In the name of God Amen The fourth daie of november in the yeare of our Lord god 1626 I Henry Voice of Horsham in the county of Sussex glover (Grocer?), beinge sicke in body but of perfect memory Thankes be given to All mightie God doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme following

First I comend my soule into the mercifull hands of Allmightie God hopeing of free remission of all my synnes in and by the pretious death of Jesus Christ the alone saviour of mankinde And my bodie to the earth to expect the ioyfull resurrection

Item I give to the poore of the parrish of Horsham the some of twentie syhillings to be distributed by my Executor at the time of my buriall

Item I give and bequeath to Bryan Voice my eldest sonne and to his heires forever my house wherein I nowe dwell with the garden and backside thereunto adioyninge as it is nowe devided and the barne and stable parcell of the tenement wch I bought of Mr Brewer neere the backe lane, and the feyld or meadowe called Salters wch I bought of Mr Sharpe, and tenn pounds of money, wch tenn pounds I will that my Executor hereafter named shall paie unto him at his age of one and twentie yeares

Item I give and bequeath to my sonne Henry Voice and his heires the land at Horsham hill wch I bought of James Voice, and tenn pounds in money wch tenn pounds I will that my Executor paie to him at his age of one and twentie yeares

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne Voice, and to her heires forever the two crofts wch I purchased one of them of Mr Ravenscroft, and the other of Mr Puttocke lyinge on the northside of the burrough of Horsham, and tenn pounds in money to be paid her at the time of her marrige, or age of one and twenty yeares wch shall first happen

Item I give and bequeath to my two youngest daughters Mary and Jane the house and garden in the Scarfax wch I bought of Richard Patchinge, and the feild or meadowe parcell of wildgoose, wch I bough of Thomas Ellis To have and to hold to my said two daughters and their heres forever

Item I give and bequeath to Anne my wife duringe her life the house and garden and backside nowe in the occupacon of Richard Coxe uppon condicon that she shall demannd nor take noe dower or thirds of the two crofts wch I have before given to my daughter Anne And after the death of my said wife or such time as she shall demannd dower or thirds out of the said two crofts Then I give and bequeath the said house and gardaine and backside to my sonne Robert and his herires untill such time as the Coppihold in Southwater wch is now my ffathers shall descend or come to him the said Robert and his heires And from and after such time as the said Coppihold shall descend or come to him the said Robert

Then I give and bequeath the said house garden and backside to my said sonne Bryan and his heires forever

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth the wife of Henrie Worffold the some of tenn pounds to be paid within six monethes after my decease

Item I give and bequeath to my said two daughters Mary and Jane each of them twenty nobles a peece to be paid to them at their severall ages of eighteene yeares, or at the marriages wch shall first happen

Item I give and bequeath to my said sonne Robert tenn pounds to bee paid him at his age of one and twentie yeares And my will and meanninge is that if either or any of my said children shall happen to die before their said porcons shallbe paid them Then the porcon of such of them as soe shall die shallbe equally devided amongst all the survivors of them Item I give and bequeath to my said sonne Bryan the bedstedle featherbedd boulster and all the furniture thereunto belonging wch is now in the Chamber over the kitchen, and all my workinge tooles and one paire of sheets and six silver spoones. Item I give and bequeath to my said daughter Anne two paire of sheets

All the rest of my goods Chattells and houshold stuffe wares and leather I give and bequeath to my loveinge wife Anne Voice, and her I make my full and whole Executrix, and she to keepe and maintaine all my children untill their porcons shalbe paid, or that they shalbe well able to maintain themselves

And I desire my brothers in lawe Thomas Sheppard, and William Best to bee the Overseers of this my will to assiste and direct my said Executrix and children about the execution of this my will In wittness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand and seale the daie and yeare above written in the presence of the wittnesses hereunder named: Henry Voice:

Witnesses hereunto Tho: Sheppard, Richard White, Joshua Allen Nic. Sheppard

~ ~ ~ memorandum that my sonne in law Henry Worfold is to have and enioye the field parcell of wildgoose for fower years from michallmas laste without payinge of any rent, for that I promised him he should enioye it so longe in part of his wives porcon:

Probatum dated 1st February 1626