In the Name of God Amen the Sixth day of October in the yeare of our Lord God One 
thousand six hundred fiftie and two, I Abraham Mynard of the Towne of Northampton 
in the County of Northton Baker being weake in body but of good and perfect 
memory (thanks be to God) Doe make and ordaine this my Last Will and Testament 
in manner and forme following that is to say ffirst and principally I doe recommend 
my soule into the hands of Almighty God trusting to have free and full pardon for All 
my Sinns and to enjoy lyfe everlasting by and through the Death and Merritts of 
Jesus Christ my onely Saviour and redeemer and my body I yield to the Earth from 
whence it was taken in a sound hope of a blessed resurrection As touching that 
portion of Lands and goods (which God hath lent me) I doe give and dispose the 
same as followeth, ffirst I doe give and bequeath unto my Sonn William Mynard the 
Sume of Tenn Shillings of lawfull English money; Item I doe give and bequeath unto 
my Sonn John Mynard the Sume of Six pounds of lawfull English money, every yeare 
yearly during his natural life, If he keep himself Sole and unmarried To be paid by my 
Executrix hereafter named out of the goods and personal estate that I shall leave 
with her If it please God to Continue it to her, and shee be able to pay the same 
Provided that if my said Son John Mynard shall marry then my Will is that my said 
Executrix shall pay unto my said Son John Mynard the Sume of fifty pounds of lawful 
English Money within Three months the yeare after his said Marriage in lieu of the 
said six pounds a yeare and then and from the payment of the said fifty pounds the 
said six pounds a yeare shall cease and be no longer paid to him; ?also if my said 
Son John shall not marry but shall keepe himself a Batcheler then I doe give and 
bequeath unto my Sonn William Mynard the Sume of fifty pounds  of lawfull English 
money to be paid unto him within Three months next after the decease of my said 
Son John Item I doe give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Steevens the Sume 
of Tenn Shillings of lawfull English money  Item I doe give unto Thomas Dilley the 
Sume of Tenn shillings Item I doe give unto my Servant Agnes Clearer the Sume of 
Tenn shillings Item I give to Wm Haddon five shillings; And the rest of my goods 
Cattells and Chattells whatsoever I doe wholly give and bequeath unto Marie my 
beloved Wife whom I make Executrix of this my last Will and Testament In Witness 
whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare above written 
Abraham Mynnard

Mathew Sillesbye scr
William Haddon his marke

Proved 28 June 1653
PCC 
Prob11/225