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In
the name of God Amen,
the seventh day of
November Anno Dom one
thousand five hundred
ninety two, I Alice
Leedes the widow of
Stephen Leeds deceased
of the parish of Marden
in the County of Kent in
the diocese of
Canterbury being weak in
body but of good &
perfect remembrance
thanks be given unto
Almighty God therefore
do make & ordain this my
last will & testament in
manner & form following
First of all bequeathing
my soul unto the hands
of Almighty God my
creator redeemer &
sanctifier steadfastly
bloodsheding of my only
saviour Jesus Christ
that all my sins are
freely pardoned &
forgiven me & my body to
be buried wheresoever it
shall please God
appoint.
Item I give unto my
daughter Godly Pet two
flock beds, two pair of
blankets, two coverlets,
one board bedstead, two
feather bolsters, three
feather pillows, six
sheets, two table
cloths, three knapkins,
four pillow cases, the
residue of all my linen
also two gowns, one of a
new colour & one other
of sheeps colour russet.
And also three
petticoats one of a
russet colour and two
red. Also my best hat
and five of my best
aprons. Also my greatest
cauldron and two great
hanging kettles of brass
and two little brass
kettles, one basin, a
chafing dish, one little
iron pot, eight pieces
of pewter, three lattern
candlesticks, one dozen
of new pewter spoons.
Also two framed tables,
two forms and one joined
stool, one kneading
trough, three barrels,
one tun, one tub, six
saw boards, four
shelves. In the buttery
eight milk vessels, two
pails, one charne
(churn), one chair,
three chests, one frying
pan, one spit, one
cobiron, one pair of pot
hooks and pothangers,
one gridiron, one
stupnet, one pewter pot,
one skimmer and also
four painted cloths.
And also I give &
bequeath unto my said
daughter Godly Pette
three pounds of good &
lawful English money
remaining for her in the
hands of John Harris of
Marden aforesaid.
Item I give & bequeath
unto my forsaid Godlye
twenty shillings of like
lawful money of England
a debt remaining in the
hands of Richard
Tibbolde of Marden
aforesaid.
Item I give unto my said
daughter Godly ten
bushels of good sweet &
merchantable wheat in
the hands of George
Browne for the delivery
whereof at Hollantide
last Solomon Dabson of
Marden hath given his
faithful promise &
become surety for the
said George Browne unto
the said Alice Leeds.
Item I give & bequeath
unto the said Godly Pet
my daughter twenty &
five shillings of lawful
English money a debt
remaining to me in the
hands of Robert
Maplisden of Boughton
Monchelsea my son in
law. All which said
legacies given unto my
daughter Godly Pet I
will shall be delivered
unto her by mine
executor from time to
time as she shall need
during her life time.
Item I give & bequeath
unto Cicely Leeds my
daughter in law one
bedstead, one coverlet,
one blanket that were
her father’s, one
hanging & one cloth over
the bed to be delivered
unto her incontinently
after my decease.
Item I give unto Dorothy
Hatcher one pair of
canvass sheets to be
delivered unto her
incontinently after my
decease.
Item I give & bequeath
unto Cicely Leeds &
Dorothy Hatcher
aforesaid one flock bed,
one coverlet, one
feather bolster and one
pair of blankets to be
incontinently delivered
unto them after my
decease.
Item I give & bequeath
unto my daughter Alice
the wife of Robert
Maplisden on cauldron
with standing ears and
also all the household
stuff in the hands of
the said husband
remaining.
Item I give & bequeath
unto Margaret Hartsoll
the wife of Edward
Hartsole of Yalding one
russet gown to be
presently delivered
after my decease.
Item I give unto Cicely
Leeds one sheep chest to
be presently delivered
her.
Also I appoint & ordain
my loving neighbour &
friend John Harris mine
executor & my will is
for the answering of all
his charges that the
legacies of money given
unto my daughter Godly
shall be answered for to
him if that I do not
leave much money & goods
unbequeathed unto him as
shall save him harmless.
In witness whereof I the
said Alice Leeds have
set my hand and seal the
day and year first above
written in the presence
of us being witness
hereunto James Walter &
John Yorke.
Proved: 1592
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