In the name of God Amen  The Five and twentyeth day of Aprill in the three and thirtyeth 
yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord Charles the second by the grace of God of 
England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith or Anno Dm one thousand 
six hundred eighty one I William Heather of the Parish of Bisley in the County of Surrey 
Husbandman being sick and weake of body but of perfect memory thanks be given to God 
therefore doe hereby make ordaine and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner 
and forme following that is to say  First I comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty God 
my Creator and Redeemer hopeing through the meritts death and passion of Jesus Christ my 
only Lord and Saviour to have free pardon and forgivenesse of all my sinns and life 
everlasting  And my body I comitt to the earth to be decently buryed  And as touching my 
worldly estate I give and bequeath the same as followeth  First I give will and bequeath that 
all my goods and household stuffe shall be sold by my Executors hereafter named and that 
the moneys thereby arising shall be imployed by my said Executors towards the payment of 
my Debts and bring up of my children Thomas Heather and Katherine Heather and  
whereas John Badcock of Witley is to pay unto me the Sume of Forty pounds of lawfull 
money of England Now I the said William Heather doe hereby order and appoint my said 
Executors first to imploy the said forty pounds and the interest thereof for and towards the 
bringing up of Thomas Heather and Katherine my two children and for the payment of my 
debts and after the payment of my debts and bring up of my children all the moneys goods 
and chattells which shall be then left and remaine I give and bequeath unto my Daughter 
Katherine Heather  Item I make and ordaine my well beloved Friends William Collins of 
Witley aforesaid yeoman and William Coleman the younger of Witley aforesaid yeoman 
Executors of this my last Will and Testament  In witnesse whereof I the said William Heather 
to this my last Will and Testament have sett my hand and seale the day and yeare first above 
written.  The marke of William Heather. Signed sealed published and declared by the said 
William Heather to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of John Tanner   the 
marke of James Heather    Cibill Heather her Marke