In the name of God Amen the 11th Day
of January Anno Dni 1628 I William Burr of the
parishe of Marden in the Countie of ^ {Kent} Broadweaver[1]
beinge of whole mynde and in good and perfect remem=
-brance laud and prayse be given to god doe make & ordaine
this my last will and testamt in manner and forme
followinge Vizt First I commend my soule to allmightie
God my Maker And Redeemer and my bodie to be
buried in the p[ar]ishe Church Churchyard of Marden
aforesaid First I give unto the poore people of the
fore said parishe of Marden x^s to be paid by my Exe=
=cutor where most neede is at the day of my buriall. Itm
I will and bequeath unto my sister Rachell the wife of
John Thecher xx^s to be paid her w^thin one whole yeare
next and ymediatly after my decease by my Executor.
Itm I give unto John Thecher the sonne of John The=
-cher xx^s to be paid him w^thin one yeare next after my
decease by my Executor. Itm I give unto Henry
Thecher the sonne of the forenamed John Thecher xx^s
to be paid him w^thin one yeare next after my decease by
my executor Itm I give unto Susan Thecher the
daughter of the said John Thecher iiii^ls to be paid her
w^thin one yeare next after my decease by my executor. Itm
I give unto Rachell Thecher the daughter of John
Thecher aforesaid xl^s & one Joyned Chest[2] stand in my
bedchamber in the house of Thomas Blush where I
now dwellth w^ch said Chest to be delivered unto her
p^r[e]sently after the day of my buriall and my minde is
that my Executor shall alow unto the said Rachell
Thecher for the use of the said fortie shillinges two
shillinges a yere untill she shall come unto the age of
twentie yeres or at her day of marriage w^ch shall happen
first or else the said fortie shillinges to be paid w^thin one
yere after my decease as my Executor shall thinke best
Itm I give unto Elizabeth Thecher the daughter of
the said John Thecher xl^s to be paid her w^thin one
yere next after my decease by my executor or else to
alow her two shillinges a yere untill she shall come to
the age of twentie yeares or at her day of marriage w^ch
shall happen first for the use of the said fortie shillinges
as my executor shall thinke best, and my minde is that yf
any of these aforenamed shall die before the tymes of
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payment be expired that then his or her porcon shalbe
equally devided amonge these that shalbe then liveinge
Itm I give unto William Burr, the daughter {sonne} of
Edward Burr iiii^ls & one chest standinge at the foote
of my bed to be delyvered him p^r[e]sently after the day of
my buriall & the iiii^ls(?) to be paid him w^thin one yere
next after my decease by my Executor: Itm I give
unto Jane Burr the daughter of Edward Burr [3] ^ {&} one
bed whereon I lie one bolster & two blankets & one
kiveringe to be delivered her p^r[e]sently after the day
of my buriall and iiii^li: to be paid her w^thin one yere
next after my decease by my Executor, and if eyther
the said William Burr or the said Jane Burr shall
happen to die before the time is(?) expired then ther
his or her parte shalbe paid to him or her that shall
then liveing Itm I give unto Mary Blush the
daughter of Thomas Blush xx^s to be payd her
eyther w^thin one yere next after my decease or else xii^d:
a yere untill she shall come to the age of twenty yeres
or at her day of marriage w^ch shalbe first for the use
of the said twenty shillinges w^ch my Executor shall
thinke best. Item I give unto Sara Blush the daugh=
ter of Thomas Blush xx^s: to be paid her eyther
wthin one yere next after my decease or else xii^d: a yere
untill she shall Com to the age of twenty yeres or at
her day of marriage w^ch shall com first for her use of
the sayd xx^s as my executor shall thinke best. Itm I
give unto my brother in law Thomas Blush all my
wearinge app[ar]ell both lynnen & woollen, and my Mare
one saddle to be delivered him p^r[e]sently after my decease
by my Executor. Itm I give unto my Sister Mary
Blush the wife of Thomas Blush v^s to be paid
wthin one yere next after my decease by my Executor
Itm I give to Jacob Summer iu [ju[nior]?] v^s to be paid w^thin
one yere next after my decease by my Executor Itm
I give to Ellen Burr the daughter of Henry Burr iiii^li
to be paid w^thin one yere next after my decease by my
Executor. Itm I give to Elizabeth Burr Attained
Burr & Margaret Burr the daughters [sic – Attained was a son!][4] of Henry Burr
xx^s a peece to be paid w^thin one yere next after my
decease by my Executor Itm my ^ {will} & minde is that Jasp[er]
Danne shall have x^s: for makeinge of my Coffen to
be paid at my buriall by my Executor Itm my will &
minde is that my Executor shall bestow for a sermon
& my byriall xl^s: whereof vi^s viii^d shalbe for the sermon
Itm I give to John Thecher Jun [a nephew] Jacob Summers Ju,
James Borne & John Jaret xii^d: a peece for carryeinge
of me to my grave to be paid by my Executor All the
the residue of my goods unbequethed I give unto my
Executor. And of this my present testament I make
& ordaine Henry Burr of Marden aforesayd my whole
Executor : In witnesse whereof I have sett to my hand
& seale the day and yeare first abovesaid The marke
of William Burr Read and sealed in the p^r[e]sence
of George May the marke of John Smeed the
marke of James Browne Ju.

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Probat[um] fuit hu[ius]mo[d]i testa
mentum retroscript[um] Willi[a]m
Burr nup[er] dum vixit p[ar]ochia de
Marden Arch[idiaconatum] Cant[uariensis] defunct[i] decimo
sexto die mense Aprilies Anno Dm
1629 Coram D[omi]no Willimo Stede
Legum d[o]c[t]ore Offi[cia]le &c Juram[en]:^to Henrici
Burr executor in eod[e]m testam[en]^to: no[m]i[n]at
Ac inde approbat[um] et insinuat[um] &c Om[n]isque
execuc[i]o[n]is euisdem testam[en]:^to d[i]c[t]o Execut[or]^is
Comissum fuit princibus in Juris forma
Juratias tacla &c salvo Jure Cuiuscumq[u]e

Exciatur./

The before-written will of William Burr who lived until recently in the parish of Marden in the Archdeaconry of Canterbury deceased was proved on the 16 April in the year of Our Lord 1629 before Sir William Stede doctor of Laws Official etc. by the oath of Henry Burr named executor in the same will And then was approved and favoured etc. And execution of all by the same will to the said Executor was committed he having been in the first place sworn in form of the law ?? etc. and saving the right of any person whomsoever