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Canterbury. Simmons & Kirkby, 1785-7.
Flackton & Marrable, 1785-9.
J. Grove, printer, 1789.
W. Bristow, 1789. Carlisle. Richard Scot, 1656.
Hall, 1719.
Thomas Harris, printer, 1746. Carmarthen. -J. Ross, 1791-2. Chelmsford. Green (1725?).
Samuel Lobb, 1728.
James Buckland, 1736 (also at the Buck in Paternoster Row, London).
T. Toft, 1757-8.
Toft & Lobb, 1769. Cheltenham. Harward, 1783. Chesham. Stephen Dagnell, 1726. Cheshunt. S. Coe, 1740. Chester. George Atkinson, 1682.
E. Ince, printer, 1712.
R. Minshull, Bridge Street, 1712.
Joseph Hodgson, 1714.
John Page, 1747.
J. Poole, printer, 1778.
T.Poole(?1800). Chesterfield. Job Bradley, 1724.
J. Bradley, 1788. Chichester. J. Lee, 1749. Colchester. W. Keymer, printer, 1787. Coventry. John Smith, 1683.
William Pratten, 1726 (? Ratten).
J. W. Piercy, printer, 1774.
W. L/. jj. (To be continued.}
CAXTONS OF KENT.
THE following abstracts from the wills of the Caxtons of Kent were proved in the Consistory Court at Canterbury (now in the Probate Office).
Robert Causton (Caxton in the margin), of Canterbury, dated 8 Feb., 1472/3 :
Buried within the gate of the cemetry of Christ Church at Canterbury. To high altar of St. Alphege Church in Canterbury, I2d. To lights of St. Alphege, Blessed Mary, St. John the Baptist, St. Erasmus, St Christopher, and other saints in the church, <id. each. Residue to Christiane my wife. Execu- tors my son John Causton and Thomas Peny. That John Smale, feoffee of all my lands and tenements, shall enfeoff John my son in same, but Christiane my wife shall have and occupy " le parlour," in the west part of my chief tenement in which I dwell, with free ingress and egress during her life : also Christiane have for life the rents and profits from one of my tenements adjoining my chief tenement in the parish of St Alphage. (Probate 12 July, 1473.) Consistory Court, vol. ii. fol. 249.
John Smale, tailor, became a freeman of Canterbury in 1439.
John Caxton, of St. Alphege in Canter- bury, mercer, 12 Oct., 1485:
To be buried in the nave of the parish church of St Alphege, near the grave of Isabelle my wife. Usual bequests to lights. To Cecilie my sister largest and best " tavilam," one piece of silver, two drinking cups of silver, and the cloak of my wife lined with grey, and a girdle of red silk embroidered
with silver. To Margaret my sister one piece of
silver, two silver drinking cups, one "cloke"of
my wife's, with a girdle of silk. To the wife of
John Huet two silver cups and russet " cloke." To
the wife of Hamo Bele, the mother of my wife, my
three horses ; to Joan her sister my wife's best
girdle ; and to Agnes her sister a girdle. Other
small bequests to John Huet, Thomas Penny, and
John Plomer. My chief tenement in parish of
St. Alphage shall be sold, and money given as
follows: Thomas my brother, a monk, have
10 marcs ; also 10 marcs to a chaplain to celebrate
in church of St. Alphege for my soul, &c. ; and
residue in other works of charity, at discretion of
my executors, Hamon Bele and John Huet. That
Thomas Peny have to him and his heirs my tene-
ment on the west side of my chief tenement. John
Plomer my kinsman have my better tenement,
to his heirs for ever. That my other tenement be
sold, and money given to the poor Brothers of the
Hospital of St. Nicholas of Harbaldowne, viz.,
6s. 8il. a year until the money all expended. John
Huet have my garden in the parish of St. Peter in
Canterbury, paying for the same 100-9. and no more.
(Probate 28 Nov., 1485.) Consistory, vol. iii.
fol. 79.
William Caxton, mercer, became a free- man of Canterbury in 1431.
John Caxton, of Northgate Ward, in right of his wife, paid Qd. in the year 1474-5 to the Corporation, to trade in the city. And John Caxton, mercer, was admitted a freeman in 1481, by his marriage with Isabelle, daughter of Hamon Bele, who had been admitted a freeman in 1458 ('Freemen of Canterbury,' by J. M. Cow per).
William Cauxton, of Lydd, 13 Sept., 1513 :
Buried in the churchyard of Lydd. Residue, after paying debts, &c., to wife Isabelle, to dispose for my soul, and she executrix. (Probate 7 Get , 1513 ) Consistory, vol. xi. fol. 68.
John Causton, of Lydd, 22 April, 1539 :
Buried in the churchyard of Lydd. Wife Joan- all such household stuff and other goods she brought at our marriage ; also all other household stuff, goods, and chattels, except " one man fare of flewe," one sprat net with all new " regge," and a man's flight of my draw net, to Austyn my son. Joan to pay my debts and dispose for my souU Provided that if hereafter I make or cause to be made to said Joan a sufficient estate in all my lands and tenements with appurtenances in the town of Lydd, to Joan for her life ; then the halt of all my household stuff, c., equally to be shifted and divided between my two sons Augustyn [sic]. and Sebastian, after the death of Joan my wife. Wife Joan executrix with William Barough, and Nicholas Pyx supervisors. Witnesses, James Robyn the elder, Richard Couper. (Probate 16' March, 1540/1.) Consistory, vol. xvii. fol 95.
16 October, 1551, administration to the will of Sebastian Cawston, of Lydd, granted to his wife. Consistory Administrations, vol. ii.
Robert Caxton, of Lydd, 14 Jan., 1552/3 :
