Will of Henry Hatch

of Faversham, Kent

Item I bequeth to the Hygh alter there of the said pisshe church of Feversham for my tyethes and oblacons [tithes and oblations] forgotten or neclygently wythholden a vjs viijd [6s 8d]
Item I bequeth to one & twentye poore men or women to be chosen by myn executours or oversear And for lacke of them by the churche wardens off the said pisshe Churche of Feverssham everye Sonday duryng the space of two hole yeres nexte and immedyatly folowyng my deceasse xxjd that is to saye to every of them a jd [one penny] which amounteth to the some of ix li ijs [£9 2s] Item I bequeth unto the said parryshe Church my Chyste bounde wyth Iron the which I bought of Henry Estey of London to put in the Jewells and plate of the same Churche

Item I bequeyth unto Katheryn Kyng my wyffs Susters doughter to be payed to her when she is ma[rr]yed or els at the furthest when the same Katheryn shall Come to thage of twentyti yeres a xxli [£20] ste[r]lyng
And yf hyt [it] fortune the same Katheryn to decease before she be maryed or els before that the same Katheryn came to the age of xxti yeres Then I wyll that the same xxli [shall remayne unto Thomas Goldfynche and Dorethe Goldfynche my said wyffs Systr chyldren to be payd unto them when they come unto the age of xxti yeres by evyn porcyons, that is to say, to evry of them comyng to the said age of xxti yeres a xli [£10]
And yf it fortune eyther of the said Thomas or Dorethe to decease before they come to the said age of xxti yeres Then I wyll that the ovrlyver of the same Thomas & Dorethe comyng to the said age of xxti yeres have the said xxti pownde holy
And yf hyt fortune that bothe the said Thomas Goldfynche and Dorethe do decease before they come unto the said Age of xxti yeres Then I wyll that the same xxli Remayne unto Henry Goldfynche & Rychard Goldfynch, sonnes of my said wyffes Systr by even porcyons to be payed to them ratably when they come unto the age of xxti yeres
And yf eyther of the same Henry Goldfynche and Rychard happen to decease before he come to the said age of xxti yeres then I wyll the Longyst Lyver of the same Henry & Rychard have the same hole some of xx li when he Comyth unto the said age of xxti yeres

And yf all the said Katrin Kynge Thomas Goldfynch & Dorethe, Henry Goldfynche and Rychard Goldfynche happen to dycease before that they come to the said age of xxti yeres the said Johan my wyffe then beyng a lyve [alive] then I wyll the same Johane my wyffe have and dyspose the same xx li at her owne wyll & pleasure
And yf it happen that my said wyffe be not lyvyng at the tyme of the the decease of the Longyst Lyvr of the said Katrin, Thomas Goldfynche, Dorethe, Henry Goldfynche and Ryc Goldfynche dying wtin the said age of xxti yeres then I wyll that John Goldfynche and Elysabeth hys wyffe my said wyffs systr shall have and dyspose the same xx li First bequethyed unto the said Katheryn, b[e]yng at there owne pleasure and wyll

Also I bequeth unto the said Rychard Goldfynche, sone of the said Johan Goldfynche and Elysabeth hys wyffe xx li Sytylng [Sterling] to be payed unto the same Rychard when he comyth unto the age of xxjth yers and yf hyt happen the same Rycharde to decease before that he come unto the same age of xxjth yers Then I wyll that the same xx li Remayne unto the said Katheryn Kyng Henry Goldfynche Thomas Goldfynche and Dorethe by evyn payments ratably as evry of them comyth to the age of xxj yers betwene them to be payed
And yf hyt happen any of the said Katheryn, Henry Goldfynch, Thomas Goldfynch & Dorethe to decease before the said age of xxj yers then I wyll hys or her parte of the same xx li shall survyve & remayne to the Resydue of the same Katheryne Henry Thomas and Dorethe ovrlyvng
And yf hyt happen all the same Rychard / Katheryn / Henry / Thomas and Dorethe to decease before that they come unto the said age of xxj yers and lyvng the said Johane my wyffe Then I wyll that the same Johane my wyffe have & dyspose the same xx li at her owne wyll & pleasure
And yf the same Johane my wyffe be not A lyve [alive] at the tyme of decease of longyst lyver of the said the said Rychard Goldfynche, Katheryn, Henry Goldfynche, Thomas Goldfynche & Dorethe deceasyng wtin the age aforesaid then I wyll that the said John Golfynche & Elysibeth hys wyffe have & dyspose the same xx li unto the said Rychard Goldfynche bequethed at there owne wyll and pleasure

