In the name of God Amen
The sixth day of March in the year of our LordGod one thousand six hundred 
seaventy and seven according to the computation of the Church of England I 
Thomas Blundell of Bisley in the County of Surrey yeoman being sick in body 
but of perfect memory and remembrance praised be God Doe make and 
ordaine this my last Will and Testament and I hereby declare this to be my 
last Will and Testament revokeing and annulling all and every Testament and 
Testaments Will and Wills hereto fore by me made and declared either by 
word or writing First I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God my 
Maker hopeing that through the meritorious death and passion of Jesus Christ 
my only Saviour and Redeemer to receive free pardon and remission of all my 
sinns And my body to be buryed as my Executrix hereafter named shall thinke 
fitt And now for the setting of my temporall estate and such goods and 
chattells and debts as it hath pleased God farre above my deserts to bestow 
upon me I doe order give and dispose the same in order and manner 
following that is to say First I will that all those debts and dutyes as I owe in 
right and conscience to any manner of person and persons whatsoever shall 
be well and truely contented and paid or ordained to be paid within convenient 
time after my decease by my Executrix hereafter named Item whereas I have 
formerly lent unto James Zouch of Woking in the County of Surrey Esq.r 
Three hundred and twenty pounds of good money of England whereof Two 
Hundred Hundred pounds he had of me at one time and a hundred and 
twenty pounds at another time as may appear by two severall Deeds of sale 
made unto me by the said James Zouch for security of the said money unto 
me The one bearing date the eighth day of October in the yeare of our Lord 
God one thousand six hundred sixty and six and the other in the two and 
twentyeth of May one thousand six hundred seaventy and one I doe dispose 
of the said moneys hereafter in this my last Will in manner and forme following 
viz.t I give and bequeath unto my cozen John Soloway of the parish of Christ 
Church in the County of Surrey on the Bankeside neare Southwarke gent his 
Executors and Administrators Fifty pounds out of the aforesaid three hundred 
and twenty pounds in Mr Zouches hands he they or any of them giving first 
such security as shall be sufficient in Law to my Executrix hereafter named for 
the payment of three pounds a yeare viz.t by thirty shillings halfe yearly unto 
my deare Wife Jone Blundell during her life  And after her decease Then for 
the payment of twenty shillings a yeare to my daughter Rachel during her life 
Alsoe I give and bequeath unto my cozen Elizabeth Blundell younger 
daughter of my Nephew John Blundell her Executors and Administrators Fifty 
pounds more out of the said three hundred and twenty pounds above 
mentioned She they or any of them giving in first such security as shall be 
sufficient in the Law to my said Executrix hereafter named for the payment of 
three pounds a yeare viz.t by thirty shillings halfe yearly to my deare wife 
during her life and after my wifes decease for the payment of twenty shillings 
unto my daughter Rachell twenty shillings a year during her life Also I give 
and bequeath unto my cozen Thomas Redford of Yeourst in the County of 
Surrey Yeoman his Executors and Administrators Fifty pounds more out of the 
above mentioned Three hundred and twenty pounds he they or any of them 
giving first such security as shall be sufficient in the Law to my Executrix for 
the payment of three pounds a yeare viz.t by thirty shillings halfe yearly during 
her life  And after her decease for the payment of twenty shillings a yeare unto 
my daughter Rachel during her life  Moreover I give and bequeath unto my 
cozen Thomas Redford of Warnam in the County of Sussex husbandman his 
Executors and Administrators Fifty pounds more out of the above mentioned 
three hundred and twenty pounds he they or any of them giving first such 
sufficient security in Law to my Executrix for the paymt of three pounds yearly 
viz.t by thirty shillings halfe yearly to my wife for her use during her life  And 
after her decease for the payment of twenty shillings a yeare unto my 
daughter Rachel during her life  I alsoe give and bequeath unto the children of 
my said cozen Thomas Redford of Warnham aforesaid Fifty pounds out of the 
