Item I bequeath unto the church where I shall hope to be buried to the use of the Reparation of the same church lxs [60s]
Item I bequeath to the church work of Saint John on the Isle of Thanet x marc
Item I bequeath x marc to a priest? of good and honest com...ation to be ordained by mine executors for to sing for a year next after my
decease for my soul and all Christian souls in the Church where it shall hope my body to be buried
Item I bequeath to Symond Petit 20s
Item I bequeath unto the Fraternitie of Corpus Christi among the Skynners of London founded where I am a brother £3
Item I bequeath to John Petitt the younger of London grocer and to his wife 40s
Item I bequeath to Thomas Stubbes mercer and to his wife 40s
Item I bequeath unto master Hugh parson of the parish church of Saint Andrews in Cornhill to pray for my soul 20s
Item I bequeath to every? of my feoffes enfeoffed in all my lands and tenements rents and .... in the Isle of Thanet to the intent? that
they truly and diligently fulfil this my will as hereafter followeth to the most best and strongest? intent thereof as can be advised by
learned counsel 20s
Item I bequeath to Elizabeth Takeley widow 40s
Item I will and and bequeath to John Petitt the younger Citizen and grocer of London of all my terms of years that be for to come
after my decease of and in the tenements in B..chin? lane the which that I have of the grant of .... Newchurch belonging to the hospital of
Saint Thomas in Southwark the same John Petett the younger paying bearing and supporting all manner rent and other charges thereof to be
due during the same term to come
The residue of all my goods moveable and immoveable wheresoever they may be found after my debts be paid my legacies fulfilled I wholy give and bequeath unto Alice my wife she therewith to do and dispose her? true? free will for evermore with out any challenge or agennsaying? of any parson of any p'sonetor? account thereof to be given to any person or persons
the which Alice my wife I make and ordaine my principal executrice of this my present testament
and her executors I make and ordain John Petytt the elder of the Isle of Thanet aforesaid gentleman
and her overseer I make and ordain Richard Simpson gentleman
And I bequeath unto the said John Petitt the elder for his labours in the Commissions to be done? 40s
And I bequeath unto the said Richard Simpson for his labour in the promisses? to be done 40s for a token
Item as to the disposing of all my lands and tenements rents and farm with the appurtenances in the Isle of Thanet in the shire of Kent
I will pray and require all my feoffes the which that my use be? effeoffed of and in all the same my lands and tenements rents and
farm with the appurtenances in the said Isle occur? after my decease without delay make or do to be made without fraud or male engine
unto Alice my wife by the advice of learned counsel in the law a sufficient and a ... estate or grant whereby she may take receive and have
to her and to her assignes for term of her life a yearly rent of £10 of sterling of and in all the said lands and tenements rents and farm
with the appurtenances in the said Isle clear without any manner rent charge or .... or other thing thereof or therefore to
be borne in any wise with such lawful constraints and clauses lawful whereby the same Alice nor her assigns in any wise be not voided? by
inter...y or let of the receiving taking or having of the said yearly 10 pounds during her life and that the same yearly £10 may be yearly
or timely brought unto the same Alice, where she shall dwell upon great pain to be ordained and advised in the said grant by my said
feoffes willing by this my testament that ....ment after such estate or grant be made to the said Alice my wife all the said lands and
tenements rents and farms and their appurtenances be divised by my said feoffes unto John Petitt the elder of the Isle of Thanet
Gentleman to have and to hold to him and to his heirs and his assigns for evermore.
Reserving always to the said Alice my wife and to her assigns the said yearly £10 to be reserved taken and had as afore is .... during her
life
In witness whereof to this my present testament and last will I have set my seal ...on the day and year afore said.
Latin probate 4 Nov 1485 to John Petytt & John Bechin?
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