Will of Richard Hurlstone

of Sandwich, Kent

I give unto my sonne Thomas twemtie poundes ymediatly after my decease wch I give him towards buildinge of his third parte of a new hoye now one [in] the stockes at London
I give unto my sonne Nicholas a third parte of the Josua a crayer wherein Thomas Younge now sayleth [sails]
And I give unto my sonne Josua one silver cup all guilte besides a fowrth p[ar]te of a Crayer called the Swallowe whereof he is now M[aste]r, wch fowrth pte I gave him heretofore

I give unto my sonne John at his adge if xxjte [21] yeares a fowrthe pte of the Swallowe or els thirtie poundes then in monnye at his choise to be paid by my Executrix For security whereof I will my Executrix shall put in bond wth sufficient surety wthin fourtye dayes after marriadge (if she happen to marrye)

I give unto Sara my daughter a bed furnished wth the Coverlet of tapestry now one [on] the bed I lyeth in, my best table in the p[ar]lor of the house I dwell in wth a greate Cheste in the Chamber nexte the streete, a Christeninge sheete and a Christeninge kercheif
And to my sonne I give all the paynted Clothes in the howse I dwell in wth a presse in the plor, a cubbard in the Hall wth Longsettells in the plor

All the residue of my goods and chattells, monnye, plate and houshould stuffe I give to my wife Hellen Hurlestone whome I make sole Executrix of this my testament and Laste will

This is the laste will of me the said Richard Hurlestone made the said daie and yeare

First I give to my sonne Thomas and his heires All that my messuage wth thappurtenancs [the appurtenances] in St. Clements p[ar]ishe in Sandwch now in the occupacon of the said Thomas and of certaine estrangers
Also I give unto my said sonne Thomas and his heires all that new house or tenement wth the appurtenanncs in Lovelane in Sandwch beinge next to Rhodes his stable now in the occupacon of a felemonger wth a moyetye [moiety] of the garden plott from that new house as far up as to the end of the Priorye

I give to my sonne Nicholas and his heires the New tenement wth the appurtenanncs in the Highe Streete in Sandwch nowe in the occupacon of Richard Jones marryner wth a backside downe from that tenement as far as Rhodes his stable, wch backside shallbe twoe feete broader then that new tenement

I give to my sonne Josua and his heires all that new house wth the appurtenanncs in the Highe Streete in Sandwch now in the occupacon of Charles Cricket estmonger? And also the house wth the appurtenanncs in Sandwch nowe in the occupacon of the said Josua

Provided and my minde is that John my sonne kepinge reparacons well and sufficiently shall and maye duringe his mothers life or untill shee happen to marrye after my decease freely and wthout payinge any rent Inhabite that house wth the appurtenanncs in Sandwch nowe in (the) occupacon of my sonne Josua

Item I give to my said sonne John and to his heires for ever after my wives death shee keepinge her selfe a widowe, All that my Messuage wth the appurtenanncs in the highe streate in Sandwch wherein I now dwell, my wife keepinge all that time sufficiently the reparacons thereof

Item I give to Sara my daughter and to the heires of her bodye lawfully begotten the howse wth the appurtenanncs wherein Thomas Jordan now dwelleth beigne one other new howse in Love Lane in Sandwch adjoyninge to the new tenement before given to my sonne Thomas in this my Will
And for want of such heires of her bodye, The same to remaine to my sonne John and to his heires for ever
Provided and my Will is that my Executrix shall have the Educacon of my said Daughter untill shee come to the adge of xviijteen [18] yeares or be married and shall also have the rent of her howse before given towards her kepinge prayeinge my Executrix to be as a naturall mother unto her

I will and my minde is that my Executrix for the terme of Fower yeres next after my death (if shee live doe longe) shall receave the profytts and rents of the twoe new tenements in Love Lane And of the house in Richard Jones his occupacon and of the house in Charles Cricketts occupacon Ta..ards? payeinge of my debtes and legacyes

Lastely I chardge my Children on my Restinge that they agree brotherly together And that wth such legacyes as I have severally given them by this my testament and will And that they be loveinge and helpinge unto my Wife in the best manner they can, not doinge to her any Wronge or hinderance

