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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 59 page 13

John GILFORD - Will 20 March 1493

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Sir John Gilford, Knight, 20 Marche 7 Harry VII. To be buried in the churche of Saint Mildred of Tenterden bifore the Image of the same where the resurrection of our Lord is made*. To high auter of churche of Tenterden for tithes forgoten 20s, of Rowynden 20s, of Benynden 10s, of Byddynden 13s 4d, of Ebbene 13s 4d. My out beryng to be made not pompessly but conveniently giving to every pooer household of the seid parisshes 4d to praie for my soule. At my monethis minde & yeris mynde in like wise to be made & doon and in like forme in the weke of my monethis mynde & yers mynde doon at Tentirden I will that hit be doon at (the other places above named) everiche with 5 masses one of the trinitie another of the holy Goost the thred of thassumpcion of our lady the 4th our our lady & the V masse of Requiem praieing for me, my fadre & modre and all christian soules. A trinital for my fadre & modre within the moneth at the Chartar hous of London trusting gretly to their praiers & like wise in the hous of Grey Freres at London to whom I am a brother. Also I will that at my yers mynde be leyde on me a playne stone & noo tombe with suche epitaphie as by me or myne executors shalbe devised.
To my son Sir Richard my 2 best bedds one of aras with hangyng therunto & all apparell, the bed of silke imbrowdred with fedrebed & bolstar, his owne chambre as hit is, the Rose chambr as hit is and four yemen bedds. Over this I will that my wif have all the goods that she brought to me & that I had with her.
I will my feoffes in the new myll called the Fullyngmyll at Strikynbold mede, that is to sey Wm Brent, Fraunces Catesby, Wm Hed & John Herynden, suffre & maynteyne my wif to take & perceive to her & her assignes for terme of 20 yeres 10 marke yerly to fynde with her wher she be an honest preste to syng for me my fadre & modre my wives my children my bretheren & sustren & all christian soules.
My son Sir Richard to have my maner of Halden. Revenues of all other landes, rents, fermes fefermes & mylles etc to goe to performe this my testament & last will that is to say £23.6.8 to be imploied in allmys deds for my soule & John Watts sowle of Haukeherst of whom the seid money come fro & specially in prests synging, fowle waies, pooer men & whemen in the vii hundr & yn pooer maydens mariages.
Also to Stephen Astable of Wydeam (Odiham) that wedded one of Dobells doughters £7.
To the heires of that other doughter that Wilsham of Hasting wedded or to thexecuton of Wilsham £10. To thexecutors of the Erle of Wurcetr £22. To Richard Jannys son 100s. To the churche of owynden £10, wherof 4 marke was of gift of Alys Betynham & of one Rawlyns of Rowynden the whiche I receeved.
Also I will that a preste syng for Mathewis soule somtyme my clerke and wrote my boke of Gower having 13s 4d. Dame Elisabeth my wif & Sir Richard my son myne executors.
Proved ‘in manerio de Halden coram Domino’ 25 Aug. 1493 by executors named. [PCC 29 Dogett]
*There is a portion of a 14th century alabaster "table" of the Resurrection now fixed in the west wall of the north chancel.

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