Item I gyve and bequeth unto the said Henry Goldfynche and Katheryn Kyng myn Annuytie ... of iiijd for t[e]rme of yers nowe to come graunted unto me by Thomas Odynfold off Newenlyin [Newington?] to be payed out of hys lands & ten[emen]tts in Dodyngton [Doddington] to have to them and to there heyres (and) Assignes as long as the yers do endure
Nevrthelesse in manr and forme underwryttyn (That is to say)
I wyll that Johan Davy of Fevrsham shall recyve & take up yerely the one halfe of the said Annuytie unto the tyme the said Henry Goldfynche do come to the Age of xxti yers yf he so long do lyve to the only use and behove of the same Henry Goldfynche And when the same Henry Goldfynche comyth unto the same Age of xxti yers Then I wyll that the said Johan Davy or hys Assygnes do pay unto the same Henry all such money as the same Johan Davy then hath receyved and taken up of the said Annuiytie
And from and thencfforth the same Henry to receyve the halffe of the said Annnuytie to hym bequethed and gyven to hys owne use unto the ende of the yers of the same annuytie
And in lyke manr I wyll that the said Johane my wyff shall recyve & take upp the other halffe of the said Annuytie unto the said Katheryn Kyng gyven and bequethed unto the tyme the same Katheryn do come unto the age of xxti yeres yf she so long do lyve And when the said Katheryn comyth unto the said age of xxti yers then I wyll that my said wyffe pay or delyvr unto the same Katheryn all such money as my said wyffe shall then have receyved of the said Annuytie to the use of the same Katheryn and from thenfforth the same Katherynto Recyve the said parte of the said Annuytie to her bequethed her selffe unto the end of the yers of the same Annuytie

And yf it fortune that the said Henry Goldfynche And Katheryn Kyng or the eyther of them to Decease before the said age of xxti yers the said Johane my wyffe then beyng A lyve Then I wyll that the same Johane my wyffe aftr the decesse of the same Henry Goldfynche and Katheryn and of the either of them shall have recyve and take up as well as the said halffe of the said annuytie unto the said Henry Goldfynche in forme A foresaid bequethed and all such somes of money as the said John Davy shall then have delyvered of the same Annuytie at all such parte of the same Annuytie as was gyven & bequethed unto the said Katheryn Kyng and also recyve and kepe in the hands of the same Johane all such money of the anuytie as the same Johane in the lyfe of the said Katheryn shall or ought to have receyved to the only use & behove of the same Johane & also have & recyve the same annuytie to her own use from the deth of the said Henry Goldfynche and Katheryne and of eyther of them longyst lyvyng Unto the ende of the same yere of the same Annuytie

And yf it fortune the said Henry Goldfynche & Katheryn Kyng or the eyther of them to decease before they come to the said age of xxti yers the said Johane my wyffe then being dede then I wyll that aftr the decease of the same Henry Goldfynche & Katheryn And of the eyther of them deceasyng wtin age the said John Goldfynche and Elysabeth hys wyffe shall have receyve & take up the said Annuytie from the decease of the same Henry & Katheryn and of the eyther of them deceasying wtin age unto thende of the yere of the said Annuytie to the Use & behove of the said John Goldfynche & Elysabeth
And that the same John Goldfynche & Elysabeth, the said Johane my wyffe beying dede shall have and enjoye lyke p[ro]fyte & advantage of the said Annuytie as the same Johane should or ought to have had yf the same Johane had then be alyve

Item I bequeth unto the monastrye of Saynt Savyoure of Fevrsha, xli [£10] to be payed imedyatly aftr my decease
Item I bequeth unto Thomas Parkar the sone of Wyllyam Parkar of Dertford [Dartford] a xli [£10] to be paid to hym wtin ij yers nexte aftr my decease
Item I bequeth to Thomas my s[er]vannt ovr & above hys hole wag[e]s a xls and hys lyvng trustyng that he wyll be good to my wyffe
Item I bequeth unto Thomas Mantell when he comyth to the age of xxti yers xls
Item I bequeth unto Rye Croft [Ryecraft] when he comyth to the age of xxti yeres to be payed xxs
Item I bequeth unto Johane my svannt xvs to be payed wtin a monthe aftr my Decease
Item I bequeth unto Agnes my svannt iiijs to be payed at my monthes mynde
Item I bequeth unto evry of the chyldren of my Cosyn Morcok and of his brother vjs viijd evry of them to be others heyer thereof

