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Not mentioned in fathers will so was he his son?

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THE SUFFERINGS OF THE CLERGY 137

House of Lords ordered that the Archbishop should have notice that the House did not approve of the presentation.
Before the Civil War broke out it had been a common practice for parishes which were dissatisfied with the ministrations of their incumbents to maintain lecturers of their own, and it seems that these lecturers frequently obtained the livings of the dispossessed " malignant " clergy. The inhabitants of Horsham now sent a further petition that Mr. CHATFIELD, " a godly and painful preacher," their own lecturer, who had spent his time and taken great pains among them, should be appointed in Mr. Conyer's place. Parliament thereupon appointed Mr. CHATFIELD, and named a Committee of the inhabitants, including Thomas Middleton, Hall Ravenscroft, James Gratwick, Thomas White and others, to sequestrate the vicarage and pay the tithes to him.

Robert Tredcroft, son of Robert Tredcroft of Horsham, and his wife Ann Middleton of Hills Place, born 1598. His son Nathaniel was vicar of Horsham from 1647 to 1696.
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Not known for sure if this is same man.
Will of John Chatfield of Horsham
Date signed: 02 Jul 1657, Probate date: 17 Nov 1657

In the name of god amen I John Chatfield of Horsham in the county of Sussex clerk being weak of body, but good and perfect in memory. I praise god therefore to make and ordain my last will and testimony in manner and form following first and principally I douth give my soul into the merciful hands of the almighty god my creator and redeemer and my body to the earth to expect the joyful surrender. My worldly goods I give and bequeath the same as followth whereas I have on into bond to my mother Chatfield to give her a fund of six pounds of lawful money of England which she shall be liable to pay this year, to my mother blind. I give and bequeath to my mother Chatfield and her heirs my freehold lands at Ifield called Ifield Mead or by whatever name or names they shall be known by upon this and in confidence that if she shall dispose of the same and that this shall any more money made of this same then my mother Chatfield be charged with my proper debt or her engagement for my children that shall be divided between them and soul survivors and survivor of them all of my goods debts and chattels. I bequeath to my loving wife and children to be equally divided between them and the survivors and survivor of them and my will and testimony is that my wife shall have the benefit and use during her life as she shall keep herself a widow and further my will and testimony that if my wife shall be minded to marry again that said shall before her marriage into sufficient bond, note sufficient survivors to my overseers hereafter named for the bond of payment of everyone of my children and the survivors and survivor of them their full part and share of all my personnel estate shall be first divided out of the whole and a first part out of the various parts for her full share or part and I make my wife full and whole executor of this. my wife so paying my debts and performing this, my will according to the same intent and manner thereof. And if she shall unto bond to be sufficiently satisfy my overseers as aforesaid from and afterward. I make my overseer here after named executor in first for the right of my children survivors and survivor of them and in fact name my friends George Comper, clerk, Nicholas Shippard and Henry Pankhurst to be overseers of this my will. I sign and date this the second day of July 1657. John Chatfield sealed published and ordained in the presence of Nic Shippard, Nic Shippard Jnr and Mirshia Majiam.

This will was proved at London the seventeenth day November in the year of our lord god one thousand six hundred and fifty seven before the judge for probate of will and testimony administrations lawfully authorized by the oath of Grisagon the relict executor herein named to whom was omitted during to full and singular goods chattels and debts of the said deceased first being sworn.