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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 60 page 7

John Rober - Will 16 August 1499

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John Robert of Hawkherst, 16 Aug. 1499. I recommend my sowle to god to oure blessid lady & to all the sayntis of heven my bodie to be buried in the myddell pace bifore the high crosse there within the parishe church there. To the high aulter for my tithes paste & forgoten 20s. To the herse light there 20d. To the convent of the howse of Motynden to praie for my sowle 6s 8d. To the convent and house of Lossenham 3s 4d. To the prior of Comeweld 6s 8d.
To Alice Ruke my servaunte 40s & to john Burgs late my servaunt 20s. To the parisshe church of Hawkeherst a torche of the weight of 30lb (same to Cranebroke, Goodherst & Stableherst). I will there be song in the parisshe churche of Hawkherste placebo & dirige with masse for my sowle every daie frome my owteberyng unto my monethis daie. I bequethe to an able preste to synge in the churche of Hawkherst by an hoole yer immediately after my deceasce to praie for my sowle, the sowlis of my parents, my good frendis & all christian sowles 10 marke, and will that Sir Nicholas Norpise have the saide yeris servyse bifore any oder if he will syng it.
My moveable goodes to be departid in 3 parties wherof the furste parte to the performacion of this my testament & laste will, the seconde parte to Alice my wife & the thirde parte to George and Edmonde my sonnes. I make George Robert & Edmonde Robert my sonnes my executors and Thomas Robert my brother & Thomas Robert his son overseers.
This is the laste will of me John Robert of Hawkeherste made the 16 daie of Auguste in the yer of the Regne of Kynge Henry the VIIth the 14th. I will & ordeyn that my feoffes suffer Alis my wife to have & occupye my pryncipall place at Haukherste More, forthwith two pecis of lande wherof oon is called Heis with a gardeyne to the same ennext & the other is callid Speltfeld. My feoffes to delyver unto George my sonne in fee symple my place callid Lellesdennes liyng annext to Hawkeherst More with a gardeyn thereto and six pecis of land wherof two be called the Marlegis ye 3rd Stondenscrofte, the fourthe Horseham, the fiffte and the 6th Bisslefeldis, forthwt a wode lying to the said two feldis Bissle feldis. Also the said George to have Meedland or ellis the money that cometh therof paying to Alice his moder duryng all the terme of her life 26s 8d quarterly to be paid. Also all the land which I holde by copy of thabbot of Batell duryng my yeris.
My feoffes to delyver unto Edmond my sonne in fee symple all my land that I late bought of John Guldeforde Knyght, Henry Archer squyer & Thomas Baker, forthwith the Bersdemede and the garden lying therto with a lawfull weye to carry & recarry, dryne and redryne to the Berselemede & garden thorowe the Birselewode which is a fore assigned to George my sonne. Also the said Edmond to have my oder owtelandes unnamed he paying yerely to Alice his moder 36s 8d quarterly to be paid. After the decease of ye saide Alice my wife I will the saide Edmonde my sonne have my pryncipalle place at Hawkeherste More, forthwith the forenamed two pecis of land & gardeyne callid Haies and Speltfeld in fee symple.
Everich of my feoffes to have for their labour trewly performyng this my laste will 6s 8d. If my saide sonnes George & Edmonde stryve in executyng & performyng of this my testament & laste wille thanne I will & advyse that Thomas Robert my brother & Thomas his sonne to whome I geve my full truste & power and to everich of theym to ruele & order theym aswell in the shistyng of my moveable goodes as in thexecutyng of this my testamente & laste will as nygh as I wold do my selfe.
Proved 15 Oct. 1499 [PCC 38 Horne]

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