Dated 26 Nov 1576, Proved 25 Jan 1576/77   In the name of god amen the sixe and twentithe daye of the Monethe of November in the Yeare of or lord god a Thousande fyve hundreth Seaventie sixe I John Black of Plaineffeld in the diocese of Bathe and Welles being of whole mynde and of good and perfecte remembrance laude and prayse be vnto almightie god do make and ordaine this my Testament [containing?] my last will in manner and forme followinge That is to say ffirst I comende my Sowle vnto almightie god my maker and Redemer surelie trustinge to be pourged [purged] from my synnes and to obtain eternall lyef onelie by ffaithe for the deathe and Merite of or Savior Jhus Christ And I will my bodye to be buried in the chancell of overstowey As touchinge my temporall gooddes Inprims I gyve and bequeathe vnto St Andrew his Church at Wells twelue pence Item I gyve and bequeath vnto the poore of overstowey tenne Shillinges.  Item I gyve and bequeath to the poore of Nether Stowaye tenne Shillinges Item I gyve and bequeath to the poore of Spraxton tenne Shillinges Item I gyve bequeathe and Assigne vnto Humfrey Black my eldest sonne and to his heires for ever All those Teneme[n]ts followinge scituate and lyinge in Plainffeld in the parisshe of overstoweye in the Countie of Sondsett [Somerset] Namelie the Tenemets wch are in the tenure or occupacion of Stywoll Artur Richarde Morley Henrie Croker Richarde Luker John Hunniball and John Pynd And also I gyve and bequeath vnto the saide Humfrey my sonne and to his heires for ever all that my lande wrh lyethe in the Parissh of Athoult, nowe in the tenure of Humfrey Luker To haue and to holde all the prmisses [premises] in free Socage of the Manor of Estgrenewiche Item I gyve bequeathe and Assigne vnto William Blacke my sonne and to his heyres for ever All my Lande wch is scituating lying and being wthin the parrisshe of Busshops lydiarde in the Countie aforsaide at Busshops Woode Busshops downe or elswhere in the saide parrisshe Also I gyve bequeathe and Assigne vnto the saide William my sonne and to his heires for evr one Tente [tenement] scituate lying and being in plaineffylde aforsaide nowe in the tenure and occupacion of Robert Jenckins or his Assignes  Also I gyve bequeathe and Assigne vnto the saide William my sonne and to his heires for ever all my lande in Padnall & wthin the Parrisshe of Spaxton in the Countie aforsaide nowe in the tenure and occupacion of John Burnall  To haue and to holde all and singular the prmisses in free Socage of the Mannr of Eastgrenewiche Item I gyve bequeathe and Assigne vnto Richarde Blacke my sonne and to his heires for ever All my Lande scituatinge lying and beinge in Wurstin in the parrisshe of Burnand in the County aforesaide late in the tenure and occupacon of Nicholas Sheperd but nowe in the tenure of one Smithes of the widdow Everette children  To haue and to holde all the prmisses in ffree Socage of the Mannor of Eastgrenewiche Item I gyve bequeath and Assigne vnto Johan my wieff and to Richarde my sonne ioyntelie [jointly] duringe my wyffs naturall lief All that my State tytes rytes [rights] and interest whiche I haue in the Rectorie or personage of Overstoway wth all and singuler thappurtenances [emolinets?] profitts and comodities thereof And I will and my mynde is that all and singuler the premisses Doo remayne vnto Richarde my sonne after the deceasse of the saide Johan my wieff vnto the wch Richarde by these psentes [presents] I assigne the premisses in manner above written Item I gyve and bequeath vnto Humfrey my sonne fowre oxen the best wch shall remayne after the heriatts[?] be chosen And I gyve and bequeathe vnto the saide Humfrye all my plough geare one of my siluer Saltsellers wth a Cover my second best ffetherbedd performed wth the furniture therto belonginge and also the Bedstede twoo bedds standinge over the hall performed with the Bedstedds also Sixe Calves of the last yeares fall and six siluer Spoones the second best Item I gyve & bequeathe vnto Alice Richardes my Daughter tenne shillinges and to everie of her Children sixe shillinges eight pence Item I gyve and bequeathe vnto Anne Saunders my Daughter tenne Shillinges Item I gyve and bequeathe vnto Isabell Bellick my Daughter tenne shillinges and to her sonne tenne shillinges  Item I gyve and bequeathe vnto everie one of my Godchildren twelue pence All my other gooddes Cattells and Debtes not gyven or bequeathed my debtes paide legacies satisfied and ffunerall expense accomplisshed I gyve and bequeathe vnto Johan my Wieff Willia my sonne and to Richarde my sonne whiche Joha William and Richarde I make ordeyne my Executors ioyntlie [jointly] to pay my debtes and to Receyve my Debtes And I Constitute and Appointe the righte Worshipfull Mr Thoms Mallott Esquire Roberte Black and Robert Zellick overseers vnto Whom my humble and ernest suite is that they will see this my Testament performed accordinge to my true purporte and meaninge And I Will that my Gooddes gyven and bequeathed vnto my Executoures be equallie devided amongest them by Robert Blacke and Robert Zellick whom I beseche to take suche order wth thadvise of Mr Mallott as that thinge may be indifferentlie handledwth quietnes ?? Samuell Mercer Robert Bocking Ottywell Artur and Richard Black Robert Black Thoms Black Humfrie William and Richard Black   Probatum fuit testamentu huiod coram Magro Willmo Drewrie doctore Curie Prerogatiue Cantuaren Comissarie apud London vicesimo quinto die mense Januarii Anno diu mxta Computaconom ecclie Auglicano Willmo Quingen? Septuagesimo sexto Juramento Edwardi Orwell Notarij publici Procuris Johanne Retce et Executricis etc? Cui comissa fuit Adminstraco etc? Debene ?? arde ?pleno et fidel? Jurentario Nemon de plano et vero Computo ?? Jurat Res?nata ptate ?? Cotoris Executoribus cn benerit ?? comissem?