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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 8 page 144

Thomas Appelton - Will 13 February 1483

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13 Feb 1483. Thomas Appelton of Southbemflete in Essex Gentilman. To be buried in the chauncell of the parish chirch of the Holy Trinite in Dertford next my Faders sepultur there on his lefte hand. To high auter of parish chirch of Southbemflete for my tithes, etc. 13/4. To the werks of the seid chirch of Southbemflete where most need is whan any repacion shalbe don 40s. To John West parish clerk there 3/4. I will my extours pay v mark of my moders bequest that is to wete to the parish chirch of Fange 13/4. to the parish chirch of Pytsey 13/4, of Boures Gifford 13/4. of Thundesley 13/4 and Haddeley 13/4. To the parish chirch of Wryhll a chalice.
   Unto Margye my daughter 40li in sterling. Unto my dau. Anne l mark. My dau. Elizth £20. My dau. Katyn l marke, whan my seid daughters be married. If any decesse Humfrey my son have. If Humfrey decesse or his seid susters ben married than Thomas my son have the seid money and if Thos. decesse than to the disp. by my extors for the helth of my soule. And for the contentacion of payment of the seid mony I will my wode calid Morse Northmayes and Estmayes in parish of Southbemflete be sold or my son Roger come to his full age of xxj yeres. I will my feoffs make a lawfull estate to Humfrey my son of my tent. called Pondes in the parish of Southbemflete and in two crofts lying in parish of Hadleigh (5 acr) lying bysides Westwode gate and in a tenement in Dertford lying in Spetill strete to him and his heyres. If he dy then his broder Thomas Appelton.
   To my seyd son Humfrey all my lands wrintill and if he decesse than his broder Thomas. Unto my wiff Alice residue of all my goodes as well in the shire of Essex as in Kent above my detts and bequests. I will my wiff have thissues etc. of all my marshland called Northwike in Canvey for 17 yer that she ther with fynde or do to be found a connenable ?pste syngyng dymne ?since in the parish chirch of Southbemflete dayly for the soules of me my faders and moders Thos. Blossomes and Wm. Blossomes and all christen soules. And yf she will not fynde the p/ste than my feoffes of the seid mersh shal take all thissues etc and they to fynd the seid p/ste so many yeris
   After 17 yeris my feoffes make estate of all the seid mersh to Thos. Appelton my second son accordy to my moders last will.
   Exors my wif Alice, Humfrey Tyrell and Richard Martyn my broder in law to see my dettis or my bequests performyd and paid as they may answer befor God at the dredfull day of dome.
   Witnesse Mr John Harryes, Edward Bisshoptre Robt. Stafford and Wm. Wat.
   Probate apud Knoll 11 May 1485 by Alice Relict and ex. Humfrid Tyrell and Ric Martyn onus recusand.

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