William Cheryton borne in the parrishe of Cheryton in Warwickshire & nowe enhabyting in the parrishe of Lydde in Kent, being in good helth etc 16 January (1544?). My soule to Almightie God & my bodye to xpen????? buriall and for the discharge of my soule agenst God because that I being a mortall man and have soulde certeyne landes in Warwickshire to the yerely vallue of eight pounds & tenne shillings of right belonging to one John Cheryton of the parishe of Hemyocke in Devonshire & with the money I have purchased of Sr Edwarde Boughton knighte certeyne lands & tenements in the saide parrishe of Lydd & thereabouts. Therefore I the saide Wm Cheryton by this my last will & testament of myn owen handewryting doo make & ordeyne John Cheryton, citezen & marchaunte of the Cytie of Exeter in Devonshire sonne & heire of the above named John Cheryton of Hemyocke my sole executor to have all my forsaide purchased landes & tenements for ever, excepte my howse wherein I now dwell wt a cottage in Lydde the whiche I gave unto Ellen my wiffe before the making hereof. 
Also I geve to the vicar of the parishe churche of Lydde for all forgotten tithes 20d. An honest preste to pray for my soule & Stevn Cheryton my father & mother & all xpen????? soules to kepe there foure solempne dyridges att foure soundry tymes and at every dyrige the Curat & 6 pristes, giving to the Curat every tyme 12d & to every other prist 8d, & to the Clarke & Sexten at my executors discretion according to the custome & to the parrishe for theire ornaments & for their bells & for theire foure dyeriges 20s and to all the pore people that ys in the parishe of Lydde a half penny loke (sic) or a halfepenny in monye they comying to the saide dyridges & masses to pray for the saide soules. 
Resydue to be equally devyded & my wiffe Ellyn to have the moytie thereof & the other for my soule & all xpen????? soules. The 16 Januarye that I wrott the will & it was not seeled & my name written till was the 12^th of Marche Anno RR Henrici octavi XXXIIII to & then I took it to kepe to Thomas More in the fins of John Cycell, John Rosse, Wm Ap Rice & I desired the same Thomas that if that he harde that I were departed out of this worlde than then he shoulde delyver yt to the undernamed John Cheryton of Exeter myne execatour. By me William Cheryton.
Proved 11 Nov 1546 by John Cheryton executor. Sentence 26 June 1548 (1 Edward VI) in cause between John Cheryton executor & Margaret Watts, sister of the deceased. [PCC 19 Alen]

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