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"Voluntas T. de S. scilicet quod"—Alice his wife to have in dower the Manor of Ermington, the Manor of Harnhull with the advowson, the Manor of Beerton juxta Ailesbury, and the Manor of la Mote in West|minster, their value being £402. 13. 4. His wife is to have for life all lands and tenements acquired in Clyve, Westbere, Chestelet, Hopelond, Stureye, and Horton in Kent, and the Manor of Penyton Meysy with the advowson, for the sustinence and finding in food, clothes and education (in victu, vestitu et doctrina) of his daughters. Thomas Chaucer, whilst alive, is to have the governance and supervi|sion of his son and heir Thomas, with the issues and profits of the Manor of Hembury for his sustinence till the age of twenty-one. The marriage of his said son is to be sold by Chaucer, his wife Alice, his brother John Hampden, and John Warfeld. The proceeds are to be applied for the marriages of his daughters, Elizabeth, Maud, Philippa, Joan, and Anne, together with the issues and profits of the Manors of Dodecote, Sottewell, and Bensheves, Berks, and Stonor, Watlyngton and Cleyore in Oxfordshire. His daughters are during their minority to be in the governance of his widow, Chaucer, Hampden and Warfeld. Each daughter is to have 200 marks at least for her marriage. They are to be married in order of age. If one or more should die unmarried (quod absit), her portion is to be divided equally amongst the survivors. If through the death of his said sons ["Predicti filii mei;" but only Thomas has so far been named.] under age without legitimate issue, his daughters inherit his lands, the payments of the said 200 marks are to lapse. His wife, Chaucer, Hampden and Warfeld are then to dispose of the profits of the marriages of his male heirs and of the said Manors during the minority of his heirs in discharge of his conscience, according to the will and ordinance of his parents and ancestors as in their last wills more fully appears. In the event of his wife's death his son John is to have the reversion of the Manor of Burewardescote on condition that he release to his brother Thomas his right in gavelkind to all lands in Kent, as well those which Thomas Stonor held in right of his wife as those newly acquired.
On the second page is a valuation:—
Debita que debentur Thome de Stonore per estimacionem Johannis Warfeld.
De finibus de Hembury, xxx. li. De reddit. de Hembury, xxx. s. ultra terminum. De reddit. de Harnhull, x. li. De reddit. de Bourton, x. marc. De reddit. de Condycote, v. marc. De finibus ibidem xl. s.
De finibus de Dodecote, xvj. li. De reddit. ibidem, xxj. li. De reddit. de Sottewell, ix. s. De finibus ibidem, xxx. s. De Watlyngton cum finibus, viij. li. De finibus de Thame, xx. marc. De finibus de Stonore, x. marc. De redd. de Stonore, C. s. De Rypyngale, iiij. li. De Er|myngton, xx. marc. De Aillesbury cum Stoke, C. s. De Penyton, C. s. De Horton, xij. marc. De Will. Clyfforde, xxxv. marc. Summa —.
Further particulars of the estate are given on the third page:—
Glouc.: Harnhull cum Doughton, Hembury in Saltmarsshe, xxix. li. Berks.: Dodecote, Sottewelle, Bensheves cum membris, C. marc. Nove perquisite: reversio manerii de Burewardescote in com. Berks. Suth: Penyton Meysy, Shipton, xxij. li. Devon: Ermyngton cum membris, iiijxx marc. Oxon.: Stonore cum membris, Watlyngton cum membris, Cleyore; nove perquisite, Harlyngrugge, Adameslond, lvj. marc. Bucks: Beerton, Ailesbury, Walton, Stoke, xx. li. [The last three have been struck out and viij. li. xiij. s. iiij. d. substituted.] Lincoln: Rypyngale cum membris, xiij. li. [These have been struck out.] Midd: La Moot in Westm. x. marc. London: hospicium in Peter Lane, viij. marc. [These have been struck out.] Nove perquisite: [I.e. in Kent.] Clyve, Molendinum de Darentt, nove perquisite in Horton voc. Kyrkebyes|place, Westbere, Chestelet, Sturye, et Hopelond, xxvij. marc. Summa CC. xlij. li. xiij. s. iiij. d.