Kemp Will 1546

Will of Thomas Kempe

of West Langdon, Kent

Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives PRC 17/24/86c
Submitted by Shelagh Mason

In the name of God Amen The xxvjth daye of Apryll in the yeare of our Lord God [1546]
I Thomas Kempe of Weste Langdon hole of mynde and of good remembrannce make and ordeyne my Laste testamente in maner and forme folowinge
Fyst [first] I bequethe my Soule to God to our Lady Saynt Mary and to all the holly company of Sayntes and my body to be buryed in the churche yeard of our lady of West Langdon amonge my Fryndes [friends]

Also to the churche for tythes forgotten I gyve xijd
Item to my forthe sone I will to him iiijs Buascresm [... acres?] and to Shshngh ? to be geven to poverty

Item at my monethes mynde iiij masses and toe [2] bushell of wheate to be balky? and too [2] bushells of malte to be buryed and geven to my neghbors [neighbours] and to such as be ther and everie ijs in mete [meat] to the same

The resydue of my goodes I bequethe and gyve to Thomas my sonne to have to his use and payeing my dettes all
Item I wyll ij of the horse wch I had in use of my fathers yf the same be stand and be not surrendered stand and be styll to their lvyes wch if lawfull or else to remayne to Thomas my sonne

I make myne executors Thomas my sonne and John Ksowine of the sayd streate of Weste Langdon and my ovrseare [Overseer] George Knott

This is the Laste wyll of me the sayde Thomas made the yeare and daye above namyd As touchinge the dyspoticon [disposition] of my Landes and tents [tenements]

I wyll that Tomasyne my now wyf have all my lands for the terme of her lyf mackinge [making] noo wast nor strepe Lossn or Croppe the wood wch I will in now manr [manner] of wyse I doo monethes wyse dyd I gyve hit her in her Joynture nor is not expressed I will deceyded [decided] at the macknge [making] of her Joynture

Item I gyve to myne executors ijs iiijd and the rostes borne and to be unsear [overseer] xijd

Item I gyve suche corne as nowe is sowne And in upon the grounde wch Thomasyne my wife shalhave to Thomas my sonne to paye the some that I owe to the churche wall and she shall not meddle wythe all my Interring but equally suffer Thomas my sonne to remayne the same waye as his pleasure

Wytnessess Rychard Randall Roger West George Knotte

Probatum fuit: 24 dei Maye [1546]

Notes:
See also: Will of son Thomas Kempe of West Langdon PRC 32/31/254, dated March 1569 and Proved 13th October 1569
West Langdon parish registers do not commence until 1560.

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 1st July 2019. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.

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