In the name of God Amen the 27th day of July in the 19th year
of the reine of our sovereine lady Queene Elizabeth & in the year
of our lord God 1577 I John Stirry of Rewarden in the county of
Glocester being sick in body but thankes be unto God of good & sound
memory do make & ordeine this my last will & testament
in manner & forme folowing that is to say first I bequeth
my soulle to Almighty God my master & redemer & my body to be
buryeed within my parish & church of church now of Rewardene
Item I geve & bequeth unto poore mans box of Rewardene 2d
Item I geve & bequethe unto the reperatives? of the church of
Rewarden 21d / Item I geve & bequethe unto my eldest sonne
Harry Stirry one yock of oxe / Item my minde & will is that
all my lande & tenements be equally devyded betwene Alice
my wife, Harry Stirry my eldest sonne according to the forme and
---g---e(or d) and to all my detts payed & funerall expenses
pformed & discharged all the rest of my goods not geve &
unbequethed I do wholy geve & bequethe unto Anthony Stirry
my thirde sonne whom I do make my full & sole execet
-tor & I do appoint Harry Arndge? & James Irworth?
the Overseeres of this my last will & testament my detts
wch I do owe are thesse

first unto Harry Arndge XX1s
Item unto Rauffe Trewmartam? XVs
Item unto Richard Tirrer Vs
Item unto John Boults Xs
Item unto John Assoppe? XXd
Item unto Robart Shungletoy? 111s
Suna? Banks? 111-li XXd (£3 20d)

 

(John Stirrie, the founder of the Ruardean line, was born about 1515, place unknown. Buried 1 Aug 1577 Ruardean, Gloucestershire. Married Alice Bailie.)