Robert, 4th son of John of Swaffham Bulbeck, held lands in Westleton, Bramfield, Walpole and Cookley, paying £5 subsidy in goods 1568. He was buried in Bramfield 18 May 1582. Sources for details of his family are three:

Bramfield Parish Registers and the IGI
the Visitation of Suffolk in 1561 (pp 318-9)
his will written 24 Nov 1580, proved 7 Aug 1582 Hallesworth.

The order of Robert and Margaret's older surviving children has been assumed from his will. At that time they were all under 24 and therefore born after 1556. Most if not all would have been children of his 2nd wife Margaret d/o Henry FARRAR Yeoman of Bramfield, whom he married in Bramfield 3 May 1557. He married his 1st wife Margaret d/o William GILBERT, Clothier of Clare, after 1547/8. Children:

Elizabeth Brokett bap 19 Jun 1554 Bramfeld, d bef 1561
Dorythie Brokett bap 19 Jun 1554 Bramfeld, d bef 1561
Raynold Brockett b aft 1556, alive 1580, perhaps s/o first wife.
William Brockett of ... Esq, b aft 1556, died 6 Apr 1620, IPM 1620/22. Possibly carried letters from the Privy Council to Sussex 1601. Probable father of Thomas of Chidingstone Esq.
Alys b aft 1556, alive 1580
Margaret b aft 1556, alive 1580
Dorophe b aft 1556, alive 1580
Thomas Broccket bap 8 May 1569 Bramfeld, alive 1580. Probably Thomas of Southwark.
John Broccket bap 14 Oct 1571 Bramfeld, alive 1580
Elynor Broccket bap 14 Oct 1571 Bramfeld, alive 1580
Rose Brokket bap 12 Feb 1575 Bramfeld, bur 6 May 1577 (Brockket)
Ann Brockkett bap 21 Dec 1578 Bramfeld, alive 1580
Roberd Brockket bap 13 Jan 1582/3 Bramfeld, b after his father had died.

Beginning of the will of Robert Brockett of Bramfeld, Suffolk, dated 1580 pr 1582 Hallesworth

1. In the Name of god amen. The xxiiij Daie of November. in the yeare of ower lorde gode one thowsande
2. Five houndred & Eightie, And in the Thre and twentie yeare of the Reign of ower souereign ladie
3. Elizabeth by the grace of god of englond Fraunce and Irelond Quene defendor of the Feith &c I Robert brockett
4. of bramfeld in the Cowntie of Suff' gentillman. beinge hole of mynde and in good perfight memori / ~~thanckes~~
5. Thanckes be geven therfore vnto Allmyghti god do ordeyne and make this my present Last will and
6. Testament in Maner and forme followinge viz' First I bequeth my Sowle vnto ower savior and Redemer Jhesu
7. Christ trustinge by his death and most precious bloude shedinge to 'haue' pardon & Remission of my Synnes
8. And my bodie I will it shall be buried in the Churche yeard of bramfeld aforesaid / ~~Item I do give~~
9. Item I will and do give my Full hole power and Auctoritie by vertew of this my present Last will and
10. Testament vnto Margarett my wiff., To bargayne and sell all my londes tenementes & hereditamentes
11. Lyinge and beinge in Walpole and Cookeley in the foresaid Cowntie vnto any maner of person and
12. his heiers., The which the said Margaret my wiff do thinck will give to hir the best pris for the same
13. Item I do give to the said Margarett my wiff. all the monye the 'which' shall be paid for the said bargayne and
14. sale of my aforesaid londes tenementes & hereditamentes., For and towardes the performynge and fullfilling
15. of this my present Last will & Testament as here after shall be mencioned & expressid., Item I do give and
16. And bequeth vnto the said Margarett my wiff all my goodes Cattelles dettes Corne Implementes of houshold
17. And all other thinges I haue what soeuer:, For and towardes the mayntenaunce of hir Lyvinge and also for
18. the kepinge and brynginge vpe of my Children. and furthermore for and towardes the performyng and
19. Fulfillinge of this my present Last will & testament as here after followeth Viz:.
20. 'I will that the said margarett my wif. shall paie all my dettes the
21. which I do owe vnto eny maner of person:./ and also' I will that the said
22. Margarett my wiff shall paie Twentie markes a pece vnto euery one of my sonnes., That is to saie to Raynold
23. brockett. to william brockett ., to Thomas brockett and to John brockett ., And further more I will the said Margarett
24. my wiff to paie to euerye one of my dowghters. Tenne powndes apece, That is to saye, To alyse brockett 'to Margaret brockett'
25. to Dorophe brockett, 'to' Elynore brockett, and to Anne brockett, All the which said Sommes of mony before willed
26. vnto my said Sonnes and dowghters ., I will it Shall be paid to them. Allwaies in the feast daie of
27. Saynt Mighell tharchaungell next ensewinge that eny of them shall accomplish ther seuerall age of
28. Fower and twentie yeares./ in the Churche porche of bramfeld aforesaid.,

The will then set up sureties of £200 (ll 48ff) to safeguard the children's inheritance in case Margaret remarried—which in fact she did when 5 months pregnant with Robert's last child. If she fulfilled the will's conditions Robert made her sole executrix, with overseers Raynold Rabett and Robert Farror (ll 84-8). Son Raynold was one of the witnesses (l 103).

