In the name of god amen the xvxth Daie of December in the yere of our Lord god A thousand five hundred fitie Sevyn I Christyne Smyth of Badwell the wydowe of the hole mind and perfect remembrance Beinge make my Testament and Last Will in manner am form following all other willes before made to be annulled voyd and of none effect Firste I comende my Soule to Almighty god my maker to oure Lady Mother of Christe and to all the holy company of heaven and my body to be buryed in the Churche Yarde of Badwell by my Husbande Also I give and bequeathe to the highe Alter of Badwell aforesed for my Tithes and offerynge forgotten and to lyttell paied xijd Also I give to Our Mother Churche of Norwyche iiijd Also I give to the reparation of the Church of Badwell aforesaied two Shillinges Also I give and bequeathe to Robert my Sonne my Leade in the Dye house my woodnett and wadmalles an Iron presse and all other necessaryes Longinge to the saied dy house and my two paire of Teynters? My Longe brasse potte I gyve to Maryon my Daughter and my beste Neatt and to John the beste next that; And to Christyn Mylles the Beste next that I give to Robert my Sonne the other three Neatt I give to William my three Bullockes; I give to Robert my Posted bedde and myne hutch that I bought of John Dobbys and my greate Iron Beame my Skalys and two weightes of half hundredes belonging to the same Also I give to John my Sonne my Spanyshe beame, greate Leaden weight of lxx my other weightes and the two pounde weight and one of my Newe fetherbeddes and a paire of Sheetes a conyng a paire of Blanckettes and a bolster Also I give to Robert my Sonne my Fether bedde that I had of my brother the Vicar of Hawle and all that Longeth thereto Also I give Maryon my Daughter my Fyne Sheete a featherbed complete my grete brasse potte Also I give to John my Sonne my Little brasse potte a Stele pan Also I give to Christyne Mylles my Daughter all my Fethers and a pillowe on of the beste and a pillowebere and my Little Iron Beame Also I give to Avys Turner three Shillinges foure pence Also I give to John my horse Also I give to William a flocke bedde and all the Longeth thereunto and a payre of Sheetes beside Also I give to every god childe xijd Also I will that myne Executors paye to my Sister Turner foure poundes which I Doe owe her Also I will yf all my Sheape be equally Parted bitwene Maryon and Chrysten I give to William my xxl to be paied to hym evy yere xxl if he Live to Longe or els not I give to John and Robert Eache of theym xxl to be paied to theynd at xxj yeres of age If one of thym Departe then I will that the Survyver of theym to have it, I give to Robert my Sonne my Spanyshe hutch All the reste of my goodes not before bequeathed I put them to the Disposycan of myne Executors whome I ordeyn and make Richard Myllys my Sonne in Lawe and Maryon my Daughter I give to John a blacke hutche bounde with Iron These beinge witnesses Jamis Parker John Parker and other
Probate: 09 August 1558
Teynters: The cloth was stretched out in the sun between large hooks called ‘teynters‘.
Hutch: 1a : a chest or compartment for storage. b : a cupboard usually surmounted by open shelves