My bodie to be buried in the Churche of Doddington
I geve to the poore mens boxe of the parishe of Doddington 10 shillings
Item I geve to Agnes Adye, daughter of Nicholas Adye and to Mary Henneker my sisters Daughter
eche of them 40 shillings to be payed to them at the severall dayes of there mariage
The Residue of all my moveable goodes & cattelles, my debtes, legacyes & Funerall being payed & discharged, I geve and bequeth to Mabell my wife and John my sonn and Johan my Daughter Equallie to be devided betwene them
Item whereas I owe unto William Baker sonne of Thomas Baker �36 6s 9d as appereth by and Indenture whose date is the last of December in the Sixte yere of our Soverayngne Quene Elizabeth, And whereas also I have receaved certeyne profitte of a feild called Clatterfeild to the use of the said William, I will that in Recompence thereof he shall have �40 to be payd to him at the day lymitted in the said Indenture
Item I ordeyne and make my said sonne John to be my sole Executor of this my Testament & laste will
Wytnesses: Robert Barnes, John Adye the younger, Robert Tyckner, William Fookes and others
As towching the disposition of all my landes and Tenements
First I will that Mabell my wife shall have the profittes of my house and garden at Bredgate strete
during her naturall lief uppon condicon that she shall not clayme any Joynter or dower oute of my
landes which I have solde saving onely �5 a yere during her lief whereof she hathe a deede Indended
which said �5 a yere I will she shall have out of my landes in Doddington according to the said deede Indented
Also I will to the said Mabell my wife my newe Parlor and the little Buttrey in the same with the Chamber over them and also sufficiente fuell or fyer wood to be broughte to the said howse yerely during her naturall lyfe yf she keepe her self sole and unmaryed
Item I will that after the decease of the said Mabell my wife the said house and Garden being at
Bredgate strete shall remayne to Johan my daughter To have and to holde to her & her heyres for ever in Fee symple
Also I geve to the said Johan my daughter the Tenement and land lying att Lydging in the parisshes of Boxley, Gillingham & Chattham
which I and the said Johan late purchased Joynetly of one John Chamber To have and to holde to her & her heyres for ever
The Residue of all my messuages landes & Tenements with all and Singuler ther appurtenances lying and being in Duddington aforesaid and Ulcombe and Elswhere in the countie of Kente I geve and bequeth to my said sonne John To have & to holde to him and his heyers for ever
In wytnesse whereof to this my presente Testament & last will I have sett my hand
These being wytnesses Robert Barnes, John Adye the younger, Robert Tyckner, William Forke and others
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