{"id":3538,"date":"2015-12-18T14:31:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T14:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/?page_id=3538"},"modified":"2015-12-18T14:34:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T14:34:25","slug":"alice-serlys-d-1532","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/wills-about\/kent\/rose\/serlys\/alice-serlys-d-1532\/","title":{"rendered":"The will of Alice Serlys (d. 1532)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alice Serlys<\/a> nee Rose, I think was probably a 13 x great aunt of mine, as aunt of Agnes Rose who was married to my ancestor William Halke.<\/p>\n

Line breaks are as in the register copy, not indicated by ‘\/’ which are as in the document.<\/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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In dei nom Amen I Alice Serlis widue beyng<\/p>\n

seke of bodye and hole of mynde make & ordeyne my last will yn fo[r]me<\/p>\n

foloweng First I bequeith my soule to Allmyghty god And my bodye<\/p>\n

to be buried yn the churche of Wye besids John Serlis my late housba[n]d<\/p>\n

whose soule god p[ar]done I bequeith to the high Ault ther for my tithes<\/p>\n

neglige[n]tly forgoten iii s iiii d It I bequeith to our lady lyght yn<\/p>\n

the same churche xiid Also I bequeith to ev[er]y other light yn the<\/p>\n

same churche xiid I will also & bequeith to the rep[ar]ation of the same<\/p>\n

churche v li st[er]ling the whiche I will shalbe paid of the debts<\/p>\n

that Richard Hauk dothe owe me Also I bequeith to the eme[n]dyng<\/p>\n

of high waies of the west side of Wye Assignes yn the will of John<\/p>\n

Serlis my son<\/u>e dep[ar]ted to be ame[n]ded xxiii s iiii d As wall yn p[er]formance<\/p>\n

of the will of the said John as also of my gyft and bequest Also I will<\/p>\n

that Willm my son<\/u>e shalhave a fetherbed A bolstar A pillowe A<\/p>\n

cov[er]led[?sic] and thre pair of shets wherof ev[er]y of the said bed bolstare<\/p>\n

pillowe cov[er]led and shets as marked with the lett. a. And I will<\/p>\n

that my son<\/u>e Robert shalhave yn like wise a fetherbed a bolstar<\/p>\n

a cov[er]led a pillowe & iii pair of shets whiche all ar marked wth<\/p>\n

a b. Itm I will that Thomas my son<\/u>e shalhave a fetherbed<\/p>\n

a bolstar a cov[er]led a pillowe & iii pair of shets marked with a. b. c<\/p>\n

Also I will that my dought Johane Allard shalhave yn likewise<\/p>\n

a fetherbed a bolstar a cov[er]led a pillowe a pair of blanketts & thre<\/p>\n

pair of shets marked with a d. And I will that my dought Agnes<\/p>\n

shall also have a fetherbed a bolstar a cov[er]led a pillow a payre of<\/p>\n

blanketts and iii pair of shets marked with an e And I will that<\/p>\n

Rose my dought shalhave a fetherbed a bolstar a cov[er]led a pillow<\/p>\n

a pair of blanketts and iii pair of shets marked with an f. Also<\/p>\n

I will that Robert my son<\/u>e shalhave my standyng gilt cuppe<\/p>\n

with the cover And a pair of beds [beads?] of white ambre of v. paoes(?)<\/p>\n

gandied with silv[er] & gilt And I will that same Robert my son<\/u><\/p>\n

shalhave the thre acres be it more or lesse lyeng yn bertighe<\/p>\n

whiche I bought yn my widowhod To have to hym & his heires<\/p>\n

the same Robert syngyng for my soule & all xpen [Christian] soules wher it<\/p>\n

pleaseth hym And I will that the same Robert shalhave vi saucers<\/p>\n

vi platars vi disshes and vi silv[er] spones And I will that Willm my<\/p>\n

son<\/u>e shalhave my best platte pece of silv[er] gilt at the brynne And<\/p>\n

vi silv[er] spones And I will the same Willm my son<\/u>e shalhave the<\/p>\n

testor<\/sup> and the hangyng yn the p[ar]lor<\/sup> And the xrene saye(?) lyeng<\/p>\n

upon the bedde yn the same p[ar]lor<\/sup> And ii quysshions one of dornyble(?)<\/p>\n

