Will of Reynolde Pekham the Elder Esquire, 1523

A translation into English from Latin / French transcriptions made by Leland L. Duncan. Typed up by Zena Bamping in March 2001.

Probate 27 March 1524/25 by James Pekham exor with power reserved.

REYNOLDE PEKHAM - 1523 PCC: 31 Bodfelde

Reynolde Pekham, the elder, Squyer, 12 July 15 Hen VIII. To be buried in the Church of Saint George of Wroteham biside the grave of my uncle William Pekham, Squier. To reparacions of the same church xxs. To the high auter of the parish church of Ightham 3s.4d. To reparacions of the same church vs. Prest shall synge and pray for my soule my wifs soule my fader soule my moder soule and all cristen soules in the parish church of Wroteham oon hole yere and for his salary or wagis £6.13s.4d. To my nevewe Edward Asshe my suster Alice Asshe sonne £6.13s.4d. Unto Robert Cawode 6s.8d. Thomas Benk, my coke, 6s.8d. Elizabeth Baily my servnt xs.

I bequeth and will as well the wardshipp of the body of my cosyn Reynold Pekham, the sonne of Thomas Pekham, squier, as the wardship of all the maners, lands &c. and soo from heire to heire in as ample maner as it is granted unto me unto my brother James Pekham ontill the tyme the said Reynolde the sonne and so from heire to heire com to his or their full age. I will my said brother shall repaye then unto the said Reynolde the sonne all such summes of money as the said Jamys shall make or receye and of for the marriage of the same Reynolde the sonne so that the same Reynolde the sonne discharge my executors against the executors of Sir John Peche, knyght, and for the summe of 50 merc the which shall be due unto the executors of the same Sir John in the day of the mariage of the said Reynolde the sonne.

Also I will myn executors shall provide a faire stone with the pictures of a man and of a woman and of children there in sett of latyn and hit to be laid over and upon my grave within the space of vj weks next after my decesse. Residue to my forsaid brother James Pekham whom I ordeyn executor with my cosyn John Lovelace, gentleman, and the foresaid Edward Asshe and overseers John Rooper the elder Squier and attorney generall to our soveraigne Lord the King, and Henry Fane, gentleman, Witness Sir Mighell Vaughan and William Loveles.

This is... 12 July 15 Hen.VIII of all my maners, lands &c. in the pishes of Sevenok, Chevenyng, Otteford, Shorham, Asshe next Dartford, Kyngesdowne, Sele, Kemsyng, Stansted, Wroteham, Ighteham, Shypborn and Grete Pekham. I will unto my brother James Pekham all the forsaid manours &c to him and his heires males and for defaulte the remaynder therof unto Reynolde Pekham the son of Thomas Pekham, squier, and for lak the remaynder unto the forsaid James, and for lak of such issue the remaynder unto the heires of the body of James Pekham my fader and for lacke of such issue the remaynder unto the forsaid Reynolde the sonne and for lacke to my right heires. Witnesses as before.