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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 9 page 261

William Sprever - Will 26 February, before 1525

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35 Bodfelde.

William Sprever of Dartford yoman. 26 Feb 16 Henry the VIII. To be buried in the South Ile of the church of the Monastery of Dartford beynde William Englisshe yf it so please my lady prioresse and hir susters to graunt me lycence therto and yf not in som other place in the church yarde or cloyster of the same Monastery where as it shall please them to assign hit. To the high awter of the same Monastery for my offerings and tithes necligently holden and withdrawen xxd. To the Rode light in the same Monastery to fynde a taper to bren before the Rode at Jesus masse every Fryday as long as the money will endure 3/4. To the mayntennce of our Lady light which the servunts kepe 3/4. To the mayntennce of a taper and brenne before Saint Erasmum every Sonday a masse while aslonge as the money will endure 3/4. To the most Repacion and other necessaryes belongyng to the parishe churche of Mepham as the wardeyns and the parishe thinke best to be bestowed upon 10s. To the light of Saint Kateryn in the same churche 12d. At my buryng at discren of my Ladye pryores amonge her susters and brotherns and pour prople 26/8. I will a solemgne dirige and V masses be saide and songe at my buriall in parishe churche of Mepham amonge other good dedes of charite to the value of 13/4 and as moch in the said Monastery and Mepham at my moneth mynde.
   Unto Joane dou. of John Hasden and to hir childern vs. Unto Alice doughter of the said Joane Harden and to hir childern 6/8. Cristofer Brykket my died tawney gowne lyned with Satyn of Sypers and my olde marbill cote sleved and lyned with blak. Thos. Hill my blak gowne lyned with satyn of sypers.  Also I will that my lady prioresse and hir Covent have xxs for restitucon of my necligent service of any thinge necligenty taken by me which I knowe not but that they have had doble for it and more.
   To Clemens Russell for hir and every of hir childern 20d sm. vs. Every one of my godchildern 6d. To my suster Marion Dolbyk for hir self and hir childern 13/4. Henry Ferdyng 6/8. My nece Jenyns and hir childern 6/8. My suster Sprever and Margaret hir doughter 6/8. My nevewe Richd Sprever a gowne of browne blewe [sic] furred with blak furre and my chamlet jaket and my fetherbed etc. To Thos. Anyon my best wusted doblet. Edward Stoughton to pray for my soule 20d.
   Thos. Anncell my tawny sleveles cote lyned with white. To Richd. Bukley my gowne furred with blak and white. Thos. Hill my wurst doblet. My suster Typping 3/4. Richd Bocher 3/4. Wm. Bocher his brother 3/4.
   Residue unto myn extours to se my debts paide and bequests performed.
   Exors. Sir Wm. Wygan clerk, John Ferdyng citezen and Merchant Taillor of London and James Dolbyk of London barbor and my Lady prioresse of Dartford overseer.

   This is: My feoffees Wm. Wygan clerk Wm. Rooper, Wm. Sedley, Petir Sedley, Martyn Sedley and Richd A Dayn gent. Richd Taillor, John Bogherst and Richd Coste yomen and their heires shall suffre the priores and Covent of the Monastery of Dartford and their successors to take the Issues etc. of a tenement and gardyn in ?Ouley in the parishe of Dartford wherin Henry Cobbe mowe dwellith unto such tyme as the said Prioresse may obteyn a licence to amortese the same to their Monastery upon condicion that the said Wm. Sprever may be accepted and taken amonge other then good benefactours unto the Daily suffrage and praiers of their Religion and to be praid for forever.
   My feoffers shall suffre the wardeyns of the parishe churche of Mepeham to take thissues of a Tenement at Parishecrouch within the said parishe of Mepeham for a yerely obite to be kept to the value of 6/8 in the Churche of Mepeham and the overplus be bestowed upon the repacion of the Churche of Mepeham.
   My feoffees shall make a state unto Thos. Hills my survant of ?v m. in a tenement and gardyn in a strete of Dartford called Lowfelde which is called Coppedhall to him and his heires.
   I will my marshe in the hundred of Hoo be solde and the money expended on my detts and my testament.
   I will for the purparte and moytie of my lands and tenements at ?Kenn in parishe of Mepeham my feoffees shall suffre my extours to take thissues during xvj yeres to thexecucion of my testament and after to deliver a state unto Richard Sprever my nevewe and in the same he when he comyth to his laufull age to make a releese in the lawe of and in a crofte of londe in Cobham called Poryche whiche his father and I ?ivyntly solde unto John Bradford.
   For lacke of heires males the said moytie to remayne unto my feoffees to be solde and when it shall fortune to be put to sale to be openly proclaymed in the pulpitt of the parishe churche of Mepeham and he that will geve moost for hit to have hit and any of the next of my blode to have within the price to the sume of £3.6.8. and the money comyng to fynde a preest to syng for my soule and my frends in the churche of Mepeham two yeres taking for his labour £6.
   To the Prioresse and Covent of Dartford £13.6.8. to pray for my soule. Also yf the lande fortune to be solde to the most nec. repacion or other necessaryes belongyng to the parishe churche of Mepeham 40s and residue amonge the porest of my kynnesfolk and other dedes and werks of charitie.
   Present Edward Stoughton writer herof.
   Probate 14 July 1525 [coram Comiss in eccl. Sci. Pauli]. by Dni. Wm. Wygan clici and Joannis Ferdyng exors

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