In the name of god amen the x^th day of Dyssember in the ix^th yere of the Rayne of our sovryne Lady quene Elyzabethe & in anno 1566 I Thomas Balard of the paryshe of Hayern hyll in the countie of Kente make this my last will and testamente in the manner & forme as here after followeth firste I bequethe my solle to Almyty god and my body to be berryd in the churchyard of Haynernhyll.  Item I will to be given at my berryall to the poor of the same paryshe v^s.  Item  I give unto Alce Parkar my kynswoman my house at Downyngegrome (deletions...................................................) with all the lande there to belong to her and the hayres of her body lawfully begotten and if it shall fortune the same also to dye without hayres of her lawfully begotten then I wyll the same house and lande unto Denys Marchant my syster & to her hayres.  Item  I give unto Richard (Bover) a fether bed a coverlet a blanket a payre of shete a testar and the (hed) clothe to the same.  Item  I give unto (Joseph) (Bover) a mattres and a payre of shete my pewter platters and a candellstyke and a brase pote.  Item  I give unto Anne Parkar a cow.  Item  I give unto my syster Anne Champnet xs Item  I give unto my brother Steven Parkar x^s ?^d upon the condytion he shall (delyver) unto Alce Parkar my kynswoman all of the evedence (and Parkar) in the ... to my house at Downynge grome.  Item  I give unto (Mathen Helar) my dublyt of whyte fustyan and a shyrte.  Item  I give un to Robert Carter my beste robe. Item  I give unto ?William) Castelon a (...set) cote and a payre of hose.  Item  I give unto Richard Castelon a bed curtyn & a hoseclothe of whyte. Item  I give unto Alce (Clyttenn) a new coverlyt that is in my cheste vj pewter spones.  Item  I give unto my goddowter Elizabeth Snode viij^s to be payde (on) the day of mariage or else at xviij years (of age) & in the (monst....) I wyll it be ..... increse to the ......... the sayde Elizabeth Snode by myne Executors. Item  I give unto (Tho)mas Snode iij^s iiij^d and the one halfe of my (tolli..) and the other halfe unto Robert Carter.  The rest of all my goods I will unto Robert Castolen and unto Richard (Hellarhorn) I make myne Executors in witness here

Walter (Boltern) Robert Carter

 Probate 1567