Medieval & Tudor Kent Wills at Lambeth - Book 21  Page 54

Walter SHIRINGTON,  Will 16 January 1447

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WUULTER SHIRINGTON, preest vnworthi wich y be. In the name of the most blessed glorious Trinite one God and persones thre. To be buried in Waldons chappelle wt in the priore of Saint Bartilmew on the north side of the auter in a Tombe of marbil per (?) to be made etc (vide History of St. Bartholomew’s by E.A. Webb. F.S.A.). 
It: that vij^xx mrc be biset vpon amendyng of the high wayes aboute Romeney [ Romney ] where it shall most nede. And y wol that the chapell of Crouthorn the church of Hope and the chirches of Saynt Martyn, Saint Nicholas and Saint Lawrence of Romeney haue (vij nobull or such an ornament as shal be thaught to the parsone or vicaire and vj of the worthiest parisshons most necessarye to the worship of God and of the Chirch) (similarly to other places not in Kent). So that in euerych of thise places myn obit be hold ones and euery sonday atte bedes byddyng y be prayed for especially by name among other. 
(Gifts to executors) as also to the performyng of my will entent and ordenaunce that y haue made vpon my feffement of my lands and tenements aswel in Kent as in Middelsex, the which will entent and ordenaunce be writen and doubled and wt my signete and seal of armes ensealed thoo that touch my lands and tenements in Kent by hemself¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ .. and tweyn of hem ben left yn a chest of myn wt in Saint Pouleschurch and the tweyn other double of the same ben left in a iren chest in my chambre in yuelane. 
And of this my testament y make and ordeyne myn executours mayster Thomas Liseaux Dean of the Cathedral Chirch of Poules, Syr Nycholl Sturgeon and Syr Wm. Brewster, chanons Residenciers of the same chirch. Waulter Dolman, Syr Roger Merssh and Robert Valaunce. At the manoir of Bernes 16 Januer 1447. 
Proved 14 February 1448. (Note: the above is only the Kent portion of the will). (170a Stafford ).

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