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lawfull money of England, sixe powndes, thirteene shillinges and fower 

 pence thereof to bee payed in the second year after my decease, and the 

 other six powndes, thirteene shillinges, and fower pence to bee payde 

 in the third yeare after my decease. Item I geue and bequeathe to 

 William Breckenden my godsonne, sonne of my sister Breckenden, 

 fortye powndes of lawfull money of England, to bee paide unto him in 

 the first year next after nay decease. Item I geue and bequeathe to 

 Biehard Benet sonne of my brother Baphe Benet the somme of two 

 hundred powndes of lawfull money of England, whereof, my will, and 

 mynde, is, that one hundred powndes thereof shalbe paide him in the 

 third yeare after my decease, and the other hundred powndes to bee 

 paid him in the fowerth yeare next after my decease. Item I geue and 

 bequeath to my Uncle Thomas Tesdale of Glympton, the Inheritance of 

 my land at Blunsden, in the countye of Wiltes, in w ch Acreman dwelleth, 

 to this end and purpose that he shall w th in the space of one whole yeare 

 next after my decease well and sufficientlye convey and assure the same, 

 to the releif and benefitt of sixe of the poorest children borne in Abindon, 

 and to be brought upp in that schoole, by the space of sixe yeares to be 

 elected nominated by him whilest he liveth and and then in theire places 

 others to bee elected of like povertye, to bee releived by this meanes, 

 and those to bee nominated by the maior part of the Hospitall there 

 being. But for the particularities thereof, how, and by what meanes it 

 shalbe bestowed, I referr it to his christian care, and conscience, having 

 manye tymes had speech my self w th him about this matter, and there- 

 fore doth knowe my purpose herein. The Inheritance of my howse 

 at Marlburgh, w* William Yorke, and his wife holde for tearme of their 

 lives of mee. Item I geue and bequeath the same to the Mayor and 

 Burgesses there, to thend that the rent of the saide howse may be bestowed 

 yearely upon such of the poore of the saide towne, as they shall thinke 

 fitt yearelye upon Easter daye during the lives of the saide William 

 Yorke, and his nowe wife, and afterwardes that the saide Mayor, and 

 Burgesses shall let out the same for the best proffitt, and twice in the 

 yeare bestowe the same upon the poorest in the saide towne for their 

 better releife and maintenaunce, That is to saye, upon Easter daye, and 

 Christmas daye by equall porcions. Item I geue, and bequeath to my 

 Uncle Tesdale in token of my love to him, my graye nagg and baye 

 gelding, desiring him to accept them in good part. Item I geue and 

 bequeath to everye howseholde seruant I now keepe five powndes a 

 peiee to bee paid by my executor hereafter named w ,h in the the tyme 

 and space of one yeare and a half next after my decease, Item I geue 

 and bequeath to William Wyatt his wife five powndes of lawfull money 

 of England. Item I geue and bequeath to John Gortons wife five 

 powndes of lawfull money of England to be paide within one yeare and 

 a half next after my decease. Item I geue and bequeath to George 

 Pattricke five powndes of lawfull money of England all of them to bee 

 payed within one yeare and a half next after my decease. Item I geue 

 and bequeath to my brother Thomas Benet my biggest white siluer 

 bowle desiring him to accept it in good part. The residewe of all my 



