Item I bequeath my house in Staple called Barnshold to be equally gifted between my two eldest sons that is to say William Pettit and Richard Pettit, And that William Pettit my son shall have the Southside to the rearhalf with the chamber rooms above right over that to the rearhalf and no further, I will that my son Richard Pettit shall have the Northside of my house with the chamber rooms over that and the hall, as same as the rearhalf goeth and no further.
Item I give to William Pettit a piece of land called the Longe close by estimation 7 (?) acres and the ... and a close called the priest
close to him his heirs for ever.
Item I give to my son Richard Pettit four acres of ground under the Mead hedge being arable ground and five acres of arable ground under
the Long Close hedge and one acre of ground by estimation commonly called hortins alter (?) to the forenamed Richard.
Item I bequeath my orchard to be mo... out and equally gifted between my two sons aforesaid that then my son William Pettit to have the
one half and my son Richard to have the other half of the orchard aforesaid
Item I give and bequeath to my son Bartillimow Pettit my little house in the which my son William Pettit now dwelleth in with the
garden ... arable close afore the house by estimation eight acres be it more or less and five rodes of ground adjoining to the lands late
of Anthony Browne Knight
Also I will and bequeath unto my son Bartilmew two acres of pasture ground lying in whitfeld called the new leese and two acres of arable
land in whitfeld aforesaid
I give and bequeath my youngest son John Pettit after the decease of his mother my house at the west end of the church in which I
now dwell in with the land about the house which is now in my occupying which is two pieces of ground .... and of pasture and ... arable
by estimation ... acres be it more or less
Also I give to the foresaid John Pettit my son three acres of land at Barnshold being arable land lying between the homestead at Barnshold
and Staple church being now in the occupying of me John Pettit ... senior of the herein named John Pettit the younger and an acre and a
half of land in Whitfield in the new leese I give to my son John also
Item my full mind and will is that Jone my wife shall dispose the part and portion which I have willed to my son John after my
decease during the natural life of my said wife.
Item I will and give to Jone Pettit my eldest daughter twenty nobles being six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence of good and
lawful money of England and a brass pott, which pott is in measure above a gallon somewhat being the pott that her grandmother gave her
Item I give to Sisley Pettit my youngest daughter five pounds a brass pott now being in the hands of my brother Christopher
Leeds of Canterbury, clothier
All the residue of my goods and moveable ..... I will and give to Jone my wife after my decease to her use and benefit to give and sell
to .... the will
Item I will that my barn at Barnshold with? my dere house and the other out houses to be equally gifted between my son William Pettit and
my son Richard Pettit and I will that there be a partition in the middle of the .... Barn and William Pettit to have the one half of the
barn and my son Richard Pettit the other half of the barn and that the one shall have as good part of the kitchen as the other
And also of the stable it is my full mind and will
Item I ordain to be my executors .... my wife and my brother in law Christopher Leeds of Canterbury, clothier
Item I ordaine and make my kinsman John Cale of Canterbury the elder being a grocer and my son Richard Pettit to be my executors
[overseers?]
Also I will that if any of my said sons do chance to die without heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten that then I will that the part
and portion of their ... so divided between the rest of my children that be my sons
And if it fortune that all my four sons do die without heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten that then I will that my lands and houses
afore mentioned shall be equally divided between my two daughters, that is to say Jone Pettit and Sisley Pettit
Item I will that the money before I bequeathed to my two daughters shall be immediately be paid out of the lands at Barnshold which is
out of the third part that I have given to William Pettit, Richard Pettit and Bartilllimew Pettit
Item if it fortune that my daughter Jone die before my daughter Sisley, that then Sisley my daughter shall be her heir and enjoy the part
to her willed, And if it fortune that Sisley my daughter die before Jone my daughter that then Jone my daughter to be her heir and have
her part, And if it fortune that they both die without heirs that then it shall remaine to my three eldest sons, All except one brass
pott, a great chest a caldron and a .... chest two ...
Item it is my will that my son Bartillimew shall pay 2 s to the .... and other two to the Church for ever out of my land,
witness at the making hereof Sir Laurence Daikin Nicholas .... Sayer John .... widower ....
Item I give to Jone my daughter a ..... chest
Item to John Pettit my son a great chest
Item I give to my son John Pettit a brass pott,
Item I give to my .... .... Pettit a great caudron
Item I give to my daughter Jone a black calf with a white face
Item I give to my daughter Sisley a black calf
Item it is my will that my daughter Jone be paid her money a twelve month after my decease
Item it is my will that my daughter Sisley be paid her money two years after my decease,
Item it is my will that my son Bartillimew Pettit shall lett his two brothers to have one rood of land lying next the west ...... upon the
water course
Item it is my will that son William and my son Richard shall not let him of his way to come in to carry and recarry.
Probate 1577
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