Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 8 page 154

John Pultor - Will 18 June 1485

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18 June 1485 and in the reigning of King Richard, the IIId the secunde John Pultor of Hicchin in the Counte of Hertford, Lincoln dioc. To be buried in the parish church of Seint Andrew in Hicchin and for my burying to the ?ress of the same 26/8. Funeral to be honestly made etc [and months day etc] To the light being afore the Crucifix in the paroch church of Hicchin and to the ?ress of the paroch church of Seint ?Ipolito and the parish church of ?Moch Welmudley 6/8. and of Wilion and ?Meptsale and parish church of Stotfold, the chapel of Seint Nicholas in Mynnesden in the parish of Hicchin to ? 3/4. To the seid parish church of Hiccin and parishioners my ?grayle my processionary and £3 to buy a nother grayle. Also to said church a manuell which was myn Uncle Syr Thos Pulter to have his soule and myn in their prayers in the bede roll on Sondaye by name. [Preist to syng etc].
   To Anne Alburgh my suster v mark. To Thos Ryche my nevew 3 playn bolles which among other I had of the yeft and bequest of my suster Isabelle Ryche moder to the said Thomas. To Nichs. Bevill my ?s/vant 40s. To Thos. Chalon my s/unt 20/-. To Margery my s/unt 13/4 and others to be rewarded and after as have done me good s/unce. To John Pulter my sone iiij^xx xiij^li 6/8. Nicholas Pulter my sone C^li in 2 yere after my decesse.
   To the paynting of the Ile of the North side of the parish church of Hicchin which I did doo to make after the decesse of my fader on whose soule Jhu doo mercy iiij^li and have the sowles of my moder Dame Alice Pulter and of Isabell Rych my suster praid for and Remembrd in the same werke.
   To Maister Robard Calton vicar of Ipolite a booke of myn of Hampole werke upon the psalter of David to ther contents in the same to pray for me.
   To Luce my doughter the wife of John Brocatt a standy cupp konered silver and gilt pounced with a knopp of silver made as of white perell. To young John Brocatt ther sonne v marke to fynde hym to scole. My plate ? ? gilt and gilt my wife and Willm. Pulter my sonne have to the value of C^li and after decesse of Alice my wife then to Wm. my sonne her part and if he deceese leaving the seid Alice then she to dispose. Residue to Alice my wife and Wm. my sonne joyntley.
   Exec. John Pulter my sone and Nicholas Bevill and Alice my wife, Wm. Pulter and John Pulter my sones.
   Last will 18 June 1485 of all my londs in Hertf. Bed and Kent. I will Alice my wife have all those she hath a jointly in Counte of Hertf. and on that I will she have all those londes and tenements in the Counte of Kent late Richard Lyndesey Esqyier hyr fader which I ?recoused of the feoffes of Wm. Lyndesey hyr brother in the Chauncery and after Jugement yoven astate therof was made to the seid Alice according to the last will of hyr seid Fader. All other lands and tenements which late were my faders John Pulter in the Countees of Hertford and Bed. beside the ?joyntr that Wm. Pulter my sonne have to hym and hys heyres according to the will of my seid father. I will all the lands and tenements I have purchased in the Townes and felds of Hicchin, Piriton Willyon Offley Leccheworth Moch Wilmudley and Litell Willmudley in Counte of Hertford and also all those lands and tenements lying in the Townes and felds of Dertford Sutton at Hone Wilmyngton and Boxle in Kent wherin diverse persons enfeoffed in to myn use and all I have terme of yeres in by endenture or by copy of court Roll or other wyse excepte the Ferme called Wellys thing (sic) in Mepsale and Pullehang in C^e. of Hertford and Bed. that Wm. my sonne have all the issues etc. he fynde a preest to ?sing for my soul my uncle Syr Thomas Pulter clerke our anncestres etc by the space of vj yeres. (If he refuse then feoffees and exors to find the priest). Thoose lands and tenements called Welles thing and Mepersale and Pullehang in ^Ce. Hertford and Bedford to Nicholas Pulter my sonne for the termes for to com. as by an endentur made by the Prior and Covent of Chikesand to my fader John Pulter whois sould Jhu pssoile.
   Probate Lamebith 24 July 1487 by Alice relict Wm. and John Pulter sons in pson of J. Bevill pris. (Inscrp. a brass to him engraved c. 1550 in H. church).

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