My soul to "god my maker, Jhesus Christe my Savior and to the holye ghoste my sanctifier trusting to have full pardon and forgyvenes of all my synnes by the merightes of Jhesus Christe". To my daughter Gelyon Aldus a feather bed, etc. To my daughter Margaret Bancrofte 40s. To my daughter Agnes Borowghe a milch cow and 20s. Residuary legatee and executrix: my daughter Mary. Witnesses: William Rycord, minister, the writer hereof, Robarte Fyske, and William Fyske.
Codicil, dated January 2, 1578/9. To Elizabeth Wood, the lame wench in this parish, 20d. To Peter Wells 10d. To Robt. Kempe 10d. To "the afflicted for Christes his sake" 10s. To every grandchild of mine 20d. To "borowghes children" 40d. each. Witnesses: John Lauraunce, Robt. Fiske, Geofferye Fyske, William Rycorde.
Proved January 30, 1578/9 by Mary Fiske,
the executrix.
(Archdeaconry
of Suffolk [Ipswich Probate Registry], book 27, fo. 129)
Published in the October 1932 issue of the Journal of the New England Historical Genealogical Society.