In the name of God amen The nine and twentith [sic] daie of December in the yeare of our lord god one thousand six hundred and eight and twenty I Richard Howsden of Hinxton in the countie of Cambridge being in perfect minde and memorie thankes be giuen to god, make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge vizt In primis I bequeath my sowle into the handes of allmightie god my blessed maker and redeemer by whose most precious blood I expect remission of all my sinnes and inheritance incorruptible amongst his most blessed saintes Item I will that my bodie be decentlie buried in the ~~parishe~~ [struck through] church yard of the parish of Hinxton aforesaid Item I giue vnto the poore of Hinxton six poundes to be distributed amongst them at ye discrecion of my Executrix vizt three poundes at or on the daie of my buriall, and the other three poundes within one yeare next after my decease Item I giue vnto Richard Howsden the sonne of my brother George Howsdene all those my landes and tenements whatsoeuer I haue lyinge and beinge within the boundes and feildes [sic] of much Halingbury in the countie of Essex to hold vnto him the said Richard his heires & assignes foreuer Item I giue vnto Anne Howsden my sister all those my Freehold landes and tenements whatsoeu[er] lyinge and being in Hinxto[n] to haue and to hold vnto her duringe her naturall life And after her decease, then all the said landes and tenements to remaine vnto the abouesaid Richard Howsden the sonne of my brother George and to the heires of the said Richard foreuer uppon condicion notwithstandige followinge That the said Anne and Richard, and the heires of the said Richard doe well and truly content and paie or cawse to be well and trulie contented and paid vnto Margarett Howsden one of the daughters of John Howsden of Hinxton, or to such person or persons as shall keepe and mantaine the said Margarett, for and towardes her maintenance of liuinge at or in the porch of the parishe church of Hinxton the some of Fiue poundes of lawfull englishe money in and vppon the Feast daie of St Michaell Tharchangell yearlie duringe her life But if the said su[m]me of Five poundes yearelie be vnpaid accordinglie Then my minde and will is that the said Margarett and such her freindes as shall keepe her shall haue and enioy the said landes and tenements to her vse duringe her naturall life And after her decease, then to remaine to the vse and behoofe of the said Anne and Richard, and the heries of the said Richard, foreuer Item I giue vnto the said Richard Howsden my brothers sonne all those my Customary or coppyhold [sic] landes & tenements, whatsoeuer I hold in Hinxton to be vnto him and his heires foreuer Provided nevertheles my will is, that the said Anne Howsden my sister shall haue hold and inioy all the profitts that shall yerely arrise and growe vppon the said coppyhold landes and tenements without the deniall or molestation of the said Richard his heires or assignes duringe her naturall life Item I giue vnto my brother George Howsden twentie poundes of lawfull englishe money to be paid within one whole yeare after my decease Item I giue vnto Richard Howsden the sonne of my brother George Howsden twenty poundes of the like lawfull money to be paid vnto him within one whole yeare after my decease Item I giue vnto the fower daughters of my brother George Howsden Fower score poundes of lawfull englishe money) [sic] to be deuided equallie betweene them and to be paid vnto them within one whole yeare after my decease, Item I giue vnto William Howsden the sonne of my brother George Howsden six hundred poundes of lawfull englishe money to be paid vnto him in manner and forme followinge vizt two hundred poundes within one yeare after my decease, other two hundred pounds within two whole yeares after my decease, and the other two hundred poundes within thre [sic] whole yeares after my decease in full payment of the six hundered poundes Item I giue vnto Robert Swan & Edward Swan the two sonnes of my sister Justice Swan twentie poundes of lawfull englishe money equally to be deuided Betweene them, to be paid vnto them within one whole yeare after my decease, ~~Item I giue vnto~~ [struck through] Item I giue vnto Mary Cooke the wife of Richard Cooke tenn poundes of lawfull english money to be paid vnto her within one whole yeare after my decease, Item I giue vnto Isabell, Anne and Joane three daughters of my sister Justice three poundes of lawfull english money to be paid vnto them by equall and even portions within one whole yeare after my decease Item I giue vnto Emm Gypes the wife of William Gypes twentie poundes of lawfull english money to be paid vnto her or her lawfull assignee within one whole yeare after my decease, Item I giue vnto John Howsden the sonne of Edward Howsden deceased those Fiftie poundes that he doe owe vnto me Item I giue vnto Thomas Ellis the sonne of my sister Valentine Ellis deceased three score poundes of lawfull english money to be paid vnto him within one whole yeare after my decease Item I giue vnto