Item I give and bequeath to Mr Michaell Berisford Vicar of the parish of Borden aforesaid twentie shillings intreating him to preach att my burial for the Justificacon of my loving Frendes which shall be there
Item I give to the poore people of the parishe of Borden aforesaid twentie shillings
Item I give to Katerin my loving wife twoe chests wich shee had before I married her
Item I give to my said wife one paier of sheetes
Item I give to my sonne William Tonge my best bedsteddle standing in my best chamber my best Feather bedd and boulster my Rugge One paier of blankets one paier of sheetes my Curtaines and Vallance my great deale chest my biggest brasse pott and my great brewing Tunne
All the residue of my household stuffe I give and bequeath to my sonn William Tonge And to my twoe daughters Mary Tonge and Frannces Tonge equally to bee devided betweene them
And the Residue of all my goodes and Chattles whatsoever unbequeathed I give to my said sonne William Tonge whome I make sole Executor of this my last will and Testament
This is the last will and Testament of mee the said Richard Tonge made and declared the day and yeare above written Concerninge the disposicon of all my landes and Tenemenets whatsoever
First I doe hereby give and graunt full power and authority to my brother Nicholas Tonge
and to my cousin James Tonge of Bredgar in the Countie of Kent or to any one of them
within the space of two yeares after my decease to Alien and sell award for the beste price and
value they or one of them can my house and landes with Thappurtenannces scituate lyeinge
and beeinge in the parish of Leaneham in the said County of Kent
And the money thereof cominge and arising I will the said Nicholas Tonge and James Tonge or one of them to pay
and give as I have appointed and sett downe in a Schedule to this my last will annexed
Item I will and devise my landes called Smithes danes with thappurtenances which I purchased of Ambrose Tomlyn to my sonn William Tonge and to his heires and assignes for ever
Item I will yearely to my daughter Sara Dowle the wife of John Dowle duringe her life the
some of three poundes of lawfull englishe money att the Feaste of St Michaell Tharchangell
and Thannunciacon of our blessed lady the virgin Mary by even and equall porcons The first
payment therof shallbee and begin att which of the said Feasts that shall first happen next
after the decease of Katerin my wife
And for default of payment of the said three pounds a
yeare yearly I hereby will that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Sara Dowle and
her Assignes to distrayne in and upon one messuage and twoe barnes and upon one Tenement
now in the Tenure and occupacon of John Wiger And in and upon one Maulting howse and
upon two Orchardes two Cherry gardens and upon Seaven peeres or parcells of land with
Thappurtenances All which said premises are together scituate lyeing and being in the parish
of Borden aforesaid in the said County of Kent and bounde to the Kinges his way there west
to the landes of (blank) Ashenden gentleman And to the landes of the heires of William
Spatchurst north To the landes of the heires of the said William Spatchurst and to the landes
of Thomas Bond Easte And to the landes of the said Thomas Bond Southe.
Provided allwaies and my will and meaninge is that if the said Sara Dowle shall goe about to
Alien or sell the said Annuity or Rent charge of three poundes a yeare Then my will and
meaning is the said Annuity shall cease determine and bee utterly voyde.
All the Residue of my landes and Tenements whatsoever with Thappurtenances scituate lyeing and being the parish of Borden in the said County of Kent I will and devise to my said sonn William Tonge and to his heires for ever
In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale per me Richard Tonge
Witnesse to this my last will and Testament
Ellen Murgame and Mary Sharley the marke of Ellen Murgame The marke of Mary Sharlye
Whereas I Richard Tonge of Borden in the County of Kent by my last will and Testament
bearing date the xxixth day of may In the yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles
by the grace of god of England Scotland France and Ireland Kinge defender of the faith etc
the Eight amongst other thinges have given and granted full power and authority to my
brother Nicholas Tonge and my cousin James Tonge of Bredgare or to any of them att any
tyme within the space of two yeares next after my decease to Alien and sell awaye for the best
price and value they or one of them can my house and Lands with Thappurtenances scituate
lyeinge and beeinge in the parish of Leaneham in the Countie of Kent
And the money thereof coming and arisinge I have by my last will and Testament Willed the said Nicholas Tonge and
James Tonge or one of them to paie and give the money which they or one of them shall take
and receave for the said house and landes as I the said Richard Tonge have sett downe in this
schedule to my said will annexed which is here sett downe as followeth
Videll First I will & appoint the said Nicholas Tonge and James Tonge or one of them to paye to Kateryn my wife the some of Fiftie poundes which I am bound in bond to paye
Likewise I would have the said Nicholas Tonge and James Tonge or one of them to paie to Elizabeth Guildford of Bredgare in the County of Kent Widdowe the some of Forty poundes and the use which I am likewise bound in bond to paey
Likewise I would have the said Nicholas Tonge and James Tonge or one of them to paie to my daughter Frances Tonge the some of Twelve poundes and the use which I am likewise bound in bond to paie
Likewise I would have the said Nicholas Tonge and James Tonge or one of them to give to my daughter Leedes tenn poundes and to my daughter Dowle ten poundes
All the rest of the money which shall remaine of the said house and landes I would have the said Nicholas Tonge and James Tonge or one of them to give to my twoe daughters Mary Tonge & Frances Tonge equally to be devided between them
Probate 6 June 1632
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