Sackett Will 1529

Will of John Sakett

of Thanet St John, Kent

Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury PRC 17-18-246a
Submitted by Jeremy Stroud

In deo noie Amen The iiijth day of Julye in the yer of oure lord god M VC XXXIX
I John Sakett of the paryshe of Saynt Johns yn the I[s]le of Thanet being yn full memerye make my will yn forme and man’[ne]r folowing
First I bequeth my soule to allmyghty god and to our blyssed lady Saynte Marye & to all the holy companye of heven And my bodye to be buried yn the church yard of Saynt Johns
Itm i give to the high ault’[e]r for my tithes and oblacions forgoten xijd
Itm I give to the churche worke of Saynt Johns ij lambes
Itm I will have at my forthe fare iij masses And at my monthle dirge V masses And V at my xij monethle Dirg
Itm I give to evry light that I am a Brother of iiij d

Itm I give to Johane my wif[e] all my movable goodes payen it my dettes and my bequestes savyng V semes of whete & V semes of barley the whyche shall remayne to the place of the whiche whete & barley my son Will[ia]m shalhave a seme of whete and a seme of barley when he cometh to his parte of his land
Itm I give to Ra?le XL s to be payd within thre yere aft my decesse And if she dye within the thre yere it shall remayne to my wif[e]

Itm I make myne executors my wif[e] Johane Sakett & Will'm Norwod And I give to Will'm Norwod for his labor xxd ?

This is the last will of me John Sakett of & uppon all my land and te’[ne]ment the day & yere above written

First I give Johane my wif[e] all my lands and te’[ne]ment for the space of Viij yere & She to kepe lawfull repacion And she shall not waste nor spoyle my ?Wode but as she made sufficiently
And aft that viij yere I will that the p’[ro]fite of my hous & landes shall remayne to my two Daughters for the space of vj yeres
And I will that Willm Norwod do receive it for thaym and then to have it divided even betwene thaym at the age of xviij yeres
And if any of thaym dye w’tin age and without issue then I will thame be thothers heir And if they dye bothe within age & without issue of their bodies lawfully begoten then I will that my wif[e] have bothe their partes

And aft that vj yere I will that my son William shalhave my hous and all my landes for the space of iiij yeres And aft that iiij yere I will my son William shalhave to his parte iiij acres of land lyeng at Robsons ?bushe and vj acres at Golden Dane / one acr[e] & an half betwene the landes of Thomas Coln And ij acres lyeng by the high waye next to Thomas Arlettes hege and an acre lyeng at the lane ende

And all the residue of my landes & te’[ne]ment I give to my son John Sakett at the age of XX iiij yers
And if any of thaym dye w’[i]t[h]in age and w’[i]t[h]out Issue of their bodies lawfully begoten then I will that them be thothers heir And if they bothe dye without Issue I will that it shall remayne to my daughters & to their heires

And if they dye all without issue of their bodies lawfully begoten then I will that my hous and landes be sold
and I geve half thereof I give to a preste ... ?song for me and my frendes yn the church of Saynt Johns
And the other half I will it be divided yn two partes And the parte I give to the churche of Saynt Johnes And the oth parte I give to my sust Alice And to her children,

And I make my feoffes Symon Davye Robert Lyderer and Richard Sakett the younger

Witnesses William Norwod Richard Sakett Roger Perken Symon Davy Willm Wanstall & Thomas Culn with others

Note: probate 30 Sep 1529 on the oaths of Roger Perkin & William Wanstall witnesses

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