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(The numbers on the left have been added as an aid to keeping track of where in the photocopy I am while trying to decipher the old writing.)

1          In the name of  God amen I William Watson of Danbie in the Countie            T. William

2          of yorke yeoman beeing feeble in bodie but in perfect remembrance               Wattson

3          praise bee almightie God doe make this my last will & testament                     defuist?

4          in manner and form following First I give and bequeath my soul

5          to almightie God my onelie Saviour and redeemer and my bodie

6          to be buried in the Parrishe Church yard of Danbie aforesaid Item

7          Item I give to the church wardens for the repaire of the p’ishe

8          Church of Danbie the some of seventie shillings  Item I give to the poor of

9          the said p’ishe twentie shillings  Item I give to Charles Allen one of

10        my daughters sonnes all my estate right tytle and interest of my

11        Farme called  ___  house  in Goadland and Goateland to have and to

12        hold unto him his heires and assignes for ever and all my sheepe that

13        I have nowe  going there upon that Farme and  I give the tuition

14        of the said Charles Allen for his better education unto Thomas 

15        Reeve of Blansbie Parke till hee the said Charles  shall  akomplish

16        the full age of one and twentie yearse  Item I give unto Elizabeth

17        Watson my wife the some Of twentie shillings a year and meate 

18        drinke and apparrell to bee paid and allowed unto her by my Executers   

19        out of the Farme __ that I nowe dwell on for and during the  ____

20        of her naturall life and my will is that if she shall dislike of her 

21        meate drinke and apparrell that then shee shall have five poundes 

22        a yeare paid her during her life by my Executers in lieu and _____ 

23        _____ of her Dower and this _____ and other  demandes whatsoever

24        The sume to bee paid at the feast of St Michael Tharchangell and 

25        the feast of thanuntiation of our Ladie by equall portions the first 

26            payment to be given the first feast that  shall happen next after her

27        dislike and my will is that Charles Allen shall give unto his _____

28            brothers and sister at Dansey in Wilshire twentie shillings in gold

29        Item I give unto Elizabeth Watson my wife the fourth part of all

30        my household stuffe that I have in my  ___  Item I give unto Anne

31        Allen the daughter of Richard Allen one ____  at  ____ house called

32        a swine? and I give the ___ of that wife called a  ___ ____

33            Richard and Alice? Reeve the sonne and daughter of Thomas Reeve

34        Item I give unto Alice? Chapman my sister the some of four shillings

35        in money Item I give unto Christopher Duane? the some of sixe

36        pounds in money if Thomas Wilsonclothe? Robte  Colthirst? and

37            Thomas Reeve whom I doe make supervisors of this my last will and

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38            Testament doe thinke it convenient and for/see him a  good ?use?and and sett __

39        the trade of a Shoemaker for himself Item I give unto Thomas

40        Allen one of my daughters sonnes one house in Whitbie nowe in the

41        Tenure or occupation of Richard _____ or his assignes to have and

42        to hold to him and his heirs for ever and I give unto the said Richard

43        Allen and and Symon Allen __ of the best horses about the house Item

44        I give unto the said Richard Allen Thomas Allen and Symon

45        Allen all my right tytle and interest for yeares of time in the Farme

46        that I nowe dwell on and my will is the said Richard Allen shall

47        have all the said Farme and Thomas Allen And Symon Allen shall

48        have two partes of the value of the  said Farme as? Thomas Willsonclothe?

49        Robt. Colthirst? Thomas Reeves and Richard Dowson shall praiseist

50        and I give unto the said Richard Allen one mare called _ mye? Bellop? 

51        and all the rest of my goods both moveable and unmoveable my

52        Debtes paid And my funeral expenses discharged I give unto Richard

53        Allen Thomas Allen Charles Allen and Symon Allen whom I make

54        and ordaine my sole Executors of this my last will And testament In

55        witness whereof Tristram Jowsby Robt. Jowsby John Dowson

56        John Agar ___  die Anno? d___ ____ sert? de prob____ 

57        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___________ dist?

58        ____ Richard Allen ___ Execcute in ___ ____ pruib ___

59            ________ a? __ tosis sum _ea_suit et ___ ____ _