1560/61 "Rychard Tomlyn sone of Thomas Tomlyn" was baptized "the xiiij day of January" in St Peter in Thanet, Kent. [1]
n April 1561.
1560/61 Thomas Tomlyn dated his will as March 22. [2]
In the name of god Amen The xxijth daye of Marche in the yeer of oure lord god M vC lx and one I Thomas Tomlyn of the parryshe of St Peter the ap'le in the Isle of Thanett in the Countye of Kent husbandman beinge of parfytt memorye and sycke in boddye doo make and ordaine thys present Testament contayninge my Last wyll as followeth Fyrst and above all things I yeld my soule into the marcyfull hands of Almightye god my maker and Redemer, in the meritts of whose blessed passyon I only repose my hole truste and confidence of salvacon And my boddye to the earthe in the churche yarde of S. Peter aforesaid besydes my brother therr. Item I gyve and bequeth to my brother Rycharde Noble for finding of my mother Elizabeth Spracklinge xl s in monnye and a Kowe, and also xxx s to be payd unto hym at the feaste of S Michaell next ensuing, more over I gyve out of my Tent' and lands xx s yerlye as longe as mye sayde mother liveth for the Receipt and answerynge of all and singuler wt the premisses I will the sayde Richarde Noble to be bounde unto myne exexutor underwritten in an obligacon of xx li And the xiij busshelles of wheat wch he oweth me I frelye forgyve hym. And yt was my mothers will to have these her goods owt of my hands, and to soo to goo from me, and to be wt hym. And yf yt happen my said mother at tymes to come hither she to have her supper her lodginge and breakfast in the morninge, and soo quyetlye to departe. Item I give to Peter Tomlyn my brother one quarter of wheat, one quarter of barlye, and my steer bullocke. Item I gyve to my brother Thomas Tomlyn one quarter of wheat, and one quarter of barlye, and one whyte haffer with the Rone geldinge. And to Peter Tomlyn I gyve my browne horse, and to ech of them ij suckinge lambes. Item I gyve to Thomas Noble my godsonne one suckling lambe, and to Edward Pamflett one sucklinge lambe. Item I give to Myldrede my daughter tenne pounde in lawfull monnye to be delivered vnto her at the daye of her marryage. Item I gyve to Custaunce mye wyffe my baye horse, my colte, a __awed Kowe, a redd kowe, and all my barlye that shall growe ypon myne owne grounde, except two acres that my brothers shall have lyenge at aplace cauled whyte strete ende goinge _e_nne to brodster warde w'in the sayde parishe of S. Peter Also to her i gyve all the wheat that lyeth next to a pece if xuuh acr' and also two acr' of tares a acr' ei' of pease wth the tares that Tylman hath sowen to halve And yf John Sprackling will lett Custaunce mye wyffe to have iij blacke ewes, and iij whyte ewes, Then I will that the same John Spracklinge shall have x of my best teggs but yf he will not lett her have the vj ewes aforesayde then she shall have the tenne teggs, and ij blacke lambes of the best. The Residew of my teggs wt all mye Lambes and corne to be spared for finding of my house I will to be solde by myne executor underwritten to paye my detts. Item I gyve to my brother Rycharde Tomlyns children vijs viijd a pece. Item I gyve to Myldredd my daughter a shipe cheste, and to Richd my sonne my flatt lydded cheste, when he shall come to the possessinge of hys howse. Item I gyve to Thomys Tomlyn my best robe, to Peter Tomlyn my beste cloke, and to my mother my best gowne. Item I make executor and overseers of thys my last will Richard Emptage the elder, and Richard Emptage my brother and to each of them I gyve for theire paynes vj s viij d dat the daye and yeer fyrste above wrytten by me Thomas Tomlyn wytness Gervase Lynche my ghostlye instructor Robart Hunt cum alijs
This is the laste will of me the saide thomas Tomlyn made the daye and yere above named and in the thyred yeer of oure Soueraigne ladye Elyzabeth by the grace of god of Englande, France, and Irelande Quene defender of the faithe ec. For the disposition and orderinge of my tent' and lands Fyrste I gyve and bequeth unto Custanuce my sayde wyffe my sayde tent and lands for the space of xiiij yeers beginnyne at the feast of S. Michaell Tharchangle next and immedyatly ensuinging the date herof, and fullye to be completed and ended she keeping Repar'ons, and yeerly payeng the chose lords of the fee with all the singuler other owt charges therunto belonginge during the hole sayde terme And after the full end of xiiij yeers I gyve the same tent and lands vnto Rycharde Tomlyn my sonne and to the heires of hys boddye lawfullye begotten Provyded alwayes that yf yt happen Rychardee Tomlyn my sayde sonne to decease wt out Lawfull yssyem Then I gyve and bequeth my sayde Tent and xxti acres of Lande next adioyninge therunto to Myldrede Tomlyn my daughter, and it to heires of her boddye Lawfullye begotten for ever. The Resydew of my sayd Lands I wil to be indifferntly devided between my two brothers Peter Tomlyn and Thomas Tomlyn. ANd yf yt happen Myldred my sayde daughter to decease wt owt Lawfull yssue They I give the sayde tente and xxti acres of Landes therunter next adioyninge unto Peter Tomlyn my brother and to the heres if hys boddye Lawfullye begotten for ever and the Residuw of my lands soo being vnbequethed, I gyve unto Thomas Tomlyn my brother and to theirs of hys boddye Lawfully begotten, by me Thomas Tomlyn with wytnesses aforenamed
1560/61 "Thomas Tomlen" was buried "the xviij day of the monthe of Marche" at St Peter in Thanet, Kent. [3] Perhaps the date should have been written "xxviij day" as Thomas cannot have been buried 4 days before he wrote his will. The next burial entry is for a burial in April.
1561 The will of Thomas Tomlyn was proved on June 3. [4]
[1] Canterbury Cathedral Archives, DCA/BT/160, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, St. Peter Thanet, Kent, Archdeacon's Transcripts: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1560-1812 (to 1701 on this film) (missing: 1561/2, 1565/6, 1577/8, 1594/5, 1604/5, 1606/7, 1629/30, 1640/1-1660/1, 1681/2), FHL 1752156 Item 4, DGS 8073144, image 1209, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[2] Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Regd. Copy Wills, v. 35-36, 1557-1562, FHL film 188937, DGS 8048863, images 153-154, PRC17-35-14, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchCatalog].
[3] Canterbury Cathedral Archives, DCA/BT/160, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, St. Peter Thanet, Kent, Archdeacon's Transcripts: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1560-1812 (to 1701 on this film) (missing: 1561/2, 1565/6, 1577/8, 1594/5, 1604/5, 1606/7, 1629/30, 1640/1-1660/1, 1681/2), FHL 1752156 Item 4, DGS 8073144, image 1209, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[4] Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Regd. Copy Wills, v. 35-36, 1557-1562, FHL film 188937, DGS 8048863, image 154, PRC17-35-14, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchCatalog].