In the name of God amen the Fyftenth Daye of June in the yere of or lord god 1599 and in the One and Fortieth yere of the Raigne of or Sovraingne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god Quene of Englande France & Ireland Defender of the Faythe &c I William Sherratt thelder of Wokinge in the Countye of Surr yoman beinge in pfect  memorye & in health thankes be geven to almyghtye god callinge to mynde the uncertaintie of mans lyfe heare one earth utterlye renounsinge all former wills by me before this tyme made Doe make ordeyne and declare this my psent testamt conteyninge in yt all my laste will in mannr and forme followinge That is to saye Firste & principallye I bequeth my soule to almyghtye god my amker and creator theretoe the deathe merryttes & passion of my onlye and sole redemer Jesus Christe and my bodye to be buried in the Churche yarde of Wokinge aforesaide  Item I geve to the poore people of Wokinge aforesaide thre shillinges and Fower pence to be dystributed amongst them at my funerall by my ovsears under named  Item I geve will and bequeth unto William Waterer my godson Tenne shillinges of lawfull money of England to be paide unto hym when he shall accompleshe the full age of xxi yeres by my executor her under named  Item I geve to my daughter Elizabeth nowe wyfe of William Waterer Thre shillinges & fower pence to be paid unto her wthin thre monethes after my decease by my executor here under named Also I will and my meaninge ys That yf yt happen Johane nowe my wyfe to be wth Childe by me That then I geve and bequeth unto the same Childe the Some of Tenne poundes of Lawfull money of England to be payde when yt shall accompleshe the full age of one and Twentye yeres or in the daye of marriage that firste shall happen after my decease and I will that the saide some of Tenn poundes before geven to the saide Childe shalbe by my executrix hereunder named put for the and ymployed wth the consent and advice of my oversears herein nōiated to and for the best use and profytt of the saide Childe accordynge to my trewe meaninge herein Declared  All the resydewe of my goodes Cattelles and Chattelles after my Debtes paide my legacies pformed my funerall expenses defrayed & dyschardged and my bodye decentlye buried I geve and bequeth the same unto the saide Johane my wyfe whome I ordeyne and make my sole Executrix of this my psent testamt and Laste will And I ordeyne constitute & appoynt my welbeloved Frendes Thomas Hone and John At Lee Ovrsears  of this my testament and laste will Desyringe them to se the same my laste will trewlye executed and pformed accordinge to my trewe meaninge herein declared as my truste in them  And I geve to eny of them for their labor and paynes to be taken in and aboute the pformance of this my psente testament iijs iiijd a pece over and above there reasonable charges to be expended in that behalfe  And I the saide William Sherratt doe utterly adnihilate disannull and revoke all other willes heretofore by me made and doe publishe this to be my trewe and laste will  In witness whereof to this my psent testament and laste will I the saide William Sherratt have Sette my Seale yeven the  daye and yere above written in the prsens of us.  William X  Sherratt  
Richard Lee thelder of Wokinge and Jo: Derrick Scr 

Probatn fuit ... vicesimo nono die martii Ao Dni 1607

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