In the Name of God Amen I, William Hatton of Tewkesbury in the County of Gloucester, gentleman, being sick and weak in body but in good sound and disposing mind and memory Praised be Almighty God therefore, considering with my self the uncertainty of this transitory life and that as nothing is more certain than death, so nothing is more uncertain then the time when do therefore make and ordeine this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following That is to say First I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my only maker and Creator hoping assuredly through the alone merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to be made partaker of everlasting happiness. And my body I commit to the Earth from whence it came to be decently and in Christianlike manner interred, by and at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named. And as touching all such Estate as well real as personal which it hath pleased God of his mercy to make me a disposer of I do give, devise, bequeath, settle, order and dispose of the same in manner and form following. That is to say, Imprimis, whereas I do owe and stand indebted by Bond unto my sonn-in-law Thomas Trotman Citizen and Haberdasher of London the sum of four hundred pounds now for and towards payment and satisfacion of the said summe of fower hundred pounds and all interest due, and to grow due and payable for the same. I give devise and bequeath all that my messuage, tenement or Inn with appurteneces called and known by the name or sign of the Ram, now in the occupacion of William Roberts or his assigns, situate in Tewkesbury aforesaid in the said county of Gloucester. And also all that piece or parcel of pasture ground thereunto belonging containing by estimation one acre be the same more or less, now in the occupacion of the Widow Collyer or her assignes situate lying and being in Oldbury field in the Borough of Tewkesbury aforesaid unto my said son in law Thomas Trotman his heirs and assigns forever. Item I give devise and bequeath all that my messuage or tenement with thappurtenences with the orchard garden and backside thereunto belonging and all my right of commonage now in the tenure or occupation of the Widow Profitt or her assignes situate lying and being in the Parish of Trinley alias Turley in the said County of Gloucester unto my sister Anne Tench to hold the same unto my said sister Anne Tench from the day of the death or decease of me, the said William Hatton unto the end and tenure of three years, and from and after then and expiration of the said tenure of three yeares I give, devise and bequeath my aforesaid messuage or tenement with the appurtenences with the orchard garden, backside and right of commonage thereunto belonging unto my grandson William Hatton his heirs and assigns forever. And as touching my personall Estate I dispose thereof as followeth. Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my son William Hatton all and every of my household goods which are remaining and being in the hands, custody or possession of Bartholomew Read and John Hall and of either of them in the said County of Gloucester. Item I give and bequeath unto my said grandsonn William Hatton tenn pounds to put him forth prentice. All the rest of my personal Estate I give, leave and bequeath unto my said sonn in law Thomas Trotman whom I make and ordain my full and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. And I do hereby revoke and make void all former Wills. In Witness whereof I, the said William Hatton have to this, my last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper with this present sheet to each sheet set my hand and seal the one and twenieth day of November Anno Dni 1677. And in the nine and twentieth year of the reign of our souveraign Lord King Charles the second over England &c William Hatton. Signed sealed, published, declared and delivered by the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament the day of the date hereof in the presence of Allen Love, George Savage, Edmo: Wynch, Sir Geo: Mastfield his servant

Probate granted to Thomas Trotman at London 20 February 1679/80