(Extracts 1 & 2)
In the name of God Amen. In the year of the Lord 1463, on the Feast of St Luke the Evangelist [= 18 Oct], I, Henry Essheherst of the parish of Great Chart, in healthy mind and good memory, make my will in this manner. First, I bequeath my soul to Almighty God and the Blessed Virgin Mary and all her saints, and my body to be buried in the graveyard of Great Chart. Item, I bequeath to the high altar there for my forgotten tithes, 20 pence. Item, I bequeath to the high altar of the church of Kingsnorth, 10 pence. Item, I bequeath to the wooden image of St Laurence, 12 pence. Item, I bequeath for repairs to the vestments of the church at Chart, 8 pence. Item, I bequeath to the parish priest there, 12 pence. Item, to each of my godsons and goddaughters, 4 pence. Item, I bequeath to Henry Essheherst, one lamb. The rest of all my unbequeathed goods I give and bequeath to John and Thomas, my sons, whom I constitute executors, so that they should distribute them as will seem best.
(Extracts 3 & 4)
This is the last will of Henry Essherst of Great Chart, made on the Feast of St Luke the Evangelist in the third year of the reign of King Edward IV [= 18 Oct 1463]. First, the same Henry wills that Agatha his wife shall have the profits and issues of all the land and tenements lying in Chart aforesaid. Item, after the death of the aforesaid Agatha, all the aforesaid lands and tenements will remain to John and Thomas my sons for ever. Item, he wills that the said sons should pay 10 shillings for new timbers in front of the Holy Cross there, if they wish to do so for that parish, otherwise not; and they should pay 100 shillings to Thomasine my daughter for her marriage-portion. In witness of this matter, to this my last will I have fixed my seal
They agree with the originals <signed>