In the name of god amen Ao dm 1557 the last daye of

Maye I Thomas Negose of Rushden hole of mynd

and p[er]fect rememberance but sumwhat syk in body feringe

the uncertey ou[r] of death make this my last will and test

in man[er] and forme following first I bequeath my sole

to almightie good my maker and redem[er] and my

body to be buried in the churche yard of Rushden

Item I bequeath to M[ar]gery my wyf xv xiiij cowples iij

kye and a bullocke ij weninge calfes a bald colt a

bay horse vj acres of corne that is to say v acres of

barlie and one acre of wheat iij acres of pece one

acre of otes with my cart. Item I geve and bequeath to Ric

Negose my father my sosorreled horse item I geve and

bequeath to John Lawnsburn my brother in lawe

my old sorelld horse Item I geve to (Dob)er tapp my

Syster Ma[r]geris sone a gy(fte) ewe Item I geve to June

my syster ij lamb hoggs The rest of my goods not

geven or bequeathed I geve to Ma[r]gery my wyf

whome I make my sole executrix to se my dets

paid and my body honestly brought to the ground

Also I make Ric Negose my father my sup[er]visor

to se this my last will and test p[er]formed These

bering witness Sr Willm Brayfeld p[ar]son of Rushden

and Ric Negose with John Lawnsburn

Probate – although the details of probate are clear I cannot make out when it occurred. Usually it was soon after a will was made.