Will of Richard Bamme of Gillingham, 1452

A translation into English by Duncan Harrington from a Latin abstract made by Leland L. Duncan.

No probate given.  17 Rous  PROB 11/1 folio 132 Prerogative Court of Canterbury will register at National Archives

This is the last will of Richard Bamme of Gyllyngham [Gillingham] esquire made there 17th May in the thirtieth year of the reign of king Henry VI after the conquest [1452] of and upon all manors, lands, tenements and rents, services, courts, and profits of the manorial court, mills and pasture and so forth, which he had in the City of London and in the county of Kent.
   In the first instance he wished that his feoffees enfeoff his son John in his manor of Rowgh hill Charles Tyndale and Highfeld and also all that land and so forth, lying in the parishes of Dertford [Dartford], Sutton at Hone, Wylmynton [Wilmington], Frenyngham [Farningham], Darent, Stone, Crayford and Horton Kyrkeby [Kirby].
   He wished that his feoffees enfeoff the aforesaid John his son into his manor of Bredehurst.
   He wished that Eade his wife have peaceable possession of his manor of Grenge according to the form of the charter in that respect by him made to the aforesaid Eade just as in the aforesaid charter fully shows. So that after the death of the aforesaid Eade the aforesaid manor shall remain to the right heirs of the aforesaid Richard for ever.
   He wished that Eade his wife have his whole stock being upon the same manor of Grenge in horses, goods, cows and so forth and utensils, ornaments and so forth in the manor aforesaid, that is to say, the hall, chambers, pantry, storeroom, cellar, kitchen, larder, brew house and so forth all cups, bowls, charcoal burners, mazers, salt-cellar, basin shaped lamp, ewers, posnets, powder boxes, spice plates and cruets of gold and silver gilt and so forth.
   He wished that his executors deliver to John his son his three best gowns. Likewise he wished that his executors when it shall be to the most advantage deliver to Thomas Bisshop his bastard son twenty pounds sterling.
   Likewise the same Richard bequeathed to Ann his daughter a nun in the Abbey of Dertford one silver cup. The same Richard bequeathed to Margaret his daughter wife of Thomas Honyngton £6-13-4.
   The same Richard wished that with his son Richard that he was in his life rebellious and disobedient nevertheless the first born that if the aforesaid Richard thence forward wishes to be reformed and to be governed and also if his last will any part now not to overthrow nor impede thereafter he wished that his executors of his goods not bequeathed nor assigned to bequeath to the aforesaid Richard according to their discretion.
   He wished that his executors have and receive the profits, farm and increase of rents of all tenements in the city of London as long as they shall be received and levied to one hundred marks and to deliver the aforesaid hundred marks to Rose his daughter at her marriage when it shall happen. And that thereafter the aforesaid tenements and so forth shall remain to John his son.