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JOHN GREY.
15 December 1477. Buried in the churchyard. My brother William Grey
my best cloak. Residue to wife Joan and William Coting my Ex’ors. Wife
have my messuage and to her heirs assigns for ever.
[Probate 4 March
1477-8.]
(A.Vol.3, fol. 157.)
THOMAS GROVEHERST, gent.
14 March 1523-4. Buried in the church of the Trinity Milton
before the Rood. High altar for tithes 20/-. Reparation of the church
£6-13-4d and Thomas Austen the vicar with Robert Debnham have the
disposition where most need is. To Iwade church £5 by 33-4d to buy
a stock of ewes and with the mole [=profit, increase] of them to find a
wax taper before Our Lady there. John son of Herry Finch a piece of land
called little Holbroke, and he and his heirs and assigns to pay yearly
6-8d to the vicar for an Obit yearly in the church for 40 years. William
Colsam the hermit 6-8d. Ex’ors :—Katherine Finch widow, and
John son of Herry Finch, with Thomas Austen vicar, overseer. That Ex’ors
fulfill the Will of my wife [Joan] and dispose residue after paying debts
for our souls. My Manor or
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tenement called Broke with a cow-pasture in Blakers marsh, to Katherine
and John Finch, paying £13-6-8d and £60, the money to buy a whole
suite of black for Milton church £40, and £33-6-8d to a priest to
sing for our souls for five years. That the said Katherine and John buy
Broke severally and not as joint purchasers. My land called Russhinden [in
Sheppey] be sold the money disposed to my kinsfolk, or repair of bad
roads, or other good works by Ex’ors. If it can be proved by the law or
by those learned in the law and of good conscience, that the Manor of
Groveherst which I have sold be entailed by the last Will of my uncle
Thomas Groveherst unto further heirs, and restitution and amends to be
made to the heirs ; then out of all my lands and goods restitution be
made, and my lands sold to the best value for this, and Katherine Finch
widow and John Finch shall have first choice of purchase of my tenement
Broke if they will buy it. Then when satisfaction is made to the heirs any
residue to fulfill my Will. If it be proved Groveherst is not entailed
then my Will be fulfilled. Witnesses :—Thomas Austen vicar, William
Ballamye, John Plott.
[Probate 12 May
1524.]
(A. Vol. 16, fol. 34.)
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