Hary Chettell, 1540

In the name of god amen in the yere of our lord god M cccc xl
I Hary Chettell hole of mynd and sycke in body dothe make my last wyll (and testament)
on this man[ner] first I bequethe my soule to god allmyghty to owr
Lady sent Mary and to all the holy co[m]pany of heven my body to be
beryd within the churche yard of Seynt John of Chelston & Cawcott. Item to the (mother)
church of Lincoln ij d. Item to the hye awter p[ ] decimus oblit[ ] ..
too bushels barley. Item to the bells too bushels barley. Item to the se(pulchre)
light too bushels barley. Also I bequethe to Rychard my yo(ungest)
son xxxiij s iiij d and the best cowe. Also I bequethe to Robert ..
son xxvj s viij d & a cowe. Also I bequethe to Alce my dowghter
xx s & one cowe a pott a pan & too platers. Also to Thomas my son
one bullock a ewe & a lambe. Item to Wyllm my son xiij s iiij d (one) ..
a ewe & a lambe. Item to Margaret my eldyst dawghter one ..
a pot an aw(mb)rey ijj platters and vj s viij d. Item to John my ..
howse & the speny by the bachowse ij ews iij lambs a (lam hog)
Item to Hary my eldyst son my howse & the land longynge (to it) ..
a shodd card & my best tabul also if Hary & John do dep(art) (this life then)..
howses & lands to remain to the next that is alive. Allso ..
of them that ar above wreyten doe depart I wyll the ..
of them to be dystrybuted amonge them that do survive (as my)
executors think best. Allso I wyll that Wyllm (blofeld)
and Wyllm Pecocke to be my trewe executors
to dispose the resydew of my goods not bequeathed to the welthe of my
children and for salvacion of my soule. Also I wyll that Wyllm Pecocke
Wyllm Blowfeld & Wyllm Marshall be my supervisors & to have for
ther labours xx s. Allso I bequeathe to Sir Thomas Bell for his paynes ..
theys men wyll here wytnes that this ys my last wyll Sir Thomas

Bell Wyllm Marchall Wyllm Pecock Wyllm Blowfeld

Rychard Lawe with others.

The right hand edge of this will is damaged.