there 20s. To sustain the light of Blessed Mary the Virgin, 1 qrt, barley, of
St. Katherine 1 qrt barley. To each preist celebrating mass on the day of my
burial 6d, and each chorister there 2d, each poor person 1d to pray for me.
Residue I leave to my dearest wife Benedicta Balle and she and Simon Morle of
Canterbury to be executors and for his labour I leave him 5 marcs on condition
that he be pleased to be a good and diligent friend, as much as in him is, to
arrange for the goods of my boys (puerorum).
I leave to Benedicta my wife all my state and term I have in the manor of
Wyngham according to an indenture made in the time of Henry Chiche late
Archbishop of Canterbury.
Proved 1 August 1450 by executors named. [190a Stafford]
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