I William Sterry of Bristoll in England Marriner now in Boston in New England being sick and weake in body but sound in my understanding doe make this my last Will and Testament in manner following ~ Imprimis I bequeath my soule into the hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth decently to be interred And as to what worldly estate I shall leave behind me at the time of my decease I give and bequeath the same unto my beloved wife Charity Sterry (my funerall expenses and other charges in my sicknesse being first paid out of it) And I doe hereby constitute my much respected friend Mr Adam Winthrop to be executor of this my last Will and Testament In witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the one and thirtyeth day of August Anno Dni One thousand six hundred and eighty foure. Willm Sterrey. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us William Colman, Thomas Kemble.

Vicesimo sexto die mensis Octobris Anno Dni millimo sexcenmo octogemo quinto emt(?) como. egidis(?) Merricke creditori pricipali Guilholmi Sterry imper(?) civitatis Bristoll sed apud Boston in Novo Englia in partibus transman(?) deft haben xr Ad Admstrsand bona jura et credita dicti defuncti juxta cenorem et ofcius(?) testamenti ipsius defuncti de bone et fideliter admistrand ead ad sancta dei evangelia __ore conims(?) iurati adamo Winthropp Executore nominato in testamento dicti defuncti apud Boston pried nominato necnon Charitate Sterry Petra et Universali Legataria in testamento dicti defuncti nomint ex presse rommciancibus prout ex actis turne liquor et apparet

On the twenty sixth day of October 1685 .... William Sterry citizen of Bristol but resident of Boston New England administration of goods chattels and credits .... was constituted by the oath of Adam Winthrop executor named in the said Will resident of Boston sworn to adminster before the holy angels of God named besides Charity Sterry in the above Will ....

[William Sterry 1637-1685 is the son of James, Sailmaker of Bristol and Grace Sterry on the Ruardean Sterry line.]