Testamentum Galfridi Darnaley de Rusheden defuncti

In the name of God Amen the xxj day of Maye in the yere of our lord god 1566 Item

I geve unto Hughe my son[n]e xij shepe v of them to be (couples) a coawe and bullocke & a quarter of malte, ij bee heyves and there mother to geve hym sewyinge of his lande

Item to John xij sheppe v of them to be couples a cowe and a bullocke, a quarter of

malte, ij bee heyves and his mother to geve hym sowyinge of his lande Item to Raphaell

tenne shepe: three of them to be couples & a wenynge calfe of this yere and a quarter

of malte Item to Thomas lickwyse (and) Fraunce(s) lickwyse, Item to do(wetyr)* a stere

bullocke v couples and woll sheppe, a quarter of ** and a quarter of barley and ij

bee heyves, a pott and a panne next the best Item to lickwyse save only the

brasse Item to Jone*** licke unto Marye Item to Willm licke unto Raphaell

*this looks like a form of ‘daughter’ rather than a personal name

** this word is omitted but it was probably malt

*** this name has a contraction mark above it, possibly Jo[a]ne.

The will has no date of probate attached to it. However, the will copied above this one in the book was proved in May 1566 and it is perhaps reasonable to conclude that Geoffrey Darnaley also died in that year.