& first I do give to the poore of the pishe [parish] of Brenchly xxs [20 shillings]
if that my executor do refuse all suche deputies as to me belonge at the day of my death or ells not
Item I doe give to Anne my Wiffe All my howshould stuffe whatsoever by that name constantly that then I do will my daughter Elizabeth to have one halfe of the householde stuffe to be delivered unto her .... (?)
Item I doe give unto my sonne Tobyas Ferrall my best cloake
Item I doe geve unto R...omen Ferrall my sonne my caliver and head pease And all my ..... to it
Item I doe give unto Samwell Ferrall my sonne my best coate
Item I do give unto John Ferrall my sonn my best my best fryse cote and my fustian dublet and to every one of his children
xijd [12 pence]
Item I doe give unto James Ferrall my sonne xijd & my worst [worsted] cloke
Item I doe give unto Edward Ferrall? my sonne in lawe my best gowne
[At this point, the original Will becomes too faint to read, and some areas are just unreadable.]
Item I doe give unto .................. Ferrall my daughter three shillings And everie one of her children iijs ....
I doe give unto Stephen and James Ferral my sonnes my shirtes and ....? to be delivered betwixt
Item I doe give unto Anne my Wiffe and Stephen Ferrall and Samuell Ferrall my sonnes All sayde tithes as are deu to me at the day of my deathe and to be devided equallie betwixt them payinge out of itt all such debtes and legacies as before I have bequeathed
the rest of all my goodes not bequeathed I doe give unto Stephen Ferrall my sonne whom I doe make my executor of this my last Will and
testament
And I doe also ordeyne my sonne Tobyas Ferrall and my sonne Edward Henshall to be overseers to this my last will and testament,
and by Vertue hereof to cause my Executor to p'forme my Will that is to receave and to pay all such debtes and legacies accordinge to this
my last will and Testament
By me John Ferrall
Theise being Witnesses: Tobias Ferrall and Edward Henshall
Probatum fuit: [Latin] 18th January 1593/4
Exd.
Note: This is a transcription of the original Will. The Clerk of Court’s copy is only referred to when needed for clarity.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 13th November 2020
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