In the name of God Amen. The 28th day of September in the year of our Lord 1641. I John Erle of the pish of Froyle in the County of South yeoman being sick of body but of sounde minde and memory thanks be given unto God Do make and constitute this my last will and Testamt. in manner and forme followinge. That is to say first I bequeath my soule unto the hands of Lord Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and Redeemer trusting in God’s mercy and by the Meritts of our Lord Jesus Christ to obtain remission of all my synnes and everlastinge life Amen. Next I bequeathe my body to the earth to be buried in Christian buriall (1 word deleted) in the Church or Churchyard of Froyle aforesaid accordinge to the discretion of my Executors wishes In hope of a glorious resurrection at the last day amen. Item I give unto the church of Froile twenty shillings. Item I give unto the poore of the pish of Froile five pounds to be paid at the nativity of our Lord which shall be in 1643 to remayne to the wife of the poor. Item I give and bequeath unto the poor of Farringdon twenty shillings to be paid each year after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto Robert Carter five pounds to be paid 12 months after my decease. Item I give and bequeath to John Erle my kinsman forty shillings to be paid six years after my decease. Item I give and bequeath to my third grandchildren which are my god children to each of them five pounds the eldest to be paid his 5£: five years after my decease. The second six years after and the third to be paid his 5£: 7 years after my decease. Then I give unto my other grandchildren being nine in number twenty pounds to be equally divided betweene them and to be paid tenne years after my decease. If any of them shall happen to decease his naturall life before the appointed tyme of payment that then my will is his or her pounds shall be divided equally amonge all the rest that survive and remayne. Item I give and bequeath to John Erle my other Servant the sonne of Wydow Erle of ?Worthy twenty shillings to be paid six years after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne John Erle of Farringdon fifty pounds to be paid two years after my decease. Item I give unto my son Robert Erle one hundred pounds to be paid unto him as soone as the lease of the farme of Hussies shall be revised ( 4 words deleted). And if it shall happen that the sayd Robert Erle shall decease his life before the said Lease be revised that the sayd Robert shall so have to dispose of the said hundred pounds as he shall think fit. Item I give and bequeath unto Emme Erle my wife tenn pounds as and to be paid unto her quarterly if she shall at any time cease to live out of the Families of the sayd Robert and William my sonnes. Item I give unto my sayd wife tenn pounds to dispose of at her will which shall be paid unto her wheresoever she shall remain or require the same. Item I give and bequeath unto our ............... ............... ............ forty shillings. Item I give and bequeath to my lovinge neighbours Robert Balden and Edward Fielder to each of them twenty shillings. Item I give and bequeath unto my son Edward Erle corne enough as all kynde of grayne to sow his Copie hold ( lately fined) for his yeere. Item I give unto Elizabeth Creswell my sister forty shillings yearly during her life to be paid unto her by ten shillings the quarter. Item I constitute and ordayne Robert Erle and William Erle my naturall sons joynt Executors of this my last will and Testament provided always that if either of my sayd Executors decease before the other that it shall be lawfull for him to give and to dispose of their hundred pounds out of the stock (belonging to them both) of the will. But if it shall happen that the said Robert Erle first depart his life that then it shall be lawfull for the sayd Robert to give and bequeath the full sum of foure hundred pounds as he shall think fitt if either of them decease before the lease be revised. And I intreat my lovinge neighbours and trusted friends Robert Balden and Edward Fielder yeomen of the pish of Froyle a-fore sayd to be Overseers of this my last will and Testament duly to be executed and fulfilled. In witnesss whereof I have hereunto set my hand the 28th day of September in the year of of our Lord 1641/. the mark of John Erle Signed in the presence of Henry W--stead the mark of William ................ Witnesses (Proved ........day month of May 1646) The true Inventory of such Goods and Chattells as John Earle in the County of Southton in the parish of ffroyle yeoman deceased valued and prized by these George Rutter Gent Robert Baldon, Edward ffisher and Simon Labourne Inhabitants of the sayed parish of ffroyle £ s d In Ye parlour Impri One longe table, two formes, six joyned stooles and two cupboards 1 10 0 Item foure old chayres 0 10 0 In Ye parlour chamber One feather bed Blankets and coverlet One bedsteed, two chests and stools 4 00 0 Item His wearing Apparrell and money in his purse 5 00 0 In Ye inward chamber One flockbed and Bedsteed 1 00 0 In the Hall Item Ten Todd of Wooll 11 00 0 Item Nine payres of sheetes, one Douzin of Napkins, One payre of pillow beears, foure table cloathes 3 06 8 Item three douzin of pewter and foure Dishes, candle stickes, four saltes, One Douzin of spoones and halfe a douzin of sarcers 2 10 0 Item four ketles, One skillet, One brasses pot, two spits, foure Lattin Dripping Pannes 2 03 4 Item One brasse warming pan, four Andyirons One fire pan, One payre of tongues 0 11 0 Item One bible, two prayer bookes 0 06 0 In the Kitchen Nine Hives, Six tubbes, One douzin and halfe of trayes, One tosting forke, four cheesee fats, One churne, two salting tubbes,(Wife) other small things 2 10 0 In the kitchen chamber two flocks 1 00 0 In the buttery Eight hogsheads and two barrolls 1 01 0 In the wheate house One Querne 0 10 0 In the Barne Fifty and five Quarters of wheate 73 13 4 Item fifty two Quarters of Barley 33 06 4 Item Thirty quarters of Oates 12 00 0 Item twelve quarters of pease 11 00 0 Item Eight Loade of Hay 08 00 0 Item six Loade of vatches 04 00 0 In the feild Twenty one young beasts, 8 of them of this year the rest two yeers 22 00 0 Item Tenne kine and two bulls 30 00 0 Item Twelve horses 50 00 0 Item Thirty hogges and pigges 20 00 0 Item One Hundred and fourty Weathers 35 00 0 Item fourty foure yewes 16 00 0 Item forty Tegges 08 0 0 Item forty foure Acres of wheate now on the ground 70 0 0 Summe is 429 3 8 He dyed in Debt 50 0 0 Hampshire Record Office Ref: 1646A/23/1-2