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Lewes Archdeaconry Book A 1, f. 14

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In the name of god ame’ the 15 day of may in y yere of o lord god 1543
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I Joh’n Homwood of Estgrenested in y Count’ of sussex beyng hole of
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mynd & w good reme’brance make y my last wyll & test’ in forme
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foloyng Fyrst I bequeth’ my sawle to almyghty god o lady st Mary & to
all the holy company of hevyn & my body to be buryed in the church
yerd of st swythyne in estgrenested aforesaid It’ I bequeth’ to y hygh alt
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of estgrenestede for my tythes & offeryng for gotten xijd’ It’ I bequeth
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to y repations of y churche of estgrenested xxd’ It’ I bequeth to eu y of
my god chyldre’ ijd’ It’ I bequeth’ to the me’dyng of y wats betwyne
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oleu s bryg’ & stockewell xijd’ It’ I wyll y Edward my son shall haue
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my teneme’t of deane w all y land y to appteny’g, & to his her for eu
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& he to kepe my wiff his mother for terme of her lyff, and to lett her haue
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her cha’ber by her selff w eate & dry’ke as behovyth her to haue, or els
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to delyu to her her cha’ber w all y to belongy’g & to pay to her or to her
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assignes yerly duryng her lyff xxs’ sterlyng at iiij term in y yere y is to
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say at y feast of the Natyvyte of st Joh’n y baptyst at the feast of st
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Mychaell tharcha’gell at the feast of y nativite of o lord god & at the
feast of th’anu’ciatio’ of o lady by equall portions and to begyn his
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payme’t at the next of any of thes feast after my decease, All ye resydew
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of my good not bequethid I gyff & bequethe to Edward my son who’ I
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make & orden myn executo to bestow the’ to y pleasure of god & for y
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welth’ of my sawle & to distribute at my buryeng to p st & clerk & to
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poore pepple xs’ & as myche at my mo’thes day, Also I orden Joh’n
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Cryps to be the s ou seer of y my test’ & last will’ to be fulfyllyd & he
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for to haue for labors xx affore thes testes Wyll m Jon p st and curat,
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Joh’n Crip , Wat Homewood Joh’n Dyer & willam owtreed w oy moo.
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It’ I bequeth to the chyldre’ of Joh’n crip xx It’ I bequetyh to anne
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Wykenden my dowghter iij iiij
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