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The Blaker Society © & Wyllm burrell my brothers in lawe shalbe ou seers — Witnesses Nynyan burrell, Wylim
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burrell, Thomas burrell Thomas Mychell, Rychard Venner, John Standen & Rowland Powell.
(Lewes A 5. 224. No date of proof entered up, but, from dates of probate of accompanying
wills, probably proved early in 1564/5).

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Attree also prints this abstract of Edmund’s will, proved in the

Prerogative Court of Canterbury in 1612:

7 Dec 1609. Edmond Chaloner of Cuckfield gent — to the reparations
of the church of Cuckfield £5 — to the poor of Cuckfield £7; of Slaugham 40/-; of Bolney
20/-; to my wel beloved sister Margaret Turner widow my two houses in Cuckfield called
Maultmans and Breaches for life and £40 — to Elizabeth Gramell wife of Henry Gamell my
sisters daughter £5 — to Margarett Corney my sisters daughter £5 — to Huntingdon Corney
£20 — to Mary Fullam widow late wife of Edward Fullam my brother’s daughter £10 and to
her five daughters Mary Putnam, Elizabeth Brooke, Ellynor Brooke, Mary Fullam and Grace
Fullam £5 apiece — to Jane Brooke £20 — to Anne Greene widow my brother’s daughter
£20 — to Jane Greene and Mary Greene her two daughters £5 apiece — to Richard Challoner
my brother’s eldest son my house called Goldings in Cuckfield now in the tenure of John
Bluett gent, and after his decease to his son Nynyan Chaloner my godson and his heirs for
ever — to Johane Roberts the wife of John Roberts my brother’s daughter £5 — to Walter
Chaloner my brothers son £100 and houses called Maultmans and Breaches after the death of
my sister Turner — to Rachell Chaloner my brothers daughter 100 marks to be paid in 7
years after my decease or in 3 years if she marry with the consent of her friends — to Richard
Heaver gent £4 — to friend John Pilbeame £4 — to Richard Cripps the elder £4 — to
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Anthony Millam, William Jokes and Peter Cresey 40 / each — and to Peter Tullett 20 / — to
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my old servant Thomas Harte £6. 13. 4. — to my servant William Haseling 40 / — to my
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servant Francis Gynner 20 / — to my servant Nicholas Thornden 20 / — to my servant Joan
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Burtenshawe 40 / — to Elizabeth Webbe 20 / — to William Wynne junior my servant 20 / —
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to Alice Nelson 20 / — to Thomas Standon and William Wynne thelder l0 / each. Residuary
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legatee and executor Richard Chaloner my brother’s eldest son. Overseers welbeloved friends
and kinsmen Henry Ward gent, Nathaniel Hussey gent, and Nicholas Ferrall yeoman —
Proved 5th Feb 1611/2 by Richard Chaloner the nephew in P.C.C. (14 Fenner).

There is no mention in Attree’s study of Amfreys or the Blaker family.
The two small copyhold tenements listed for Edmund by Rowe will doubtless
have descended by Borough English to his youngest male relative.

‘Blakers’

Three places or fields called Blakers are mentioned in John Rowe’s
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Book: at Cuckfield , Pecham (three virgates called Blakers, held by Thomas
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Shirley esquire) and at Rodmell George Lewes holds 40 acres called Great
Hackers in Hellingly, late Blakers &c.

14 pp. 128-129
15 as above
16 f. 46, p. 72 of the printed text
17 f. 73, p. 111 of the printed text
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