Item I wyll that myn executors dyspose & bestowe for the helth of my soule aftr their dyscretyon at my burying a vjli xiijs iiijd [£6 13s 4d]
And my monthes mynde a vjli xiijs iiijd
And at my twelve monthes mynde other vjli xiijs iiijd
Item I wyll that myn executours shall fynde an honest preyste to synge & say for my soule in the said pisshe church of Feversham at a certen aulter ther of Saynte Peter & Paule by the space of ij hole yers nexte aftr And the same peste [priest] have yerely for hys salary vjli xiijs iiijd to be payed quartrly (that is to saye) evr quartr xxxiijs [33s] by myn executors

And of this my prsent Testametn & Wyll ensuying I make and ordeyne the said Johane my wyffe & Rychard Dryland thelder of Fevrsham gentylman myn Execytours and Robte Maycote of Fevrsham aforesaid gent[leman] myn Ovrseer of the same
And I gyve and bequeth unto the said Rychard Dryland for hys labours and paynes to be taken above and besydes hys necessary expens a v li And to the said Robte. Maycote to see this my prsent Testament & last wyll fulfyllyd accordyng to the effecte & entent of the same And for hys good Counsell in that behalfe a xls

The Resydue of all my moveable goods Catalls Detts & marchanndyses above heretofore not gyven no bequethed my detts and bequethes payed contented And this my prsent testament truly pformyd & duly fulfylled I gyve and bequeth unto the said Johane my wyffe to her own use P[ro]vyded allway that my wyll & entente is that yf the said Johane my wyffe be dysposyd to marye agayne before that this my testament & last wyll be duly & fully p[er]formyd and fulfylld (that then the same Johane before any suche maryage be had shall fynde suffycyently securtyes to be bonden unto the said Rychard Dryland and Robte Maycote in suche a connevyent sum of money and aftr such resonable manr as the same Rychard Dryland & Robte Maycote shall appoynte and deyvse that the same Johane shall well & truly in due and conenynt [convenient] tyme pforme & fulfyll the said my testament and last wyll in evry thyng accordyng to the true meanyng entente & p[ur]port of the same

These beyng wytnesse
John Davy; John Johnson; John Bryngborn; Jherome Oxenbrydge, Edwarde Vessy, Wyllyam Belle & Thomas Thoms

This is the last wyll of me the said Henry Hatche made the vijth day of May in the xxvti yere of the reigne of Kynge Henry the viijth a bove wryten concernyng the dyspositycon of all my messuags lands ten[emen]ts Rentts rev[e]rcons and syvyces [Services] which I or any other p[er]son or psons to my use have sett lying & being as well wtin the town and libtie of Fevrsham as in any other towen p[ar]isshe or libtye wtin the County of Kent and Sussex or els where wtin the realme of England

Fyrst I Will that myn Executors or their assignes in shorte and convenient tyme after my discease shall sell my ten'ts or Inne called the Flouer de lyce [Fleur de lis] with the appurtenannces in Fevrsham as Lawrence Manbye my Farmor of the same nowe occupyth and holdyth the same to Farme
And also my tenement in Fevrsham called the George with thappurtenanncs which I boughte of John Barmynot as yt is now seperated From my other houses and tenements in the which tente called the George one Walter Webbe nowe dwelleth,
For the best price they can And the money comyinge (of the) sale of the said two tents I wyll myn executors shall applye and Imploye into and towards the payment of all my debtes and bequethes and performance of my testament

