Rich Prentice
in the name of god amen the
24.9.1586
I
Rich Prentyce
of Earls Colne in the county of Essex and the diocese of London husbandman being sick in body but of good and perfect remembrance thanks be to almighty god do ordain and make my testament containing therein my last will in manner and form following first I commit my soul into the hands of god my maker and to jesus christ my redeemer and to the holy ghost my comforter and my body to the earth from whence it came and to be buried in the parish churchyard where it shall please god to call me to his mercy item I do give and bequeath unto
Hen Prentice
my son all that my parcel of land called by the name of Bungge to him and to his heirs forever conditionally that my said son do pay or cause to be paid to the use of my three daughters
Margt
Ellen
and
Joan
the sum of lawful money of England to be paid within ten years after my decease item I do will and bequeath unto
Rich Prentyce
my son all that my part of my tenement wherein
Wm Clarke
now dwelleth belonging to the manor of the earldom to him and to his heirs forever conditionally that my said son
Rich
do pay or cause to be paid the sum of 5marks of lawful money of England equally within four years next after my decease to the use and behoof of
Joan Prentice
my youngest daughter item I do will and bequeath that my three daughters
Margt
Ellen
and
Joan
shall have and enjoy the benefit and rent of my two cottages where I now dwell for the term of ten years next ensuing after my decease equally to be divided amongst them and after the said ten years to be expired and ended I do will that my two sons
Alban Prentice
and
Jn Prentice
shall have it between them equally divided part and part alike to both of them and to their heirs forever item I do also give and bequeath unto
Rich Prentice
my son my table with the frame to it belonging and a chest a joined stool item I do give unto my three sons
Hen Prentice
Alban Prentice
and
Jn Prentice
three lambs that is to either of them and item I do give and bequeath unto
Margt Prentyce
my daughter my cupboard with the stained cloths in the hall my biggest chest a trundle bedstead with a flockbed black russet blanket a tablecloth a back chair a form a moulding board two pieces of pewter and all the shelf boards in the buttery moreover I do give unto my said daughter one bullock being two years of age under this condition that she do and shall make her uncle
Jn Warde
a quittance for a certain bullock the which was given unto her by the last will of her grandfather
Jn Warde
the which I had item I give and bequeath unto
Ellen Prentice
my daughter a plain bedstead with a flockbed a white blanket a chest that was her sister
Margt's
and two pieces of pewter and a kettle item I do give and bequeath unto
Joan Prentice
my daughter my joined bedstead with the tester of a stained cloth my best flockbed a bolster a pair of blankets a covering of dornick two pillows with the pillowberes and a pair of sheets all together as they be at this present time also I do give unto
Joan
my said daughter my brass pot that was her grandmother's a chest with a barred cover two pieces of pewter a posnet of brass all the rest of my goods movables and unmovables unbequeathed I do give and bequeath unto
Jn Prentice
my brother whom I do ordain and make my only executor to see my debts paid this my will and legacies discharged and my body decently brought to earth according to the true meaning of this my last will all debts being once paid my legacies performed and my funeral discharged the overplus remaining I will shall be to the use of my two youngest children
Hen Prentice
and
Joan Prentice
equally to be divided between them and I will that my brother being mine executor shall have in consideration of his pains 10s of lawful english money in witness whereof to this my testament containing herein my last will I have hereunto put my hand and seal these being witnesses
Jn Grene
Jn Ward
and
Rich Willamson
and writer
Rich Prentice