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In
the name of God Amen the
9th day of
the month of January in
the year of our Lord God
1506 I Joan Lede
of the parish of
Benenden the widow of
Richard Lede make my
testament in this wise
first I bequeath my soul
to God Almighty to our
Lady Saint Mary and to
all the Holy company of
heaven my body to be
buried in the churchyard
of St.George of Benenden
aforesaid.
Item I bequeath to the
high alter there for my
tithes forgotten 12d.
Item I ordain of the
taper of a 1lb of wax
to burn before our lady
a year after my decease.
Item another taper of
1lb to burn before St.
Anthony a year after my
decease.
Item I ordain to
Thomas Willard my godson
the son of John
Willard my best cow
my little piece of
silver my great spit and
two silver spoons.
Item I ordain to
Agnes Willard my
daughter my best piece
of silver and six silver
spoons.
Item to Joan Willard
the daughter of the said
Agnes my best
harness girdle 6 pieces
of pewter my best basin
girdle six pairs of
pewter and my best
basin.
I
ordain to the said
Agnes my best bed
and tester that she can
choose.
Item I ordain to
Katherine Sherford
my Goddaughter my second
best six pieces of
pewter and a cow.
Item to Robert Wilf
my Godson 12d.
Item to Juliana
Golding my
Goddaughter 12d.
Item to every of my
other godchildren 4d.
Item to Joan Burwash
my servant my second
gown and 3s.4d in money.
Item to Joan Willard
my panne.
Item I ordain at my
outburying 6s 8d.
Item at my months day
20d.
Item I ordain to Joan
Willard my cupboard
and a flitch of bacon.
Item I ordain a priest
to sing for my soul and
for my husbans soul in
the said church of
Benenden a quarter of a
year 33s 4d.
Item I ordain to
Agnes Willard two
lantern basins.
Item to every of the
sons of William Lede
12d.
Item to Richard Lede
the younger 40p in
pences and penny worths.
Item I ordain to
John Johnson a hog
and a mattress lying
over the syller (i.e.
window sill)
Item I ordain to
Margaret Buckner 3
silver spoons the
residue of all my goods
my debts bequeaths and
funeral expences first
paid I will that it
disposed for the health
of my soul my husbands
soul and all Christian
souls by discretion of
Edward Golding
and Bartholomew Wulf
which make mine
executors and Master
Thomas Moore
overseer he to have for
his labour 6s.8d. This
witness Thomas Edyell
Robert Sampler Thomas
Moore and others.
Proved 19 April 1507
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