I will that Johan my wiff have and enjoye to her and her assignes my messuage that I nowe dwell in with the garden shoppes and all other comodyties and appurtenances as it is nowe occupied and all other my messuage houses lands and tents not before assigned to be solde sett lyinge and beinge within the saide towne and libertie of Feversham and all my lands and tents meadowes pastures leases marshes salte and fresh with their appurtenanncs sett lyinge and beinge in the Ile of Hartye in the countie of Kente which I purchased of John Joye of Gillingham whiche lands and tents and other prmisses in Hartye byn called Ellyotts Walters and Callys
And also all my messuags Lands tents Rents and Syics woods pastures leases marshes salte and fresh with their appurtenncs and comodities sett lyinge and beinge in the p[ar]ishes of Iklysham, Eastlynge, Odemer and Brede in the cowntye of Sussex or els where in the same countie of Sussex which I late purchessed of Mr. Reynold Lewkernore of Feversham gentylman duringe all the terme of the naturall liff of the same Johan, kepinge all the said tents sufficientlie repaired and to distribute in deeds of charitie as (she knoweth) my mynde accordinge to her owne disposicion and conscience

And after the decease of the said Johan I will that one of the Jurats and one of the commoners (of the) said towne of Fevrsham for the tyme beinge to be named and appoynted by the mayor and the most parte of the Jurats and some of the comonaltie shall receve the p[ro]fetts of the said lands and tents with their appurtenanncs before lymted to the said Johan for terme of her life duringe the tyme of Twentye yeares then nexte ensuynge after the decease of the said Johan shall receve and take up yerelie and eyther of them to have for their payne labour and dilligence to be used in gatheringe and of the Issues revenues and proffitts of the said lands yerelie duringe the terme of fyve yeares the firste of the said twentie yeres over and above ordynarye expencs twentie shillings

The saide Jurats & comoner yeldinge therfore yerelie duringe the said terme before the mayor and fower of his brethren wch fower of the most honest and discrete comoners of the said towne of Fevrsham for the tyme beinge in the house or mesuage where I nowe dwell a due true & just accompte the wch Issues and proffitts of the said tents and lands so to be receyved by the Jurats and comoner and to be found due uppon their said accompts I will shall shalbe by them delyvered to the Mayor of Fevrsham for the tyme beinge and his Brethren and by them yerelie duringe the said terme of fyve yeres to be employed distributed and payed in forme followinge (that is to saie) tenn pounds pcell of the said revenues to be bestowed in reparacon of Partridge Lane and of the waye leadinge from thence to the kaye [quay] of (Fevrsham) And tenn pounds likewise pcell of the said revenues to be bestowed in the reparacon of the comon wells of the towne of (Feversham) And Fytene shillings yerelie yf it shall happen my wife to dye wthin twentie yeares nexte after my decease to be paide thereif yerelye during the terme of the said five yeares unto the observant Freers [friars] in Canterburye or to some other psons by them to be deputed to receyve the same to their use

And after the said five yeares fullye complete ended and expired I Will that thissues & proffitts of all the said lands shalbe by thadvise & discrecion of the Mayor more parte of the Jurats and some of the comonaltie of the said towne of Fevrsham to be bestowed and paied to the behouf reparacon and maynteynyinge of the haven or creeke of Fevrsham duringe the space of nyne yeares then nexte and Imediatlie followinge and fullie to be completed after the said five yeares and thaccompte of the said revenues to be yelden & taken in the place and after the maner & forme afore lymyted & assigned
And after the said nyne yeres fullie expired ended & determyned I Will that thissues & proffitts of all the said lands & tents wth their appurtenncs for the terme of Six yeres residew of the said twentie yeares shalbe employed distributed & payed to the behouf use reparacon and mayntenance of the pish church of Fevrsham and of the ornaments of the same church that is to witt Twentie Six pounds thirtene shillings & fower pence to be bestowed in buyinge a newe paire of organs of the said church, fyftene pounds to be bestowed in buyinge of a new Pell and a herse clothe for the same churche and the residue of the said Issues & revenues of the said lands & tents to be bestowed by the discrecion of the mayor of Fevrsham aforsaid for the tyme beinge and of his Brethren in makinge of a newe Jewell house for the said church and other necessaries wthin the said church

Item I Will that yerelie duringe the said twentie yeres nexte ensyinge after the decease of the said Johan my wiff there be a yerelie obite of Thirtene shillings fower pence for my Soule and for the soulse of the said Johan by the churchwardeyns of the said church for the tyme beinge and they to hand oute of the said lands & tents yerelye duringe the said twentie yeres thre shillings & fower pence for their labour anye assignement bequest or will contrarye to this my will of the said yeres thre shillings & fower pence to the said church wardeyns for the tyme beinge before expressed notwthstandinge

