"Praised be the Lord, I John Barton of Ivegill Head in the parish of Heskett am at this time perfect in memory but weak in body doe at this time make my last will and testament desiring to be in readyness when it shall please the Lord to call me and my worldly goods the Lord hath endowed me with as foloweth-
Itam[Item]. I give and devise one cloase[?] of free hould lands known by the name of parcy Close with all its appurtinances unto my son John and to his heirs and asignes forever allwayes provided that if his Brother my Elder Son William doe satisfie and pay unto my said son John when he ataines the age of Twenty one years five pounds of Curand[Current] money of great Britain and five pounds other these years every year five pounds untill sums of twenty pounds be payed that then William my other son shall have and pearsably[?] enjoys the said Close or Closes caled parce Close be the said William his heires and asignes for ever.
Itam[Item] and all the rest of my goods and Chatles moveable and - unmoveable I give and Bequeath unto Isabell my Loving wife and to John my said son which I doe by this my last will make my joynt executorice and executor and to pay my just debts and funeral expences - In Witness where of I Sett to my hand and seall this 6th day february Anno dom 1715.
Sealed Signed and delivered in the presents of us
Robert Mundalay
John Barton
Geor Bewley
[marked by] John Barton"
The location of this 'Parcy Close' property is not 100% clear, but two fields, 'High Parsy Close' and 'Low Parsy Close' are named on a map of the Howes Estate (below left, highlighted in green. Click on the map to download a full-size readable version, provided courtesy of Andrew Humphries):
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These fields, still there with the same boundaries, lie about 3/4 mile WSW of the farmhouse of Bartons Farm, Thomas Close. The will of the woman believed to be John's daughter-in-law, Ann (d.1748) - who was the sole beneficiary of her husband's will - leaves her heirs property at Thomas Close. Might these all be part of the same holdings?