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The Blaker Society © wiffe in all things and to bringe up for his pt my children as is above mencioned then I will
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that imeadiatly upon such refusall Richard Blaker my sonne shall take the execution of this
my last will and Testament upon him. And in that case the said Richard my sonne to
susteyne and beare equall charges wth my wiffe in all things and to bringe up for his pt my
children as my said sonne John should have done as is above expressed. And then the said
John my sonne to have the pt and porcon of goods gyven willed and bequethed to Richard my
sonne and noe more accordinge to the true meaninge of this my last will. But if the said John
Blaker my sonne doe fortune to dye before he shalbe of age to take the execucon of this my
last will and Testament upon him, and my said sonne Richard then survivinge doe succede in
the roume? of the said John as one of the executors of this my last will and Testament then
my very will and minde is that the pt and porcon of goods soe gyven and bequethed to my
sonne Richard as is above declared shall remaine and be equally devided betwixt the
residewe of my sonnes then being on lyve and soe from one to the other of my sonnes
provided alwayes if my wiffe doe marry againe then my will and minde is that he wth whome
shee shall soe marrye shalbe bound and sufficient suerties wth him to my ov’seers for the
good and honest educacon and bringinge up of my children soe many as she shalbe then
charged wthall and for the faythfull and true deliverye of my children stocke when as they
and ev’ie of them shall come to thage of xxi yeres or the daye of ther marriage, if anie of
them chance to marry before that age wthout anie colusion? crafte? or deceyte accordinge to
the true meaning of this my last will. And if he refuse to doe the same? then my ov’seeres to
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have aucthoritie and power by vertue of this my last will and Testam to receyve and take
theise my children stocke soe as my wiffe shalbe then charged withall into ther hands and to
put owt the same for the most proffit of my sayd children and they likewise to be bound to
my said wiffe for the faythfull deliverie of the same stock and the proffits therof, if anie then
be, to my said children at ther sev’all ages or dayes of marriage as is above reserved. And if
the said John Blaker my sonne doe at anie tyme hereafter neglect his dutie in bringing up of
them my children, wth whome he shalbe then charged, for his pt and doe then beginne to
dyminishe spoyle and wast my children for ... soe comitted to his charge then and in that case
my ov’seeres to have the like aucthoritie and power ov my sonne John as is comitted to them
on my said wiffe or him wth whome shee shall soe marrie againe as is above remembered
any other thing conteyned and expressed in this my said last will and Testament in anie wise
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to the contrarie not wthstanding. Item I gyve to Agnes my wiffe in redy gold iii . Item I gyve
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to John my sonne xl . Item I gyve to John Browne my servant one wether sheep to be
delivered to him imediately after my decease. Also I gyve to Elinor Browne my sisters
daughter ii bushels of wheat to be delivered to her after my decease. And I gyve to Elinor
Fuller foure bushels of mault and one ewe to be delivered to her after my decease. Item I
gyve to Alice Tysherst widdowe and Joane Brook widdowe to ev’ie of them xii apece or els
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one tolvett of wheat apece to be taken at their choyce. Item I gyve to ev’ie of my
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Godchildren vi apece. The residew of all my goods not gyven nor bequethed my debts and
legacs first payd my funerall expences discharged and this my last will proved and fulfilled I
doe gyve and bequeth to Agnes my wiffe and John my sonne whome I mak and ordeyne my
executors of this my last will and Testament. And I constitute make and ordaine John Stert
and John Swaine? my brothers in lawe my ov’seers of this my last will and Testament and
they to have for their paines takinge herin eyther of them iiii bushels of wheate. Thes being
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witnesses Arnold Balle?; John Weller the... and Michaell Lawder, Clerk and others

John has presumably made good his mother-in-law’s desire not to harm Alice
Ticehurst and Joan Brook, and he now leaves them small bequests. The will was

28 This transcript is by Dave Woolven from a photocopy; it would be as well to correct it from the original
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