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Medieval & Tudor Kent Wills at Lambeth - Book 23  Page 266

Thomas De Holand - Will 1397

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Will of SIR THOMAS DE HOLAND, Earl of Kent In the name of God, Amen. In the day of the resurreccion of our Lord Ihu Christ the her of hym a thousand thre hundred four score and seventeen, I Thomas of Holand Erl of Kent and Lord Wake beyuie in hol memorie ordeyne and make my testament in this corse. First I yene and bytake my soule to our Lord Ihu Christ and to hys mercy and to the help and grace of our lady his blisfol moder and the help of alle seyntes of heuene. And my body to be buried as sone as hit goolich may in the Abbeye of Brume and I yeue and deuyse to Alys my wif and Thomas my sone al my catayl and godes moebles praying my wyf for al the love and trust that hath ben by twyn vs and also praying and charging my sone upon my blesyng that they by good love and on assent gouerne hem in gwych wyse that at hur pouer my dettes mowe be guyted and my odl servants inholpe yu discharge of me And to execute my wylland denys a fore sayd I ordeyne and make my wyf and sone aforsayd myn exectours. [Verbatim copy]
   Proved 10 May 1397 in our manor of Lambeth by Thomas son of the said Earl with reserved power for Lady Alice relict. [157a Arundel I]

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