Item I give and bequeathe to the poore of the p[ar]ishe of Elham aforesayde vjs viijd To be payed by my executors; iijs iiijd to be payed at my
buriall, and the other three shillings iiijd that daye twelvemonethes by my executor
Item I give and bequeathe to Willm my sonne tenn poundes of lawfull monye of England, to be payed to him by my executor within one yeare
nexte after my decease
Item I give and bequeathe to Joane my daughter fowre pounds of like monie to be pd to her by my executor within two yeares nexte after my
decease
Item I give and bequeathe to Stephen, Willm, Nicholas, Robert, David and Edward her sonnes either of them twentie shillings of like monye,
To be payed unto them by my executor as they shall come to the age of one and twentie yeares And I will that yf anie of them die
before they shall come to the sayde age of one and twentie yeares, then I will that the others living shalbe his or theire heire or heires
Item I give and bequeathe to Thomas my sonne, the som of tenn poundes of lawfull monie to be payed to him by my executor within three yeares
nexte after my decease
Item I give and bequeathe to the sd. Thomas my sonne five poundes of lawfull monie of England, To be payed unto him by my executor within fowre
yeares nexte after my decease
Item I give & bequeathe to Henrie my sonne the somme of five poundes of like monie to be payed to him by my executor wthin foure yeares
nexte after my decease
Item I give & bequeathe to the sayde Willm, Joane, Thomas and Henry my children all my Linnen
and other things whatsoever, (evidences onelie excepte), whiche is in my great joyned chest,
to be equallie devided betweene them ymmediatlie after my decease
Item I give and bequeathe to the sayde Willm, Joane, Thomas and Henry my children all my pewter
to be equallie devided betweene them ymmediatlie after my decease
Item I give and bequeathe unto Henrie my sonne, my best fetherbed, one flockbead at his choice and
my red blanket, with the underclothe belonging to that bed
Item I give and bequeathe unto Thomas my sonne, my best white blanket and one underclothe
Item I give and bequeathe unto Richard my sonne Henrie his sonne one Cowe nowe in the keeping of the sayde Henrye my sonne
Item I give and bequeathe unto Alice my daughter my joyned chest whiche was her mothers : And I
bequeathe unto her one quarter of wheate or twentie shillings of lawfull monie at her
choice to be delivred to her within one quarter of a yeare nexte after my decease by my executor
Item I give and bequeathe to Henrie my sone fortie shillings of lawfull monie of England
The residue of all my moveable goods & chattle whatsoevr my debtes legacies and other ordinarie charg[e]s discharged I give wholly to Edward my sonne
Item I ordaine and appointe Henrie my sonne my sole and whole executor of this my last will & testament
The signe [signature] of Edward Hogbean
Probatum fuit: 1st October 1594
Notes:
Edward Hogben was buried at St. Mary the Virgin, Elham, Kent on 24 Jul 1594.
Wife Alyce Hogbean was buried 11 Dec 1589 at Elham.
Daughter Jone Hagbyn married Davyd Hagbyn 7 Nov 1569 at Elham. Their children were baptised at Elham.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh A. Mason, 25th September 2023
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