THE LAST WILL OF THOMAS TUSSER. 
In the name of God, Amen, the xxv of Aprill 1580, I, Thomas Tusser, of 
Chesterton, in the Countye of Cambridge, Gentleman, being feeble im bodye, 
but perfecte in memorie, thanks be to God, doe make and ordaime this my Last 
Will and Testament in manner and forme followimge, revokinge all other Wills 
heretofore made, That is to say, Ffirst and principallye I give and betake my 
sowle to Allmightie God the Father (my maker) and to his son Jesus Chnist 
(my onelye Redeemer) by ‘whose merites I most firmelye beleve and trust to 
be saved and to be partaker of lyef everlastinge. and to the Holye Gost (my 
Comforter) Three personnes in one ever Godheade, whome I doe most humblye 
thanke that he hathe mercifullye kepte me untill this tyme, and that he hathe 
given me tyme and space to confesse and bewaile my sinnes, and that he hathe 
forgiven me them all, thorough the merites of our Savioure Jesus Christ, which I 
doe undoubtedlye beleve, because he hathe mercifullye promised yt, to whome be 
praise for ever and ever, Amen. 
dtem. JI give and bequeathe unto Thomas Tusser, my eldest Sonne, to be 
delivered unto him within one yere next after my decease Fyftye Pounds of 
goode and lawful monye of England, parcell of the Three Hundrethe and Thittie 
Pownds which William Tusser my Brother dothe owe unto me uppon one recog- 
nisaunce wherein he standethe bounde unto me for the true paiment thereof ; 
and my will is, That suche trustye Frend or Frends, as shall be hereafter in 
this my last Will and Testament named, shall have the use of the said Fiftie 
Pounds for and duringe the nonage of my said Sonne Thomas, and untill suche 
time as he shall accomplishe and come to the Age of Xx and One Yeres, putting 
in sufficient suerties for the true paiment thereof unto the said Thomas'my Sonne, 
and alsoe to paye for and towards the bringinge up of my said Sonne Thomas, 
yerelye, the summe of Fyve Pownds untill he shall accomplish and come to 
the Age of Twentye and One Yeres; and when my said Sonne Thomas shall accom- 
plishe his said Age of Twentye and One Yeres, I will that the said summe of 
Fyftye Pownds shalbe, within one monethe next ensueing after the said accom- 
plishment of Twentye and One Yeres unto him well and trulye contented and 
paid at one whole and entire paiment, &c. &c. THomas TUSSER. 
tem. 1 give unto John Tusser my second Sonne other Fyftie Pownds of 
lawfull monye of England due unto me by the foresaid recognisance, and 
to be bestowed and employed to his use duringe his mimoritie, and likewise to 
be paid unto him im suche and as lardge manner and forme to all constructions 
and purposes as is before declared of the other Fyftie Pownds before devised unto 
my Sonne Thomas Tusser ; and also Fyve Pownds to be paid yerely during his 
minoritie in manner and forme before rehersed. THomas TUSSER. 
