{"id":3013,"date":"2015-10-12T15:09:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T14:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/?page_id=3013"},"modified":"2015-12-17T21:58:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T21:58:42","slug":"william-halke-d-1558","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/wills-about\/kent\/halke\/william-halke-d-1558\/","title":{"rendered":"The will of William Halke (d. 1558)"},"content":{"rendered":"

William Halke<\/a> is, I believe, my 11 x great grandfather.<\/p>\n

Line breaks are as in the register copy.<\/p>\n

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Draft transcription<\/strong> – not checked for typos and other errors – and not yet linked to tree<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

In the name of god Amen.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The viith<\/sup> daie of November in the yere of<\/p>\n

or<\/sup> Lord god a thowsand five hundreth fytie<\/p>\n

and Eighte and in the fifte yeres<\/p>\n

of the Rainge of or<\/sup> soverann Lorde and Ladye<\/p>\n

Philipp and Marye bye the grace of god Kinge<\/p>\n

and Quene of Ingland Spaine France bothe<\/p>\n

Cicells? Irem? and Ireland Defendor<\/sup>s of the faithe<\/p>\n

Archedukes of Austria Dukte of Burgundye<\/p>\n

Willame and Brabante Counties of Haspinge<\/p>\n

Flanders and Tiroll I William Halke of the<\/p>\n

parishe of Burcholte in the Countie of Kente<\/p>\n

yoman beinge hole of mynd and in good remebrance<\/p>\n

do ordene and make this mye present testament<\/p>\n

[p.2]<\/p>\n

and Laste will in Mannor<\/sup> and forme folowinge<\/p>\n

Firste I Bequeathe my soule to almightie<\/p>\n

god to or blessed Ladie and to all the holy<\/p>\n

Compaine of Heaven and my bodie to be Buried<\/p>\n

in the Churche of wie besades mye wiff Item I<\/p>\n

geve and Bequethe to the poore people xxs<\/sup><\/p>\n

to be paid or geven bye the discrecion of myne<\/p>\n

Executor<\/sup>s at mye Buriall theone halfe in<\/p>\n

The parishe of wie theother half In the<\/p>\n

parishe of Braborne And at mye monethes<\/p>\n

mynd xxs<\/sup> more to the poore people to be<\/p>\n

geven bye the discrecion of mye Executor<\/sup>s<\/p>\n

at the places aforesaid Item I geve and<\/p>\n

Bequethe to John Manntagwe xls<\/sup> to be paid<\/p>\n

bye Richard Halke mye sonne Immediatlie after<\/p>\n

mye monethes mynd Item I do geve tothe said<\/p>\n

John Montagew one Cowe Item I do geve and<\/p>\n

Bequethe John Halke mye sonne Twentie<\/p>\n

pounds to be paid to the said John by christapher<\/p>\n

William and Sampson eche of them xxvis<\/sup> viiid<\/sup><\/p>\n

bye the yere bye the space of five yeres the<\/p>\n

firste payments to Begyn one yere after my<\/p>\n

Decesse Item I will Richard my sonne to<\/p>\n

paie yerelie bye the space of xx? yeres ev[er]ye<\/p>\n

yere iiis<\/sup> iiiid<\/sup> Item I will Christopher William<\/p>\n

and Sampson everie yere iiis<\/sup> iiiid<\/sup> to Be geven<\/p>\n

To the poore in dedes of Charitie Item I will<\/p>\n

That mye Executor<\/sup>s shall yerelie Bye the<\/p>\n

space of Eighte yeres at the feaste of St<\/p>\n

Luke the Evangeliste geve and Bestowe<\/p>\n

To the poore people in the parishe of wye<\/p>\n

iiis<\/sup> iiiid<\/sup> whereof theone half to be paid<\/p>\n

Bye Richard mye sonne And thes ther half<\/p>\n

To be paid by Christopher William and<\/p>\n

Sampson mye said sonnes The residewe<\/p>\n

of all mye goodes monye and detbtes over &<\/p>\n

about this mye present Laste will and<\/p>\n

Testament parformed And mye debts and<\/p>\n

Legacies paid I do geve and Bequethe unto<\/p>\n

Richard Christopher William and Sampson<\/p>\n

mye sonnes Equallie to be Devided betwene<\/p>\n

Them Allso I Doo ordeine Co[n]stitute and<\/p>\n

make myne Executor<\/sup>s to be this mye last<\/p>\n

Will parformed mye Debts and Legacies<\/p>\n

[p.3]<\/p>\n

paide Richarde Halke and Christopher Halke mye<\/p>\n

sonnes and William Jenkin of folkeston to be mye<\/p>\n

oversear<\/p>\n

This is the laste will of me<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