And I Will that the said Jurate & comoner and either of them when & as often as it shall happen them or anie of them duringe the same terme of Twentie yeres by death or anie other consideracon or laufull cause by the discrecion of the mayor and the most parte of the Jurats and some of the comynaltie of the said towne of Fevrsham to be charged or other for them two or anie of them to be elected and putt in their place That then & so often the mayor and the most parte of the Jurats for the tyme beinge and some of the comonaltie shall and maie for the said Jurate & comoner so ded & so to be removed name and assigne other for them to have the said receite and to yeld accompte and to have for their labour as is abovesaid

And I will that if the maior Jurats and comynaltie of the said towne of Feversham for the tyme beinge at anie tyme duringe the said twentie yeres will and doe obteyne the kings licence with all other due requisite circumstance lawfullie to authorise the said lands tents and other the prmisses by me before willed to my said wiff for terme of her liff That then the maior Jurats & comonaltie so havinge and obteynyinge the said lycens Imediatlie after the said twentie yeres ended shall have the said lands and tents to them & to thuse & maytenannce of the haven & creke of the said towne highe waies wthin a myle of the said towne & maynteynynge of the ornaments of the foresaid pish church of Fevrsham
The costes and chardgs of obteynynge of which lycens I will yt shalbe allowed & taken upp of the Revenues of the said lands and tents by the discrecion of the Maior Jurats & comonaltie of the said twone of Fevrsham for the tyme beinge

Provided always that yf the said Maior Jurats and comonaltie cannot, will not, or do not, obteyne and purchasse the said licens and other cercumstances of a mortisement of the said Lands & tents to thuses & behoves before rehersed accordinge to the purporte and true meanynge of this my testament & laste will Then I will Imediatlie after the said twentie yeares ended all the said lands & tents shalbe sould by the executorshipp of this my testament or such of them as then shalbe lyvinge
And if all mye executors be then dede then I Will that the said lands & tents Imediatlie after the said twentie yeres ended shalbe sold by the maior of Fevrsham for the tyme beinge and two of the diseretist [discretist?] Jurats his brethren and the churchwardens of the said pish church of Feversham for the tyme beinge And the money of the sale of the said Lands & tents comynge to be bestowed distributed & Implyed in manr and forme followinge (that is to saie)
Tenn pounds p[ar]cell of the said revenues towards the buyinge of a sute of ropes to thuse of the pish church of Fevrsham aforsaide;
Twentye Pounds towards the buyinge of a paire of Silver candelsticks for the same churche;
Twentie pounds towards the buying of a paire of Sensures of Silver for the said churche;
Two hundreth and fortie pounds towards the reparacion and amendmente of the said haven or creke of Fevrsham;
Fiftie pounds towards the makinge of a newe markett house wthin the said towne of Favrsham;
Fortye Pounds to be bestowed in repayringe & amendinge of the highe way betwene hogcrosse and pwell;
Tenn pounds to be bestowed in repayringe and amendinge of the church lane of the said towne of Favrsham;
Twentie pounds towards the mayntaynynge of the morrow masse wthin the saide parish church of Fevrsham;
Twentie pounds to be bestowed in Smocke shirts to be geven to poore people of the parish of Fevrsham;
Ten pounds towards the reparacon of Sandriche [Sundridge] church where I was borne;
Tenn pounds towards the reparaccon of the church of Iklisham in the countie of Sussex;
Six pounds thirtene shillings and fower pence towards the reparaccon of the church of St. Thomas thappostell in the Ile of Hartie;
Fyve pounds towards the reparacon of the parish church of Davyngton;
Twentie pounds towards the reparacon of the church of the monestarye of Saint Saviour of Favrsham;
Fyve mrks to evry house of Freers [friars] obs[er]vants wthin the cittie of Canterburye;
Fortie shillings to evry of the houses of Fryars wthin wynchelsey [Winchelsea];
Twentie pounds towards the reparacon of the highe waie from hogcrosse thorough Pr[e]ston Streate and so to Boughton;
Twentie pounds towards the reparacon of the sumpter waye betwene St. Agnes crosse and Stone churche;
Ten pounds towards the reparacon of the pishe church of Lynsted;
Ten pounds towards the reparacon of the fowle wayes wthin the pish of Lynsted aforsaid where most neade shalbe;
Five pounds towards the reparacon of the church of oore [Oare];
Five pounds towards the reparcon of the church of Luddenham;
Fortie shillings towards the reparacon of the church of Bucklande;
Fyve pounds towards the reparacon of the chappell of Wylderton [next Throwley];
Fortie shillings towards the reparacon of the churche of Goodnestone;
Ten pounds to the mariage of tenn pore maydens wthin the pish of Lynsted aforsaid;
Ten pounds to the mariage of ten pore maydens wthin the towne of Feversham
To the maior of Favrsham for the tyme beinge and to evry of his said Brethren and churchwardens that shall make sale of the said Lands to evry of them fortye shillings for their labour & paynes in that behalf

