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body of the church. To every priest at dirige and mass in
the church on the day of my burial 8d; and to every priest that
cometh to my house to fetch my corpse l0d. To the reparation of
Iwade church 53-4d. William Smith of London my cousin £6-13-4d,
and to his sister Margaret Warnot £3-6-8d. Katherine Boll my
servant at her marriage 40/-; and to every other servant 3-4d over
and above their wages; to every of my shepherds making a true reckoning to
my Ex’ors of such cattle he had in his charge 5/-. To the church of
Charing a chalice price 60/-. A priest to sing in Milton church for my
soul and all my friends etc. for five years having £6-13-4d yearly; and
if Dom. Harry Curte be destitute of other service he shall so sing for the
five years. Ex’ors ~provide a marble stone with scripture and engraving
to the value of £4, and be laid over my grave.1 Katherine
my daughter £66-13-4d when 18 or at marriage, if she die the money to my
brother John Ayleff 2 priest, for the use of my heirs. Wife
Margaret have residue after paying debts etc. and with Mr. John Ayleffe
priest my brother, Dom William Harling vicar of Bredgar [1518-34] my Ex’ors,
each £6-13-4d with Doctor Leef3 overseer, to have £3-6-8d.
Ex’ors have all income from my lands tenements purchased, which John
Seth now hath to ferme
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at £19 yearly, for six years after my death to pay my debts, etc.; after
the six years for the use of Katherine my daughter until married, then the
same to her and her lawful issue, in default to Richard Ayeleff my brother
and his eldest lawful male issue being no priest, and so from eldest male
issue to eldest male issue, and not to be separated or divided amongst
heirs male co-preners after the custom of Gavelkind; in default of male
issue to William Ayeleff my brother and his eldest lawful male issue as
above. Wife Margaret have income from all my other lands tenements with
which she is now endowed of for her life, then income to Katherine my
daughter who at her marriage after the death of my wife, have all those
lands tenements, and to her lawful issue, in default to Richard my brother
and his eldest male issue, and so descend as above. Wife Margaret have
income from my lease of Readam, Marsh and Pykwynkell for life, repairing
the walls and dykes, at her marriage or death to daughter Katherine, but
if she be dead to the heirs male of my brothers Richard and William as
above.
1 The brass of Thomas and Margaret Alefe
is in the church.
2 Rector of Hollingbourne, 1527.38.
3 Probably John Leefe, Master of Maidstone
College, 1519-47.
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