be married unto or attain after do sufficiently assure unto her and the issue of her body lands answerable to the portion by this my will given unto her and to be adjudged so by my executors and overseers, then my will is that the said 150 pounds shall be paid to such husband as shall make such assurance, to his own use.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my said sister Joan 20 pounds and all my wearing apparel, to be paid and delivered within one year after my decease, and I do will and devise unto her [the house] with the appurtenances in Stratford wherein she dwelleth for her natural life under the yearly rent of twelvepence. Item, I give and bequeath unto her three sons, William Hart, ——— Hart,[1] and Michael Hart, five pounds apiece, to be paid within one year after my decease.
Item, I give and bequeath unto [the said Elizabeth Hall] all my plate [except my broad silver and gilt bowl] that I now have at the date of this my will. Item, I give and bequeath unto the poor of Stratford aforesaid ten pounds; to Mr. Thomas Combe my sword; to Thomas Russell, Esq., five pounds; and to Francis Collins[2] of the borough of Warwick in the county of Warwick, gent., thirteen pounds, six shillings, and eightpence, to be paid within one year after my decease. Item, I give and bequeath to Hamlet Sadler 26 s. 8 d. to buy him a ring; [to William Reynolds, gent., 26 s. 8d. to buy him a ring]; to my godson, William Walker, 20 s. in gold; to Anthony Nashe, gent., 26s. 8d. and to Mr. John Nashe 26s. 8d.,
