WILLIAM BURCESTRE, Knt., by his will, dated at Southwark, in the parish of Saint 
Olave, the last day of July A.D. 1407, S Henry IV., desired to be buried in the 
Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without, Aldgate, London.  He willed 
that his feoffees, Richard Wakehurst and Richard Ayland, and Dns. Thos. 
Sakevyle, and all others who were enfeoffed of his lands, should permit his 
wife Margaret to receive the rents and profits of his manor of Burwash for her 
life, and after her decease that his feoffees should enfeoff his son, John 
Burcestre, therein, to hold to him and the heirs of his body for ever; and in 
default of such heirs, he willed that they should enfeoff his daughter Williama 
(or Williamana), in the same manor, to hold to her and the heirs of her body 
for ever; and for want of such heirs, he directed the same to be sold.
He disposed of his manor of Sumerden in like manner, and made a similar 
disposition of all that his manor of the Maze, and his mills and quit rents in 
Southwark, London ; and in Havering, his manors of Ewell, Lesene, and Steers, 
and all his tenements and rents at the Conduit, London.
He left to his son John all his arms, swords, daggers, and other furniture of 
war; to the high altar of the parish church of St. Olave, Southwark, he left 20s.; 
to the fabric of the same church 40s.; to the use of the rector and the 
parishioners of the said church of St. Olave, in the same church, for ever, an 
antiphoner to pray for his soul and the souls of all his benefactors.  He left to 
the said Dns. Thos. Sakevyle a cup called swaged cuppe with silver cover; to 
said Richard Wakehurst a silver cup with cover of silver; to Mary Redhogh 40s.; 
to William Hale 40s.; to John Cok 40s.; to John Wandon 5 marks; to Henry 
Bret 13s. 4d.; to Thos. Bret 20s.; to Thomas Stoneham 20s.; to Alianore 
Stratton 20s.; to Thomas de Coquinia 13s. 4d.; to Willm. de Colegne 6s. 8d.; to 
Edward Brandon 13s. 4d.; to John Wycking 6s. 8d.; to Thomas Prowde, his 
servant, 20s. and a green coat duplicat cu cavde; to the wife of said Thomas 
Prowde a gown vlod (?) furr.
He appointed said Richard Wakehurst and Richard Ayland executors, and Doms 
William Genow, rector of St. Edward's in Lombard Street, supervisor; and he 
gave said William Genow 40s. for his pains, and his silver cup with his arms.
Prerog. Office.