N. B. This document is in very poor condition and the hadwriting is a scrawl so the transcription is limited. Words in italics are semi-guesswork

The Condicon at y? within written Obligacon as such Testamt ?  ? ?acon at all and ?  ?  ? goods?

? ? William Boyce ? ? his heirs of Warefeild ? y^e Archdeaconry of Berks yeoman lately de-

ceased intestate by (y^e or y^r) authority ? ? within named ? is ? and committed unto y^e within named ?all in-

gated  ?ted unto ye within bounden Edith Boyce ye relict ? widdow of ye deceased ? theirfor

y^e s^d Edith Boyce make or cau to be made a true and pfect Inv^rie of all and singular the y^e s^d goods and ?

? chatteles of y^e ? deceased ? same In^venrie cor?ed doe exhibit in y^e Register of y^e ? ?

upon or before y^e first day next ensuing ye dat of y^e s^d within written obligacon  And further mor

? well & truly administer Est to ?ay doe pay s^d debts of ? ? w^ch at the time of his decease he

owed ? far? Firstly as y^e said goods credits ? chattels will ? unto ?end  ?  ? law large bin? And

?  ?  And further doe make or cau to be made unto ? th? first day ?  butt ?  ?  ?  ?  ?

in? important Judge for s^d time being of y^r s^d Court a true and Just Accompt of ?  upon  ? said opinion at or

before y^e first day of May next after ? having y^e said date ? said obligacon to such pt and porcon of y^e residue of

y^e s^d goods creditts and chattels of y^e s^d deceased  ?  ?  as ?  ?  due from such said Accompt

?  ex? ?  all? des? b? to dispose pay or deliver as by y^e assertion of y^e within named officiall

? comp shul? Judge for y^r h? being of ye s^d Court shall be ?ne??ed assigned & appont?ed And also ?  ?

? being f? hereafter ? shall ? appeare my lawfull Testament or last will made or declared by y^e sd deceased as

???ing from hereafter  ?  shall appear any lawfull Testament of last will, made or declare by y^e s^d deceased

Will into y^e s^d vest of y^e s^d Archdeacon making proper to  have ? paid & appraised ? doe forme

?hen if y^e s^d Administration ? ?eally after Richard made or ? to her lawfully ? shall

? doe surrender ? ? ? unto y^e said Court w^? s? t?s the Admon to hir the said Administrat com other

? or made without ? further  And lastly doe and at all times ??? lest a keepe

?  ? with named Official ? Extors admtors deputie or Surrogate & assignes and are

 ?  ?  ?   of y^e said Court allways & at all times against & against all manner of ?

  ?  ?  having er Elson Agr? better eight tills interest claims or demands ?  ?

?  at ye s^d  goods ? debts and Chattels onely ? said deceased of y^e said deceased for ?ing or consulting ? ?

Admon ?  ?  Edith Boyce her ? s^d Obligacon to be now or else to ?  ?  ? full

?  ?  ?  ?  ?

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