In the name of god Amen. April the 15^th 1613. I Thomas Blizard thelder of Laverton in the Parish of Buckland in the countie of Glouc^r husbandman beinge weake & feeble in bodie, But whole and sound in my remembrance (praysed be god) doe make and ordaine this my last will and testam^t in Manner & forme followinge. first I comend my soul into the hands of my god and redeemer Jesus Christ through whos grace and by his passion I hope to be made partaker of eternal life in the heavens. And my body I will to be buried & interred in the Church yarde of Buckland abovesayd. Secondly concerninge my temporall goods and Cattells lent me of the Lord I dispose of them thus. Imprimis to the repayringe of the Church waies of Buckland I do bequeath and geve xij^d. I do give to each poore parishioner of Buckland and Laverton (y^t hath not corne growinge of their owne) one peck --------- hoope of  Manckcorne or Masteene. Item I do give and bequeath to each one of my Childrens children one --------. Itm I do give and bequeath to William Blizard my brother, in monie xx^s. I give unto Thomas Howton my daughte^rs sonne fortie shillings. Item I do give and bequeath unto Anne Howton my daughter now wief of Thomas Howton of Stannton in silver fowre pounds, togeather with all such goods and Cattels as erst heretofore I ----- sould lent and delivered unto her selfe & her husband, so that hereafter no man shall demand of her ------- anie such debts or dues, all w^ch I do by this my will utterley disclaime and forgive in lieu of her pl--- & ----. Item I do give unto Gyles Blizard my sonne my bigger brasse pott and the redd heyfer at Childswickam[?]. I do forgive him all such debts & dues as he oweth unto mee. Item I do give & bequeath unto John Blizard my sonne fortie pounds of good and lawfull monie of England which I willand my Mynd ys y^t James Bowrie my sonne in law shall pay unto him accordinge to the times prefixed unto my selfe by his sealed handwriting that is to say Eleaven pounds at Allhallowtide next, and ten pounds that daie twelve months after. My sonne Edmond Blizard shall pay unto my aforesaid sonne John Blizard at Allhallowtide next ensuinge my debt of xj pounds and that day twelve months after Ten pounds of good and lawfull monie of England, at my -------- mansion howse in Laverton aforesaid togeather with my best bedsteed with my best furniture to the same belonginge and also my second Caldron with three platters (the three first --- beinge otherwise bequeathed) my best brason Candlesticke. Itm I will that the Chilver sheepe bequeathed formerly to my Childrens Children be delivered unto them sev^rally by my Executour w^thin one moneth after my decease And that myne executour bestow & imploy the Forty shillings that I have before bequeathed unto Thomas Howton my daught^rs sonne to his best benefitt and emolument in placinge him to some good trade and occupation w^th some honest  artifice^r or tradsman whereby to get his livinge another daie in the fear of god at the discreton & disposicion of his uncles Giles Blizard Thomas Blizard and James Bowrie my sonns alltogeather consultinge his best p^rfermt w^th myne executour himself. Itm I will that if anie of my Chyldren above named shall dye and departe this life before the daie perfixed of deliveringe thes my severall bequests that the remayninge bequests undelivered them shalbe equally divided amonge the survivours by equall distribution . Item I give unto Susan Blizard wife of Thoms Blizard  my eldest sonne the utinge[?] Seston standinge in the Malt howse to be delivered w^thin one yeare after my decease together w^th the Malt Mill to be delivered w^thin the time aforesaid. Moreover I do make constitute and ordains my sonn Edmond Blizard sole executour of this my last will and testament, to see my debts payd, and funerall expenses dischardged, to whom I give the rest of all my goods corne Cattells and debts whatsoever, hopinge he will faythefully performe my will accordinge to the confidence I have reposed in --- that he may the bette^r accomplishe, I desire Richard Honibourne my sonne neighbour, and Gyles Blizard my sonne to be overseers of this my present last will and testament. Aprill this fifteenth 1613 before us William Badser[?], James Bowrey, Gyles Blizard, John Blizard

Memorandum I give and bequeath unto Willm
Blizard and Susan Honibourne my godchildren
to each of them twelve pence

Thomas Blizards Marke