Will of Thomas Vissynden

of Hawkhurst, Kent

Item I bequeath to the high auter [alter] ther[e] for my tithes and offrings neclegently forgottyn and withholdyn viijd
Item to the herse light ther[e] iiijd
Item I bequeath to evry of my godchildren iiijd
Item I bequeath to my dict? buryeing xs, to my monethis [month’s] day viijs
Item to my yere’s mynde vjs viijd [6s 8d] and ij yeres next after my yere’s mynd every yere iijs iiijd
Item I bequeath unto the place of the friers of lovysham viijd

Item I bequeath unto Julian my wiff all my howshold as it is and of the residue of my catell
I bequeath unto John Vissynden my Son vjs viijd if that ther[e] wilbe such much spare above my detts and bequeithis [bequests]

The Residue of all my goods & moveables I give and bequeith unto Julian my Wiff and to Thomas Vissynden my Son
the whiche Julian and Thomas I make my executours
Item I make Edmunde Congherst my Overseer of this my present testament and last Will

This is the last Will of me Thomas Vissinden made the day and ye[a]r aforesaide

First I Wull and ordeyn that my feoffes (that is say) Robert Pende; William Morleyn; Edward Fowyll and Stephin Vissinden that they? suffer? Thomas Vissinden my son to take the p[ro]fitts of all my lands and ten[emen]ts all the terme of my Wiffs live
wththas [with this] condition that the said Thomas pay unto my wiff yerly all the terme of her liff xiijs iiijd to be paide quarterly

And if the saide Thomas pay nott his mother quarterly then att the halfe ye[a]r end I Wull that my feoffe shall distresse in all my said lands and tents. and any p[ar]cell thereof for lakk of payment as it is aforesaid / and for take of distresse at the half yeres end or wtyn [within] 15 dayes after for lake [lack] of payment as it is aforesaid my feoffe to putt out that seid Thomas my son And to be take of forme all my said lands and tents. all the terme of my Wiffe live And the p[ro]fitts thereof to remayne to my Wiff

And after the deasse [decease] of my Wiff I wull that Thomas Vissynden my son shalhave all my lands and tents. in fee Symple wt [with] this condition that the saide Thomas or his Assignes pay or do (cause) to be paied unto John Vissinden my son or to his Assignes V markes of usuall money of ingland to be paide wtyn [within] v yers next after my Wiff’s deceasse evry yer xiijs iiijd till the saide V marks be fully paied
And in like wisse the saide Thomas my Son shall pay to Symon Vissinden my Son or to his Assignes iiij marks to be paide wtyn iiij yeris [years] nexte after my Wiffs deceasse in like wise as John his broder shalbe paied

And yf that it be so that Thomas my son shall fayll of payment to his Brothers or to ther Assignes in man[ne]r and forme as it is before reherad [rehearsed] evry yere eche one of them xiijs iiijd till the saide iij marks be fully paied Then for lake [lack] of payment at evry years ende or wtin a moneth after evry yer that they lake payment Then I wull that my feoffe shall sell as much of my saide lands as then can sell for the values of jx [9] marks Whereas they can get best hepurian? for to be any of my saide lands and ther to pay my saide ij sonnes or their Assignes in maner as it is before rehersed

Also I wull When that my feoffe anerseared [answered] labours or have any besynes or Intndannce [Attendance] to the use of this my last Will then to have for there labours or intedannce as re[a]son requireth
Also I wull that when my feofee did unto ij or one when ther shall enfeoff some trusty man in all my lands and tents. and that same one man shall refeoff the foresaid two or one ayon [upon] wt [with] moo [more] honest men at the chosyngof the said ij or one

Witness Edmunde Congherst; Willm Morleyn; Edward Fowill & Henry Vissinden wth others
and that the dede of feoffament rest in the hands of Willm. Morleryn

Probatum fuit: 22nd May 1509

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 18th June 2021

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