Katheren Ellis, Mary Ellis and Avis Ellis ye daughters of my sister Valentine aforesaid Six poundes of lawfull Englishe money to be deveded equallie amongst them within one whole yeare after my decease Item I giue vnto m Conawaie the minister of Hinxton twentie shillinges to be paid vnto him the daie of my buriall Item I giue vnto Elizabeth Romball Joane Starlinge Elizabeth Pacman and Mary Toftes my late servants Fower poundes of lawfull englishe money equallie to be deuided amongst them, and to be paid within one whole yeare after my decease The residue of all my goodes and chattels my debtts and funerall expenses discharged I whollie giue and bequeath vnto Anne Howsden my sister aforesaid whom I make and ordaine sole Executrix of this my last will and testament In witnes whereof I have setto my hand and seale the daie and yeare aboue written Richard Howsden in the p[re]sence of vs whose names are vnderwritten Edward Howsden John Howsden the marke of Michea? Onion John Howsden Jun Probatum fuit testamentum suprasriptum apud London coram venerabilis viro domino Henrico Marten milite Legum doctore Curia Prerogative Cant magro Custode sive Commissario ltime (?) constituto vicesimo die mensis Januarij anno domini iuxta ??? coputac[i]o[n]em ecclie Anglicana millesimo sexcentesimo vicesimo octavo Juramento Anne Howsden sororis et executris in eodem testamento nominat Cui commissa fuit administratio omnium et singulorum bonorum in ??? et creditorum dict defunct de bene et fideliter administrando eadem vigore Commissionis coram Johanne Conway clico ~~in ea parte als ??? ad sancta dei Evangeli~~ [struck through] iurat [in margin:] ad sancta dei Evangeli

Jug In the name of god Amen the twelf [sic] day of Julye 1642 and in the yeare of the Raygne of o[ur] Soueraigne Lorde Charle... by the grace of god of Englande Scotland Fraunce and Ireland kinge defendo[ur] of the fayth etc the Eighteene [sic] I John Howsden the elder of Hinxston in the Countie of Cambridge yeoman the vnprofytable servant of god weake in bodye but of whole mynde and good and p[er]fytt [sic] memorye the lord be praysed doe make and ordayne this my last Will and Testament in Manner & forme followinge vtterlye revokinge all former Wills heretofore by me made whatsoeuer Fyrst and most princypallie I Com[m]mende my Soule into the handes of Almightye god my maker trusting most assuredlye In by and through the death and most bytter passyon of his Sonne my Savio[ur] Jesus Christe to haue full pardon even the Remyssyon of all my Sinnes and offences And I Com[m]ende my bodye to ye earth wherof yt is made And as Concernynge all my Landes and Tennements [sic] goodes and Chattles [sic] whatsoeuer wherof and wherwith yt hath pleased god to make me Steward of herein this lyfe and vale of myserye this is my mynde will and devise Fyrst I geive will and bequeath vnto Alice my beloved wife my three half acres of errable land more or les [sic] with thapp[ur]tnauncs which I late purchased of one Mathew Markeris lyeng in the Feilde of greate Chesterford in the Countye of Essex And alsoe Fower acres and two twentye foote of Meadowground lyenge in the South meadow late Raymond and one half acre of errable lande lyenge nere Wittelsford Closes late Vownhams with their app[ur]tnauncs sett and beinge in the p[ar]ish and Feildes of Hinxston aforesayd in the sayd Countye of Cambredge to holde the same to her the sayd Alice my wife her heyres and assignies for ever Item I alsoe geive and bequeath vnto the sayd Alice my wife all other my landes and Tennements both Free and Copye whatsoeuer I haue within the Towne p[ar]ish and Feildes of Hinxston aforesayd in the sayd Countye of Cambridg with all ther App[ur]tnauncs to holde to her and her assignies for and duringe the Terme of her naturall lyfe The Remaynder therof after her decease as here followeth Item I geive and bequeath vnto Edward Howsden my eldest Sonne Tweluepence Item I geive and bequeath vnto John Howsden my second Sonne Twelupence Item I geive and bequeath vnto Richard Houwsden my Third Sonne and to his heyres for ever after the decease of my wife The Messuage or Tenement wherin I nowe dwell withall the howses orchard Crofte adioynynge and other the app[ur]tnauncs belonginge to the same together alsoe with Tenn Acres more or less of Copyholde lande and Eightene Acres more or less of Freelande with ther App[ur]nauncs late purchased of John Howsden Sonne of Will'm Howsden deceased sett lyenge and beinge in the Towne p[ar]ish and Feilds of Hinxston aforesayd in the sayd Countye of Cambridge Item I geive will and bequeath vnto Will'm Howsden my youngest Sonne and to his heyres for ever after the decease of my wife One Messuage or Ten[n]ement called Scotts wherin one Lawrance Whiskyn nowe dwelleth with the howses orchard Croft adioynynge and alsoe one Acre & a halfe of errable lande more or less belonginge to the same withall & every their App[ur]tnauncs together alsoe with Three Acres and a Twenty foote of errable lande more or less with thapp[ur]tenauncs' late Raymonds And alsoe a halfe yarde