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Book 13
page 274
Robert Myllys - Will 24
Sept 1518
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11. Ayloffe
24 Septr 1518. Robert Myllys of the Towne
of West Malling, seke in body, etc. To be buried yf I decesse here in such
place as my lord Abbot of Saint Austens will assigne. And yf I dye at home I
will my body be buried in the Rode Chaunsell in the churche of West Malling
where the awter nowe standeth, to have the same awter broken and a neive to be
made in a place more convenient within the same chauncell at myn owne propre
charge and cost. To the high awter of the same churche for my tithes or
offeryngs forgoten Xs. To the brethered of our lady within the same
church £3.6.8. I will that if Maister vicar or any other parisher will take
upon them to make the Rode chauncell as I in tyme past have moved them that
then my extours paye unto them towarde the making of the same £10 orells yf
the vicar or parishens or any of them geve myn extours Xli I will
that myn extours perfourme the same Chapell after the best maner as in tyme
past I have moved them. At my burying moneth mynde and anniversary a solempne
dirige by note and a Trentall of masses yf so many preests may be gotyn or
had. I will contynually XXX daies after my decesse every day have a dirige by
note with my seculer preests and ij clerks at home orells here.
If I dye here geving them for their labour as myn extours can
agree with them with a herse and 4 Tapers contynually brennyng all the service
tyme within the said moneth. I will and desire my lord Abbot of Saint Austens
after my decesse to syng dirige for my sowle with his brethern and masse and I
geve unto him for his labour 3/4, to every brother in the house that bereth
office 12d and to every other that berith noon office 8d.
To every of my godchern 12d.
To every of my susters sonnes that is for to say William Lilly,
Richd Lylly and John Lylly to every of them £3.6.8. To Nichas
Goodhewe £3.6.8. To every of my doughters Elizabeth and Johane so that they
mary according to the will and mynde of my wyfe and myn extours whan they come
to the age of 21 yeres £10. If any decesse then the £40 betwene my ij sonnes.
If all decesse then the other £40 to Margaret my wife. To Johane Mekot £10.
Sir Henry Holywode my soule preest the howse and gardyn whiche he dwelleth in
for terme of his lyfe.
To the frere observunces of Caunterbury £5. Item: I will
that myn extours perfourme or cause to be performed the boke that I have begon
in the Frere observunce.
To Johane Honyswete my servunt to hir mariage 40s. To
John Dan my servunt 20s. To Thomas Claygate my servunt 20s.
To Thos Tylman £3.6.8.
To the Abbes and Covent of Malling £6.13.4. Item: I will that
after my decesse my feoffees deliver astate of all my mershlond and mershe in
Chyslett to the Abbot of Saint Austens without Canterbury to be had to him and
to his successours to the use of the said monastery fro the day of my decesse
unto thende and terme of LXXXXIX yeres the remaynder therof to suche persones
as the said Abbot shal name and to their heres for ever to thuses and entents
followinge, that is to sey that the said Abbot and his successours shal paye
yerely to Sir Henry my preest duryng his lyfe to pray for my soule xj marc and
after the decesse of the same Sir Henry cause one of the monks of the said
monastery to synge wekely amonge them by suche course as the same Abbot shal
assigne in the same monastery for ever for my soule and all Xten soules and to
paye to the said monke every weke ijs. Also in the yere nere aboute
the day of my decesse cause a solempne dirige and masse of requem for my soule
in the said monastery for ever to be songen observed and
kept. Provided that yf the said Abbot or his successours at any tyme after my
decesse and before thende of the said 99 yeres doo laufully a mortyse the said
mershlond and mershe then I will the said Abbot have the said mershlond and
mershe to him and his successours for ever and observe and paye the said ijs
every weke and kepe the dirige and masse as is aforsaid.
I will Margaret my wyfe perceyve and have all my londes and
tenements etc. in the parishes of West Mallinge, East Mallinge, Reyherse,
Leyborne or Dytton till my sonnes Robert and Walter come to the age of xxj
yeres, and after that my son Robert Mylles cometh to xxj I will my feoffees
deliver him astate of all my londes and tenements in West Mallinge, Reyherse
and Layborn except my house whiche John Reve dwelleth in, my malthous, myn
orchard, my safferon gardeyn and the crofte which I geve and bequeth to
Margaret my wyfe for terme of hir lyfe, and also that Robert paye unto my said
wyfe £5 annuytie and after the decesse of the said Margaret I will my forsaid
howse etc. remayn to Robert my sonne.
When my sonne Walter cometh to thage of xxj yeres my
feoffees deliver him astate of all my londes in East Mallinge, Ditton or ells
where within the Shire of Kent, he to paye to Margret my wyfe yerely £6.13.4.
If both decesse without heires, which God forbed, my said wife being alyve
then my said wife have all my said londes for terme of hir lyfe and after be
solde and a seculer preest to singe for my soule and all thsoe soules whom Sir
Henry my preest hath in his bedroll in the churche of West Mallinge XX yeres
and in the churche of Est Mallinge V yeres, havinge for his salary yerely xj
marc. Provided alwey that the house and gardyn which Sir Henry my preest
dwelleth in be not solde but that the same preest which shall syng for my
soule have it to him freely to dwell in for the said terme of XXV yeres and
after to remayn to our lady brethered within West Mallinge churche for ever.
And of the rest of the money I bequeth to the Abbey of Mallinge XX marc.
Residue in meritorious dedes for my soule helth.
Residue of all my goodes to Margaret my wyfe whom I make
executrice and for her coexecutours I make Maister Doctor Atclyff, parson of
Saint Maryhill in London, Maister Walter Myles and Wm Skyndar.
Wit. Sir John Clerk, vicar of Saint Paulys [?Canterbury], Wm
Hammond and other.
Probate 5 Nov. 1518 by Margaret, relict.
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