In the name of god Amen. I Adrian Ballard Citizen and Skinner of London being somewhat sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory praised be God therefore doe revoke all former wills and testaments by me heretofore made and make this my present last will and testament in writing in manner and form following. That is to say First and principally I commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be buried in decent and Christian manner at the discretion of my executor hereunder named hoping and verily believing that at the great and general day of judgement the same <my> body shall by the <????> of the lord Christ be raised again and be <reunited> to my soul, And that then I may go unto the host of God <?????> and servants <????> by the only merits of our Lord Jesus my Saviour <???> <????> confirmation of this <??> both in soul and body <???> Kingdom of Heaven forever, And concerning that portion of temporal Estate that the Lord in mercy hath first <?????> unto me I dispose thereof as followeth, viz. I give and bequeath as several tokens of my love the several following legacies namely to my two brothers in lawe John Lambert and Edward Lambert to my two sisters Katherine Bickerstaffe and Katherine Cooper and to my cousin Elizabeth Bayley wife of my cousin Theophilus Bayley and to my <dearest> friend Mr Thomas Collins to every of them twenty shillings apiece in money to make them rings to wear in remembrance of me and to my cousin Mary Bayley daughter of my said cousins Theophilus and Elizabeth I bequeath ten shillings in money. Item I give and bequeath to the Minister and Churchwardens of Ratcliffe upon Trent in the county of Nottinghamshire[v] for the relief of the poor of the said town three pounds in money, And to the Minister and Churchwardens of the parish of Christchurch London for the relief of the poor there the like sum of three pounds. Item I bequeath to the parsons of Ludgate and the Two Compters of London fifteen shillings apiece in money <only> for the releasing or relieving of poor persons in those two prisons and my executor and overseers undernamed shall think fitting. The rest and surplus of all and singular my goods chattels and debts whatsoever after that the debts paid I wholly give and bequeath to my welbeloved son John Ballard whom I make and ordain the sole executor of this my last will and testament. And I desire and <???> unto my loving friend the said Theophilus Bayley my cousin and Mr Thomas Haynes to be the Overseers thereof <???????> them so <f???> as they may, which I know they will to be minding and assisting unto my said executor in the execution of this my will And for <these> pains to be taken therein and as tokens of <??????> I bequeath unto either of them <fourtie> shillings in money to make them rings, And my will is that every of my <said legacies> shalbe paid within one year next after my death, In witness whereof I the said Adrian Ballard have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal dated the nine and twentieth day of August Anno Domini one thousand six hundred and fourtie And in the sixteenth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord Charles by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith by me Adrian Ballard Signed Sealed Published and Acknowledged by the Testator for his last will and testament on the <???> of the date hereof in the presence of John Ballard and John Haynes.

Probatum fuit testamentum … probate granted in London on 24 September 1640 to John Ballard son of the deceased.

 The Calendar of wills for the PCC provides the additional information that Adrian was of Mortlake in London.