Will of John Delyster

of Appledore, Kent

To be buried in the church yard of Appledore.
Item: I bequeath to the poor of Appledore 8 shillings and 8 pence.

Item: to William Delyster my son �20 at 21, 5 stools, one corner table, 3 silver spoons after the death of Eleanor my wife,
also my best joined bedstead with the curtains of red and yellow, one other bed, my best coverlet, one bolster, one pair of blankets, two pillows, 3 pairs of sheets to be delivered immediately after the decease of Eleanor.
If he should die before 21yrs then to my wife and Thomas Holmes of Appledore, he to have �5 to care for William if Eleanor should die before he is 21.

Item: to Bennet my daughter 5 marks and �10, which �10 I do owe her at the hour of my death, with a bed and bolster and coverlet, blanket and 2 pairs of sheets.
Item: to Leonard Hawkens a yard and a half of kersey. Worth 2 shillings and 6 pence.

All the rest of my goods to my wife, Thomas Holmes to be my overseer and for his pains 16 pence.
Witnesses: John Kythcen ?, Henry Golding, Edward Broughton, Richard Allen, Henry Elmsted..

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