Will of Robert
Pende Charing 1545
This is the last
will of me Robert Pende of Charing made and declared the 25 day of the month
of July in the year of the reign of our sovereign Lord Henry VIIl of England
France and Ireland King defender of the faith and in earth head of the Church
of England and also of Ireland the 32th first I will to my brother Edward Pende
all my lands in East Sutton in Ulcombe in Sutton Valence and Charing or elsewhere
to him his heirs of his body lawfully begotten except the tenement in Bromefield
and a tenement at East Sutton two crofts and a garden the which I will to George
Pende otherwise called George Bowerman and to the heirs of his body lawfully
begotten except also my house and lands lying and being in Charing which I lately
bought I will that my executors shall sell the aforesaid house to the best price
they can to preform this my last testament and last will so that my debts owing
to me and my movables will not preform my debts and legaciesand if the same
Edward Pende do die with out heirs of his body lawfully begotten then I will
that George Pende alias George Bowerman shall have my chief house at East Sutton
with all the lands belonging therunto and the lands and house called Burgess
to him and his heirs and if the forsaid George
. without heirs of
his body lawfully then I will that my exuctors shall sell the said houses and
lands for the best price he may and the one half of the money received to a
priest to sing for my soul and all christians of Charing and the other part
to be bestowed to poor people and to repave the highway
. the day
and year above written these being witnesses of this my testament and last will
Henry Marshal vicar of Charing Andrew Petenden clerk and William Masday