IN THE NAME of God Amen.The XXVtyh day of Januarie anno Dm. 1596

and in the nyne and thirteenth yeare of the raigne of our most

Soveraigne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France

Ireland Queene Defender of the Fayth. I Edward GUYE of Claxton

in the countie of Leics. husbandman sicke of bodye but of

good and perfect remembrance God be praised do make and ordaine

this my last will and testament in manner and forme folling

First I bequeath my soule to unto Almighty God my maker and to

Jesus my Saviour and Redeemer in whome I hope to be saved by a

lively faithe in Christ Jesus and my body to be buried in the

parish church of Claxton Item I give and bequeath to the poore

mans boxe in Claxton xxij d Item I give and bequeath to Anne

HARPHER my daughter x œ Item I give and bequeath to the three

children of Anne HARPHER three sheepe to be paide within one

yeare next after my decease and to be delivered to their parent

for there behoofe Item I give and bequeath to Marye MARRITT my

daughter vj s v11j d Item I give and bequeath to the two

children of Marye MARRITT two sheepe to be given them within

one yeare next after my decease and to be delivered to their

parents for there behoofe Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth

GUYE my daughter xxx œ and a bed with the furniture belonging to

it and the bed ? of her mother setting forth and of her

mother bedding and it to be given at the day of her marriage

and if she at lawful age of one and twentye yeares be first

expired that then shee so ? the one halfe of her said

quater at the said age of one and twenty yeares and the other

halfe to be paied within one halfe yeare next after Item I give

and bequeath to Jone GUYE my wife the one halfe of my brasse and

puter and the cheare which shee bought when shee was married

halfe in the parler and ? great arke and that which is in it

Item I give and bequeath to Willm GUYE my sonne and to the heirs

of him lawfully begotten all my lande in Claxton the rest of all

my goods unbequeathed my debts and legacies discharged I give

to Willm my sonn whom I make full executor of this my last will

and testament Item I make Edward MORE Richard HICKLING and

Thomas MARRITT my supervisors of this my last will and testament

Witnesses John POOLE Robert GUY Richard GUY Edward GUY

with others

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