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The Blaker Society © In the name of God Amen the xxviii day of January in the yere of our Lord God 1567 I
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Margaret Fawkenor widow of the pioch of West Firles wthin the Countie of Sussex and wthin
the Dioc of Chichester of good and pfect remembrannce lawd and prayse be to Almightie
God do make and ordeyn this my last will and Testament in man’ and form followinge. First
I bequeath my sowll into the mercyfull hands of Amightie God my creator and maker and to
my redemer and sav’r Jesus Christ. And my body to be buryed in the pioch churchyard of
Westfirles aforesaid. And I will ther be distributed and gyven at the day of my buryall
amongest the inhabitants of Westfirles aforesaid one barrell of bear and ii busshells of wheat
to be baked in bread and one shepe or a calfe if it be a day therfore if not bread and chese
sufficyent and one barrell of bear as is aforesaid. Itm I gyve towards the repacons of the
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church of Westfirles iii iiii . Also I gyve towards the amendement of the high way from
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Small Redge towards the church of Westfirles xii . Itm I gyve and bequeath to ev’ry one of
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my Godchildren that be unmaryed xii a pece if it be asked. Itm I gyve and to Alice Tyshurst
widow one tolvet of wheat and one tolvet of malt one lockeram and one smock to be delyv’ed
to her ymediatly after my decease by the hands of ........... Itm I gyve and bequeath to
Johanne Brooke widow one tolvet of wheat and one tolvet of malt my best russet peticote and
my gowne wch I usually do wear every hollyday my best lockeram rayll a hollyday kercher
and a smock to be delyv’ed to her after my decease. And I gyve to Margaret Brooke my
Goddaughter my best read peticote to be deliv’ed to her after my decease. Itm I gyve and
bequeath to John Seales als Joyner? of the myll one bussell of wheat if it be then ready in the
barne to have it ymedyatly after my decease if not he to tarry a longer tyme untill it be ready.
Also I gyve and bequeath to Thomas Harman of Warbleton one busshell of wheat and one
busshell of malt to be deliv’ed to him ymedyatly after my decease. And I gyve to Robert
Carpenter my Godson one two yeringe bullock. Itm I gyve to Richard Frydolphe? my servant
one wenyer calfe one of my best blanckets my best whyttell? and one payre of sheetes one of
hemp and thother of canvas. Also I gyve to John Browne? one wenyer calfe. It I gyve and
bequeath to Willyam Blaker my Godson one ox and my great pann. Itm I gyve to vi of John
Blaker his children that is to say to John, Richard, Willyam, Edward, Johane and Johane
Blaker iii shepe and ii lambs to be equaly shifted and devyded amongst them. Itm I gyve to
Richard and John Blaker one ox to be shifted betwixt them and I gyve to Edmond Edward
Blaker and Johane Blaker the yonger one other ox to be equaly shifted betwixt them. And
my veary will and mynde be that the said stock of cattell shalbe deliv’ed to the said vi
children when they and ev’y one of theme shall accomplish thage of xxi yeres. And that my
sonne in law John Blaker their father shall put forth or cause to be put .... the said stock of
cattell to be put forth to the most encrease utilitie proffyt and advantage for the said children
from their sev’all ages of xiiii yeres untill they and ev’y one of theme do accomplish the full
age of xxi yeres. And then at the said age of xxi yeres to delyver the said stock of cattell to
the said children with the encrease therof without frawd or decept as I have appoynted by this
my last will. And if it fortune any of the said vi children to decease and depart this p’te world
before the recept of this their legacy and before they and ev’y one of them do accomplish
thage of xxi yeres that then my will and mynd is that his or her part or porcon so deceased
shall remayn and equaly be devyded and shifted amongst them that survive. And as
concerninge my great panne wch I have bequeathed and gyven to Willyam Blaker my
Godson shall remayn and be in the salve custody of John Blaker his father untill he come to
the full age of xxi yeres. And that the said John Blaker duringe the said space shall not break
consume? spill or spoyall the said panne but to ocupy? yt and use yt reasonably and to be
answerable to the said Willyam at the foresaid age appoynted. Itm I gyve to Johane Blaker
my God daughter a green coverlet and payre of sheates wherof one to be hooke seamed and

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