Medieval & Tudor Kent Wills at Lambeth - Book 24  Page 394

William PAKYNGTON,  Will 13 October 1389

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WILLIAM PAKYNGTON, Archdeacon of Canterbury ‘in hospicio meo’ in London in the Parish of St. Benedict. In the year 1389 according to the course and computation of the Church of England, the 13^th year of our most holy father Pope Vrban the VI, the 22^nd of October. To be buried according to disposition of my executors. I leave £40 to find a priest to celebrate in the place where I am buried. I leave £10 to be distributed there to the poor that day. I leave 10 marcs for a marble stone to be bought, of which the sculpture shall be thus "Hic jacet Dns Willms de Pakyngton Archidiaconus vl decanus secundum quod alias declaravi qui obiit die tali ‘mens’ &c". To the fabric of the church where I shall be buried 10 marcs. I wish 4000 masses for my soul within seven days after my death £33.6.8. I leave £100 to be distributed amongst my poor parishioners of the parishes of Tenham, Donyngton, Lynsted, Wade, Stone, Hakyngton and Lymne. 
To the Cathedral Church of Lichfield [of which he was Dean] my best missal to serve at the high altar. I leave to the fabric of the church of Bolston (?Hereford) 10 marcs. To the fabric of the church of Greychurch church (sic) Canterbury £20 and to the monks of the same church 100s for a pittance and to each monk of the same church studying in the schools at Oxford 6s. 8d. I leave to John my brother 40 marcs and a silver cup with cover. To Lucie my sister 40 marcs and a cup and my best gown. To Reyne my sister 40 marcs a cup and the next best gowne. 
To John Tuchet rector of the parish church of Skyrbec (Co. Lincoln) two ‘chargerus’ and 12 dishes and 12 ‘saucerys’ of silver marked with my arms and a basin with ewer of silver marked with my arms, two silver pots marked in the covers with a ‘cressant’ and containing a gallon. To the said John Tuchet my ‘portiforium’ which is contained in two volumes and my ‘hall’ of Red with a shield in the midst of the Arms of the King and in ‘cornerys’ with my Arms with its belongings (apparatu) and a ‘red’ bed with ‘curteins’ and apparel to the same and ‘bubbliam meam’. If Henry Davy outlives John Tuchet I will he shall have the said . I leave to Henry Davy two ‘chargerus’ and 12 dishes and 12 ‘sauceris’ of silver marked with my Arms and a basin with ewer of silver marked with my Arms, two pots of silver marked in the cover with a ‘Cressant’ and containing a gallon. 
I leave to Sir Henry Davy a red bed &c. I leave to Sir John Carp cofferer of our Lord the King £20 and 12 dishes and 12 ‘sauceris’ of silver marked with my Arms &c., in compensation for the labours he shall have about my account. I leave to John Langford 100s and a gilt cup. To Sir Stephen Hyngraine 40s and a gilt cup. To Sir John Hadurston £10 and a gilt cup, to Dennis Lopham 10 marcs and a gilt cup. To Sir Philipp Garneton £10 and my third gowne. To Sir John ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ 100s and my fourth gowne. To John Heyrdyngton 20 marcs and my best horse after the church in which parish I shall happened to die has chosen a horse. To William Hasthurst 20 marcs. To John Cresseley 20 marcs to find him ‘ad scolas’. To Sir John Stacy 10 marcs and a gilt cup. To Margaret wife of Haukyng Grys 10 marcs and a bed. To John Teynne £10, Richard Byclep my chamberlain (camerarius) £10 and a horse and the bed in which I shall happen to lie at the time of my death. To John Hyngwardly my servant 100s. To John Thorrey £10. and my third horse. To Peter Mer 10 marcs. To Roger my cook 100s. To William Babel 60s., Robert Pakyngton 5 marcs. To Agnes daughter of John my brother 10 marcs and to the three sons of the said Agnes £10. To Elizabeth Boney 40s. To Katherine dwelling with my sisters 5 marcs and Margaret her sister 5 marcs.
I make Executors John Carp, cofferer to our Lord the King, John Tuchet, Henry Davy and Sir John Stacy and Dennis Lopham. Proved 7 October 1390. Subsequently a nuncupative codicell was put in in which the same William while he lived left to the fabric of the church of St. Martin the Great London according to the discretion of his executors. He left Thomas Rolston £20, to Margaret Cryse his woman £20, to each vicar of the church of St. Martin 20s. 
The codicell was approved and administration granted to Masters John Tuchet and Henry Dauid with reserved power for John Carp and John Stacy. (234b Courteney).

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