In the name of God Amen  the Twelfth day of January in the Seaven 
& Twentyeth yeare of the raigne of our Sovraigne Lord King Charles 
the second &c Annoq Dni 1675  I Thomas Stimson the elder of 
Woking in the County of Surrey Yeoman being weake in body but of 
sound and perfect memory thanks be to almighty God for the same 
Doe make my last Will & Testament in manner & forme following 
(that is to say)  First & principally I commend my Soule to almighty 
God my Creator and my body to the Earth to be buryed in decent 
and Xpian manner according to the discretion of my Executor 
herafter named (And as for such temporall estate as the Lord of his 
mercy and goodness hath lent unto me, it is my Will and meaning 
that the same shall be bestwowed as followeth (that is to say)  Item I 
give and bequeath unto my loveing Daughter Jane Field (the relict of 
John Field late of Woking aforesaid Fishmonger deceased) the full 
and just sume of Two hundred pounds of lawfull money of England 
to be payd to her or her Exec.rs Admi.rs or Assignes within Twelve 
monthes next after my decease  Item I give and bequeath unto Jane 
Field my Grandchild the full and just sume of Six hundred pounds of 
of lawfull money of England, Item I give and bequeath unto James 
Field my Grandchild the full and just sume of Two hundred pounds 
of of lawfull money of England which said severall and respective 
sumes to my said Grandchildren bequeathed I will that the same to 
be payd to the said Jane Field my daughter (Mother of the said 
Children) within Twelve monthes next after my decease to be by her 
bestowed or imployed to and for the use and benefit of my said 
Grandchildren, And I will that the said Jane Field my daughter shall 
give and Seale Releases to myne Executor or his Exec.rs or Assignes 
upon and for the receipt of all their severall and repective Legacies 
by this my said last Will and Testament menconed to be given and 
bequeathed to the said Jane Field my daughter and my said 
Grandchildren,  And it is my Will and meaning that if the said Jane 
Field and James Field my said Grandchildren or either of them shall 
happen to die  or depart this life before that they shall attaine to 
their sevrall ages of One and twenty yeares leaveing no Issue of their 
Bodyes lawfully begotten  That then the said sevrall sumes of lawfull 
money of England bequeathed to my said Grandchildren or either of 
them wch shall depart this life as afforesaid wth the Interest thereof 
shall be and inure to the use of the said Jane Field my daughter and 
her heires Exec.rs and Admi.rs for ever  Item I give and bequeath unto 
my Godson Thomas Synacle the sume of Five pounds of lawfull 
money of England  Item I give and bequeath to Thomas Stimson 
Edward Stimson Daniell Stimson James Stimson and Katherin (the 
sonnes and daughter of my late Brother John Stimson deceased) to 
every one of them sevrally the sume of Five pounds of lawfull money 
of England  Item I give and bequeath unto the Daughter of Marke 
Stimson my late brother deceased (I cannot tell her name) the sume 
of Five pounds of the like lawfull money of England  Item I give and 
bequeath unto John Bedden (a Sisters sonne of mine (deceased) the 
sume of Five pounds of lawfull money of England  Item I give and 
bequeath unto Mary Roydon (the daughter of Mary my sister 
deceased) the sume of Five pounds of lawfull money of England    
Item I give and bequeath to Mary Lamboll (the daughter of Margaret 
my sister deceased) the sume of Five pounds of the like lawfull 
money of England, And I will that the said Sevrall Legacyes or sume 
of lawfull money of England afforementioned given and bequeathed 
shall be paid within Twelve monthes next after my decease  Item I 
give and bequeath to the poore of the Tything of Towne Street in 
Woking afforesaid the sume of Twenty shillings of lawfull money of 
England  Item all the rest of my Goods and Chattells whatsoever are 
yet unbequeathed I give and bequeath unto my loveing sonne 
Nicholas Stimson whom I make and ordaine Executor of this my last 
Will and Testament And he to pay all my debts Legacies and Funerall 
charges  And I desire my trusty and loveing Friends (that is to say) 
William Sherrett of Crastock in Woking afforesaid yeoman And 
Jonathan Waterer of Woking afforesaid Sawyer to be Oversears of 
this my last Will and Testament And I give to each of them for their 
trouble & Care therein & thereby the sume of Ten Shillings of lawfull 
money of England And I declare this to be my last Will and Testament 
only  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the 
day and yeare first above written. THO: STIMSON 
Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared by the above 
named Thomas Stimson for his last Will and Testament in the 
presence of us  Nathaniel Atfeild   Sam: Heath

Vicesimo Septimo die Mensis July Anno Doni 1677 ... 

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