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Book 9
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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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