In the name of god amen I John Butt of Byshopps Norton, in the coñtie of the Cytye of Gloucr bachiler / Althoughe sycke in bodye, nev^rtheless of good & prfect memorye, thanks be to god. dooe make my testament; & laste wyll this p^resent Syx^th daye of September, in man^r & Forme folowyng. fyrst I commend my Soule into the hands of Almyghtye god my maker & Redemer. & my bodye to thearthe to be buryed in the churchyarde of Norton aforsayd. Secondaryly I wyll to be geven to the poore mans box iiijd. Item I geve to syx of the poorest people of the same parish halfe a bushell of wheat Apece / Item I geve to John Wheler the best shepe y^t I have / Item I geve to Elizabeth Butt my cosyn one cowe called Cherye and Syx of my next best shepe / Item I geve to Thomas Hale my godsonne one shepe Item I gyve to John Snowe my godsonne twoo shepe Item to Peter Cowles one shepe / Item to Johan Sawcome, & to Alys Itherydge one shepe Apece / Item to Alys Wodde iij^s / Item to Rycharde Butt twoo shepe . Alsi I wyll that my Apparell be equally devyded between my uncle Rychard Butt, & Peter Cowles / Item I geve to John Lyttle to Robart Holaway, to  Rychard Wyntle, & Elyzabethe Harryes vjd Apece. Item I geve to Thomas Shotte, & Johan Shotte my systers sons five marks of good corant money Apece / to be delyv^red to thuse of the sayd Thomas & John w^thin one monethe next After the prbacon hereof / All the Resydue of my goods not geven nor bequeathed I geve, & bequeath to Edmonde Butt my brother whom I make sole executor / Wytnesses herof Edmonde Butt, Peter Cowles, & John Lyttle with others