In the name of God amen, the one and twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred forty and six, I Richard Bradford of Tewkesbury in the Diocese of Gloucester, gentleman, being sick and weak in body, but of good memory and understanding (I give God thanks therefore) do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in writing, in manner and form following. Inprimis, I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of Allmighty God, my maker and creator, and of Jesus Christ my redeemer, and the holy spirit, my Comforter, being assured through the merits of my said redeemer of the remission of my sins and salvation of my soul. And as for my worldly estate whereof it hath pleased God to make me a steward , I give and dispose thereof as followeth. Inprimis, I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Bradford, the north part of my messuage or tenement with the appurtenances, in which part I now dwell, and which I heretofore purchased of one Richard Gilding of London, together with all the wainscote, bedsteads, table boards and frames, benches and such like standards now remaining in or about the north part of the house wherein I now live, which standards my will and meaning, shall be annexed to the freehold and remain as heirlooms to my said house for ever, to have and to hold the said north part of my messuage with the standards and appurtenances from, and immediately after my decease, unto my said son Joseph Bradford, for and during the term of his naturall life, and from and after his decease then to and for the use and behoof of Richard Bradford, eldest son of the said Joseph Bradford and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten for ever. And for want of such issue then to and for the use and behoof of Joseph Bradford second son of my said son Joseph and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever. And for want of such issue then to and for the use and behoof of Hester Bradford, Anne Bradford and Elizabeth Bradford, the now three daughters of my said son Joseph Bradford, and the heirs of their bodies to be begotten for ever. And for want of such issue, to the right heirs of me, the said Richard Bradford, for ever more. Item I give and bequeath unto my said son Joseph Bradford the south part of my messuage or tenement with the appurtenances now in his occupation, to have and to hold the said south part of the said messuage with the appurtenances unto my said son Joseph Bradford, for and during the term of his natural life, and from and after his decease, then to and for the use and behoof of Hester Bradford now wife of the said Joseph Bradford, for and during the terme of her natural life, and from and after her decease, then to and for the use and behoof of the said Joseph Bradford, second son of my said son Joseph Bradford and Hester his wife, and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten for ever, and for want of such issue, then to and for the use and behoof of the said Richard Bradford, son of the said Joseph Bradford and Hester his wife, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever, and for want of such issue then to and for the use and behoof of the said Hester Bradford, Anne Bradford and Elizabeth Bradford, the three daughters of the said Joseph Bradford before named and the heirs of their bodies lawfully to be begotten for ever, and for want of such issue, then to and for the use and behoof of the right heirs of me, the said Richard Bradford, for evermore. Item, I give and bequeath unto the said three daughters Hester Bradford, Anne Bradford and Elizabeth Bradford and the heirs of their bodies lawfully to be begotten for ever, all my messuage or tenement with the appurtenances at the Key? in Tewkesbury, which I lately purchased of Edward Millichepp, gentleman, deceased. Item I give unto the said three daughters Hester, Anne and Elizabeth the sum of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of England, to be paid unto them by equal portions at their several ages of eighteen years out of a certain debt due unto me from Mr Edwyn Baldwin of Twining in the said county of Gloucrster, and in the mean time to continue or be set forth at interest according to the discretion of my overseers, here after named, or the survivor of them, and the profits or benefit thereby arising in the mean time to be paid to my said son Joseph Bradford for the better maintenance and education of the said three daughters. And if either of the said three daughters happen to die before they attain their said age of eighteene years then my will and meaning is that her or their part or portion of the said one hundred pounds (so dying) shall be equally divided between the survivor or survivors of them. Provided always that if any or either of the said three daughters shall happen to intermarry before their said age of eighteen years without the consent and approbation of the said Joseph Bradford and Hester his wife or the survivor of them, that then her or their part or portion of the said one hundred pounds, so intermarrying without such consent, shall be and remain to the sole and proper use and behoof of my said son and executor Joseph Bradford. Item, I give and bequeath unto my said grandchild, Richard Bradford, my best feather bed, my two best feather pillows, my two best feather bolsters, one fair covering, colour green and shamell in grain, one double blanket, one green rug, one pair of flaxen sheetes, four pair of hempen sheets, my silver beer bowl marked with the letters R:B: and two silver spoons with great gilt ends. Item, I give and bequeath unto my said grandchild Richard Bradford my great copper furnace after the decease of my said son and executor, only my said son in the mean time to have the use of the said furnace for his own private occasions and not otherwise. Item, I give and bequeath unto the said five children of my said son and executor, my five brasse pans, each of them one according to the goodness of the said pan and the seniority of the said children, provided allways that my said son and executor shall have the use of them to serve his own occasions during his life, making no willful spoil thereof. Item, I give unto each of the said three daughters of my said son and executor, one feather bed, one pair of flaxen sheets, two pair of hempen sheets and one covering apiece. Item, I give unto my said daughter in law, Hester Bradford, my other silver beer bowl to be at her own disposing. Item, I give unto my said grandchild, Joseph Bradford and his said three sisters three silver spons apiece to be delivered in goodness according to their seniority and age. Item, I give unto Joan Hillier, my servant, the old feather bed and feather bolster whereon she lieth, one pair of old sheets, one pair of hurden sheets and the two old coverings on the bed, provided allways that if the said Johan does not remain a servant with me during my natural life, then the said gift to be void. Item, I give unto my ancient servant, Richard Hancks, the sum of twenty shillings. Item, I give unto my brother Rowland Pewteresse the sume of forty shillings and all my wearing apparrell (except my best shute). Item, I give to the poor of Tewkesbury forty shillings to be divided amongst them according to the discretion of my said executor. Item, I give unto Theophilus Alye, my great dripping pan, and whereas my son in law, William Baldwin, was justly indebted unto me in the sum of fourscore and ten pounds which money upon sealing of a release unto him, he my said son in law did promise and agree to pay unto his children according as by my last will and testament I should limit and appoint, I do declare my will and meaning to be that the said fourscore and ten pounds shall be paid by my said son in law to his children by equal portions within two years after my decease, all the rest of my goods, cattels and chattels, both reall and personal, moveable and unmoveable, my debts being paid and my funeral expenses dischardged I give and bequeath unto my said son Joseph Bradford, whom I make sole executor of this my last Will and Testament, and I desire and appoint my loving cozen Mr John Millington, and my son in law Mr William Alye to be my overseers to see this my last Will and Testament in all things well and truly performed, according to my true intent and meaning, and to reconcile any differences that shall or may arise touching or concerning the same, and do give to my said cozen John Millington my signet ring with the flower de luce arms and the letters T:B: and to my son in law William Alye my book called the book of Martyrs in lieu of their pains and care to be taken therein. Witness my hand and seal the day and year abovesaid . Richard Bradford.

Sealed, subscribed and published in the presence of Samuel Bull, John Millington, Chr: Canner.

Proved 1648.