Verrier Will 1577

Will of Robert Veriar

of Sutton, Kent


Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury PRC/17/42/362b
Submitted by Pam Woodruff
In the name of god Amen. The xviijth daye of June in the year from the Incarnacion of our lord god 1576
I Robert Veriar of the parishe of Sutton in the Countie of Kent Single man Sicke in body, nevertheles thankes be to god in good and perfect mynde and remembrance do make and ordeyne this my last will and testament in manner and forme following, viz
Fyrst I bequeth my soule to the mercy of god and to Jesus Christ my Advocat and Redemer, my body to be buried within the churchyard of the parishe of Sutton aforesaid

Item I give to the mayntenance of the said parishe church and the reparacions of the same x s to be bestowed thereupon by the oversyght of my brother William Veriar within one year and a halfe after my decease
Item I geve unto Peter Veriar my fether bedd and a bedd steddell with too boulsters thereto belonginge
Item I geve unto John Veriar a littell brass pott ij canstycks a chafyinge dyshe a stupnet and a bason together with a chyst in the which they now be kept
Item I geve unto Mary Veriar my great Keatell and a chyst in the chamber wherein I now lye

Item I geve unto Peter Veriar my foulded table with a cooberd to it.
Item I geve unto poor Whytts wyfe ijs
Item I geve unto Elyzabeth Tomkyns x s to be payd unto her att christmas next
Item I geve unto the haeven called Cullytor haeven in Devor ijs.

Item I geve my lands that I have in the parishe of Sutton to William Veriar my brother and to his eyers for ever
Item I geve unto Henry Sowthons also Sowthousins vs

the residue of all my goods my debts dyscharged my will fulfylled I geve them unto William Veriar my brother which said William my brother I make and ordayne my executor of this my last will and testament
and Henry Sowthons of Norborn my overseer to see this my last will accomplished as my trust is in him

These being witnesses Tobye Brett Davye Allen and Henry Sowthon the writer hereof an others

Probate granted 13th June 1577 to William Veriar


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