William Halke of Burcholte made and declared the<\/p>\n

Daie and yere firste abovewritten as concernynge<\/p>\n

mye mannor<\/sup> of Burcholt with all mye Landes<\/p>\n

and Tenementes Rentes reversions and s[er]vices<\/p>\n

patronages Customes Advousons Comons and<\/p>\n

other hereditamentts lyinge and Beinge in the<\/p>\n

parishes of Burcholte with the patronage and<\/p>\n

geve and Bequethe unto Richard mye sonne my<\/p>\n

Mannor<\/sup> of Burcholte with the patronage and<\/p>\n

gifte of the advouson of the parsonage there<\/p>\n

with all Mannor<\/sup> of Services Rentes Customes<\/p>\n

Landes pastures medoues woddes underwodds<\/p>\n

Com<\/u>ons feadings with all and singuler there<\/p>\n

appurtennces to the same Mannor<\/sup> belonginge<\/p>\n

or heretofore knowen taken or reputed as parte<\/p>\n

parcell or Member of the same Mannor<\/sup> To have<\/p>\n

and to holde the same mannor with all and singler<\/p>\n

The premisses before Refuted to the said Richar<\/sup>d<\/p>\n

By me geven and bequethed to him and his heires<\/p>\n

for ever Allso I Do geve and Bequethe unto<\/p>\n

The foresaid Richard mye sonne mye Landes<\/p>\n

called Sperfeilds Colmans mede and sixe<\/p>\n

acres of Land called Tilloge and vii acres<\/p>\n

of Land called Burcholte Mede lyinge and<\/p>\n

Beinge in the parishe of Braborne to be had<\/p>\n

To him and to his heires for ever Allso I will<\/p>\n

and Bequethe unto Sampson mye sonne Imediatly<\/p>\n

after mye Decesse mye Tenemente at Peterosse [1]<\/p>\n

in the Towne of wie and mye garden lyinge<\/p>\n

bye Helgate in the same parishes and mye lands<\/p>\n

called Hardend and my Lands called woodmans<\/p>\n

Pette Wodmanshill seven yeardes at Colman<\/p>\n

Gate and seven y nexte Kingmandowne in the<\/p>\n

parishes of Elmested And also thretene acres<\/p>\n

of Land in the parishe of Braborne whiche I<\/p>\n

Late purchased of Peter Dall to have to him<\/p>\n

and his heires for ever yf it fortune the said<\/p>\n

Sampson to Die withoute Issewe that then<\/p>\n

The premisses Before to him Bequethed<\/p>\n

shall remaine to Christopher and William my<\/p>\n

sonnes and to there heires for ever Equallye<\/p>\n

[p.4]<\/p>\n

To be Devided betwene them Allso I will and<\/p>\n

Bequethe to Christopher and William mye<\/p>\n

sonnes all those mye Landes lyinge and Beinge<\/p>\n

In the parishes of Newechurche and Rokinge<\/p>\n

within the Romneye Mershe called Erevfiags?<\/p>\n

Immediatlie after mye Decesse to be hand to them<\/p>\n

and there heires for ever And if it happen<\/p>\n

The said Christopher and William mye sonnes<\/p>\n

to Die wth<\/sup>oute Isshewe Then I will all my<\/p>\n

Landes before to them Bequethed shalbe &<\/p>\n

Remaine unto Sampson mye sonne and his<\/p>\n

heires for ever And then I will that the<\/p>\n

foresaid xiii acres of Land whiche I Late<\/p>\n

purchased of Peter Dodd in Braborne And<\/p>\n

Before bequethed And geven unto Sampson<\/p>\n

mye sonne shall remaine to Richard mye sonne<\/p>\n

To be had to him and to his heires for ever<\/p>\n

And if at fortune anye two of the thre that<\/p>\n

is to saie Christopher William or Sampson<\/p>\n

To Die withoute Isshewe Then I will the sd<\/p>\n

xiii acres whiche I Late purchased of<\/p>\n

Petar Dodd unto Richard mye sonne to be had<\/p>\n

To him and to his heires for ever And if it<\/p>\n

shall fortune anye of mye sonnes xpofer William<\/p>\n

or Sampson to die withoute Isshew Excepte<\/p>\n

Before Excepted then I will his or there<\/p>\n

parte shall remaine to them or him of the said<\/p>\n

Christopher William and Sampson over<\/p>\n

Lyvinge and to his or there heires forever<\/p>\n

And if it shall fortune mye sonnes Christopher<\/p>\n

William and Sampson to die withoute Isshewe<\/p>\n

Then I will all mye Lands and Tenementtes<\/p>\n

Before geven or Bequethed to them shall<\/p>\n

Remaine unto Richard mye sonne to be had<\/p>\n

To had to him and to his heires for ever<\/p>\n

Item I Will that William Christopher &<\/p>\n

Sampson shall sell no parte nor p[ar]cell to them<\/p>\n

Before bequethed untill theye come to the full<\/p>\n

age of xxxti<\/sup> yeres Further I will that if they<\/p>\n

sell anye of Those Landes to them before<\/p>\n

Bequethed Then theother two Brothers<\/p>\n

shall Enter in the same untill he Comethe<\/p>\n

To the age of xxxti<\/sup> yeres These Beinge<\/p>\n

Wittnes Sr<\/sup> Roberte Carter Vicar of brabor<\/sup>ne<\/p>\n

[p.5]<\/p>\n

Roberte Allard Petar Cheseman Stephen Dodd<\/p>\n

William Munds and John Montagew with otherma[n]<\/p>\n

[Probate statement to be added; probate granted 19 April 1559 ]<\/p>\n

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[1] looking at the scribes ‘cs’ and ‘ts’ the house could be called Pecerosse or Peterosse; in other wills mentioning it it appears to be Petterosse (original of this will appears not to survive to check)<\/p>\n

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The will was proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury and is viewable on microfilm at the CCA<\/a> or KHLC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a transcript of the register copy of the will, archives ref:<\/strong> PRC\/17\/31\/124 (more details about source to be added to John’s page)<\/p>\n

The original will appears not to have survived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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