In the name of God Amen I Elizabeth Turney of Laighton Bussard in the County of Bedds widow the relict of William Turney late of Laighton aforesaid gent deceased being aged and weake in body but of sound and pfect memory praised bee Allmightie god therefore and knoweing the certaintie of Death and considering the uncertentie of the tyme thereof And for the better avoiding of the temporall cares of the world when it shall please God of his mercie to call me thence And for the disposeinge of that small talent wch god of his mercie hath lent me Revokeinge all former willes I make and ordayne this my psent last will and testament in manner and forme following (that is to say) ffirst and principally I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of Allmightie god my maker and of his sonne Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and redeemer trusting only thorow his pcious Death and meritts to obtayne life eternall And my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be Decently buryed att the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named And concerning my temporall estate I dispose as followeth Item I give unto the poorer Inhabitants of the towne of Eaton Bray in the Countie of Bedds the sume of fforty shillings to be paid unto them within one month next after my decease Item I give unto John Crossley the sume of Twentie shillings to be paid within one moneth after my Decease Item I give unto my kinswoman Elizabeth Bennett the wife of John Bennett my best Coverlid Item I give to a Minister to preach my funerall Sermon ten shillings Item I give unto Six bearers nine shillings wch is eighteen pance apiece Item I desire my Executrix that she shall disburse to the value of Six Pounds the Day of my burial for my funerall expences wch I doe dispose of to be expended for that purpose All the rest of my goods and Chattells whatsoever my debts and legacyes being paid and pformed and funeral expences discharged I give and bequeath unto my constant and long acquainted freind Mrs Ann Sclater widow whome I make sole executrix of this my Psent last will and testament to see my debts and legacies paid and pformed my funerall Expences discharged and my body decently brought to the Earth In Witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this Six and twentieth day of May in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand six hundred ffiftie and seaven And declared this my last will and Testament ///Elizabeth Turney/// declared in the presence of John Lapworth///William Lapworth///     Proved at London 12 August 1657   PCC Prob11/266