Also I give and bequeth to Elnor my wyffe my last of my Fearmes [farms?]
Item I geve and bequeath to John Wesynden my sone xxt [20] quarters of Barlye
And yf yt chance my sone John dye and departe this worlde before he comyth to th'age of xvjth [16] years then I wyll that John Almon my
godson shall have x quarters of the sayd xxt quarters which mye sone John shulde have had and th'other xt quarters to be
devyded amongest the children of John Cattlett
And yf case be that Elnor my wyfe mar[r]ye to any other man and she and he may not agree and kepe not this childe as that he woold his owne and after a good fasheon then the childe to be delyvered to John Cattlett wth the xxth quarters of barly and he have the vanntage wth all tyll that the chylde torn [turn] to age
Item I geve and bequeth to John Almon my godson a weaynge [weaning] calfe
Item I geve and bequeth to Thomas Arner one hawsser calfe
Item I gyve and bequethe to Henrys my Kinswoman and Elezabethe Sadcoke and Elynor Drayton
t[w]o pottes of Brasse, v [5] kettles, v platters, iij pewtor dysshes and t[w]o samers to be devyded amongeste them by even porccons
Item I bequethe to Alice Wolgate my god daughter one platter
Item I geve and bequethe to my cossens Rycharde Wessinden and Robert Wessinden one quarter of barley
Item I geve to Margery Wessinden my kinswoman one platter
Item I gyve and bequethe to my kynsmen Thomas Wessinden and Thomas Wessinden now lyenge wthin my howse one quarter of barley
Item I gyve and bequethe to Thomas perona of Nale? one bushell of wheate
Item I gyve to Roberte Freeman one Bushell of wheate
Item I gyve to Thomas Carseman halfe Bushell of wheate and halfe a bushell of malte
Item I gyve and bequethe to Thomas Kylle halfe a Bushell of wheate and halfe a bushell of malte
Item I gyve to Rycharde Sylocke halfe a Bushell of wheate and halfe a bushell of malte
Item I gyve to Rycharde Gryggyll halfe a Bushell of wheate and halfe a bushell of malte
Item I gyve to John Wod [Wood] halfe a Bushell of wheate and halfe a bushell of malte
Item I gyve to John Wodberye halfe a Bushell of wheate and halfe a bushell of malte
Item I gyve to Wyllyam Nye halfe a Bushell of wheate and halfe a bushell of malte
Item I gyve to Roberte Byshoppe halfe a Bushell of wheate and halfe a bushell of malte
Item I wyll and bequethe to John Vinder the younger a cote of Russett my beste payer of blacke hoasse [hose] a red rhamlet?
dublet and my beste cappe
Item I gyve to John Cattlett my busse cote and my beste sherte wth the white bannde
Item I gyve to John Manssell my beste my whyte la? and dublette
Item I give to Rycharde Sylcoke my beste whyte hose and his sone John my fryte coke
Item I gyve to Rycharde Styggytt my russen? cote
Item I gyve to Wyllyam Dansby my beste sherte wth the black coller
Item I gyve to John Ayone? a payer of whyte hose
Item I gyve to John Wod a payer of olde hose and a payer of floes?
The Residewe of all my goodes moveables and unmoveables I gyve fully and hollye to Elynor my wyffe (she) payynge my dettes
Also I constytute and make Elynor my full and Deyfull? executrix and John gottlet the overseer of this my pr[e]sente testamente and Laste wyll and he to have for his paynes takinge [taken] therein a vijs iiijd [7s 4d] Desyrynge hyme to see this wyll and testamente to be done and p[er]formed accordinge to this my wyll, made the daye and yeare above named
These Beynge Wytnes [Witness]
Heny Shallcroft Curate of the pyshe of towhin [Teynham]; Wyllyam Goldefinche the elder?; John Vatlett; John Derby; John Beake and
more over
[sum of money obliterated by splodge] Johane Sander a vs [5s]
Probatum fuit: 9th or 14th December 1545
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 12th June 2021
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