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IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, the third day of March in the year of our Lord God 1581 and in the 34th year of the reign of our sovereign lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France and Ireland, Queen, defender of the faither, etc., I, MARGARET CLOKE, widow of the parish of Elmsted, in the County of Kent being in good and perfect remembrance God by praised do ordain and make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following,
First, I will and bequeath my soul unto Almighty God and my body to be buried in the church of Elmsted beside my late husband, JOHN CLOKE.
Item, I bequeath to the poor poeple of the said parish of Elmsted 6 shillings 8 pence to be paid to them within one whole year after my decease by mine Executors.
item, I will to four ment o bear me to the church 16 denarius equally to be delivered.
Item, I bequeath to my daughter BET my best ...sell.
Item, I bequeath to my daughter BULLFINCH my best gown.
Item, I bequeath to my son SAMPSON CLOKE'S wife a bed haser with a cut face.
Item, I bequeath to all my children's chilren two s hillings a piece to be paid within one whole year after my decease.
Item, I bequeath to DANIEL CLOKE my son 30 pounds that is to say 24 pounds in good and lawful money of England and 6 pounds in hansoll scose to be paid to him when he shall accomplish the age of 21 years upon conditions following that is to say that he the said DANIEL shall seal a release to THOMAS CLOKE his brother of all those lands that were JOHN CLOKE's his father provided always that if the said DANIEL CLOKE do refuse to seal a release for the lands and agaytamie for the monavegca? that then he shall lose the benefit of this my said Will and further I will the said 30 pounds to him given shall remain to THOMAS CLOKE 20 pounds thereof and the other ten pounds to remain to EDMAND CLOCK, his brother.
Item, I give and bequeath to ANNES CLOKE my daughter 20 pounds whom I make and ordain my full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament.
Item, I bequeath to JOHN CLOKE my son my wedding ring.
All the residue of my moveable goods, my debts and legacies first contented and paid shall remain to ANNES CLOKE my Executrix.
I make and ordain overseers of this my last Will and Testament HAMAN BET and THOMAS CLOKE to whom I give for their labour 10 shillings a piece.
Item, I bequeath to JOSIAS CLOKE my son the bed in the chamber of the flower alias hustandete.
Item, I bequeath to COMAN CLOKE, my son, his safatvasgaunce one pair of sheets and a boulster.
Item, I bequeath to CATHRYNE my daughter my little gold ring.
Item, I bequeath to my son EDMOND'S wife my best neckercher.
Item, I bequeath to my son THOMAS' wife my mockado kyrchefe.
Item, I bequeath to SAMSON my son avelre? [another?] and alame?
Item, I bequeath to DANIEL my son anethr alaune.
Witness to this my present Will
Thomas Cloke, Samson Cloke, Josias Cloke
and John Mount and 7 others
Probatum fuit huismodi testamentus coram duo officilis 16 May Ao 1582 iurate THOMAS CLOAK, SAMPSON CLOAK, JOHN CLOK and HAMONIS BETT, testim etc
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IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, the 23 day of December one thousand five hundred and 26, I, NICOLLAS CLOKE of the parish of Kingsnorth in the County of Kent of my being sick of body but in perfect and good remembrance do ordain and make my last Will and Testament,
First, I bequeath and give my soul unto God Almighty and my body to be buried in the churchyard of the said Kingsnorth.
Item, I give and bequeath to the reparations of the church of the said parish 6 shillings 8 pence to be delivered and paid within one quarter of a year after my decease.
Item, I give to the poor of the said parish 6 shillings 8 pence to be distributed and paid within one quarter of a year after my decease.
Item, I give all my moveable goods unto MARGARET my wife for to pay my debts and legacies and I make and ordain my said wife my sole and only Executor And THOMAS BAYLY her father to be overseer of this my Will. I also I ordain and appoint THOMAS ALLAN clerke and THOMAS ALLEN to be keepers and guardians of ALICE and MARY CLOKE my brother ROBERT CLOKE'S daughters.
This is the last Will and Testament of me the abovesaid NICOLLAS CLOKE for my houses, lands and tenements,
First, I do give and bequeath my house, lands and tenements unto MARGARET my wife for the term of her natural life and after her decease I do give and beqeuath my said houses, lands and tenements unto ALICE CLOKE the daughter of my brother ROBERT CLOKE deceased forever by that condition that the said ALICE CLOKE shall release unto MARY CLOKE her sister her part of the house, lands and tenements that did pertain to their father ROBERT CLOKE called Shepley Hatch. And if the said ALICE CLOKE will not do and make such release unto the said MARY CLOKE her sister of all the lands and tenements that did pertain to their father that then the said MARY shall shift and have part and part like with the said ALICE in my said lands and tenements nothingwithstanding it.
Witnesses at the make of the said Will
Thomas Allen, Clerk
Edward Asherst
Henry Isond with many others
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