Touchinge the disposition of my goods I will and bequethe to everye of my dawters heirs
Exors, whittles? that is to said Amye, Marye, Katherine and Elisabeth one hundred pounds apeac [apiece] of currant monye of
Englande to be paide unto evrye of them at theire severall dayes of marryage or their severall ages of xviij yeres whether of them shall
first happen
And if it fortune any of my said dawters to dye before their marriages or before they shall
accomplishe their severall ages of xviij yeres Then I will that her or their porcon or porcons
of one hundred pound apece shall survyve of the Fower above named
Provided alwayes that if any of my (dawters?) happen to be of the ages of xviij yeres at the tyme of
my decease then she or they to burye? for her or their monye Six monethes after my decease there be a
true and parfet Inventorie made of all my goods to the very value to be paied by my verie
good frend my brother Robart Moile, my Cousen Thomas Boyes, Robert Waller and Willm. Smithe
And so muche of my goods to be souled by my Executor withe the advise and consent of the
pricers [appraisers] before named within Six weekes after the apprisement as shalbe worth
fower hundred pounds which is the whole porcon given by me unto my said fower dawters
And suche of my dawters as shalbe then of the age of xviij yeres and unmarryed
to have their monye within thre(e) monethes to be ymployed to their best use with the consent of my Exor [Executor] and prisers
And the residue of my dawters that shall not at the time of my decease be of the age of xviijth yeres and unmarryed I revoke? that their porcons shall likewise be employed to their beste use by the consent of my Executors and overseers and to take such bondes either by Statute, Recognisances or otherwise and ordering to their overseers so that my said children maye enjoye their porcons at the tyme appointed
Item I will unto Alice my wif(e) my manor of Brockwell [Brockhill] and all my Landes in kente duringe her naturall life and unto
the feaste of Sainte Michaell tharchangell next after her decease commytting no waste and keping the house duly repaired paying
also to my dawter in lawe Elisabeth Edolf? late wife of my sonne John Turney deceased
duringe her naturall lif out of my said manor of Brockhill Thirtene pounds sixe shillings viijd yerly by even porcons of the fower
usuall tearmes of the yere That is to saie at the feaste of Sainte Michaell tharchangell; the Nativitie of our
lode God; the Annunciacon of our ladye and of the nativitie of Sainte John thebaptiste, by
even porcons or within xiiij daies next after any of the said feasts The firste paymente
to beginne at the feaste or the feastes aforesaid aforesaid whiche shall firste happen next after my decease
And for non payment it shalbe lawfull for the saide Elisabeth or her assignes to enter & distraine and the
distresse so determined until she be fullie satisfied of her Annuitie with the Arrearage if any be
And after the decease of my saide wif I will that my saide dawter in lawe shall enjoye the saide Annuity during her naturall lif whiche Anuitie I did promise to make at what tyme my saide sonne should marrye withe my said daughter (and as I thinke did not make .....) (page damage) But yf I did make ... (?) it and Then my will is that this Annuitye shall cease For my will is that she shall have Twenty marcks by the yere during her lif naturall lif out of my lands and no more
Item I will that my wyfe shall paie unto my sonne Thomas Turneye Ten pounds by the yere during her lif
And also unto Robert Turneye tenne pounds by the yere during her naturall lif
at two termes of the yere (that is to saie) at the feastes of Saint Michaell Tharchangell & thannunciacon of the blessed virgyn Marye
by even porcons
Also my Will is that (if) Alice my wyf shall live untill Thomas Tourneye the sonne of John Tourneye do accomplyshe his age of Twentye yeres that my saide wyf shall then likewise paye unto unto hym ten pounds by the yere during her naturall lif at the like termes of the yere as is before apointed to my two Sonnes
And that it shalbe lawfull for either of my sonnes and my sonnes issues If their saide Annuityes of ten pounds by the yere or any of them or (any) part thereof shalbe unpaide by the space of xiiij dayes nexte after any of the said feastes of payment as is lymeted by this my will to enter and distraine upon any part of my Lands befoe given to Alice my wif by the terme of her naturall lif and the same to detayne untill they shalbe satisfyed the said Annuitye together with the arrearages if any be according to this my will
Also my will and meaninge is that if my dawter in lawe Elisabeth Eastes? do survive my saide wyf
Then I will that her saide Annuitie of xiijl vjs viijd by the yere shall go out of my manor of Brockhill to be allowed by those
to whome I do meane by this my present will to lymytt the inheritance thereof And that it shalbe lawfull for her
and her assignes to distrayne upon any part of the foresd. manor of Brockhill during her
naturall life according to the Br...ter? lymitacon thereof
Provided alwaies that if she can rightly challenge any Joynture or Annuitie by any former assurance by me made heretofore Then this
graunte of xiijl vjs viijd by the yere to be voide any thige above mentioned to the contrarye notwithstanding
Item I do will and bequeath unto .... ..... (? too black to read) Robart Moyle my baye gelding whiche I do usuallie ride
And unto my cosen Thomas Boys my ....? gelding in consideracon of their paynes besides their ordinarye
charges whiche they are to be at above this my wearing appraell?
