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In the name of god Amen I John Thorne of bristowe Marchannt being sicke of bodie and parfytt of rembrannc doe make my last will and testament First I bequethe my soule unto Almightie god my Maker trusting with a perfitt faithe that by the blode & passion of Jesu Christe my Redemer to have clere remission of all my synnes And my bodie to be buried with in the churche yarde of saynte Nicholas and at my knylle I will there be ronge but on bell and my bodie to be brought to churche to my grave wt the prescis of our owne churche And I will there be given to the poore at my buryinge in servet fyve pounds Also I will that my debtes I do owe whiche apperith in my boke to be paide by myne Executours Also I give and bequeathe to Agnes Thorne my wief all my householdstuff and one hundreth mrks in money to be paid fourtie marks in plate and redie money and fourtie poundes to be paide of the debt of Sr Henry Capell whiche is to be paide within three monthes after the deathe of his father Sr Gylles Capell and my said wief to discharge my Executours of all suche debts as she dothe owe which aperithe not in my boake Also I give and bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth Thorne tenne pounds in money Also I give and bequeathe to Edward Pryn my Scarlet gowne forde and a velvet Jacket Item I give unto John Shrene my sonne in Lawe my beste doblet frocket with velvet and my Jacket of damaske and of the money he owethe me I forgive hym tenne pounde And yf Edwarde pryn will have my Scarlett gowne that ys lyned for fyve pounds I am so contentyd or ells lett hym be solde Also I give and bequeathe unto Richard Grene my gowne furred wth Foynes And to Nicholas Warde my gowne of blacke furred wt blacke Lambe And to John Keynes thelder my gowne furd with blacke ??ny Also I do give unto Franncis Wosley my blacke satten Doblet Also I do give unto Mr gerney my best doblet of velvet Also I do give unto Jerram Grene a doblet of Chamblet frocket with velvet and lyned with white fu??an Also I do give unto the children of Edward Pryn to be paid of the debte of Sr henry Capell that ys to be paide after the deathe of his father to every one of them fourty shillings And to Edward Dowtinge my godsonne fourtie shillinges And to Richard Bennt whiche is in Frannce and to Richard Bacon and to evry one of them fourtie shillings the whiche to be paide oute of the said debt and Richard Bacons parte I will shalbe delyvrd to his father or mother when yt shalbe recevyd Also I do ordeyne and make Edward Pryn and John Shrene aforesaid to be myne Executours to whome I do give full power to Receyve my debtes and to paye my debts and legacies as aforesaide And the residue of all my goodes not beinge bequeathed I do remytt to the discretion and ordere of my saide Executours And for witnes of trothe I do hereunto fyrm my name the tenthe of Septembr the first yere of Edward the Sixth by the grace of god of England Frannce and Irelande kinge Defender of the faithe and under god supreme hed of the churche of England and Ireland by me Jo Thorne By me John Pill George knight Probatum fuit ... [this paragraph continues in Latin to grant probate on 14 November 1556] Decimo quarto die Mensis Novembris Anno dni Milimo qugentmo quinquagesimo sexto [to] Edwardi Pryne Executoris
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