Will of Richard George

of Great Chart, Kent

Item I bequeath to the high auter [alter] ther for my tithes forgoten viijd [8 pence]
Item I bequeath to the crosse light yn the said churche iiijd [4 pence]
Item I bequeath to Agnes my doughter a yonge haffer bud and a paier of shetts [sheets]

Item I give to Parnell Ashynden the doughter of Agnes my said doughter xs [10 shillings] to be delivered to the said Parnell at her age of xvij [18] yere if she hape [happen] to dey [dye] before she come to the said age then I will the said xs be delyvered to the foresaid Agnes my doughter

Item I bequeath to every other child of the said my doughter that be nowe lyvyng iijs iiid
Item I bequeath to every of my godsonnes and goddoughters iiijd

The Residue of all my goods above unbequeathed after that my detts and my bequests be paied I give and bequeath to Grace my Wif
the whiche said Wif and Lawrence Briggs of this my testament I ordeyne and sett myne executours by these p’sent [present]
And I ordeyne to the said Lawrence every day that he laborett to fulfill my Will iiijd And ever that to the said Lawrence vjs viijd

This is the Last Will of me before rehersed Richard George made and by me declared the daye and yere abovesaid And the iiijth yere of the regne [reign] of kyng Harry the viijth

First I will Immediately frome my decesse that my feoffe their heres or assignes sell my pcel [parcel] of land the whiche I late purchased of Willm. Fowle called Willecoks affars yn the best price thei can or may
And the money thereof to be receyvied I will it be delyvered to myn executours And thei with the same money to paye my dettes bequethes

Item I will a none after my decesse that if Grace my Wif will refuse xiij marke and no parte thereof clayme then I will my feoffe their heires and assignes suffer the said my wif and her assignes to occupie and the pfotts [profits] to prove of my said messuage and iij pcel [parcel] of my land lyeing to the said messuage duryng all the terme of her liff she copetently [competently] kepying [keeping] the reparacon thereof by all the said terme

And after her decesse I will my feoffe ther heires or assignes sell the said messuage and iij pcel of my land yn the best pryce thei can or maye And the money thereof receved I ordeyne of that same money v marke to bey [buy] with a new bell to be yn the pishe churche of Hothfelde if so be the pyshoners [parishoners] be dissposed to have a bell if so be thei be nott willyng to have a bell than I wil the said v marke to be bestowed to the most nedfull worke of the said churche of Hothefeld

Also I ordeyne of the same money to the mendyng of a fote wey [footway] betwene Patinersake? and davy grene xiijs iiijd
Item I ordeyne to the mendyng of a foteway by theme Richard Holldonys and the Lane ioyning [joining] yn agast Goldwellys lane iijs iiijd

Item I ordeyne to the mendyng of a long goyng yn to Court land beside the crosse beside my messuage xxd
Item I ordeyne to the mendyng of a nonys way betwene hiklisotthell ? and Wyrtyngemell ? ther as most nede is viijs iiijd

The Residue of the money comyng of the sale of my said messuage and iij prcl of land I will it to be delyvered to Agnes my doughter or to her heires

To this Witnesseth Thomas Sandys Richard Holden and Peter Glover

Probatum fuit: 8th June 1513.

Note:
This Will pre-dates the beginning of parish registers for St. Mary, Great Chart significantly which commence in 1558 – some 45 years after the date of this Will.

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 12th March 2020. All rights waived for personal use – BUT please quote source and reference.

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