I will unto Willm Smiyth in consideracon of his paynes Thre(e) pounds vjs viijd
Item I will unto Robart Miller in consideracon of his paynes my Lease of Kenardington whiche I purchased of my Cosen George ....?
This is the laste Will and testament of me the said Thomas Turney made the daie and yere abovesaide concerning the order and disposicon of all my lands, Tenement and yard? standing? ... what soever lying in the parishes of Saltwood, hethe [Hythe], Lymmynge, Postling and Newington or els where within the countie of kente
First I will that Thomas Tourney my sonne and Thomas Turney the sonne of my sonne John Tourney shall have after the decease of Alice my wyf in ...surance? All that my Manor of Brokhill with all the landes Tenements and hereditaments thereto belonging with thappurtenncs [the appurtenances] together with all my other lands severally lying and beinge within the said parrishes of Saltwood, Lymminge, Postling and Newington by me purchased or otherwise by what.... (?) or how soever with their appurtenncs to them and to their heyres males forever
Provided alwayes that if it fortunes the said Thomas Turneye my Sonne to dye without heyres male of
his body lawfullie begotten Then I will his part beinge the moitie of all before geven shall remaine unto
Robert Turney my sonne and to his herers males for ever
And if it fortune the saide Robart to dye without heires male of his bodie lawfullie begotten Then I will
that parte to remaine also unto the said Thomas Turney the sonne of John Turneye and to his heyres male for ever
And if it fortune shall befund? the saied Thomas the sonne of John Turneye to decease without heyres
male of his bodie Lawfullie begotten Then I will that his part beinge the other moietye of the saide
Manor of Brockhill and all other landes, Tenements and hereditaments with thappurtenncs before geven in ....erfincie? to remaine unto the
saide Thomas Turneye my Sonne and to his heires male forever
And if it fortune the saide Thomas my Sonne to dye without heyre male of his bodie lawfullie begotten
Then I will it to remayne to Robart my Sonne and to his heires male for ever
Item I will unto Robart my Sonne after the decease of Alice my Wyf All that my part of the meddowes? lying within the liberty of
hethe [Hythe] aforesaid with all and singuler their appurtenncs to hym and to his heyers male for ever
And if it shall fortune the saide Robart to dye without heyres male of his bodye lawfullie begotten Then I
will all that his part shall remaine unto Thomas my sonne and to his heirs male forever
And if it fortune the saide Thomas my Sonne to dye without heyre male of his bodie lawfullie begotten
Then I will it to remayne to Thomas Sonne of John Turneye and to his heires male for ever
Provided likewise that if both my Sonnes and my Sonnes sonne do all three die without heyres [male] of their bodies lawfullie begotten Then I will all my Landes Tenements and hereditaments before menconed to remaine amongst all my dawters and theire heires and i...entley? forever
Item I do make and ordaine Alice my wif my Executrixe of this my last will and testamente And my brother Robart Moile and my Cosen Thomas Boys my Overseers
In Wytnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale the day and yere above wrytten in the prsence of
Willm. (?) Talboys - John Walles - Thomas Turneye
Probatum fuit: [Latin] 1st December 1592.
Notes:
“Thomas Tourney gent. was buried the xixth [19th] of November” – as written in the actual parish register - [1592] at SS Peter & Paul, Saltwood, Kent
Thomas’s wife’s burial reads: “Alice Turenay the widow of Thomas Turenay gent. was buried May 14” – [1598] – also at SS Peter & Paul, Saltwood.
Thomas and Alice’s children (Christened at Boughton Aluph): Thomas 3 Jun 1566; bu.: 24 Aug 1566; John 7 Dec 1561;
Roger 4 Feb 1562/3; Bennett 23 Jan 1563/4; Ann 26 Mar 1565; Jane 3 Aug 1567.
(These all christened at Saltwood): Thomas 10 Oct 1568; Alse (Alice) 25 Apr 1571; Robart 27 May 1572; Amye 28 Jul 1573;
Marie 27 Nov 1575; Katherin 17 Feb 1577; Elizabeth 16 Feb 1580.
A mark was worth approx. 13 shillings and 4 pence (160 pence).
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 24th October 2020
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