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From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
Subject: Re: John Browne (-1546) of West Hoathly
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 04:37:19 -0000


Also:

Was this John Browne ever Lord Mayor of London?

Unlikely, I suppose... But...

If that is the correct title....
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D. Spencer Hines

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Vires et Honor.

"D. Spencer Hines" <> wrote in message
news:...

| Does anyone have any more on Nicholas Browne, one of the sons?
| ------------------
|
| D. Spencer Hines
|
| Lux et Veritas et Libertas
|
| Vires et Honor.
|
| "Reedpcgen" <> wrote in message
| news:...
| | Adrian,
| |
| | Since this will seems to be important, I took five minutes and
filled
| it out
| | from the microfilm copy, which was at a lighter contrast and easier
to
| read
| | through the water damage. I did it quickly, so it might not be
| transcribed
| | exactly in a few places.
| |
| | Will of John Browne of West Hoathly, Register A1, f. 143 [FHL
#97,231]
| |
| | 01 In the name of god ame[n] [the] last day of Apreell 1546 in the
38
| | 02 yere of the Reaygn of o[u]r sov[ereign] lord henry the viii by
the
| grace & c
| | 03 I John Browne of Westhothle in the Count[y] of Sussex beyng seke
of
| | 04 body & hole of mynd & good reme[m]brance thanks be to god do make
&
| orden
| | 05 my pr[e]sent test[ament] first I bequeth my sole to almyghte god
&
| to o[u]r
| | blessed
| | 06 lady St Mary & all the holy co[m]pany of hevyn & my body to be
| buried
| | 07 in the church yerd of Westhothle It[em] I bequeth to the hye
altar
| there
| | 08 iiij d It' I bequeth to o[u]r mother church of Chichester ij d
| It' I will
| | have
| | 09 at my buryeng iij mass[e]s w't bread & drynke for poore people
It'
| I
| | bequeath
| | 10 to have at lyke wyse at my mo[n]ths day and twelvemo[n]ths day
iij
| mass[e]s
| | 11 & bread & drynke for poore people It' I bequeth to Nicholas my
son
| the
| | 12 stocke in Thom[a]s Haukyns [ot Hankyns] hands of Fletching w't
the
| Mewtyie
| | Itm'
| | 13 I wyll to the same Nicholas v marks w't in one yere af6ter the
| decease
| | 14 of Jone my wiff It' I bequeth to Ric' my son v l' w'tin one
| | 15 year aft[e]r the decease of Jone my wiff It' I bequeth to herry
my
| son xl s
| | 16 to be paid when he is xix years old if he fayle before he is xix
| yers
| | 17 old to remayne to the exec' It' I bequeth to Will'm my son iiii
| marks
| | NEXT PAGE
| | 18 to be paid to hym at the age of xx [sic] yers old if the said
| Will'm fayls
| | before
| | 19 he is xx yers old to remayne to the exec' It' I bequeth to
| Katheryn my
| | 20 dowght[er] v marks to be paid to her mariage It' I bequeth to
| Margaret my
| | 21 dowght[er] v marks to be paid to her mariage It'[em] I bequeth
to
| Jone my
| | dowght[er]
| | 22 v marks to be paid to her mariage & if any of these my dowghters
| happen
| | 23 to fayle before they mary that then there porcions to remayne w't
| | 24 the exec' to dispose it at their pleasure It' I will to Jone my
| wiff
| | 25 her chamber & the hole howsehold stoff at her pleasure to dispose
| | 26 it , The resydew of my goods unbequethed my detts paid the & my
| will
| | fulfilled
| | 27 I give to Jone my wiff & Thom[a]s my son whom I orden & make my
| lawfull
| | exec'
| | 28 It' I will & bequeth my farme that is to say my lease in the
| p[ar]sonage to
| | 29 Jone my wiff & Thom[a]s my son, if it happen that Jone my wiff
doo
| dye
| | 30 before the lease shall be endyd then I gyve & bequeth the resydew
| of the
| | yers of
| | 31 her p[ar]te to Andrew my son witnesse hereunto John bryan, Walter
| feldwyke
| | 32 & Thom[a]s Wyllard w' other & the said John browne dyd write the
| wyll
| | 33 & s[u]bscribed his name
| |
| | In glancing at the 1524-5 subsidy of Sussex, I noted that there were
| 18 entries
| | for the name John Browne in the index.
| |
| | Paul


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