Writing his Will in Feb 1494/5 Alexander Paynter of Horsmonden bequeathed to his son John Paynter an estate in fee simple made up of certain parcels of land called 'Wychindens' and also of a piece of land called 'Milfeld' which Alexander purchased of James Godard, and a little parcel of land called the Ryde late purchased of John Hertford. Alexander also bequeathed to his son John a piece of land late purchased of William Richard and a garden called 'Belsives gardyn' and a piece of land late purchased of Stephen Smyth in Horsmonden, conditional on John paying his mother Joane 20 marks a year and a day after Alexander's death.
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Bond: 11 Oct 1518. 1
Henry Paynter of Brenchley, Taylor, and John Paynter of Horsemonden, his father, to John Roberthe of Goudhurst, husbandman; Bond for performance of Covenants of even date being the Sale of 3 pieces called Forestallcroft, Northfield, and Grubbrede.
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Writ to Sheriff of Kent: 18 Oct 1524. 2
Description: Debtor: Alexander Painter {Paynter}, John Painter, and Thomas Baldock, of Horsmonden in Kent [Brenchley-&-Horsmonden Hundred], clothmen.
Creditor: William Dancey {Dauntsey}, a citizen and mercer of London.
Amount: £50.
Before whom: James Yarford, Mayor of the Staple of Westminster.
When taken: 26/08/1520
Endorsement: George Guildford, Sheriff, replies that Alexander Painter, John Painter, and Thomas Baldock were not found in his bailiwick; the execution of the rest of the writ appears in the schedule.
Note: Inquisition and return: Date to be returned to Chancery: 25/11/1524. Attached is the inquisition made at Maidstone on 08/11/1524. On the day of the inquisition Alexander Painter was seised in demesne and in fee, to his own use, of a messuage, a garden, and 20 acres of land in the Parish of Horsmonden [in Brenchley-&-Horsmonden Hundred, Kent], called Hawkins', worth 133s. 4d. after expenses; he also had divers goods and chattels, worth £6. John Painter was seised in demesne of 46 acres of land and meadow in the Parish of Horsmonden, which is worth 46s. after expenses; and of goods and chattels, worth £6. Thomas Baldock had on the day of the recognisance, and afterwards, no lands or tenements; but he had divers goods and chattels, worth £4.
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