Attached to the will is an inventory of equipment and utensils such as a mid-to-late 16th C gentleman farmer had, including 15 acres of crops, 11 cows and a bull, 8 young cattle, 13 ewes, 6 lambs, 5 horses, 8 pigs, 20 geese, 10 hens and a cockerel:

vicesimo Quart' die Iulij Anno domini 1582./
This Inventori Indentid and made/ ~~the~~ off all the goodes &
Cattelles the were Robert Brockettes of Bramfeld in the cownty
of Suff' gent / att the Daie of his Death. as they were
Sene vewed and prised the Daie and yeare abouesaid
By vs Robert Dowghtye Robert Farror 'William newman' Henry Hynd as here
after Followeth viz.

             In the Hall. as followeth viz
In primis one Table with a Joyned Frame with a longe forme — ijs vjd
Item one Coubbard and a Counter table — xxvjs viijd
Item Five Chaiers and iiij Quysheinis — iijs iiijd
Item one Coffer ~~and~~ a Cradle & iij litle stoles — xxd
Item two Cobbierns/ a Double tramaly/ a Fyer panne
a paier of tonges and Rostiern — xs

             In the Buttere
Item two Caldierns two ketelles two skellettes pannes
one Laiver. one Fryinge panne — xxvjs viijd
Item two Brasse pottes & two paier of pottery potes — xiijs iiijd
Item Two Iron ~~Droppannes~~ Droppyngpannes — xvjd
Item one olde Cvbbard with dyvers Treen platters
and Dishes and one paier of mvstard Querns./ — vs
Item ij Small Spelles and a aundierne — ijs
Item one old Trowgh with a Borde to Cover the same viijd
Item Fower Bottelles ~~and~~ one paier of Bellowes
two paier of shereres one Brushe & a capcasse — iiijs viijd
Item Six Syluer Sponnys — xxvjs viijd
Item one Dosen pewter platters fyve pewter
porigers ~~and~~ Fower pewter soosers & two pewter salltes xxjs
Item ~~one~~ 'two' Laten Chafyndish iij laten candelsteckes
one laten Bason one skomer one bread grate
and a mortir with a pestle — xs

             In the Chamber./
Item one posted Bedsted one Fetherbed with a fether
Bowster two pellowes a paier of Blankettes & one cowerlette xlvjs vjd
Item one Chest two coffers iiij Stayned Clothes. vjs viijd
Item one Swerd one hangere with ther skabberdes — vs
Item one paier of Borded beddesteedes one Fetherbed
with a bowster. and one coverlette with a Bedhangins xxvjs viijd
Item one tryndell bedd one Flock bedd one Coverlett
one Blanckett/ — xiijs iiijd
Item one old Chest ij cosers & a lynnen wheale — iiijs

             one the soler Chamber
Item one posted Bedd one Fetherbed with a Bowster one
Blanckett one Coverlett with the Beddhanges — xls
Item one old Bedsted with a flock bed a transome
a Blancked and a old Coverlette prised — xs
Item one paier of S[c]elis and weightes — ijs vjd
Item one Combe of Myslen & vj Bushelles of malt xiiijs
Item Hempe ~~and~~ yearne and Tlowghe — vs
Item one old Chaier & 'a' Coffer — vjd
Item one manys harnys and ij Black billes — xijs
Item one woullen wheale & a sadle lope — xvjs
Item one Iron Bake Bordes and ,duyers, other thinges — xxs
Item apparell to his Bodie — xxs vert' folium
Item Six and twenty paier of sheetes & one odd sheete
iiij^or table Clothes two Fether pellowes six napkins vijli

             In the Chese house
Item one Crese prese with a salting rome — vs
Item Fyve Cheese Fattes and ,two, Cheese pryntes — xs
Item one saltinge trowgh & xij mylke Bollis — vijs iiijd
Item one Cherne iij kelers & one Chese Borde — iijs
Item iij Toubbes and Fower paylis — iiijs
Item iiij^or olde ketilles prised — vjs viijd
Item one paier of Stock cardes & a paier of woull Cardes xxd

             In the Bachouse
Item one paier of Querns one stepyn fatt ij old
Toubbes one old mvlding Bord & a Cowlle — xijs

             In the Stabbell & Cart house
Item Fower paiere of trace sixe colers one cart Rope
ij piche Forkes ~~one Back Cart Rope~~ — xijs
Item the plowe & Harnys to the sam — vjs
Item the Cart and temrell — xxxvjs viijd

             In the Feld pasture & yeardes
Item Sevyn acres of wheat prised att — ixli
Item Fyve acres of Barlie — ls
Item two acres of ottes — xxxs
Item one acre of pease xiijs iijd
Item xj mylch kene and one Bull — xiiij li
Item two two yearinges — xls
Item two Twellmonynges — xxs
Item iiij weinnynge Calves — xxs
Item xiij mother ewes & Six lambes — liijs iiijd
Item ij geldinges ij mares and one yering colt — v li
Item fower old Swyne and fower yonge shottes — xxxjs vijd
Item xx geese x hennys one Cok — xs
Some total lx li & xij li xiiijs xd
R wylliam Henry Hynde

The sum total was £72 14s 10d. Compare the 1583 inventory of Lady Elizabeth.