Henry Bate (in printed calendar he is called ‘or Bath’) 29 May 1478. To each of the parish clerks 12d; to each of the Brotherhoods of Holy Trinity, St John the Baptist & St George 20d & to the Mass of Jesus 6s 8d. Agnes, Margarete, Joan & Marione my daughters each 20 marcs (£13.6.8) to their marriage. 
   Wife Agnes all my household things, 28 ewes & the half of my lands in the custody of Wm Clyve, 10 cows, one mare, two sprot-nets, 8 acres of corn growing at Nordlade & all oats & barley growing in Oxynlese at Langport.
   John, Thomas & George the sons of James Bate 20s/-; Juliane daughter of Andrew Bate 6/8; Agnes wife of John Parker my kinsman 6/8; John and William sons of Thos Bate junior 13/4; Margaret dau: of Simone Bate 6/8, & Margaret wife of John Clark of Rye 6/8. 
   To my daughters my best girdle with silver mounts that formerly belonged to John Bate my father, also another green girdle, but if my wife be with a son, he shall have the best girdle. Feoffees: Andrew Bate, John Breggys, John son of John Bate junior upon the Ripe and James Bate, & they to sell my messuages in which Laurence Hanson tailor now dwells & with the money buy a chalice value £5 for the church, & the residue of the money to buy one Crismatory for the church, to pray for my soul, parents & all the faithful departed. 
   To Richard Cowper a certain messuage with appurts in which the same Richard dwells. John Kempe 3 rods of land that formerly was Wm Makettys situated at Westbroke. Thomas Caneston? 3 acres of land. Thomas son of Andrew Bate to have & hold 2½ acres of land at Dajehnwall that formerly belonged to Sir Walter Moyle Knight.
   Wife Agnes for life my chief tenement with appurts (formerly Richard Fordys) one acre & a rod of land formerly belonging to Richard Glover, 2 acres of land late James Lucas’, one acre & a rod formerly Richard Burston’s, 10 acres late Wm Wanstall’s called the Rype, 10 acres formerly Robert Chambers. After death of wife Agnes the chief tenement to my boy, but if he die before 18 then at the death of Agnes my daughter Agnes to have the messuage formerly
   Thomas Brokye & to her heirs, but if she die under age then to the other children & if they all die under age then to my heirs. To each of my daughters 20 acres of land when of age, if they die then the 80 acres to that son if wife Agnes is pregnant. After the death of Agnes all remain to that son but if no son to my other daughters.
Prob. 8 August 1478. Vol 2 fol 392

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