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In dei no[mi]ne Amen the tenthe day of Aprill in the yere of o[u]r lord god 1580
I Rob[er]t Kyte of oddington in the Countie of glouc[ester] being visyted w[ith] sycknes
but yet in mynd of good and p[er]fe[c]t memorye thankes be to god therefore
do make and declare my will and last testament in man[ner] and Forme folowinge
wherin fyrst I geve and beqweath my soule to almyghtie god
whyche he of his Fatherly goodnes gave unto me when he Fassioned this my body in my mothers wombe by this means makinge me A lyvinge Creature
nothing doutinge but that this my lord god for his mercies sake sett forthe in the p[re]cious bloud of his dearlye beloved son[n]e] christ Jesu o[u]r alone saviour & Redem[er] will Receve my soule into his glory and place it in the companye of hevenly angelles and blessed sainets
and as concerninge by ^my bodye eve[r] w[ith] A good will and Free hartt I geve it over
com[m]endinge it to the earthe wherof it came in hope of Resur[r]ection bothe of body and soule
It[em] I geve to the pore people in oddingto[n] iijs iiijd
It[em] to the reparinge of the churche of oddingto[n] ijs
It[e]m I geve to Anthony kyte my sone one malte whetche
one chest
A bedstede
one cupbord in my chamb[e]r
one load a malte mylne
one wetinge stone
a cesterne
A lytle troughe of stone
one barr of Iron
five yrone wedges
w[ith] all Rackes talletts and beasts standing about my howse
all whyche legac[ie]s so beqwethed unto my said sone anthonye I will that my wiffe shall have the usynge and occupyinge of them until he come to the age of xxj yeres
leaving them in as good state as she dothe now ent[er] upo[n] them
It[e]m I geve to will[ia]m kyte my sone syxe poundes xiijs iiijd in monye to be payed hym at the age of xviij yeres
and if ether the said will[ia]m or anthonye dep[ar]te this liffe afore the[y] come unto those yeres afore mencioned
then my will is that his porcion so dep[ar]ted shall Remayene and come unto his sayd brother then lyvinge
It[em} I geve and Beqwethe to Agnes kyte my wiffe my best Feth[e]rbed my best coveringe
A payre of my best blanketts my best payre of shets
w[ith] one bolst[e]r and a pyllow
It[em] the one halfe of all my gooddes not afore beqwethed I geve to Anthonye kyte my sone
and thoth[e]r halfe of all my gooddes to Agnes kyte my wiffe to be equallye devyded betwene them bothe
my detts and Fun[er]all exepenc[e]s to be deducted out of their sayd porcions Equallye and if the said Anthonye dep[ar]te this lyffe afore he come to the sayd age of xxj yeres then I will that all his said porcions of legac[ie]s shall come and Remayne to will[ia]m kyte my yonger sone
whyche sayd Agnes and AnthonyeI make my trew and lawfull executors of this my last will and testament to see it fullfylled as my speciall trust is in them
It[em] I desyre my trustye and most lovinge Frendes will[ia]m Freeman Ric[hard] mathewe And Christopher peartt
to be sup[er]visours of this my testament Frendly exortinge my sayd executors to see the same accomplysshed and p[er]formed
These being wyttnesses
henry Clayton
Detts that I owe will[ia]m Freeman
Imp[ri]mis to Rob[er]t hatheway xlvjs viijd
to Ric[hard] mathew xxxs
will[ia]m olyn xiiijs
John shelard xvs
Francis whelar xiijs iiijd
probat[um] cora[m] … perry
surr[ogato] … herberte Di[e] xijo
Julij A[nn]o 1580 exec[uto]re iurat[o]
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