William Bonde, Clerk of the Green Cloth

William Bond wrote his will in 1523 William BONDE 1523
In the name of God amen I William Bonde Gentleman household
servant and clerk of the greene cloth to our soveraigne Lord kyng Henry the viii th being in hole and parfite mynde thankes be God my maker. The 5th day of August the yere of our Lord God 1523 and the 13th yere of our said sovaragne lord kyng Henry the 8th make this my present testament and last will writen with myn owne hande. First I bequeth my soule to almighty
god my maker and to his blessed moder saint Mary and to all the holy family and companye
of hevyn. My body to be buried beside my fader within the pryory of Crist Church in London so it be that I departe oute of this transitory worlde by myles compasse of the said citie of London I wish to be buried in any other church where it shall please God I shall depart fro this worlde. Item I will have a taper of 4 lb weight to burne afore our lady of Blesyng in London at such
semce as it is doon there as Longe as it will endure. Item I will have a nother taper of 4 lb weight
of wax to berne afore our lady of grace in the myddill of the cathedral church of parishe at
sucere? semce? as is doon there as longe as it will endure. Item I bequeth to Agnes Bonde and Isabel
Bonde my doughters to their marriage a bill signed with the hande of Sir Edward Guildford Knight of
10 pounds sterling money which he borrowed of me at apperith more playnly by the same bill evenly
to be departed betwene theym and if it happ either of theym to dye afore they be married that
then her parte so decessing remayn to the other so one lyvying and yf so be that both my said
doughters dye afore they be maried then I will my wife have the same 10 pounds the to dispease it
in a l?s and dedes of charitie after hir owne discretion. Item I bequeth to Lyon Bonde my sonne
my gowne of Satyn furred with foyne wombys my blak velvet cote and my crimson satey
doblet and all my complete havnesse curesse and Brygandynnes. Item I will that my feoffee
of and in my lands called Eynge Lande were croft and watermede lying in the parishe of
Chedynystone in the countie of Kent which John Finomyger hath to seize and also my feoffees
of and in my landes which I late purchased of George Caynesford Esquire and Elizabeth his wif
in the parish of Croydon which the Parson of that same church hath to seize stande and be
seased to thise of Agnes Bonde my wife for tenure of hir lyfe And after hir decesse to thuse of
Lyon Bonde my sonne and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten and for lack of heires of his body lawfully begotten to remayne to the right heires of me the said William Bonde forever. The
residue of all my goodes after my dettes paid and truly performed in dede I geve and bequeath to Agnes
Bonde my wife to dispose of for my soule after her discretion as she will answere afore god and
as the wolde I shulde doo for her in like case And of this my present testament and last will I
make and ordayn the same Agnes Bonde my wife my sole executrix and Sir John Dannce Knight
overseer of the same to se and fulfil this my testament and last will according to the fine effect
of the same and I will the said Sir John Dannce Knight have for his labour in helping and
aydyng my said wife his good councell for the execution of this my testament and last
will iii l vi s viiid . wrettyn the same 5th day of August and sealed and subscribed with myn own
hande the yere of our Lord aforesaid. f.

His wife Agnes died on the 4th of February 1552/3 and is buried at All Hallows, Barking by the Tower. Her memorial inscription there states that she was the widow of William Bond and that they had 8 sons and 8 daughters. Her memorial also has several shields containing the arms of Bond, Alphew and Pettit. Bond arms of: Arg. two bends and in chief a cross crosslet (sa.)

William Bond apparently leased some land and a Manor at Thorpe, Surrey from Chertsey Abbey in 1514. This land is then held by a John Bond of Egham & Thorpe, Surrey who is also a Household Servant at the Royal Court but is said to be William Bond's nephew [rather than son]. This John Bond was borne about 1499 and died on the 15th March 1578 and is buried at Thorpe. He was married to Joan Clerk and had a large family with his eldest son being James Bond. The same arms that William used adorn the MI of John Bond so it does look to be the same family.