Provided and my will and mind is that if they or any of them shall not holde themselves contented wth theire pte or porcon by me before given or shall not quietly suffer theire mother my Executrix to injoye such legacyes and gyftes as herein I have given unto her Then that he or they soe discontented shall have noe benefyt by this my testament or will nor injoy any of my moveables goods But the part of moveable goods of him or them soe discontented shall remaine wholye to my Executrix

I(n) Witnes hereof I have hereunto set my seale Dated the daye and yeare first befor Written
By me Richard Hurlstone
These beinge witnesses:
Christopher Verall; Austen Winiatts; Geofry Brissenden; David Hole

Probatum fuit: 16th April 1596 - to his Executrix

An Inventarie of all the goodes and Chattells and houshold stuffe wch weare of Richard Harlstone of the port of Sandwch mryner Deceased, made and appreised by Edward Anderson, Augustine Tharmube?, Mychaell Dollorie and John Chalke the second daye of Aprill Anno dom 1596.

													£.	s.	d.
Imprimis	his purse and girdle									1	0	0
Item	all his wearinge apell [apparel], lynnen & woollen						5	0	0
	In the Hall
Item	one square table, iij joyned stooles, on joyned Chayer, twoe matted chayers, 
one smale joyned Cubbard wth a cubbard clothe and all the paynted cloths about the hall wth one 
paynted in a frame, one curten rod & a Lomse? Curten & a joyned pche?, to sewe? cloths on, twoe cast 
yron andyrons and twoe other andyrons, one payer of tonges, one old fyre shovell and one fryer 
condell plate, wth a looking glass									3	0	0
Item	one halberd, twoe rapiers & one dagger, one musket wth	a crest, one bandeleer and a flaske, 
one payer of Curratts?,	twoe gauntletts, three marrians ?, one target of proof				2	10	0
Item	one smale byble, one book of monuments & other smale bookes					0	13	4
	In the p[ar]lor
Item	one joyned drawing table & fower stooles wth the winskot settls, one joyned Cubbard wth 
a Cubbard clothe, wth all the payneted clothes, twoe Cushion stooles, one french strawe chayer, 
one dozen of Cusshions, twoe fayer andyrons wth brazen topps, one payer of tonges			4	0	0
Item	one mazor guilded, one salt guilt, one goblet & a Cup pcell guilte, one Cupp all guilte, 
one bel of Sylver & sixteene silver spoones								10	0	0
	In the Chamber ovr the Kytchen
Item	one long boarded table wth a fayr Carpet, twoe long formes wth all the paynted clothes about 
the Chamber, one Joyned	bedsteddle, wth saye Curtens & an old Sylke Valence, wth one fether bed, 
a bolster, and twoe pillowes, twoe wollen blanketts and a tapestrie Coverlett, one joyned chest & one 
planck Chist & twoe joyned stooles									10	0	0
       In the Chamber over the plor 
Item	one Joyned bedsteddle & one fetherbed, one payer of sheets & 4 bolster rats?, twoe pillowes 
and twoe old Coverletts, Seaven old chests, one old deske and one joyned stoole, and a herring nett	2	0	0

This Inventory is incomplete and runs to one page only. The next page filmed was not contiguous with this Inventory.

Notes:
Richard Horlestone was buried at St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent on 22 Mar 1595/96.
Richard Horlstone's first marriage has not been found, however, his children: Thomas 22 Jan 1567; Nicholas 10 Mar 1571; John 24 Nov 1577; Sara 8 Jun 1582; Katheryn 29 Jan 1583/4; - were all baptised at St. Peter, Sandwich.
Katheryn wife of Rychard Harlestone was buried 30 Jan 1583/4 at St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent.
Hellen wife of Rychard Harlestone was buried 22 Oct 1588 at St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent.
Richard Harleston married Hellen Umar 15 Jun 1590 at St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent.
Hellen Hurlestone marries Rychard Hawker 4 Oct 1597 at St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent.

Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh A. Mason, 15th August 2023

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