above mentioned three hundred and twenty pounds to be equally divided 
among them share and share alike My said cozen Thomas Redford or some 
other giving first such sufficient security likewise in Law to my Executrix for the 
payment of three pounds a yeare to my deare wife during her life viz.t by thirty 
shillings halfe yearly And after her decease for the payment of Fifty shillings a 
yeare unto my daughter Rachel during her life I alsoe give and bequeath unto 
my cozen Margarett Blabes children of Horsley in the County of Surrey Fifty 
pounds more to be equally divided among them share and share alike in case 
their Father or any other for them shall first give sufficient security in Law for 
the payment of Fifty shillings a yeare viz.t by five and twenty shillings halfe 
yearly to my Wife during her life And after her decease for the payment of 
Fifty shillings a yeare unto my daughter Rachel during her life  Alsoe I give 
and bequeath unto my cozen Sarah Redford Daughter of George Redford of 
Yeourst deceased ten pounds and her Executors or Administrators she or 
they or any of them first giving sufficient security in Law to my Executrix for 
the payment of Ten shillings a yeare to my Wife during her life And to my 
daughter Rachel during her life Alsoe I give and bequeath unto my cozen 
Michael Harmes children of Ridgick in Sussex Ten pounds more out of the 
three hundred and twenty pounds aforementioned my said cozen Michael 
Harmes or any other for them first giving sufficient security in Law to my 
Executrix for the payment of Ten shillings a yeare to my Wife during her life 
and Ten shillings a yeare to my daughter Rachel during her life And my 
further will is That the said severall yearly payments of money by the said 
severall legatees to whom I bequeathed anything in this my last Will and 
Testament be paid halfe yearly to my Wife at her House in Bisley And my 
further Will  and desire is That in case my cozen Thomas Redford should 
outlive my Wife and my Daughter Rachel be liveing at the time of my Wifes 
decease That he should take my Daughter Rachel into his care and custody 
and receive the said yearly sumes of money that are to be paid unto my 
Daughter Rachel And in case my cozen Thomas Redford of Yeourst should 
be then dead My will is that my cozen Thomas Redford of Warnam and cozen 
Michael Harmes of Ridgwick will take care of my said Daughter Rachel and 
receive the said yearly moneys that shall be due to her Moreover my will is 
That if any one should marry her he shall have noe power to receive any of 
the yearly moneys that shall be due to her But my will is that he in whatsoever 
custody she is of those above named to witt Thomas Redford of Yeourst 
Thomas Redford of Warnam or Michael Harmes of Ridgwick should receive 
and dispose of the said severall yearly moneys for her benefitt according to 
their discretions that see she may not be undone by her Husband And I make 
my loveing and deare Wife Executrix of this my last Will and Testament And I 
make my cozens Thomas Redford of Yeourst Thomas Redford of Warnam 
and Michael Harmes of Ridgwick Supervisors thereof Five shillings apeice for 
their paynes takeing beside what I have given to them already in this my last 
Will Alsoe I will that their reasonable costs and charges be duely answered to 
every one of them of my whole goods fromtime to time with recompence of 
their travel In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and sett 
my seale unto this my last Will and Testament the day and yeare first above 
written. Thomas Blundell.  Signed sealed and delivered by the said Testator 
for and as her last Will and testament in the day and date of these psents in 
the presence of Elizabeth Cooke the marke of Henry Float the marke of 
Elizabeth Edmunds. 
Memorandum That before the ensealing and delivery of these psents these 
words viz.t (the said moneys) between 28 and 29th lyne of the first side of this 
Will and those words viz.t (To myDaughter Rachel) betweene the 37 and 38th 
lynes And those words viz.t (Twenty pounds) betweene the 48 and 49th lynes 
of the first side And those words (to my Executrix) betweene 57 and 58 line of 
the first side and alsoe those words viz.t (To receive) betweene the 32 and 33 
lines of the last side And alsoe those words viz.t  (fifty shillings) was written 
under the last lyne of the first side of this Will WItnesse Elizabeth Cooke, 
marke of Henry Floate marke of Elizabeth Edmunds.