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Shoreham Deanery Medieval & Tudor Kent Wills - Book 2  Page 131

JOHN  WAILETT  Will - 1487

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A translation into English from Latin / French transcriptions made by Leland L. Duncan
                                                                                          typed up by Zena Bamping in March 2001

JOHN WAILETT - 15 September 1487 (3 Hen. VII) PCC: 10 Milles

John Wailett a citizen and foundar of London. To be buried within the church yard of Saint Margarete in Lothbury where I am a parisheon. Unto Denyse my wife my house sett and being in Chepsted in the Countie of Kent for term of her life and if it so fortune or hap that the said Denyse fall unto povertie by feblenesse of seeknes or age or by any maner other cause than I will that the said house shall be sold to the most advantage that it can or may at the pleasire of the said Denyse and the money comyng shall remayn holy unto the said Denyse and if X mark may easly be spared I will the X mark unto John Bambrige the son of Edmond Bambrige. I will that the said house after the discesse of the said Denyse be sold if it be not sold by the life of the said Denyse and the money to pay my detts and fynde a priest by the space of an yer to sing for my soul, my wifs soul for thair soules by whom the said place comys and all xpen soules.

Residue of all my goodes unto the said Denyse my wife and executrice and Sir John Wilcokks executor with the said Denyse and Robert Sedcote oversear.

I will William Harman, John Waite and John Skele my feoffes relese unto the possession of my said wife. 

Witnesses William White, Robert Pynchebek and Thomas Clerk.

Probate 19 October 1487 by Dionisie relict and com to her and Dno Johanno Wilcokks coexec.

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