The Society’s MSS. Chiseldon, &e. Lez 
_ The chief rent and fine to the Bishop Dean and Chapter or Archdeacon of 
the Cathedral Church of Sarum . . . [reserved} 
The will of Sir William Calley, by reason of its dignity, and the 
mention made in it of relations and friends, is a particularly in- 
teresting document :— 
_ In THE NAME oF Gop Amen, I Sir William Calley of Burdrop in the 
parish of Chisseldon in the County of Wiltes Knight being at this present 
tyme though weake in body yet of sound and perfecte memorie thanks be given 
to god therefore doe nowe make my last will and Testament in manner and 
_ forme following that is to saye First I bequeath my soule into the handes of 
_ allmighty god my Creator Redeemer and sanctifier the father sonne and holy 
_ ghost three persons and one everlasting God in Trinitie and unitie whoe hath 
most merciefully and gratiously preserved me ever from my birth and hath 
bestowed infinite blessings upon me a miserable and wretched sinner and 
hath brought me through many great dangers and tribulacions in this 
troublesome and transitory life whose holy name be blessed and praise! for 
evermore And I hope to be saved by the death passion and merrittes of our 
blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ whoe dyed for my sinnes & is risen 
-againe for my iustificacion and is ascended into heaven where (after this my 
mortall life ended) I hope to enioye his most glorious and blessed presence 
eternally and there with all his holy Saintes to praise his holy name for ever. 
Trem I desire that my body may be buried in the Chauncell of the parrish 
‘Church of Chissledon and in such place there as my sonne William Calley 
shall thinke fitt /. Item 1 give and bequeath to my loveing wife Dame Judeth 
Calley all the furniture that is commonly used in the Chamber where we 
were wont to lodge except the silver or gilt plate that used to stand uppon 
the Cupboard in that Chamber and yet notwithstanding I doe give and bequeath 
unto her only one hundred ounces of silver plate to be chosen by her out of 
all my white plate Item I doe giue and lequeath more to my loveing wife 
; Dame Judeth Calley one hundred pounds for a legacie together with all the 
_Jewells and Chaynes both of gould pearles and other pretious stones w she 
‘now hath excepting one fayre diamond Ring given by Mr. Alexander Stafford 
o be kept as a Standard for my house w Ring my will is that my wife shall 
presently deliver unto my sonne William Calley and theis foure mencioned 
legacies given to my wife I doe give her with this expresse condicion and not 
otherwise that she shall accept thereof in full satisfaccion of whatsoever shee 
‘may anywayes pretend or clayme out of my personall estate, wherewithall I 
hope she will rest well satisfied in respect of the liberall allowance which by 
way of ioyncture and otherwise I have heretofore freely given her out of my 
land; And my desire is that my son William Calley together with his wife 
and family may continut and dwell with his mother in Burdrop House soe 
y long as himself pleases but att his owne costs and charges. Item lastly my 
will and pleasure is that my said wife Dame Judith Calley dureing her living 
: at Burdrop shall there haue the free use of convenient bedding for one man- 
servant and two maidser vantes Item I give and bequeath to my brother 
