In the name of God Amen The xxiiijth daye of Januarye in the yeare of our Lord god a thousand [rest unreadable] 1545
I Thomas Kempe of the parishe of Sainte Peters wthin thIsle [within the Isle] of Thanet in the
countie of kente husbandman being sicke in body neverthelesse having my mynd and of good
remembrance make my laste will and testamente in this manner and forme folowing
Firste I bequeth my Soule to almghtye god my maker & to our blessed Ladye Sainte Marye and
to all the holly companye of heaven and my body to be buryed in the churche yearde of Sainter Peter aforesaide
Item I bequethe I bequethe [sic] to the high aulter of the same Churche for my tythes and oblacons neclagently [obligations negligently] forgotten a xxd
Item I give and bequeth to Johane my daughter att the daye of her mariage a iiijl pounde [�4] owte of my moveables
Item I bequethe to Elinore my daughter the wife of Rychard Hunt att the yearse mynd a iiijl owte of the moveables
And yf yt happen that annie of my saide daughters decease within the tyme aforesaide The I
will that the foresaide money shall remayne to Thomas my sonne
Item I bequethe to my lord? Sacket a vjs viiijd paide owte of my moveables [Lord Sacket could be the Lord of the Manor to whom fees would be due annually.]
Item I bequethe unto Thomas Hiles my godsonne a iiijd paide owte of my moveables
Item I will that Thomas my sonne shalhave the custodye of the saide iiijl That Johane my
daughter shalhave untyll the tyme she come to the foresaide age of mariage
Item I give and bequethe to Alyce my wif all my moveables excepte Thomas my sonne shall have the fowethe pte. [fourth part]
This ys the laste will of me the foresaide Thomas Kemp made the daye and yeare abovesaide and in the xxxvijth [37th] yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Henry the viijth [8th] Off and uppon all my landes lyeing and being within the parishe of Sainte Peters foresaude in the Isle of Thanet
I will that Alyce my saide wyf and Thomas my sonne shalhave all my said Landes betwene
them for the terme of her life soe as she kepe her self sole wydowe
And after her decease I will the saide Thomas my sonne shalhave all my saide Landes To him and his heires in fee simple* for ever
* Fee simple: means holding the freehold from the Lord of the Manor, on which an annual fee was normally paid.
Lord Sackett was a principal landowner in St. Peter�s.
Item I ordeyne Alyce my said wif myne executrix and Thomas my saide sonne my executor of this my p�sent testament and Laste will
and Vincente Tyrrye [Terry] my overseare and the saide Vincente to have for his Labors and paynes a iijs iiijd
Theis being witnes of this p�sente will and testamente
Wm Jordan Curate of the foresaide parishe
Robte Lythers? Rychard Long Ric. Wastwell Wylliam Essex with others
And yf Alyce my saide wife doe marry then I will that Thomas my saide sonne shall paye to Alyce my wif xs by the yeare every yeare duryng her naturall lyf
Probatum fuit: unreadable [1545/6].
Notes: Parish registers for St. Peter in Thanet did not commence until 1560 and nearby St. Lawrence (St. Laurence) started just one year earlier in 1559. Accordingly, the people mentioned are not found.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 28th October 2018. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.
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