To be buried in Laxfild churchyard. To my wife Jane my messuage in Stradbroke [Suffolk], for life, with remainder to John Punchyard, my brother-in-law, till John Punchyard, his son, my nephew and godson, be twenty-one. To Anne Borret, my wife's daughter, a joined "chest of Abell" [? abele]. To Susanna Borret, my wife's daughter. a joined chest. Residue, including a bond of £40 from my brother-in-law Jn. Punchyard. to my wife Jane. To my brother-in-law Jn. Punchyard £10 and three hundred oaken boards and the best trees of oak in my yard. To my wife Jane three handsaws, a "haggesawe" and other tools [named], oaken boards in the long shed, and other timber [described]. To my brother John Fiske oak and 'poople" boards, etc. To my brother Jeremie Fiske my sorrel colt, the residue of my tools belonging to my science, and the residue of timber. To my brother-in-law Thomas Borret, my black mare, three hundred oaken boards, and five combs of wheat, with the straw. To the poor of Laxfield 20s. Executrix: my wife Jane.
Proved January 26, 1590.
(Archdeaconry of Suffolk [Ipswich Probate Registry], book 33, fo.
256)
Published in the October 1932 issue of the Journal of the New England Historical Genealogical Society.
An inventory of goods belonging to William Fiske, made after his death, makes interesting reading for anyone interested in the social history of the period.