In the Name of God Amen I Richard
Foys of Horsham being of a hole mynde and of perfect remembrance
the xviii daye of ffebruary the yere of oure Lord God mt vc xiiiith
order and make this my last testament and will in manr and forme
folowyng
Fyrst I bequeth my soule to Almyghty god and to oure blessed Lady
his mother and to all the seynts in hevyn my body to be buried on
the south syde in the Churche of Horsham next unto the newe wyndowe
there
Item I gyve and bequeth to the mother Churche
of Chichester xiid and to the highe aulter of the parisse Churche
of Horsham viiid
Also I gyve and bequeth to Margerie my doughter xxL to be paid
when she is maried yf so be she be maried to her mothers pleasure
and to her mynde
Also I gyve and bequeth to William my sonne xxL toward his exhibucion
to be paide yerly lxvis viiid at my usual quarters of the yere by
even porcions by the handes of Robert Wylson Clerke and Richiard
michell whiche money the seid Richiard shall receyve of Richiard
Coliar mercer of London and Richiard Cowpar of Eglesden that is
to wyte of Richiard Coliar xiiiL and of Richiard Cowpar viiL and
yf so be the seid William decesse before the seid xxL be paid to
hym in manr and former abovseid then I will that the seid Robert
and Richiard michell dispose the money beyng so unpaide after their
discrecions for the moste welth of my soule
Also I gyve and bequeth to evry of my children iiiid The residue
of my goodes not bequethed I gyve and bequeth to Elizabeth my wyff
that she dispose it to the welth of my soule my frendes soules and
all x~pen soules in dedes of Charite as she shall thynke most necessarie
Whiche Elizabeth I order and make myn Executrix These witnesses
Sir Thomas mascall Richiard hichooke Richiard Snelling John michell
the elder Richiard michell and Richiard ffroyll
This is the Last Wyll of me Richiard Foys made the daye and yere
above wryten
Fyrst I wyll that Elizabeth my wyff shall have th house that I
dwell in with the appurtanences my landes called Cobbetts Gylhams
and holands in horsham with their appurtan^nces and all my landes
called Shermarke Grenehurst and Colyus mede and the house that I
late purchased of Thomas Kyngeston in Warnham with all and singular
their appurtanences for terme off her lyff kepynd the said housing
sufficiently repayred without making of strepe and waste
And also I will that the seid Elizabeth kepe yerly my obite of
vis viiid in the Churche of Horsham duryng her lyff for the aforeseid
landes called Cobetts accordyng to the will of my Father John Foys
Also I will that Richiard my sonne Immediatly after my decease
shalhave the house and land I late purchased of Stephen Diar in
the bisshopriche of Canterbury in Horsham my lands called Calcote
and losehings my Crofte lying at Wymbelpost the howse that John
Earl late dwells in whiche I purchased of John Capelen my lands
lying at Horsham that I late purchased of Bonyface my house in the
westrete whiche page nowe dwellith in my garden called Randolfs
that I bought of John Rye the house that Jacket nowe dwellith in
called Stacys viiid of yerly rent owte of a Crofte of land p'teynyng
to the ffrat^nytie of seynt John and seynt Anne of horsham the whiche
Roger Aldyn nowe occupieth lying joynyng to Calcote iiiid of yerly
rente oute of a Crofte called Tanners lying at warnhams corner and
iid of yerly rente oute of the lands of Richiard waller called Goldherd
/ to have and to holde all the aforeseid houses lands and rents
with all their appurtanences to the aforeseid Richiard and to his
heires for evr / also I will that George my sonne shalhave Immediatly
after my decease my house in the market place of horsham called
Ayloves the house that William Ousey dwellith in called Rypewses
with the barne in the waye my house and lande called Whyts tylburie
pyllyngesland hardyngs myll hardyngs crofte and hornyngbroke lande
that I bought of William potter my landes called Bulland and Froghole
my fferme of Assheles mill and all my yeres in Lady lande with all
and singuler there appurtan^ces and after the decease of his mother
I will he shall have the house that I dwell in my landes called
Cobetts Gylhams and holands with thappurtanences and after the decease
of my mother I will he shall have my house called malyn a perys
with a garden called ayloves whiche my mother now hath and occupieth
for terme of her lyff of my gyfte.To have and to holde all the aforseid
houses barn landes myll Farme and garden and other the premisses
with their appurtanences to the seid George and to his heires for
ever kepyng an obite of vis viiid yerly in the Churche of Horsham
for ever for the land called Cobetts after the decease of his mother
in fulfillyng of my Fathers wyll John Foysand also kepyng an obite
of iiis iiiid in the Churche of Coufolde for John Okenden yerly
during the terme of ?ii yeres
Also I will that George yerely paye to my moder xxiiiis during
her lyff that is to saye at the ffests of the annunciacion of oure
blessed lady xiis and at mighelmas xiis
Also I will that Henry my sonne shall have after my decease when
he comyth to lawfull age my landes called Langhurst that Richiard
michell nowe occupieth and the landes that I late bought of William
Dankeston in Okeley my house called Granfords my landes called Okendens
and my garden called pryants garden with viiid of yerly rent of
Charmans whiche John Stowe nowe hath and the meane tyme to take
the proffits therof by the discrecion of his mother and Richiard
michell and after the decease of my wyff I will he shalhave my house
and landes called Shermarke Grenehurst and Colyus mede and the house
that I bought of Kyngston in Warnham To have and to holde all the
aforseid landes houses rents gardens and other their prmisses with
their appurtan^nces to the aforseid Henry and to his heires for
ever
Item I will that the seid Henry Immediatly after
my decease shalhave my house and garden called Dayes which I late
purchased of Henry Michell to have to hym and his heires for ever
Probate dated 8th May 1514
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