In the name of God Amen.  The Three and Twentieth Daye of Maye Anno Dmi 1638.  I Richard Slocombe of the parish of St. Decumans’ in the county of Somersett yeoman being weake in body but thanks be to God of good and perfect memorie doe make my last will & Testament in manner & forme following  Impremis  I doe bequeath my Soule to Almightie God And my body to a christian burrall.  Item I doe give to my wife Dorothie All the corne that is growne on her owne ground And alsoe making her brasse & pewter as good as it was when I marryed which shee brought unto me.  Alsoe the litle silver spoons which I doe usually eate meate with all.  Item I doe give to my sonne Thomas Slocombe my Breweing Furnace my Sider presse, the Amory, which is in the Kitchinge in which hee doe now dwell and my bedde which are in the chamber which he doth now lye in with the second best Bedstead in the same chamber and my long Table board & the Frame & twoe formes belonging thereto standinge in my parlor And my cubbord & bedstead which stande in the said parlor  Item I give to my Sonne Andrew Slocombe two of my greatest silver spoones my best brasse pan which I doe usually haule milke in for creame  Item I doe give to my daughter one of the same sorte of my brasse milk panns namely to Joane Bickham  Item I doe give to my daughter Mary Slocomb Fourty shillings yearely during the lives of my Sonne Andrew & my sone Hugh Slocomb if shee doe soe long live To bee payd her out of the Three pieces of ground called Tux with the plott of ground by the waterside  Alsoe I doe give her my silver boule  I doe give to my Sonne Hugh Slocomb the said Three pieces of ground with the plott (except the said fourtie shillings which my daughter Marie must have yearely out of the same) And hee payeing the Lande Rent which is Six shillings eight pence per Annum  Item I doe give to my sonne Hughe Slocombe Three silver spoones out of my second best half dozen And alsoe my Bed & Bedstead with such clothes & furniture so belongeth thereto being in the best laste with the litle board which standed in the same chamber And alsoe twoe platters twoe poddingers & twoe sarveers  Item I give to my sonne Humfry Slocombe all the Kings Land which I doe hold within the parish of St Decumans (except the litle [pannecke ?] which lyeth by the routt as wee goe to Watchett payinge unto ye Soverigne Lord the King the rent due unto him  Alsoe I give him three silver spoones being the other three of second best halfe dozen  Also the Bed with the bolster & coverlett & all other furniture to the same wherein I doe usually lye on and with the best Bedsted being in the Kitchinge chamber which Thomas Slocombe lives in and the little square board in the parlor.  Item I doe give to my sonne John Slocombe if hee happen to live after the death of my sonne Thomas Slocombe & Thomazine his now wife the house & Tenement in which I doe now dwell duringe the naturall lives of my sonnes John & Humphry And if hee shall live to enioy it  My will is that he shall give unto George Slocombe the sonne of Thomas Slocombe five pounds if hee be then living  And to Richard Slocombe the sonne of Thomas Slocombe Twentie shillings and Thomas Slocombe the sonne of Thomas Slocombe Twenty shillings if they be then living  And Joane Slocombe & Jane Slocombe the daughters of my sonne Thomas Slocombe Twenty shillings apeece if they be then living to be payd them within one whole yere next after hee shall possesse & enioy it.  My sonne Andrew Slocombe hath now three sonnes & three daughters whosoever of them are living when my sone John doe enioy the said Tenement That he shall give to every of them then living Five shillings apeece to be payd in like manner  And alsoe he shall pay unto Aldread Bickhams children & Joanes his now wife being then living Twelve pence apeece to be payd in one yeare as aforesaid Provided that if it happen my sonne John doe dye & shall leave the said Tenement to another that whosoever shall enioy it shalbe unsevereable for the Legacyes before given out of the same  Moreover I doe give to my sonne John Slocombe the litle [pannecke ?] called by the name of Septane meadowe lyeing for one Rod of ground being more or lesse paying six pence the yeares rent to ye Soverraign Lord the King  Alsoe I doe give him all my shopp tooles namely sheeres & handells & _______ & all other tooles there belonging to his trade  And alsoe my Parke standinge in ye close called the Park Close.  Item I doe give towarde the maintenance of the parish church of St Decumans Twelve pence  All the residue of my goods moveable & immoveable my debts & Legacies payd & funerall expenses orderly performed I doe give to my sonne John Slocomb & my daughter Marie Slocombe whome I doe make joint Executors of this last will and Testament  In wittness hereof I have sett my hand and seale the day & yeare first within written  Memorand  I doe appoint and ordaine my trusty & welbeloved frende Silvester Lewes and Aldred Bickham to be my overseers  Richard Slocombe Testeme  Johanne Strangg   Signum Joanne Luckus  Memorand Debtes due to mee Gabirell V___lake of Chimley in the county of Devon oweth mee Threefoure & tenn pounds  John Day of Old Cleeve oweth mee upon specialty Twenty poundes and his hand to my books for fortie pounde & somewhat more.  My sonne Thomas Slocombe oweth mee for the rent of Silvester Bickhams meadow Twentie pounds  When my sonne Thomas Slocombe bought my plow hee borrowed of mee and promisinge to make it to mee as good as hee found it from mee Namely One Wayne a paire of Whales One Butt and a paire of wheeles Twoe [sewells ?]  twoe sheeres twoe coulters belonginge thereto Three yokes & knives belonging unto them Three Iron chaynes & one paire of dray & _____  Coward Kutcham late of Bristol oweth mee upon specialty Twenty pounds.