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In the name of god Amen I Willm Byne of Erdingleigh in the Diocese of Chechestre in the Shyre of Sussex Esquyer being of holle mynde and perfite Remembrance thanks be to almightie god althoughe sicke of bodie the tenth daye of october in the yere of our lorde god a thousande five hundred fiftie and eighte make and ordeyne this my last will and testament in maner and fourme following First I bequeth my soulee to almightie god my maker my bodie to be buryed in Christen buryall and concerning my buriall and funerall expences I will there to be bestowed at my burieng tenne pounds and at my monethes mynde vili siijs iiijd and at my twelvemoethes mynde iijli vis viijd of which holle summe before five pounds to be bestowed at the said thre severall tymes in …. and almes … to poore folks Item to poore Folkes at Wasshington xxs Item to Erdingleigh Church towarde the repations of the Church xxs Item to the hygh aulter of the parishe church of Eardingleigh for tithes negligentlie forgotten iijs iiijd Item I give and bequeth to to each of my foure daughters Catheryne Emme Cecyle and Marye to each of theym one hundred poundes And if any of theym dye before mariage her hundred poundes to be devided amongest the residue surlyving and to be paied each of theym at theire severall age and when they shal accomplyshe the age of xviij yeres Item to John Vynall my servant xijli xiijs iiijd Item to Mareye Willms my sister xx markes Item I give and bequethe to each of my younger sonnes Edwarde Byne and Thomas Byne each of theym one hundred pounds and to James Byne lx li And no concernynge all my manours landes tents rents reversions and farms[?] within the shire of Sussex that I may lawfullie will I will that Alice Byne my wif whome I make by those [presents] myne executrix to execute this my tytament and last will Receive the Revenues and proufitts of theym untill this my testament and last will be fulfilled and all suts and busynes arisinge by the occasion thereof clerely dischardged and there to be to myne eldest sonne according to the right course of inheritance his mothers Joynture excepted / And my coopieholde landes which I cannot bequeth And as concernyng the Revertion of the manor of Elmosted in the countie of Kent that I have in suretie for ccxxlli that my brother in lawe John Culpeper of Ingham in the countie of Sussex owethe me if he paie unto my wif myne executrix the said ccxlli that he oweth me as before within one yere next after the makinge of this my testament and last will orels to take under for ytt with my said executrix That then the reversion of the said manor of Elmested be unto my brother aforesaid as ytt was before I made bargayne with hym for the said Reversion Also I will that my farmes of Portham and Waltham be in my saide wifes handes to receyve the proufitts of theym untill my said testament and last will be fulfilled and then the proufitts to comyng of the residue of the yeares of the said farmes then not ended be taken and be to the use of all my sonnes and daughters Item when all my legacs aforesaid be paied and my said testament and last will fulfilled I will that Vynall have five marks more the the tenne marks before wrytten my detts that I owe is to my Brother Dupper for my sister xls Item all my farmes are behynde at michaelmasse last past then due to be payed save iij li receyved of Hayne being his half yeres farme Item the parsone of Asshehurst hath paied me due at michelmasse xxvs vijd [...] of payment of four marks Item Woode of Parkham oweth me xxxjli xiijs iiijd due at Mychellmas laste paste Item Mr John Loodes esquyer oweth me xxli and noo other farmes of myne have payed michelmasse farme otherwise but as before as wrytten And I make overseer of this my presente testament and last will my brother John Culpeper of Wakeherste whome I bequeth unto for his paynes to be taken herein vili xiijs iiijd over and above his expence and chardge that he shall susteyne and be at to be assisting my wif in the fulfilling of this my last will and testament Item I bequeth to Jone Vynall lately my wifes servante xxs Item to Marye Ellice to her mariage xis viijd Item Mr John Hussye and Henrye Bowyer ow me foure tonne of Iron And therein vj tonnes in Chamberleynes shoppe and two tonnes with Gyrdler and one Tonne with Briggs Item I will to poore folks at Byllingserst xxs and xxs to the poore folks at Scowyngton Item I owe xls to John Bysse of North Witnesses and present at the reading hereof in the presence and hearing of the promisses and knowleding hereof by the said Willm Byne John Culpeper of Wakeherst esquyer Willm Culpeper gentilman and John Vynall
[proved 29 February 1558 by Alice relict and executrix]