land conteyninge fyftene acres more or less with thapp[ur]tnauncs called Sloowes late Edward Howsdens my fathers lyenge in the Towne p[ar]ish and boundes of Hinxston aforesayd in the sayd Countie of Cambredge Item wheras ther is a suite dependinge in Chauncerye betweene Richard Howsden and Thomas Ellis deceased my kynsmen and me, for certayne money due as appeareth by a decree in the Courtof request dated the twelf of November 1640 and other subsequent orders in that Court made All which money and all my right tytle and interest in ??ind to the sayd money orders and suites I geive and bequeath wholly vnto Christopher Emmerson my Sonne in lawe and his assignies to his and their disposinge Item I geive and bequeath vnto Ann Emmerson my dawghter my best Milch Cowe which she will Choose Item I geive vnto Marye Booth my goddaughter and to my Three Servants every of them Tenn shillinges a peice Item I geive and bequeath vnto Amye Twynn Six powndes of lawfull english money to be payd her vppon request within one yere next after my decease The Resydew of all other my moveable Goodes and Chattles whatsoeuer vnbequeathed my debts beinge payd Legacyes performed and funerall Charges borne I geive and bequeath them whollye vnto the sayd Alice my beloved wife whome I make name and appoynte sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament not doubtinge but she will see the same in althinges p[er]formed accordinglye In witnes wherof I the sayd John Howsden haue herevnto sett my hande and Seale the daye and yeare aboue written John Housden Theise being witnesses Thomas Coop[er] John booth Ext jo Julij 1644 : p[er] executri??

xijo die Nouemb ...644 To the righte honnorable the Erles of Kent and Bullingbrooke and others Commissioners for the Great Seale of England Hales Humbly complayning shewethe vnto your hon:es your Orators Christopher Emm... of London Merchant and Alice Housden widdowe Executrixe of the last will and Testament of John Housden deceased That ... in Easter Terme 1634 the sayd Richard Housden and Thomas Ellis exhibited another Bill of complaynt into this honnorable Court against the sayd John Housden ... as Administrators of the goods and chattels of the sayd Anne Housden ... ...And the sayd Arbitrators do also Award Order and Judge That the sayd Richard Housden and Thomas Ellis theire executors administrators or assignes shall well and truly pay or cause to be payd by the sayd John Housden his executors or assignes the summe of one hundred and forty p... e...ing at or in the porche of the sayd Parrishe Churche of Hinxton in full discharge of the summe of three hundred pounds intended and directed to be given and payd by the privat Nuncupative Will of Richard Housden deceased And vppon payment & receipt of the sayd hundred & Forty pounds the sayd John Housden or his Asignes ... and Thomas Ellis or one of them out of the sayd hundred and for...nds the summe of Twenty pounds in full discharge and satisfacc[i]on of an obligac[i]on dated the sixt [sic] day of December in the thirteenthe yeare of King James wherin the sayd John Housden and Edward Housden his Father deceased were bound to the sayd Anne Housden deceased ... to the sayd Richard Housden to be cancelled and no suyte to be p[ro]sequ... thervppon at any tyme here after. And the sayd Arbitrators do also Order and Award that the sayd John Housden his executors or assignes shall not at any tyme hereafter clayme or demand by any suyte at the common Lawe, or in any Ecclesiasticall Courte or Court of Equitie a...y p[ar]te ... by reason of his being of kinred [sic] to the sayd Anne, ... ...Another suyte in the sayd Court of whitehall brought by the sayd John Housden as Gardian [sic] to his daughter Margarett synce deceased and Richard Housden sonne of the sayd John Housden against ...yd...ard... And a Tenement and Garden claymed by the sayd John Housdens sonne Richard And other suyts brought by the sayd Richard Housden and Thomas Ellis in the sayd Court of Whitehall against the sayd John Housden & your Oratrixe Alice to discover whether the sayd fortie pounds was not the p[ro]per money of the sayd Ann... ...hitehall against the sayd John Housden and your sayd Oratrix Alice to discover howe the sayd Richard Housden brother of the sayd Anne made a Will and devised fiftie pounds apeece to sixe of the sayd John Housdens Children w[hi]ch afterwards was put out of the Will and payd in his life tyme ... And Edward Housden Clerke the defts brother ... ...Order of the 26th of June 17o R It was ordered that the sayd then Complt Richard Housden should then stand & be committed to the prison of the Fleet for ... sayd conte.. of the F...et to take him into custodie accordingly And afterwards by an order of the 5th of November ...the sayd Thomas Ellis was latelie dead, and that Anne his daughter and wife of William Frisney was heire & Executrix to the sayd Thomas Ellis ... but the sayd Richard Housden William Frisney & his wife not p[er]forming the sayd Order the sayd Richard Housden was thervppon app[re]hended by the warden of the Fleet