Abstract of Will from Goodnestone next Wingham, Kent from Arthur Hussey’s Manuscripts

Will of William GOODDENSTON of Goodnestone
 next Wingham 12 March 1523-4

William GOODDENSTON, gentleman, 12 March 1523-4.
Buried in the Chapel of Our Lady in the Church of Goodneston.
High altar 6s.8d; of Nonington 6s.8d. High altar a cloth of black and crimson sarcenet, with two curtains and a front with silk fringe.
Light of Corpus Christi; of Our Lady; Holy Cross, half a seame of barley each.
Jone my daughter a feather bed, etc. and two kine.
Residue after paying debts, etc. to wife Juliane my Executor, and Sir John GRENE, curate of Nonington, overseer and have 13s.4d.
Witnesses – Sir John GOODFELLOW my goostly father, Sir John GRENE, curate of Nonington, William TAYLOUR, William QUILTER, senior.
Wife Juliane have my place where I now dwell in, with all lands, woods, pastures during her life; also a tenement in Nonington late bought from Thomas FEKIN, a croft of four acres late Thomas GOODENSTON my uncle, a rent of 9s.9d. and four hens, and a little croft, paying yearly half a seame of barley of a certain tenement late Stephen A DETTS of Nonington.
Also Juliane have the keeping of Jone my daughter during her nonage.
No Probate date.
Wingham Fol. 173.
One of the chief parishioners at Visitation of Archbishop William Warham, September 1511.