In the name of god Amen xxv^eth day of November I Edmonde But of the Ligh in the diocesse of Gloucr, husband man / Although sycke in bodye, nev^rthelesse of good & prfect memorye thanks be to god doe make my testament And last wyll in man^r & forme folowynge / fyrst I comende my Soule into y^e hands of almyghtie god my maker And Redemer & my bodye to thearth to be buryed in the churchyarde of y^e Lye (aforesayd) As tuchynge y^e destrybucon of my temporall goods / Fyrst I bequeth to the pore mans chest one bushell of barley / Also I bequeth to John Shryche one bushell of barly / Item I bequeath to Edmund But my brothers sonne one yewe shepe / Item I bequeth to Rycharde But my brothers Wyllym Butts sonne, one yewe shepe / item I bequeth to y^e same Wyllm But my brother, my boots / Item I bequeth to ev^ry of my other bretheren, namely Rychard But &  John But vii^s apece & my olde boate between them / Item I bequeath to Edward But my sonne v^li of good curannt englysh money my baye mare of three yeres old & iiij shepe in recompence of three sheepe y^t hys grannfather gave hym / Item I bequeth to Robte But my sonne, syxe li xiijs iiijd of lawfull money of englande my Redde mares calfe & viij ix shepe, in Recompence of one shepe y^t hys grannfather bequeathed to hym / Also I wyll y my (foresayd) sonne Edwarde dooe content & paye to my (Aforenamed) sonne John y^e yearly Rentte of Knowles Grounde w^ch John Screven nowe occupiethe / durynge the terme of All those yeres. I wyll that my sonne Edward But doo make Seal & delyv^r to y^e sayd John But hys brother: A lease of y^e same grownde / for & durynge y^e whole terme of xxj yeres then next folowynge / for ye yerely Rentte nowe usually payd. Item I bequeath to Elenor But my daughter xli of englyshe corant money, a flocke bedde, a bolster, & three shepe, in Recompence of on shepe that her granmother gave hyr / Item I bequeath to Elyzabeth But my daughter syxeli xiijs iiijd of good lawfull money of englande & two shepe in Restitucon of one shepe y^t was hyr granndames gyft / also I bequeath to M^rgery But my daughter / vjli xiijs iiijd of good & lawfull money of England, my whytt faced coltte & ij shepe in Recompense of one shepe, beynge y^e gyft of hyr brother Robtte Butts / And Soole executrix of thys my last wyll & testament I ordayne & make Joane But my wyffe / to whom I gyve for her paynes takynge therinto syxe li xiijs iiijd of good corannt englyshe money, iiij of my pryncypall Kyne, corne to fynd her house & to sowe y^e ground, my Redd mare, vj yewe shepe & all my implements of householde, except begore gyven / All y^e Resydue of my goods yf any be Remaynynge ov^r & above y^t I have before geven, I wyll to be destrybuted to suche of my Afore named children as shalbe thought good to my ov^rseers namely Edmond But & John Wylton (my bloved in Christ): whom I put in trust to see the execution of thys my last wyll & testament & Also I wyll that my brother John But shall have y^e tuycyon & gov^rnnce of my son John But (durynge the tyme hys non age) to bring hym uppe in y^e nurture & informacon of o^r lorde god and also to Fynde him / all other aliments necessary / in consideracon whereof my sayd brother John But shall have thoccupacon of hys portion except y^e yearly Rent aforesaid, to be Reserved to hys owne profytts from tyme to tyme / the same John But my brother entryng into such bond (to my executrixe) to delv^r the same goods to my sayd sonne John But, in thend of his non age / As shalbe thought good to my ov^rseers / & yf ye same John my sonne doo decease before he be able, by inst accompt, to make a wyll: y^t then hys portion shalbe geven to the nedyest of my other children, then survyvyng / att y^e dyscrcon of my ov^rseers / And further I wyll & desire my ov^rseers (as they tender y^e Reward  of ev^rlastinge life, purchassyd by gods m^rcy in Christ for All them y^t worke in hym) to be an ayde unto my wyffe & to my yonger daughter / w^ch daughter & her portion, I wyll, to remayne w^th my (sayd) wiffe durynge y^e tyme of hyr non age / & also I wyll y^t my (sayd) overseers shall place y^e Rest of my chyldren (namely / Edward, Robt, Elenor & Elyzabeth) at theyr good dyscrecon w^th y^e consent of my wife / & also to see y^t they may have theyr portions at such tyme as the shalbe able (honestly & wyttely) to occupye y^e same / & likewise, yf any of my chyldren last nominated do decease before they be able to make a wyll (as aforsayd) y^t then y^e portion or portions of hym, her, or them soe deceassyd shalbe gyven to such of them / then survivyng / as shalbe thought good to my ov^rseers as is aforesaid Wytnesses herof John Daves with these Thomas Hawker, Wyllm But & John But w^th other