(Note: The amounts
following the } signs
are not legible)
The accompaniment of
Richard Grove of the
Parish of Cranbrook
administrator of the
goods and chattels of
William
Leedes late while he
lived of the Parish of
Benenden deceased
by
him made and declared
before the Right
Worshipful Mr George
Newman Dr of Law
official to the Rev
Mr
of
Canterbury the 28 day of
April in the year of our
Lord God 1598 of and
upon all & singular such
goods and
Chattels as last were
the aforesaid William
Leedes deceased
his while he lived and
since his death have
come to the
hands and possession of
this accompaniment by
due passage of
laws of administration
thereof lawfully
wemitted as
followeth
viz
First this accompaniment
doth charge himself with
all
}
goods and chattels as
late were the aforenamed
}
William Leedes deceased
his while he lived and
since
}
His death have come to
the hands and possession
of
}
This accompniment which
goods and chattels
are
}
Contained and satisfied
in the inventory thereof
made
}
Hereunder
and
by
..and
}
appraised to the
thereof
.the
hall
}
unto the sum of £168 4s
1d us by
the
}
said inventory at large
appear
.
}
whereof this
accompaniment humbly
prayeth to
be
allowed all such sums of
money as he hath
necessary
paid and laid out in and
about the payment of the
debts
and other duties due &
owing by the said
deceased at his
death and for other
ordained charges by him
made & laid
in & above the
administration of the
goods of the said
deceased whereof the
particulars do follow
Imprimis payed unto
Mr.Walter Jones vicar of
Benenden
for }
a
sermon made at the
burial of the said
deceased
}
Item paid more for a
coffin to lay the said
deceased}
in and to such as
carryeth him to his
burial for
their
}
pains
therein
Item paid to one wife a
victualles for
beer
}
spent at the burial of
the said
deceased
}
Item paid and laid out
more for victuals spent
at the burial of the
said deceased all manner
of ways and }
at
the making of the
inventory of his goods
Item paid to John
Hubbard for tolling the
bell & for
the
}
and
the grave of
the
deceased
}
Item paid to the widow
Tollhurst for watching
with
}
the said deceased and
his child in the time of
their
}
sickness
Item paid to William
Tollhurst servant of the
said
}
deceased for wages due
to him by the said
deceased
}
at
his
death
}
Item paid unto Edmond
Morris for physick
ministered
}
Unto Joan Leedes
daughter of the said
deceased
}
Item paid unto the wife
of Robert White for
washing
}
Dyething and painstaking
of and with
aforesaid }
Joan Leedes daughter of
the said deceased in her
sickness
}
Item paid to John Reade
for keeping the
aforesaid
}
Joan Leedes by the space
of one whole year being
all
}
that time sick and
diseased and of years
not
able
}
to
get
anything
}
Item paid for the fees
of administration taken
of
the
}
goods of the said
deceased for the
obligations
thereon
for registering
and
the inventory and
the
}
Sumners(?)fee and for
the charges of his
accompaniment
}
and his sureties
travelling
thereabouts
}
Item paid unto Timothy
Leedington for writing
the
}
inventory of the goods
of the said deceased and
after
}
Everything touching the
said deceased the sum
of
}
Item paid unto goodwife
Leedes the widow of the
said
}
William Leedes deceased
for money due to her by
the
said }
Deceased immediately
after his death by bond
made
}
unto one of
the
..friends of the
said Widow the sum
of }
Item paid to William
Borre for debt due &
owing
to }
Him by the said deceased
at his death by two
bonds
}
Item paid to Richard
Crothall of the Parish
of
Benenden
}
For debt due to him by
the said deceased at his
death
}
By
Bond the sum
of
}
Item paid to John
Carpenter of Biddenden
for debt
due
}
&
owing to him by the said
deceased at his death by
Bond
}
Item paid to William Day
of Benenden for debt due
&
}
owing to him by the said
deceased at his death by
bond
}
The sum
of
}
Item paid to Walter
Evenden (?) for a debt
due &
owing
}
By
the said deceased at his
death by a bond the sum
of
}
Item paid to D
Weller
for debts due
&
}
Owing by the said
deceased at his death by
bond the sum
of }
Item paid to the widow
Elthington(?) for debt
due
&
owing by the said
decease at his death by
bond
}
Item this accompaniment
humbly prayeth to be
allowed
for debt due & owing to
himself by the said
deceased
}
At
the time of his death
the sum
of
}
Item paid and to be paid
unto Walter Everenden of
the
}
Parish of
for
debts due & owing to him
by the }
Said deceased at his
death by bond the sum
of
}
Item paid unto Lawrence
Benet servant of the
said
deceased }
for wages & due & owing
to him by the said
deceased at
his }
Death
}
Item paid more to the
said Lawrence Benet for
debts due }
&
owing to him by the said
deceased at his
death
}
Item paid unto Timothy
Leedington for debt due
&
owing
}
To
him by the said deceased
at the time of his
death
}
Item this accompaniment
humbly payeth allowance
for
his charges in
travelling and riding
often times
about
}
the administration of
the goods of the said
deceased
&
}
payment of his debts the
sum
of
}
Item paid for the
process and sureties
fee
}
In
calling this
accompaniment to make
accompaniment
}
Item paid for drawing
this account in form to
exhibit
}
unto the court for
the
..and probate fee
to
}
do
the
..as after for
registering
and
this
}
account in presentment
which the
of and
other
}
fees thereabouts the sum
of
}
}
So
it may plainly approve
that this accompaniment
hath }
faithfully and fully
administered all the
goods and
chattels
}
of
the aforementioned
William Leedes deceased
and that he
}
is
in
..that is hath
paid and laid out
more }
then the goods and
chattels of the said
deceased
}
amount unto the sum
of
}
Probate
28
April 1598
(on the last page there
is a mention of Wm
Leedes of Cranbrook &
Benenden)
PRC
2/9/445 121 |
