In the name of god Amen 1578, the x^th day of October I John Greening of Walton in the parish of Derehurst in the County of Glouc^r husbandman, sick in body but of good and perfect memory thankes be to God, doe make and ordeyne this my last will and Testamt in man^r and forme following, that is to say First I geve and bequeth my soule into the hands of allmighty god my maker and Redeemer, trusting to be saved by the merites and death of Jesus christ and my body I yeld to y^e earth from whence it came, to be buryed in the churchyard of Derehurst aforesaid / And as touching the distribution of my wordly goodes First I geve and bequeth unto the poore mens boxe in Derehurst aforesaid iii[?]^s vi^d Item I geve to Colytwn[?] Haven iiij^d / Item I geve and bequeath to Isabell my wyff xx^li upon condicion that she delyver to my eldest sonne Richard the bondes that he standeth bounde in w^th me and for me for the payment of the sayd xx^li w^ch xx^li The foresayd bonde being delyvered I will that it be payd unto her w^thin one month after my decease, as by the same bonde may appeare / Item I geve and bequeath to the forenamed Richard Greening my eldest sonne all my plowe tacke wholy as it is. / Item I geve unto John Darke one oxe calf / Item I geve unto Annis Darke one cowe to be delyvered unto her after my decease I geve unto her in money xx^s to be payd unto her at y^e age of fifteene yeares / All the rest of my goodes and cattells moveable and unmovable, not geven nor bequethed my detts, Legacyes and funerall expenses being discharged, I geve and bequeth unto my two sonnes, Thomas and John Greening whom I make my hole executors of this my last will and Testament / Also my desyre and earnest request is that Thomas Willis and Richard Greening my sonne, shall be my overseers to see this my last will and Testament well and truly executed and prformed and I geve unto eyther of them for theyr paynes taking herein xii^d.

Witnesses to this will

Thomas Willis

William Darke

Walter Guisse

Edward Smith

Detts owing to me

Inprimis William Carpenter of Hardwicke oweth me             xvj^s

John Wean[?] oweth me for rygeons[?]                                xix