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Archaeologia Cantiana
 -  Vol. 32  1917  page 128

RECULVER AND HOATH WILLS. By Arthur Hussey

goods and moveable chattels. Feoffees: John Germyn, junior, son of Thomas Germyn, and Nicholas Germyn. Wife Joane have and occupy my messuage in which I live with the garden during her life; then to John, Thomas, and Robert my sons, equally.
Probate 27 October 1483.        (Con. vol. 2, fol 572.)

ANTONY MEYCOTT of Reculver.
   1 February 1532-3. Buried in the chapel of Hothe in the middle path (sic) before the quere. To the reparation of the same chapel, 3s. 4d.; and to the high altar there, 3s. 4d. To the high altar of St. Nicholas in Thanet, Chestlett, Reculver and Herne, 3s. 4d. to each. On the day of my burial, in masses and among the poor to pray for me, £5, and the same at my month’s mind and year. That Sir Richard Kempe shall sing for me in the chapel of Hothe for one whole year after my death, and have £6 13s. 4d. Daughters Agnes and Jone each have £20; Master Thomas Morley, my son-in-law, have the £5 which he oweth me now, and a gray gelding, and his borde and his wife’s from the time they came to me to the day of making this my will. William Burbrigge have all the old debts he oweth me; Anthony Hundyne have one black heifer now at the

parsonage of Herne. John Burgewe my brother have my best gown, jacket and doublet. To the Abbot of St. Augustine in Canterbury, 20s. Residue of moveable goods to wife Agnes, my sole executrix, with John Sethe of Herne to help assist her, and Master Thomas Morley overseer. Feoffees of land, etc.: Thomas Consant of Chestelett, Thomas Knoller, Robert Shourte of Hothe and Richard Knowler. Wife Agnes have and occupy all my lands and tenements for her life, then to George my son, but if he die without heirs then daughters Agnes and Jone have all the same and to their heirs, but if both die without issue then Anthony Morley have all the same and to his issue, but if none, to be sold and the money: to a secular priest to sing for my soul in the chapel of Hothe for one year and have £6 13s. 4d.; and the residue to poor people in Reculver, Hothe, St. Nicholas, Chestelett, Herne and Stury. Wife Agnes have all my years in the parsonage of Herne and Reculver, and if she die before the end, then John Seyethe of Herne have the remainder of the years to the use of my son George. Witnesses: Mr. Thomas Nightingale, Vicar of Reculver, Sir Richard Kempe, William Burbrigge and John Lunden.
No Probate date. Vol. 1527-37. (Con. vol. 15, fol. 186.)

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