In the name of God Amen.
I Joseph Lee Sterry of London Dyer Doe make ordaine constitute and appoint this my last will and testament concerning that competent temporall estate wherewith it hath pleased God of his rich and free grace (by that silver hand, my tender and carefull mother) to blesse me with I give and bequeathe as follows But first I order and appoint that all my relations to whom I give any legacies above the sum of twenty pounds shall pay the interest thereof att six pounds per cent to my deare and honoured mother during her naturall life att every of the ffoure quarters in the yeare by just and equall proportions or otherwise as my said mother shall desire. I give and bequeath to my beloved sister Mrs Grace Suckley ffifty five pounds and tenn pounds to my cozen Rowland Hill and ffive pounds a piece to my cozens John and George and Ffrances Hill. I give and bequeath to my brother Webb one hundred pounds and one hundred pounds among my cozens share and share alike And twenty pounds to be laid out in a paire of silver candlesticks for my said brother and sister Webb moreover my will is that all the three hundred pounds given as above shall be paid to my brother Webb to be by him employed for his owne and their proffitts And alsoe that the said Mr Richard Webb shall pay or cause to be paid to Mrs Ffrances Webb his wife twelve pounds yearly during her naturall life att every of the ffoure quarters of the yeare by just and equall proportions And alsoe in all his allowances to her concerning their children and house or any other allowance he to allow her as much as if this twelve pounds had never hapned to her according to his promise to me in which I rest aforesaid. I give and bequeath to my Brother Mr Peter Sterry the sume of ffifty pounds and to my sister his wife tenn pounds And my two cozens Peter and Frances one hundred and thirty pounds apiece. But my will and desire is that the said two hundred and sixty pounds shall be paid into the hand of my Brother Webb to be by him employed the best way he can till my two cozens arrive att the age of 21 years And then my brother Webb to pay to each of my two cozens one hundred and thirty pounds with the interest or profitt thereof Alsoe if the said money being put out to use shall happen to be lost my Executor shall beare noe damage But the damage shall be borne equally by my two cozens Alsoe if one of my said cozens should dye before the age of 21 years then the whole money Principle and Interest shall be paid to my surviving cozens. I give to my honored uncle Mr N Sterry twenty pounds I give to my honored brother Mr Underwood ffifteen pounds I give to Mr Collins 40s to buy him a ring And 20s to Mr Mathew Hutton to buy him a Ring. I allow twenty pounds for my ffunerall charges and noe more. I give my silver watch and filligrew case and my guilt spoons to my honoured mother or during her life And afterward I give the spoons to my sister Webb and my watch to my Brother Webb. I give to Mrs White my true ffreind ffive pounds I give to Ann Mee 20s Ellinor Dawes 50s and Hanna my mothers maid 5ty a peece(?) and to Will: 15s. I doe hereby make ordaine constitute and appoint my honoured uncle Mr N: Sterry and my beloved brother Mr Richard Webb my sole executors of this my last will and testament. If after my debts legacies and ffunerall charges be paid there shall be any thing left my will is that it shall be divided in equall part betweene my sister Webb and my brother Sterry But his part is to be divided among his children share and share alike and deposited with the rest in my Bros Webb hand with the rest I give to my she cozen Birdsey twenty shillings. I give all my lynnen and wollen apparell that is fitt for them to my two cozens Peter and Ffrances the rest to the poor. I give all my Truncks, Desks, Books & Papers to my uncle Sterry and Brother Webb desiring my uncle to take and look over sll my ffathers Papers. I doe hereby revoke cancele and make void all other wills and testaments whatsoever. Witnes my hand and seale this twenty sixth day of May 1682. Joseph Lee Sterry. Signed sealed published and declared to be the last will and testament of Joseph Lee Sterry in the presence of Elinor Dawes, Hannah Leawood, Ann Mee

Probatum fuit testamentum suprascriptum apud London cum coram venerabili viro Domino Richardo Loyd militi legum doctore surragato venerabilis et egrigii viri domini Leolius Jenkins militis etiam et Legum Doctoris curia prerogativa cantnavsensis(?) magistri custodis sivi comisarii legitime constituti viresimo octavo die mensis Julii anno domini millesimo sexecutismmo octogesimo secundo iuramento Richardi Webb cuius executorum in huius dico testamento nominat cui commissa fuit administrato omnium et singulorum bonorum iurium et heditorum dicta(?) defuncta de vini et fideliter administrando ad scta dei evangelia iurato. Reservata potestate similile comissorum latcindo(?) Nathanieli Sterry alteri executo in dco testo ____ Cum venerit eadem petiturus etc

This will was proved at London before the Worshipful Richard Lloyd military Doctor of Laws surrogate of the venerable and distinguished Leolius Jenkins also military Doctor of Laws of the Prerogative Court lawfully constituted on the twenty eighth day of July in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred and eighty two by the oath of Richard Webb executor named in the said will to whom administration was granted of all and singular goods chattels and credits he having been first sworn duly to administer on the holy Gospel of God. Reserved probate relating to the testament to Nathaniel Sterry also executor named in the will.

[Joseph Lee Sterry was the son of Rev. Peter Sterry [1613-1672] on Ruadean Sterry line.]