In the name of God. Amen. I Daniell Ballard of the parish of St. Clemet's Danes in the county of Midd. Cittizen and draper of London being weake and pained in body but of sound and perfect mynd and memory praised be god therefore revoking all former wills and testaments by me heretofore made doe make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following viz I comend my soule into the hands of Almightie god my Creator and of Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and Redeemer by whose only merrits death and passion my hope and trust is notwithstandinge my unworthiness I shall be saved.

And my bodie to the earth to be buried in the middle isle of the parish church of St.Clements aforesaid as neere to the bodie of my late deceased wife Anne Ballard as conveniently may bee and in decent and Christian manner in and about which my buriall my will and mynd is that there shall be expended the soms of one hundred pounds in money or more if my executors undernamed shall in their discretion soe thinke fitt. And as touchinge my coppie hold lands which through gods mercie I did heretofore purchase lyinge and beinge in the parishes of Barnes and Horton in the countie of Surry. The which with the surrenders thereof and admittance thereunto did cost me six hundred and threescore pounds of lawfull money of England att the last. And which I have before the last of the date hereof surrendered to the use of my last will accordinge to the custom of the Generall mannors whereof they are holden. My will and mynd now is And I doe give devise and bequeath all those my coppie hold lands with the appurtenances lyinge and being in the said parish of Horton unto my lovinge brother Adrian Ballard and my lovinge sister in lawe Anne his nowe wife for and during their naturall lives and the life of the longer liver of them. And from and after the decease of the survivor of them. Then I devise and bequeath the same coppie hold lands in Horton aforesaid unto my nephew John Ballard sonne of my said brother and sister and to his the said John's heires forever.

Item I devise and bequeath unto my said brother Adrian Ballard for and during his naturall life All those my coppie hold lands with the appurtenances lying and beinge in the said parish of Barnes And from and after his my said brothers decease give and devise the same unto my said nephew John Ballard and his heires forever.

And concerning the personall estate which god in mercie hath likewise vouchsafed unto me I dispose thereof as followeth viz I give and bequeath unto my wellbeloved wife Ruth Ballard (in lieue and full satisfaction of all such parte and porcion as their shall or may by lawe or custome of London or otherwise clayme or challenge out of my estate) one full moitie or half parte of said personall estate. And also one of my seale rings and my diamond ringe.

Item I give and bequeath to the towne of Wymeswold in the countie of Leicester where I was borne fortie pounds of lawfull money of England to be paied to the Vicar and Churchwardens of the same towne within twoe years next after my death and by them to be lent out uppon good securitie for three yeares unto five poore cottagers widdowes of the same towne if there shall bee soe many or otherwise to five of the poorest cottagers there by even and equall portions And at the expiration of those three years to five other poore cottagers widdowes if they be there to be found or otherwise to the poorest cottagers as aforesaid for three years more. And so from three years to three years for ever. And my will is that att the end of every of the said three years the said parties whoe shall have the loane and benefitt of this legacie shall give five little bibles to five such poor children of Wymeswold aforesaid as in the judgement of the vicar and churchwardens thereof for the time beinge shall by their reading best deserve the same.

Item I bequeath unto my cosen Anne Barfoote twentie pounds in money to be paide unto her within one year after my decease and unto either of her children fifteene pounds a peece in money to be paid into the hands of my cosen theire father within three yeares after my death soe as att the receipt thereof he doe as my will is he shall give good securitie by bond unto my executors for the disposing of the said twoe legacies for the use and benefitt of his said children in such sorte as my executors shall thinke fittinge.

Item I give and bequeath unto my goddaughter Prudence Mountague daughter of William Mountague baker ten pounds in money to bee within twoe yeares after my decease paied unto her said father for her use, to the said William Mountague I bequeath thirtie pounds in money to be also paied within the said twoe years to his brother Richard Mountague nowe my servant, I bequeath twentie pounds in money to be paied into the hands of his said brother within one year of my death and by the said William to bee paied unto the said Richard when he the said Richard shal be settled as a master in some good course of life and not till then; to his brother Robert Mountague I give tenn pounds in money to be paied unto him when he shall be a freeman of London. And to his sister Margaritt Mountague tenn pounds in money to be paied within one yeare after my death.

Item I give and bequeath to the towne of Radcliffe upon Trent in the countie of Nottingham twentie pounds in mony to bee paied unto the Vicar and Churchwardens thereof within three yeares nexte after my death and by them to be lent upon good securitie for fower yeares unto fower poore people of that towne by even and equall portions. And at the expiration of those four years to fower other people of that towne for fower yeares more. And soe from fower years to fower yeares for ever. And my will is that every one that shall have the benefitt of this legacie shall att the end and expiracion of the fower years give a service book with the newe testament therein unto such of the poorest children of the said towne as in the judgement of the Vicar and churchwardens thereof for the time beinge shall by readinge best deserve the same bookes.

