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Abridged Transcript of Probate Account of Susan Durtnall (PRC2/35/127)

The accompt of Nicholas Durtnall …ale? and lawfull for and administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels of Susan Durtnall late of the parish of Marden in the County of Kent and Archdeaconry of Canterbury widdow deceased, by him made and declared of all and singular such goods chattels and credits …..? were the said deceased's at her death and since have come into the hands and possession of this accomptant by virtue of the administration thereof to him in that behalf lawfully committed as followeth vizt.

whole amount xv^l xvj^s viij^d

Out of which said summe this accomptant hath necessarily paid and laid out and humbly prayeth to be allowed the particular sumes following, that is to say

Impris paid out for the funeral of the xlii^s

said deceased all manner of wayes

Item paid for the letters of administration

taken of the deceased goods and for xj^s iiij^d

the oath to the surrogate ……?

Item paid unto Goodwife Clarke of

Maidstone for the remainder of a

debt to her by the said deceased at xxv^s

her death the sume of

Item paid unto Edward Chowne for

rent due and owing unto him by the x^s

said deceased at her death

Item paid unto severall persons for

severall ..inal? debts due unto them xxxv^s vij^d

by the said deceased at her death in all

Item this accomptant prayeth to be allowed

for his owne and his suretyes charges

when he came to take administracon and xv^s

for a counter bond for his said surety

and also for sev'rall other charges &

expences made about the estate of the

said deceased in all

Item for drawing this accompt into form

to exhibit into the Court for the p…..?

and proctors fee to do the same and to

obtain the admission thereof as also

for registring and ingressing this accompt xvj^s ij^d

with the inventory in parchment for the

quiet….? thereupon judges …ale? of office

limitacon of persons & for a citacon ag^t.

this accomptant & other charges in all

Sume totall of the payments & allowances

aforesaid vij^l xiiij^s i^d

Soe it may and doth most plainly

appear that this accomptant hath

well and truly administrated in the

goods and chattels of the said deceased viij^l ij^s vij^d

and that computatis computandis et

deductis deductendis there is still

remaining in his hands the sum of

13^o Aprilis anno dmi 1672 coram …..? Willimo Lovelace ………………

Edwardo Durtnall filio xr dict des sumam xxxij^s

Stephano Durtnall filio xr dict des sumam xxxij^s

Thoma Durtnall filio xr dict des sumam xxxij^s

Johanni Durtnall filio xr dict des sumam xxxij^s