Source: TNA, PROB 11/124
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In the name of God Amen I John Gyse of Elmore in the Countye of the Cittie of Glouc gent being sicke in bodye but of good and PERfect memory Doe make my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge First I bequeath my soule unto Almightie god my maker hopeinge stedfastly threwe the merretts and passion of his sonne Christe Jesue onely to receive remission of my synnes and to inheritt eternall blessednes Item I give to my brother William Guyse the younger one hundreth poundes I give the use of fiftie poundes to my sister Havyland dureing her life And after her decease the principall to to my brother William Guyse the younger Item I give to my brother Charles Guyse thirtye poundes Item I give to my sister Perrye twentye shillings and the reason why I give her noe more is not for that I love her lesse tehn any of the other but because god hath blessed her husband with soe good an estate that shee hath lesse neede then the rest All my apparrell my will is shall be distributed as my Executor shall thinke fitt the greatest parte to my brother And the rest of my goodes in money and Chattels my debts and Funerall discharged I give to my brother William Guyse thelder whome I make my Executor In witnes whereof I have heareunto subscribed my name the last of marche one thowsand sixe hundred and fowerteene Jo: Guyse witnes heareunto John Walcott Probatum fuit ... Apud London [... this paragraph continues in Latin to grant probate on 24 October 1614] vicesimo quarto die mensis Octobris Anno Domini millimo sexcentesimo decimo quarto [to] Willm Guyse senioris Executoris
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