In the name of god amen.  The 30th day of July for the year of our lord god 1500 twenty and seven I Richard Ballard of Romford in the parish of Hornchurch in the county of Essex being in good mind and memory make and ordain this my last will and testament first I bequeath my solar to almighty god he's blessed Mother Mary and to all the holy company of heaven my body to be buried in the church of Saint Edward in Romford.  Item I bequeath to the high altar of the said church of Saint Edward in Romford three shillings three pence I will that mine executors do <???> Among poor people at my burial four shillings and four pence and at my comitall £3.00 I will that mine executors do hire a priest at Stanford Rivers space of one whole year there to pray for my soul and all Christian souls. I bequeath to Agnes my daughter 100 pounds of lawful money of England to be delivered to her at the day of her marriage if she died or she be married I will my wife to expend the said sum mending highways near about Romford and in other deeds of charity. I bequeath to John Manning my best three kine the price of every kine <??> I bequeath to Elizabeth Pressingam my servant a kine the price <9s> I bequeath to Isobel Mychell my servant a kine the price <9s?> I bequeath to John Corthyn a kine price of <9s> I bequeath unto William Drewse a kine the price nine shillings I bequeath to John Nodder a kine the price nine shillings I bequeath to every one of the children of my brother Robert Ballard a horse the price of every horse nine shillings I bequeath to every one of the children of John Polford that he had by my sister a horse the price of every horse nine shillings I bequeath to Agnes Trovy a horse the price nine shillings I bequeath to Marion Trovy a horse the price nine shillings I bequeath to every one of the children of William Bett which he had by my sister a horse the price of every horse nine shillings I bequeath to every one of the daughters of John Alyn the horse and the price of every horse nine shillings I bequeath to every one of the children of Thomas Dyche he had by my sister a horse price of every horse nine shillings I bequeath to every one of my god children which by now living a lamb price of every lamb 12 pence the residue of my goods moveable unbequeathed I'd give and bequeathed to Margaret my wife two years to her own effect as she shall think best to God is pleased.  I make and ordain mine executors my brother Robert Ballard John Colford and John Stokker to perform a of this my present will and every one of them to have for their labours 20 shillings.  So I make and ordain Mistress Margaret Cooke my overseer to see this my present will performed.  This witnesseth by Richard Woodhey; William Talbot; John Alyn with others.

This is the will of that I the said Richard Ballard to make of my houses and tenements lands pastures and Meadows lying within the county of Essex firstly I give and bequeath my house in Romford that the glovers dwellith in with thappurtenances for a yerely obit to be kept for me and my friends in the church of Saint Edward in romford in the which obit I will let them be expended every year three shillings and fourpence and the residue of the rent of the said house I will it be <???> in reparation of the <prime> house.  Also I give and bequeath my house in Romford with thappurtenances which which Lawrence the simple dwellers in to them ending of highways near about romford in the which am ending I will the whole yearly rent be expended <???> <???> of the whole <???>.  I will have their B3 shillings preserved every year for the reparation of the same house And the other <2s> it will the churchwardens of Romford have that is <???> for them every year 12 pence for I will that the churchwardens of Romford <???> for the time being shall let the said two houses and so of the said two houses by them so letten shall receive the rent and keep mine obit above aforesaid observed and in like manner of the amending of the highways and in reparation of the said two houses kept.  And if the said to houses shall not need yearly in <R???> <af????> I have reserved for preparation I will add it to be kept in the church wardens hands and delivered from churchwarden to churchwarden till such time as it shall be in the default be expanded on the same houses.  I give her and bequeath my own house with the appurtenances lying in Har Street parish of Stanford Rivers to the gilding of one of the tabernacle is in the church of Stanford Rivers the witch house I will my executors to sell and the money of the said house gilt one of the said tabernacles as in before expressed And with the overplus if any BI will my executors to amend a plough called Smythes Plough.  I give and bequeath to Margaret my wife my tenement called Mychells with Meadows and pastures and their appurtenances and my tenement which Payne that dwelleth in with Meadows pastures and their appurtenances during her life I give and bequeath to Agnes my daughter after the deceased of my wife my tenement called Mitchell's with Meadows pastures and there appurtenances and my tenement that Payne dwelleth in with Meadows pastures and their appurtenances to her and her heirs of the body lawfully be gotten.  And if she die without heirs of her body lawfully begotten then I will that my tenement which Payne dwelleth in do remain to the next heir of me the said Richard Ballard.  And my tenement called Mitchell's I will the yearly rent of it be expanded in amending of highways now about the same <?????> The space of <12> years. And after the <12th> year be expended I will it remain to the next heirs of me the said Richard Ballard.  I give and bequeath to Joan Trovy my wife daughter after the decease of my wife my tenement lying at Stanford Heath with meadows and pastures and their appurtenances during her life and after her deceased I will Joan Trovy her daughter have it to her and to her heirs. I give and bequeath to William Ballard the younger my tenement called Craffes with meadows pastures and their appurtenances. I give and bequeath to John Alyn of Abridge my house with the appurtenances called <Spurres> which Scarlet dwelleth in during his life and after his decease I will remain to Thomas Alyn & ___ Alyn his two sons equally to be divided between them <???> And so to the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten and if one of them die without heirs of his body lawfully begotten I will it remain to the other and to his heirs and if they both die without heirs of their body lawfully be gotten then I will it remain to the next heirs of me the said Richard Ballard moreover I will that the said John Alyn of Abridge or any of his two sons anywise shall not put forthe the said Scarlet of the house during his life nor <???> him of no more rent but as he hath paid in times past.

Probate granted in London October 1527 to John Coleford and John Stocker executors.