and an other with whyght flowres yn the mydds of tapestry<\/p>\n

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

worke Also I will that my said son<\/u>e shalhave the foloyng<\/p>\n

borde yn the p[ar]lor<\/sup> A paynted clothe of Saynt Gregorys piety<\/p>\n

All the beddestedylls and the tables and formes yn the<\/p>\n

hous I dwellyn Also I will the said Will<\/u>m shalhave<\/p>\n

vi platars vi disshes & vi saucers Also I bequeith to<\/p>\n

Margery the wiffe of my said sone Willm a pair of<\/p>\n

beds of silv[er] of & pacs with gaudies gilt and a kuoppe<\/p>\n

of silke & sume perles therin Also I will that Thom[a]s<\/p>\n

my sone shalhave my gilt salte vi silv[er] spones vi plates<\/p>\n

vi disshes vi saucers The table yn the hall at Jancokks<\/p>\n

The hangyngs yn the same hall And all the bedstedylles<\/p>\n

and other impleme[n]ts yn the same hous two quysshions<\/p>\n

one of dornytts An other of tapestry werke And the<\/p>\n

cheste yn my shoppe Also I will to eiche of iii dought[er]s<\/p>\n

vi platars vi disshes and vi saucers And to ev[er]y of the<\/p>\n

saide iii doughts a quysshione of carpett werke &<\/p>\n

vi silv[er] spones Also I will that Thomasyne Selbye<\/p>\n

my s[er]va<\/sup>nt shalhave five marke steling A fetherbed<\/p>\n

the wurst of sevyn A bolstar A cov[er]led A blankett<\/p>\n

two payre of shets A hangyng bedde of white Also<\/p>\n

I will that Thomasyne Taylor my s[er]va<\/sup>nt shalhave<\/p>\n

a matresse the best save iii I have A payre of shetes and<\/p>\n

a cov[er]lett Itm I will myne Iron yn the talowe hous & the<\/p>\n

Awudevild at Roger kyngeslonds with all the Iron lieng<\/p>\n

yn my Appull chambre to be sold by myne executor<\/sup>s to the<\/p>\n

best it may And the money therof to be equaly divided<\/p>\n

betwene my thre dought[er]s Johane Agnes & Rose excepte<\/p>\n

the bemes yn the tallowe hous the whiche I wull shalbe<\/p>\n

equaly divided betwene myne executor<\/sup>s Itm I will my<\/p>\n

sone Willm shalhave my grettest brasse potte & an other<\/p>\n

pott of brasse & a brasse pane at his choice excepte my<\/p>\n

grettest pane of brasse Also I will my sone Thoma<\/sup>s Serlis<\/p>\n

shalhave for his sone A pane of brasse And I will all the<\/p>\n

Residue of my brasse shalbe divided betwene my iii dought[er]s<\/p>\n

indiffere[n]tly that is to saye Johane Agnes & Rose And they<\/p>\n

to divide betwene their children yn equall porcions I will<\/p>\n

also that my sone Robert shalhave ii of my best candelstikks<\/p>\n

at his election and choyce Itm I will that all the residue<\/p>\n

of my ca[n]delstykks shalbe divided betwene my children and<\/p>\n

to the issue of their bodies laufully begoten I will also<\/p>\n

ii pair of beds equaly to be divided betwene my thre dought[er]s<\/p>\n

Itm I will to Moryce the eldre my s[er]va<\/sup>nt xl s sterling<\/p>\n

Also I will to the yongar Moryce my s[er]va<\/sup>nt xx s sterling<\/p>\n

Itm I will my best gowne to Johane Allard my dought<\/p>\n

Itm I will my next gowne yn value to my dought Agnes<\/p>\n

Itm I will yn like man[er] the next gowne yn value to my<\/p>\n

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

Dought Rose I will also all my gyrdylls to be divided<\/p>\n

equaly betwene my thre doughters Itm I will also to<\/p>\n

my brother Thomas Serles the beaine & the seales of<\/p>\n

brasse yn my shoppe I will also five dousen vessell to be<\/p>\n

equaly divided betwene all my children that is to say<\/p>\n

platars pewt[er] disshes and saucers I will also to Herry<\/p>\n

Allard my grete bason of laten and two other Itm I<\/p>\n

will vi other of my basones of laten to be divided to my<\/p>\n

vi children I will also another bason of laten to Water<\/p>\n

Shytterden Itm I will to Alice Allerd my best chasyng<\/p>\n

disshe And to Johane Prowd & Alice Shytterden the<\/p>\n

other two of my chasyng disshes Also I will syx of<\/p>\n

my best pewt[er] potts to be divided betwixt my vi children<\/p>\n

All the Residue of <\/b><\/span>my goods unbequeithed I will<\/p>\n

to be divided equaly betwene Thomas Serlis & Will<\/u>m<\/p>\n

Serlis myne executor<\/sup>s to the p[er]formance of this my last<\/p>\n

will And if the foresaid Thomas Serlis & Willm Serlis<\/p>\n

myne executor<\/sup>s shall channce to fall at striff & variance<\/p>\n

for any parte of my goods Then I will their variance<\/p>\n

& striffe to be discussed & det[er]myned by my sone Marst[er]<\/p>\n

Robert Serlis And if the foresaid Thomas Serlis and<\/p>\n

Willm shall at any tyme varye from the foresaid Sr<\/p>\n

Robert Serlis determynation & Jugeme[n]t then I will<\/p>\n

they shalbe no parte takers of no p[ar]cell of my goods<\/p>\n

but their foresaid partes equaly to be divided to the<\/p>\n

residue of my children ? Concordat cu oricfina ?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Probat<\/b><\/span>u<\/b><\/u><\/span>[m]<\/b><\/span> fuit … [12 October 1532]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\/19\/251 (more details about source to be added to Alice’s page)<\/p>\n

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

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