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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 13 page 258

 Thomas Roberd - Will 11 March 1515?

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28. Holder

11 Marche 7 H8. Thomas Roberd of the parisshe of Brenchesle in Kent. To be buried within the chirche of Brenchesle before Seynt Jamys aucter. To the herse lyght and the berne light 20lb of wex. I will my exours shall kepe dirige and masse of Jhu with iij prests every Fryday the space of fyve Fridays next ensuyng my decease every prest to have 4d, the clerk 4d and the children 6d. The masses to be seyd on Seynt Jamys aucter. To every prest being at myn owt beryng monethis day and yeres mynde 8d and every clerke 4d and to every child that can syng his pleyn song ijd.
   To every poor man and woman that will take dole ijd and to every child 1d. I ordeyn therebe kept an obite for my soule befor the seid aucter of Seynt Jamys X yeris after my yeris mynde and bestowed 6/8. The next yere after my disceasse in Lent season ther be bake and brede, a quarter of white and half a barell of white hering to be gyven to pore people within the parisshe of Brenchesle.
   Unto the Prior of Ledys my cosyn 6/8 and to every prest within the same house 12d and to every novice there 4d to syng dirige and masse for my soule.
   Unto Agnes my wyff my best bedd and half the instuffe that she brought unto me and the other half unto George Roberd my son.
   Unto Agnes Roberd, Dennys Roberd, and Margaret Roberd the doughters of Thos Roberd my son to every of them £10 to their mariage. If all die the £30 to my son George. Exors. George Roberd my son and Edmunde Roberd of Hawkeherst and John Roberd my son overseer.
   This is: I wyll that my feoffes shall suffre Agnes my wyfe to have and occupie my parlour within my principall mesuage with free goyng in to the hall and easament in the kechyn in the gardeyn and to fetche water at the well at all tymes.
   I will George Roberd my son shall have a principall mesuage reservyng unto my wif as it is before assigned and a tenement of land called Casemannys with a house and a gardeyn therto and all the londs and tenements that I purchased of Thomas Walter with this condicion that the seid George paye unto Armell Roberd the son of Thos Roberd my son £60 in the parisshe chirche of Brenchesley when the seid Armell comyth to the age of 24 yeres.
   I will the seid George shall have in fee simple all the lands etc. I bought of Thos Donke and iij pecs of londe and a gardeyn called Peturs with a howse and a gardeyn lying to the same, Fowre pecs of lande called Bells, a pece of lande callyd the Knok, a pece of lande called Hunt mede, ij pecs of lande with a wood called Reynolds and a messuage with 5 acres lying in Brenchesley I bought of John Ongle to hym and to his for evyr, a pece of lande called Mownds, a pece of land late bought of John Kyriell, gentilman and a yerely Rent of 4s a yere oute of certeyn lands that Roger Lorkyn holdeth of me in fee symple. Unto John Roberd my son a pece of lande caled Melle mede.
   I will myn extours shall receyve all the profyts of all the lands and tenements the whiche were late Thos Roberd my son unto the tyme the foreseid Armyll Roberd cometh to the age of 21 yeres paying unto his moder 40s a yere according to the will of Thos Roberd hir husbond. Also the profyt of a mesuage and all the lands lying therto I bought of ----- Buk and when the seid Armyll comyth to 21 then my feoffes deliver the mesuage I bought of ----- Buk to him in fee symple.
   My feoffes shall suffre myn extours to selle all those lands and tenements I have in the parisshes of Capell, Tudele and Pepynbere and a parcell of lande called Geggys and a parcell of londe I bought of Andrewe Hoget in the parisshe of Brenchesle and the money comying to the mariages of the doughters of Thomas Roberd my son. If George Roberd my son dye without issue before 21 I will that Armyll Roberd have my principall mesuage with all my lands in Brenchesley except Donkys and Peters.
   I will that after the decease of Johane Breggs that Armyll Roberd the son of Thos Roberd my son shall have the house the said Johane dwelleth in to hym and his heires for ever.
   Probate 15 Apr 1517 by exors.

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