Item I bequeath unto the prisons of Ludgate and the twoe compters in London twentie nobles appece in mony for and towards the enlargement of freedom of such poore prisoners as be there in prison for five marks apeece or thereaboute.

Item I give to be distributed to and amongst poor exiles of the Palatinate at the discretion of Doctor Tonge and Mr. White counsellor tenn pounds in mony to be paied to them or one of them within one yeare after my death. And alsoe tenn pounds more in money to be by them distributed to and amongst poore ministers widdows and to be paid to them or one of them within two yearess after my death.

Item I bequeath unto John Winthrop Esquier and Mr: Humfreyes twentie marks in mony to be paied within twoe years after my death. And to be disposed of by them or one of them towarde the educatinge of native children of and in Newe England in America in a christian way to and for none other use whatsoever.

Item I give and bequeath unto the company of White bakers in London to be paied within the said twoe years tenn pounds in mony to buy them a salte if it appeare not that before my death I give them the like guifte.

Item I bequeath to the churchwardens of the parishe of St.Clement Danes aforesaid to be paied within one yeare after my death twentie pounds in mony towards the puttinge forth of five poore children of the same parish apprentices.

Item I give and bequeath to the churchwardens of the parish of Christ Church, London, where I sometimes dwelt twentie nobles in mony towards the puttinge forth of twoe poore children of that parishe apprentice, the same to be paied within one yeare after my death.

Item I bequeath unto my cosen Barton my uncle Halls daughter to buy necissaries for herself and her children tenn pounds in mony and to be paied within six months after my death. To my cosen Elizabeth Bayley[1] wife of Theophilus Bayley I bequeath fortie shillings, and to their little daughter twentie shillings.

To my brother in law Mr.William Mountague fortie shillings. To George Mountague twentie shillings. To John and Edward Lambert twentie shillings a peece. And to John Saltre twentie shillings to make every one of them a ringe to weare in remembrance of me.

Item I bequeath to my sister in lawe Anne Ballard tenn pounds in money to make her a diamond ring to weare for my sake.

My will and mind further is and I doe desire that if my executors thinke good to have a sermon att my buriall that then my worthie good friend Doctor Tonge will be pleased to take paines to preach the same. And for his paines I doe give fortie shillings unto him. And to Doctor Juxon parson of the said parish of St.Clement I give twentie shillings if he shall give way to the said Doctor to preach at my buriall.

Item I give to everie of my servants that shall dwell with me at my death twentie shillings in mony.

The rest and residue of all and singular my goods chattells and debts where of by custome of the said cittie I may dispose I whollie give and bequeath to my said brother Adrian Ballard and to his said sonne John Ballard my nephewe whome I make and ordaine the joynte executors of this my last will and testament. And I desire and appointe the said Doctor Tonge and my cousin Theophilus Bayley and Mr. Henrie Dormir of Ludgate Hill haberdasher to bee the oversers of this my will intreating them accordinge to the confidence which I repose in them to see the same performed and to be assistinge to my executors in the execucion thereof. I doe give unto every of them fortie shillings to make rings to weare in remembrance of me.

In witness whereof I the said Daniel Ballard have to this my present last will and testament containing with this leafe six leaves or sheets of paper sett my seale and subscribed my name to everie leaf thereof.

Dated the six and twentieth day of March in the yeare of our Lord God after the computn of the Church of England one Thousand six hundred and fortie. Dainell Ballard. Signed, sealed, published and acknowledged by the said testator as and for his last will and testament on the day of the date hereof, in the presence of John Salter, John Hayne and John Palmer.

Memorandum. That on or about the five and twentieth day of May Anno Domini one thousand six hundred and fortie Daniell Ballard of St. Clements Danes in the Countie of Midd. Drapir did on the said daie with an intent and purpose to have the same added to and be pte and pcell of his last will and testament beinge of pfecte mynd and memory make and declare this cidicill nuncupative in manner and forme following Vidl he the said Daniell Ballard in regard that he had made his last will and testament and therein had not provided a widdows chamber for Ruth Ballard his relict accordinge to the custome of the Cittie of London he the said Daniell did by his codicill give unto her in lieue of her said chamber and that shee should rest fully satisfied and contented with what by his last will he had formerly given her all his right and interest that he had in a tenement in Wood Street, or he uttered words to the like effect and in case shee should not rest satisfied therewith that then shee should have nothinge to do with it or words to that effect which words hee uttered and spake in the presence and hearinge of us whose names are hereunto subscribed Richard Lee. Theophilus Bayly.

Pr will and codicil, London 15 June 1640, juramento Adrian Ballard & John Ballard. The executors.