And the residue of the said money remynge of the said sale of the said Lands & tents to be bestowed amongest poore people within the said towne of Favrsham by the discrecion of the said maior and his Brethren and churchwardeyns

Notes:
Memorial Inscription, St. Mary of Charity, Faversham, Kent:
Large Ledger with brass effigies and Arms, inscription around edges, Transeptal Crossing, Nave
Under this stone lyethe buryed the body of HENRY HATCHE Merchant Adventurer late of this Town and Liberty of Faversham Jurat and one of the Barons of the fyve Ports whyche was during his lyffe a greate benefactor of this church and to the town
Whych HENRY dep'ted the Xth day of May in the yere of our Lord a MCCCCCXXXIII [1533]
and also here lyethe the body of JOHAN the wyfe of the said HENRY HATCHE which JOHAN departed the [ ] day of [ ] in the year of our Lord God a MCCCCC[LXXIV] [1574]
on whose souls Jesu have M'ci Amen

From Edward Jacob's ‘The History of the Town and Port of Faversham in the County of Kent’, 1774:
Mr HENRY HATCH, merchant adventurer, and a Jurat of this Town, by his will dated the sixth of May, twenty fifth of Henry VIII, gave, after the Decease of his wife, several estates in Kent and Sussex to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonality of Faversham, and their successors for ever, requiring them to obtain license of mortmain, and appropriating the rents and profits thereof to the use and maintenance of the haven and creek of the said Town, and of the ornaments of the parish church of the said Town.
Shortly after his decease, the Corporation in pursuance of his intentions, obtained the license, which cost two hundred pounds; presently after this his heirs at law commenced a suit against his widow, which terminated in her favour: some few years after this suit was ended, another was commenced by his widow against the Corporation, to deprive them of this valuable legacy, she wickedly producing, and even inrolling in the ecclesiastical court, a forged will, because, as it appeared by evidence in the cause, the Corporation would not consent to grant a lease of twenty one years, at the rate of forty pounds a year, to commence from the time of her decease to her relation.
This suit lasted a great number of years in the ecclesiastical court and in Chancery, so that the expense of procuring the mortmain, with the interest thereof for thirty years, and of the law suits, in the whole, amounted unto upwards of three hundred pounds more than the full value of the estate bequeathed upon a fair estimation. The means used to support this great and continual expense by the Corporation were, the divesting themselves of almost all their estates, consisting of many houses, and several parcels of land, and when the money arising from thence was exhausted, the whole town was affected several times, with an agreement to repay the individuals on recovering the estates; so much at heart to obtain them had the whole community, that but few, after completing their wishes, claimed a return of what they had lent to support the cause: and to the perpetual credit of the Corporation itself, I dare vouch from a careful enquiry, that it never repaid itself any part of the losses it had sustained in the prosecution of these long and expensive suits; that body all along seem to have conceived that so useful a charity would answer all the necessity of having an estate of their own, which must in some degree have been appropriated to the same purpose.
The commendable stand the members of the Corporation then made, hath been of infinite advantage to this town and parish by enabling them, as the estates have improved in value, to benefit the town, church, and creek, fully to the extensive intentions of the excellent donor. These estates, when they came into the hands of the Corporation in 1574, on the death of Mr Hatch's widow, were let at sixty six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence a year; at this time (1774), they amount to upwards of two hundred and fifty pounds.
Although the account of this charity may appear too long for some, yet it is too short a one for the sufficient applause which is due both to the generous donor, and his faithful legatees; nevertheless let me add, that the large marble, inlayed with brass, that covers his remains, was so commodiously situated as not to require, when the late alterations were made in the church, any moving as others did, so that his ashes, and even the common earth which covered them, were undisturbed, and the said stone is still very conspicuous at the middle entrance into the south aisle or transept.

Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 22nd August 2022

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