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In
dei nomini Amen 20 April
1529 I Christopher Lede
of the parish of
Benenden clothe maker
being whole of mind and
perfect memory make my
present testament in
this manner of wise
following
First I bequeath my soul
to Almighty God and
blessed lady and to all
the holy company of
heaven and my body to be
buried in the churchyard
of the parish church of
Saint George the Martyr
of Benenden aforesaid.
Item I bequeath to the
high alter there for my
tithes and offerings and
negligently forgotten
and witholden 10d.
Item I bequeath to the
high alter of Goudhurst
4d.
Item I bequeath a tape
of a pound of wax to
burn before the image of
our lady in the said
church of Benenden as
long as he shall endure.
Item I bequeath to every
of my god children 4d.
Item I bequeath to
Margaret my wife all my
brass and pewter and
also half my bedding at
her disposition.
Also I will that the
said Margaret my wife
shall have my cupboard
and chest my great chest
in her occupying all the
term of her life and
after her death I will
and bequeath the said
cupboard and chest unto
Alice my daughter.
Item I bequeath to
Gregory my son a light
chest.
Item I bequeath to the
said Margaret my wife a
cow at her own choice.
Item I bequeath to the
said Gregory my son a
heifer to be delivered
unto him by mine
executors at Michaelmas
next coming after this
my present testament.
Item I bequeath to
Christopher my son a
calf to be delivered
unto him at the
discretion of my
executors.
Item I will that my
children that be not
able to get their living
nor to go to service be
at the finding of my
executors and I will
that the said Margaret
my wife have the keeping
of them as long as it
can be seen convenient
by my executors that she
can keep them……
Item I will that all my
other movables not
bequeathed nor assigned
be sold by my executors
by the best price that
they can and the money
thereof coming I will it
to be to the paying of
my debts and bequeaths
and to the fulfilling of
this my present
testament and last will.
Item I will and ordain
that the costs and
charges of my burying
months mind and years
mind be done at the
discretion of my
executors.
Item I make and ordain
to be mine executors
John Lede my brother and
John Bengullynden. This
is the last will of me
the said Christopher
Lede made the day and
year above written and
declared by me
personally unto John
Yelden John Watte Edward
Lede and John
Bengullynden my feoffres
of all my lands and
tenements with the
appurtanances.
First I will that my
said feoffres or their
assigns anon after my
decease suffer my said
executors to sell all my
land and tenements with
appurtanances by the
best price received I
will it to be bestowed
in manner and form
following first part of
the said money received
for my said land and
tenement I will it to be
to the payment of my
debts if need be and the
residue of the money
thereof received above
my debts and bequeaths
payed I will that my
said executors shall buy
such other house and
tenement to the value as
much as the money will
extend so spared above
my debt and
bequeathspaid and then I
will that my said
feoffre or their assigns
that receive and take a
stake of and in such
land and tenements so
bought to the use of my
heirs and assigns in
manner and for
following.
First I will that my
said feoffre shall grant
an annuity coming out of
the said lands or
tenenment so bought 20s
by year unto the said
Margaret my wife during
all the term of her life
quarterly to be paid
forthwith a clause of
distress for fault of
payment the same and
after the decease of the
said Margaret my wife I
will that all the said
land and tenements with
their appurtanances be
delivered equally
betwixt my sons then
that they come to their
age of 24 years
forthwith the profit of
the same if any be
coming into the mean
season above the annuity
if 20s by year grant
unto my said wife.
item I will and bequeath
to the marriage of Alice
my daughter 40s and if
it fortune the said
Alice my daughter be not
married afore that she
cometh to her age of 25
years then I will that
the said 40s be paid
unto her by my said
executors or their
assigns when she cometh
to her said age of 25
years.
Item I bequeath to John
my son 3s 4d. to be paid
to him when that he
singeth his first mass
and if that he die
before that he sing his
first mass I will that
the said 3s 4d. remain
among his brothers of
the place of Battle.
Item I bequeath to the
friars of Lesseham 6d
provided always that I
will that my said
feoffre shall see that
mine executors shall buy
such land and tenement
that I now dwell in also
I will that my said
feoffre and executors
shall have for any day
that they do labour or
let about this my
present will as reason
will require with good
conscience this
witnesseth Edward Leed
the elder and Thomas
Kett.
Probatum The above
will was proved 12th
July 1529 on the oath of
Edward Lede and the
executors approved.
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