Chelsfield - Parish Information
Abstract of will from
Chelsfield proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Geoffrey Copus.2005
John
Beverich of Chelsfield dated 9
September 1513
Abstract of the will of John Beverich of Chelsfield
dated 9 September 1513 – taken from a literal transcript by Leland L.
Duncan.
I John Beverich of Chelsfield yeoman leave my soul to
Almighty God and to our blessed lady Saint Mary and to all the holy
company of heaven, and my body to be buried in the [….] of Chelsfield.
To the high altar of Chelsfield for my tithes negligently
forgotten 13s.4d.
To the Cathedral church of Rochester 12d.
An honest priest is to sing for my soul, my wife’s soul
and all christian soul in Chelsfield church for one whole year, and for
his salary or wages to have £6.13s.4d.
To find a taper of wax burning before the Trinity in the
said church 9s. or a colt of the price of 10s. I also
leave a cow price 6s. to the said church to find a taper of wax burning
before our Lady of Pity there. I bequeath a cow price 13s.4d. to find a
taper of 2 lb. of wax to burn before the sepulchre in Chelsfield church
for evermore. I will that there be at my burial and at my month’s mind
10 priests and as many of them as be at my dirge are to have 6d. apiece.
I will that my Executors and Overseers shall ordain a torch price 7s.
against my month’s mind to burn all the high mass time. To Chelsfield
church "a maser cuppe the whiche I bought of Mastresse Alys for
this entent that every childwife also every bryde shall drynck in it and
to contynue as long as it lastith."
To John the son of Andrew Beverych 5 mother sheep. To Agnes
his daughter five mother sheep. To Sybell Beveryche, that was the wife
of Thomas Beveryche to her marriage £6. To the child that she
goeth with if it be a man child or woman child £6 when 18 years old,
and if it die before then my Executors are to distribute the money in
meritorious deeds, that is to say to poor priests, to churches and to
highways where most need is to be done.
My Executors are to cause a trentall of masses to be said
in the chapel of Farnborough and two other trentalls in the chapel of
Downe in the Deanery of Shoreham, and one other trentall to be done at
Mottenden in Kent to pray for my soul and all Christian souls.
To Laurence Dethe my servant 26s.8d. To Hugh Woodward
3s.4d. To Robert Fryth 20s. To Alice Frythe my servant to her marriage 5
marks. To Agnes Walker widow 40s. To Thomas Fletcher my servant 40s. To
John Goodhewe my brother in law 40s.
I bequeath to amend the highways in Bromley Common where
most need is 13s.4d. I bequeath to amend the highways in the parish of
Farnborough in London way where most need is 13s.4d.
To William Clement my Executor to bear my offering and my
wife’s offering to our Lady of Walsingham 13s.4d.
To John Lavybonde 20s. in money or money worth. To Richard
Goodhewe 10s. To Richard Fletcher 6s.8d.
To the Church of Chelsfield 5 marks to be bestowed in the
most needful reparation that is to be done there. To the said church
20s. to buy latten bowls to stand underneath the tapers that are before
the roodloft.
I bequeath 10s. to have a trentall of masses done for my
soul, my wife’s soul and all Christian souls at Seala Celi in
Westminster.
This is my last will as to my lands etc. –
I will that Andrew Beveriche my brother have my tenement in
Farnborough called Hokehams tenement with two acres of land, one acre of
which I bought of Richard Peettey [ ?Petley] the younger and the other
from Symond Cowper.
I will that Margery Beveryche that was the wife of Jeffrey
Beveryche have 20s. yearly for 8 years out of my tenement in Chelsfield
which I bought of John Jeeter the elder, the remainder after 8 years to
be expended in meritorious deeds, that is to say to poor churches, to
highways etc. and if the child to be born to Margaret Beveryche be a man
child then to him and remainder in default to William Beveryche the son
of Henry Beveryche when he come of age, with remainder to John son of
Thomas Beveryche when of age, and in default to John Beveryche when of
age, and in default to be sold and the money to be expended in
meritorious deeds.
I will that Robert Marchall of Orpington, my Feoffee in
trust, may sell a house of mine in Farnborough called the sign of the
Crown, and the land thereto belonging, and the proceeds to be used in
performance of this will and testament.
My Feoffees Robert Marchall, William Cowper and Robert
Frythe with other shall deliver a state of all my lands etc. in
Chelsfield and Farnborough.
I leave the residue to William Clement my Executor, Master
John Williams parson of Chelsfield to be Overseer and to have 26s8d.
Witnesses Master John Williams, parson of Chelsfield:
Richard Goodhewe: John Mylner with other.
Proved 5 December 1513 by William Clement, Executor.
[ PCC will PROB11/17]]
Transcribed by Geoffrey
Copus