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Quote from: Fraser178 on Tuesday 20 July 21 18:08 BST (UK)

I did manage to glean the word 'Humphrey' at the end of page 2, aside from the bequeth part, can you make out any words on the next few sentences?

                                              ...Item I give and bequeathe unto Humfrey

Harper my sonne all my right title and interest with the Indenture of lease of all the

hows(es) and grounde there unto belonginge with all the proffittes and Comodities in the

same Indenture specified whatsoever they be or that I have or ought to have by vertue

of the saide Indenture of lease of and in my house called heath greene which I holde

of master William ^*^ Sheldon as by the Indenture apperethe...


* There's another forename interlined here.  At this stage I'm not sure what it is but I don't think it is Raphe.

There are more bequests to Humfrey after this but I have to be finished for the night.

Quote from: Fraser178 on Tuesday 20 July 21 17:25 BST (UK)

Hopefully I can start to make out some more

With one exception, there's nothing of significance in the text from Clayton's work down to the end of the ninth line of page 2.

This exception is that he names his master as one Raphe Sheldon.  In this section he doesn't say what his relation is to his master, but it's clear he holds Sheldon in high esteem.

It then continues:

                                                                                  ...Item I

give and bequeath unto William Harper my sonne my great golde Ringe for and

duringe his liefe and the remainder thereof to Robert Harper his sonne and to his

heires males forever.  Item I give and bequeath unto William my sonne uppon

the Condicions followinge all my right title and tearme of yeares with the Indenture

and bandes and the advowson of the next gifte of the vicarage of Beoley with all other

proffittes thereunto belonging in as large and ample manner as my selfe have the same

or might or ought to have the same he payinge the Rentes and duties which I ought

to doe and under this condicion that he shall paie unto Edward Haselwood of Worceter

late servannte to S^(ir) William fforreste preste one yearlie annuitie of twentie six

shillinges eight pence given him by his saide master and left with me of truste which...


This takes it down to about one-third of the way through page 2.

This must be the same Robert Harper 20 years earlier. He was the plaintiff in a case in Common Pleas in Hilary Term, 1578.

London. Robert Harper, of 'Boelye', yeoman, versus John Russell, of Strensham, Worcs, esq, for a debt of 40 pounds

Second full entry:
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT5/Eliz/CP40no1354/aCP40no1354fronts/IMG_0640.htm