In the name of god Amen, In the yeare of our lorde god a
thousand five hundred eighty one in the 24th day of
November and in the yeare of the reign of our
sovereign lady Elizabeth by the grace of god of England,
France and Ireland, queen defender of the faith. I
Anthony ROGERS of Bradford, in the countie of Wilt,
Esquire although beinge sicke & weake of bodye, but
of whole & perfect memorye, (god be thanked) do make
this my last will & testament in manner & forme
following viz. First and before all other things, I
committe my soule into the hands of god and my bodye to
the earthe to be buried in my chapel in the parish church
of Bradford aforesaid. I give the catheral
church of Sarum gift: Item - I give and bequeath to the
parish church of Bradford aforesaid twenty shillings. Item
- I give and bequeathe for the relief of the poore forty pounds. Item
- I give and bequeathe unto John HALL Esquire, my sonne
in law, [personal items]. Item - I give and
bequeath unto Dorothie HALL my daughter, wife of the said
John HALL, one hundred pounds of lawful money
of England which somme of one hundred pounds the saide
John HALL her husbande oweth unto me. Item - I
give and bequeathe unto the said Dorothie [personal
items]. Item - I give and bequeath John HALL sonne to
the foresaid John HALL and Dorothie HALL my daughter
[personal items]. I give and bequeath unto Alice HALL
daughter to the foresaid John HALL and Dorothie HALL my
daughter [personal items]. Item - I give and bequeath
unto Anne BYSSHE my daughter-in-law [step-daughter] wife
of Richard BYSSHE [personal items]. Item - I give
and bequeath unto Richard ROGERS my brother all my
wearing apparrell. Item - I give and bequeath unto
Ambrose ROGERS my brother the somme of tenne pounds of
lawful money of England whereof he is indebted unto me
eight pounds. Item - I give and bequeath unto Anthony
CANELL, Nicholas CANELL and Susan CANELL children of
William CANELL the somme of twenty pounds of lawful money
of England to be divided equallie between theme.
That is to paye to each of theme the somme of six pounds
thirteen shillings per person. I give and bequeathe
unto James HORTON the sonne of Thomas HORTON of Iford [a
Wiltshire resident and clothier] the somme of tenne
pounds of lawful moneye of England. Item - I give
and bequeath unto Johanne FETRE [personal items].
Item - my will is that the [personal items] given to the
said John HALL remayne to Elizabeth their daughter after
their decease. Item - I give unto the said Johanne
[personal items]. Item - I give unto Elizabeth
FETRE daughter to the said Johanne [personal items].
Item - I give unto and bequeath unto Roger FETRE my
servante [personal items]. Item - I give and
bequeath unto Agnes Holte [personal items]. Item -
I give and bequeath unto Thomas ANLEY [personal items].
Item - I give and bequeath unto Richard DEBERILL
[personal items]. Item - I give and bequeath unto
William MANN [personal items]. Item - I give and bequeath
unto George ROGERS, Knight [personal items]. Item -
My will is that Dorothie my daughter shall have the use
of [personal items] bequeathe unto John HALL and Alice
HALL her children during the natural life of the said
Dorothie. The residuale of my goods not giveth
nor bequeathed after my legacy and debts are paid
and my will is performed as hereinto written and
promised, I give and bequeath unto John HALL, Esquire, my
sonne in law above I make the executor of this my last
will and testament. Item - I hereby ordain
and appointe George BAILEY and William HORTON, Esquire,
Thomas LLEWELLYN and Thomas LONGE, gentleman, and doe
give to each of them three pounds six shillings eight
pense of lawful money of England for the better
performance of this my last will and testament. I
the said Anthony ROGERS to this my present last
will and testiment I place my seale approving of each
name whose names are underwritten:
John HALL
Thomas LLEWELLYN
William HORTON
Hugh LLEWELLYN
George BAILEYE
Thomas ANDLEY
Thomas LONGE