Ripple Farm, Crundale, Kent

1436 - John Bollyng has encroached on the (? highway) 24ft in length & 1 foot in width. [Could be Ripple Farm (not the same John Bollyng as below)]

This is the Last will and testament of mee the saide John Bollinge made and declared the daye and yeare first above wrytten contening the dispensing of all my lands and tenements sett lying and being in Godmersham and Crondall aforesayde in the sayde county of Kent, containing by estimation lx (60) acres ….

Also I will unto Jane my beeloved wife dureing her naturall lyfe her dwelling in the parlour of the new dwelling house wherein I lyve and the use of the buttery over the seller there, dureing her naturall, with free ingresse, igresse and regresse for her, her heires and assignes at all tyme and tymes not only unto the saide parlor and butterie but also to the oven to bake in and into the kytchyn to brewe in dureing her naturall lyfe att all tyme and tymes whensoever and also to takeor water at the well of the saide house for her necessarye use in like manneor and also to have a moote? and convenient roome for the setting and bestowing of all such fewell and woodd as the saide Jane shall provide for her necesserye use to bee yearlye bestowed in some conveneint place in the dove house and with free ingress egresse and regresse for her, her heires and assignes to sett, sett and carrye awaye the same.

Lease for 10 years dated 3 Sep 1 Charles I (1625) from Ezechias ffogge of Bridge gent. to John fferne of Bilting, Godmersham, yeoman & Andrew fferne his son.

An exception made to Jane, widow of John Bowling late of Crundale, yeoman deceased of 1 parlour & 1 buttery plus free access to fire & water & storage of wood etc. for term of her life.

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