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In
the name of God Amen, in
the yere of our Lord God
1494, the 5th
day of March in the
yere of the Reyngne of
King Henri the vii the
10th. I
Gefferey Ledys of Ikham
being of stedfast mynde
at the making hereof and
ordenyng this my will
and testament in manner
and forme folowyng.
First I bequeath my soul
to Almyghty God, our
Lady Sient Mare, Seint
John the Evangelerst and
to all the holy company
of heaven, my body to be
buried in the church of
Seint John the
Evangelest of Ikham
forsaid before the
Crucifix ther, And I
gave and bequeath to the
reparacion of the body
of the same church 40s.
Item I give and bequeath
to the high alter of the
same church for my
tythes forgotten 3s 4d.
Item I bequeath to every
light in the said church
12d.
Item I bequeath to every
godchild man or women of
myn to whom I am
godfather 2 bushels of
Barley.
Item I will that al my
moneth day that myn
executors shall make
dole to every man woman
and child that will
receive lit 1d. And
furthermore I will that
a noon after my monethy
day that myn executors
do wage and honest prest
and that he syng for my
soule, the soules of my
father and mother, my
childrens soules and for
all Christian soules in
the church of Seint John
the Evangelestforsaid by
the space of a yere myn
executors paying him for
his solere 10 marks.
Item I will and bequeath
that whan soever after
my decesse the parishons
(parishioners) of Ikham
will make a rodeloft in
the seyd church that
then at such seson as
that the seid
parishonswill make the
said Rodeloft newe that
myn executors shall pay
to the seid parishons 10
marks. And if it happe
(happen) the seid
parishons not to make
the seid Rodeloft in the
church aforesaid by the
space of (7 ?) yere
after my decesse that
then I will that myn
executors shall dispose
hit in other nedefull
werkes uppon the seid
church after their
discretion.
Item I will that Margery
my doughter have to her
marriage £20
conditionally that is to
sey that if Margery be
rewled and married with
assent and by the
counsel of her frendes
at such tyme as marriage
shall be offered her,
she to have the said £20
or ells for lack of hur
wisdom that she will not
be rewled to have than
but £10, which money
forseid to he so
begethen I will hit to
be payd to hur being
rewled as aforesaid £10
at the day of hur
marriage and £10 at that
day 12 months aftur
maryage. Also I will
that Johanne my daughter
have to her comforte her
with of my goodes to hur
payd of my bequest 40s
aftur my decesse.
Item I will that Alice
Ledis and Marget Ledis
the daughters of John
Ledis the elder my sonne
eche of theym to have to
ther mariage aftur my
decesse 20s and eche of
them to to beother heyr
yf every of theym dye
con afor the other.
Item I bequeath to
Thomas Not my childe
when he cometh to the
age of 20 yere 13s 4d
and I give and beqeth to
John Sneth and John
Saunder everyche of
theym to have a quarter
of Barle. And I
furthermore that all
other servauntes that be
in service with me at
the tyme of my departing
out of this world eche
of theym to have 4
bushells of Barle bothe
man servant and woman
servant. The residew of
all my goodes not
bequethen my testament
and will performed, and
also my dettis payd, I
give and bequesth to
Alice my wife and John
Ledys my sonne now being
alive whom I make ordeyn
and sett myn executors
to execute and perform
this my last will and
testament. And I will
that Edward Bolney and
Christopher Gay of
Canterbury be overseers
of this my last will and
testament in seying
(seeing) hit performed.
And I will that everech
of theym shall have for
theyr labor 20s.
This is the last will of
the seyd Gefferey Ledys
made the day and yere
above seid of all such
rentis lands and
tenamentis as I have
within the shir (shire)
of Kent. First I will
that immediately aftur
my decesse that whan so
ever my seid sonne John
Ledes shall require
estatae or possession of
all my feoffes to his
behove and use that than
the seid feoffes make
unto hym astate of all
such lands as thei stand
feoffeod and sesed in of
myn to have to hym to
give and sell for
evermore and furthermore
I will that the seid
John Ledes my sonne
shall suffur Alice his
moder occupy and to
dwell by all the days of
hur lyve my tenement
called Bases with barn
Dovehouse and garden
ther standing upon the
same and furthermore I
will that all such
reparacons as shall be
long to the same
tenement garden and
dovehouse be repared
closed and kepte all way
at the cost and charge
of the samae John Ledes.
And furthermor I will
the same John Ledyes my
son shall pay yerly unto
the seyd Alice his moder
durying all hur lyve
£3.6s.8d of the gud
(good) money at 3 termys
of the yer to the seyd
Alice payd by even
porcions(portions). And
if hit happe (happen)
the seyd John defaute
(default) in payment in
parte or in all of the
seyd £3 6s 8d aftur and
of the seyd days of pay
to my seyd wife befor
lymitted or by 10 days
after then I will by
this my present will
that the seyd Alice my
wife shall distrane upon
all the lands that the
seyd John Ledes hath of
this bequeath. And yfte
(gift) afor rehersed and
she the seyd distresse
so taken hit shalbe
lawfull for my seid wife
to lede,dryve and ta
(take) away and to hur
selfe kepe and with hold
unto suche tyme as that
the seyd John Ledes or
his assigns shall make
to her or hur assihns
payment of the same
debte so being be hynde
unpaid forthwith all
such costes and expensis
a bowte the same donne.
And that as afte to
distrane as that hit
shall need the seyd
Alice my wife for lacke
of payment to hur not
made by the seyd John
Ledes at anytime this
graunt made not
withstanding in witness
whereof to this my
present will and
testament have putte my
sele the yer of our Lord
God the day of the
moneth and year of the
kyng above wreten
(written). In the
presence of William
Stokes, Harvey
Tregunwith, Robert (L)edes
and Robert Hewet with
othermoo.
Proved before us Henry
Cooper etc 11th
July 1495 etc and
commission was made by
the administrators and
executors. Sworn date
etc. |
