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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 9 page 267

John Norborough - Will 2 July 1525

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35. Bodfelde.

2 July 1525. John Norborough of London gentilman. To be buried in the church of the Charterhous of London. I will an yerely obite of 16s a yere in the church of the Charterhouse accordng to the pporte and effect of a dede of feoffement indented and a will indented made theruppon to Thomas Fairefax Sergeant at the lawe and other feoffers which berith date 27 June 15 yere of King Henry VIII and the will indented the 1 July xv yere.
   I will Alice my dou. have 40s a yere for terme of hir lyfe accordyng to the said Will.
   Where as Henry Humfrey standith bounden to me in £40 upon condicun the said Henry Humfrey shall expende aboute the funerall expenses of me John Norborough £20 to be doon for my soule in maner and fourme folowyng. First I bequeth to the house of the Charterhouse for leyng my body in the said church 20s.
   To Alice my doughter 20s.
   Four tapers of wax of 8lb. weight stonde over my herse the day of my buriall. 8 torches of 26lb. a torche to be borne with 8 pour persones aboute my body every of them to have 6d. I will 13/4 be gevyn in almes to suche as be pour and moost indigent to pray for my soule. I will suche persones as shall bere my body to the Charterhowse have for their labour after discretion of myn extours. I will a masse of Scale celi be saide for my soule the day of my buriall. I will a Trentall of masses the day of my buriall. I will that a stone be leyde over me in the said church of the Charterhouse with a scripture on it after suche fourne as myn extours shall thinke connenient. I will v yards of blak cloth be bought and laide over me the day of my buriall with vj scochyns upon it wherin shall be myn armes conterned. I will that the orders of the gray Frerer and the Crossed Freres bryng my body from the place where God callith me to his mercy to the place where my body shalbe buried and they to have 20s to be egally devided betwene them to pray for my soule.
   To Henry Humfrey my sonne in lawe a Testour of blewe bokeran and the hede cloth to the same.
   I will that two tapers of wax burne over my hersse untill suche tyme 20s be spent therupon.
   To Amy servaunt to Raufe Edward iij yards of blak cloth of 3/- a yarde. To Brigett another of the servunts of the said Raufe ij yards and di of blak cloth of 3/- a yarde.
   To Alice my doughter 3 yards of 3/- a yarde. To hir husbonde 3 yards of 3/-. To Henry Humfrey my sonne in lawe and his wife, Rauf Edwards and his wife every of them a blak gowne. To Rauf Edwards a fetherbed with a bolster beyng at Dartford. The residue of my goodes beyng there I bequeth to the said Henry Humfrey.
   To Alice my doughter a chest with a testour, a carpett, a wyne pott, vj sawsers, ij platers, a quarte pott, a chaffyngdishe, 2 drippyng pannes, a bason of pewter, a doseyn Trenchers and 2 platters of wode. Whereas I have willed and gevyn to the said Alice my dou. 40s by yere for lyfe and also have bequethed to her and to her husbond certeyn money householde sfuffe and blak gownes as apperith in this my said last Will. If they do release and discharge thexecutours of me John Norborough of and for the legacies and bequests but also all the childs parte or porcions of goods as the said Alice and hir husbonde pretendith to have after my death and also release to the said Henry Humfrey all right interest etc. in my lands and tenements in Towerstrete in the Citie of London and all other the londes and tenements etc. in London, Midd, Kent orellswhere then all the bequests etc. to stande orells utterly voide and of noon effect.
   Residue to my welbiloved sonne in lawe Henry Humfrey and Raufe Edwards whom I make extours. and my welbiloved frende Leonard Bekwith supervisor.
   Wit. Sir Gawen Wilkynson Curate, James Paynter, Bruer, Richd Marrett Bruer, Richd Craneford and Thos Cowper.
   Probate (St Pauls) 17 July 1525 by exors named

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