There are only two wills for the Blake family at Plaitford the one I blogged for Richard Blake probated in 1572 earlier today
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/10/will-of-richard-blake-of-platyford.html
and this one for Thomas Blake also husbandman probated in 1565. Thomas mentions his children including Richard, Jone, John and Elizabeth. He also mentions his siblings Nycholas, Robert and Edith. Edith is married to (unknown) Thomas. He has a legacy for a Thomas Blake of Cow[e]sfi[e]ld which is about three miles away but does not mention relationship. There appear to be two brothers called Thomas Blake at Cowsfild as he mentions Thomas and his brother Thomas.
This will is full of interesting details of family items and an especially touching appeal to take care of one of his brothers (Robert) by the next generation. His wife has died before him and he gives some special items of his wifes to his daughter Elizabeth.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 23 Oct 2012
Source: Swindon and Wiltshire Record Office P2/4Reg/203A
Name of testator: Thomas Blake, husbandman
Place: Playtford, Wiltshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 13 Jul 1565, 27 Jul 1565
Read: Electronic file images
Condition: 16th century, middle English, legible
[top] Test[a]m[ent] Thome Blake de Playtford
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1 In the name of god amen the xiij th daye of Julye in the
2 yere of o[u]r lord god M CCCCC lxv I Thomas Blake of Playtford
3 in the countie of Wiltes[hire]s husbandman sycke in bodye but whole of
4 mynd and of good and p[er]fitt remembrance ordyne and make
5 my last will and testament in maner and forme Folowng
6 Fyrst and pryncypally I bequeath my sowle unto almightie
7 god my maker redeamer and sawyo[u]r And my bodye to be buryed
8 in christen buryall It[e]m I geve and bequeath to the Cathedrall
9 church of Sa[lisbur]y xii d It[e]m I geve and bequeath to the Repa
10 tions of the church of playtford iij s iiij d It[e]m I geve and bequeth
11 to John my sonne two oxon w[i]th a yoke and a cheyne ij kyne two
12 bullocks the one of ij yeres of aige and the other of one yere
13 of aige, my baye mare, two ewes, one sowe, one pott of bees,
14 my carte my greatest panne, my best brasse pott, two platters,
15 ij pottengers, one saucer my second selseller, a payre of
16 sheats a cov[er]lett a cobberd one folding bord, one forme, one
17 cheyre, and bedsteade, the one half of my haye and the one half
18 of my corne. It[e]m I geve and bequeath to Richard my sonne and
19 Jone my dowghter the other half of my haye and corne betwene
20 them equallye to be devyded It[e]m I geve and bequeath to my systers
21 Edith Thomas children one heyffer of ij yeres of aige It[e]m I
22 geve and bequeath to my brother Nycholas Blakes children one
23 heiffer of one yere of aige It[e]m I geve and bequeath to Thomas
24 Blake of Cowsfild one heyffer of iij yeres of aige and to
25 his brother Thomas one ewe. It[e]m I geve and bequeath to my
26 brother Robert one yonge cowe. And I will that the same
27 Robert my brother shall have suffycient, holsome, and co[n]venyent
28 foode, lodgnge, and app[ar]ell of in and upon my hold duryng
29 his naturall liffe, he the said Robert doynge sutche labor
30 and worke as ys reason and meete for hym to doo. It[e]m I geve and
31 bequeath to Elizabeth my dawghter tow kyne one heyffer of
32 one yere of aige, one ewe, one platter, one pottinger and saucer,
33 one peyre of sheats, and one medlye frocke that was her mothers,
34 to be delyv[er]ed to the same Elizabeth immediately after my
35 decease, and one gowne, a kertle, a smocke, a kerchiff two
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36 busshells of wheate, ij busshels of mault, and one of my
37 lesser pannes to be delyv[er]ed to her att the daye of her
38 maryaige. Also I will that all the resydewe of my
39 coffers bedsteads, cowles, tubbes, and other my trene
40 vessells, to be equally devyded betwene my foure
41 children. The Resydewe of all my goods cattalls
42 detts movable and unmovable not geven nor bequeathed
43 (my detts and legacies paid) I geve and bequeath to Rychard
44 my sonne, and Jone my dawghter equally to be devyded
45 betwene them whom I ordeyne and make my executors
46 of this my last will and testament. Also I ordeyne and make
47 Nycholas Aldrydge of Wellowe, and my brother Nycholas Blake
48 sup[er]visors and oversears of this my last will and testament
49 to se the same p[er]formedd and fulfilled in ev[er]y poynt therof
50 accordinglye. And to employe and use the goods and cattalls
51 of the said Jone my dowghter to her most p[er]ffitt comoditie
52 and advantage, unto whom I geve and bequeath for thier
53 labor and paynes in that behalf iii s iiij d apiece Thes beyng
54 wytnesses: Nycholas Blake Nycholas Slacksteade
55 Richard Jackman and Nycholas Aldridge w[i]th others
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