In dei noie amen. The xv^th day of May in the yere of o^r lord god. 1561. I Rychard Blyssard of Laberton in the prishe of Buckland w^thin the diocis of Glouc beyng syck in body yet nev^rtheles in prfect Remembrence thanks be to god my saviour doe ordeyn & macke this my laste wyll & testament in maner & forme folowyng viz Fyrst I geve & bequethe my sowll into the hands of Xpe Jesu my saviour by whose death & passion I truste to be saved & non other wyse And my body to be buryed in the Churcheyard of Buckland aforsayd whereunto I am a pryshonere when yt shall please god to call me / Itm I geve to Margery my dowghter xxx^ti li of lawfull money of England / two kyn / ten yewes / & thon therd prte of all my house hold stuf / Itm I geve to John my yongar sonn xx^ti li of lawfull money of England / thon half of all my teme w^th the half horsegerse, Carts, plowes, & harowes & The on half of all my corn both in the ba^rns & in the fylds / and an other therd prte of all my household stuf / My will ys y^t the sayd goods w^ch are geven to the said John shalbe delivered to him when he cometh the age of xx^ti yeres and the sayd goods w^ch are geven to the sayd Margery shalbe delivered to her at the day of her mariag Further if eyther the sayd John decease before he come to the age of xx^ti yeres / or the sayd Margery decease befor the day of her marriage, that then the longar lyver of them to have all the above sayd goods / Itm I geve to he Churche of Buckland vj s v d to prepare it w^thall / Itm I geve to the Chapel of Laberton iij s iiij d to Repare it w^thall / Itm I geve to every poore householder w^thin the pryshe of Buckland iiij d & on whop pf whete / Item I geve to John Bruckeholdinge vj li in goods or in lawfull money of England / Itm I geve to John my elder sonn vj li xiij s iiij d of lawfull money of England / Itm I geve to Rychard Blissard sonn of John Blissard vj li xiij s iiij d of lawfull money of Engand yf the sayd Rychard decease befor he com to the age of xx^ti yeres my wyll is y^t the sayd vj li xiij s iiij d shall remain to John mi elder sonn Itm I geve to Rychard Blisard my brothers sonn xvj d Itm I geve to every on of my godchildren – xij d / Itm I geve to John Payn to Harry Pyper to Edward Gylks & to Catheryn Issard twoe chilvere shipe apece The Rest of my goods & Cattells (not geven nor bequethed) whatsoever it be quick or dead moveable or unmoveable holly & folly I geve & bequeth yo Maud my wif whom I doe ordain & macke my full & holl executrix she to pay my legaties & dettes & bringe honestely unto the earthe my Corps Itm I doe constitute & apoynte Thomas Blyssard Wyllm Muche  & Thomas Mansell to be overesears & supervisors of this my testament & last wyll to se my will prformed herin conteyned And I doe geve to eche of them for theyr payns therin x s Itm my will ys that my son John the yonger & Margery my dowghter shalbe ordered by my wif & my sayd overseares or else to lose theyr therd prtes of household stoft above expressed

Detts w^ch I the sayd Ryc Blissard do owe viz:

Dettes w^ch are owynge to me the said Ryc Blissard viz.

to John Thynn

xiij^li

of John Marchall

iij^li xij^s iiij^d

to John Bruckholdinge

iiij^li

of John Rutter

vij^s viij^d

& to y^e prson of Aston

xvj^d

of Ryc Wynston

xiij^s iij^d

of James Wheler

vj^s

of Wyllm Mapas

vj^s

of Wyllm Bell

vj^s

of Wyllm Blissard of Hampton

xx^s

of Ryc Blockeham

iij^li xiiij^s viij^d

of Thomas Wells

xxxiij^s iiij^d

of John Bowry

x^s

of Thomas Restell of Glouc

iiij^li

of John Rysse of Glouc

ij^s

these witness Rychard Wynston, Wyllm Freman, Wyllm Muche, Thomas Mansell