In the name of God, Amen, the Nyne and Twentith day of May Anno domini 1632,
I, Charles Hoare th'elder, of the Citty of Glouc[este]r, sadler, beinge weake and sicklie in body, but of good and p[er]fect memorie (thanks be geven to God for the same) doe make and ordeyne this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge.
First and principallie I give and bequeath my soule unto almightie God my Creator and maker, and unto Jesus christ his only sonne and my alone saviour and redeemer, hopinge and trustinge through his meritts and bitter passion (in full assurance) to enioy and inherit the kingdome of heaven, there to raigne with him everlastingly.
And as for my bodye (beinge but dust and ashes) I bequeath to the earth from whence it came, to be buried at the discretion of my executor of this my will, hoping for A ioyfull resurrection both of my sowle and body at the last and generall day.
And as concerning my worldly goods and substance wherewith God hath bestowed uppon me and blessed me w[i]th, I give and dispose in manner and form followinge.
First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Margery the use and quiet possession of the howse and ymplements wherein I now dwell,
To have and to hold to her, for her my said wife and my sonne Thomas Hoare, therein to dwell, use and occupy during her naturall life, they payinge the rent due to the Citty of Glouc[ester], and keeping the said howse in all needfull and necessary rep[ar]ac[i]ons, as by the lease thereof I am enioyned,
And after her deceasse, my will is that my sonne Charles Hoare shall have all my right and interest unto the said howse and lease thereof gra[u]nted unto me from the said citty, and that he shall renew the said lease in his owne name,
And alsoe my will is that the plumpe, the noast, the testernes, the glass windowes, wainscot and benches, with the tables board in the hawle and the levery cupboard and other cupboards lastinge to the howse, to remayne to him, the said Charles, his heires and assignes, w[i]th the said howse at the deceasse of my said wife,
Provided that my sonne Charles or his assignes doe pay or cause to be paid unto my sonne Thomas Hoare or his assignes the somme of tenne pounds of lawfull English Mony w[i]thin the space of fowreteene dayes after he is possessed of the howse and ymplements,
And if he, the said Charles, or his assignes, shall refuse to pay the same as aforesayd, being lawfull demanded,
Then my will is that my sonne Thomas shall have the said howse, ymplements and lease.
Item I give to my said sonne Thomas fyve silver spones and one silver bowle.
Item I give unto my sonne Charles my silver salt and fyve silver spones,
W[hi]ch said plate soe to my said twoe sonnes geven, my will is the same shalbe in the use and possession of my said wife during her life, and after her deceasse to remayne unto them.
Item I give to Thomas Hore, Margery Hore and John Hore, children of my sonne Charles Hoare, Fyve poundes betwene them three.
Item I give and bequeath unto my said sonne Thomas the lease of my stable and garden in Travell Lane w[hi]ch I hold of the Dean and Chapter,
To have and to hold unto him for and duringe the residue of such terme in the same lease as shalbe to come at my decease.
Item I give unto Charles Hoare and Johan Hoare, the children of my sonne Thomas Hoare, the some of fyve pounds betweene them.
Item I give unto Charles Tarne A saddle, furnished.
Item I doe hereby appointe my lovinge sonne Charles Hoare to be my Executor of this my last will and Testam[en]t, in trust, and not to make any benifit of the executorshipp to his owne use, and for the better providinge and mainetenance of my saide wife during her natural life.
My will is and I doe appointe (that my debtes if any be and funerall charges being paid and discharged by my Executor out of my estate yet unbequeathed) that all the rest of my goodes, Chattelles, Cattle, houshold stuffe and ymplem[en]tes of houshold whatsoev[er] yet unbequeathed shalbe ymploied by the appointm[en]t of my Executor to the use, benifitt and behoofe of my wife and my sonne Thomas Hoare, his heires and Assignes, and the benifitt thereof to be yerely equally devided betweene them, and soe to remaine at the disposinge of my Executor, w[i]th th'advise of my Overseers, during the life of my said wife.
And after her deceasse, my will is that the sayd estate of my goodes and Chattells shalbe by my saide Executor conferred uppon my sonne Thomas Hoare, his heires and Assignes (the funerall charge of my wife being discharged first out of it) w[i]thin one moneth after her deceasse,
And that my will may be the better p[er]formed, my will and desire is that my said Executor shall w[i]thin sixe weekes after my deceasse enter into one bond of Twoe hundred poundes to the Overseers of this my will, that this my will shalbe p[er]formed by him in all pointes,
And if he refuse to enter into such bond, then my will is and I doe appointe my sayd sonne Thomas Hoare to be Executor of this my will.
And I doe desire my sonnes in law Mr Thomas Hill and Mr Leon[ar]d Tarne to be Overseers of this my will, and I give to each of them for their pains to see my will p[er]formed A saddle A peece, furnished fitt for their use.
And in witnes hereof I have hereunto putt my hand and Seale in the p[re]sence of thes being witnesses.
The m[ar]ke
of Charles Hoare
The m[ar]ke of James Tiler and
John Hollandes
Probatum fuit [hoc] Testamentum apud Glouc[ester] secundo ... ... die mensis Aprilis anno domini 1636 coram ... officiali ... Baber legum doctore etc
Commissaq[ue] fuit Administratio etc Execut[ori] etc debite prius iurat[o] etc
[This will was proved at Gloucester on the second ... ... day of the month of April in the year of our Lord 1636 before ... official ... Baber, doctor of laws etc,
And administration etc was committed to the executor etc, he being first duly sworn etc.]
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