Richard's testament, written 29 Aug 1454, proved 6 Sep 1454 is transcribed below from a microfilm in London Guildhall Library ms M2/6e, f 27r. Probate was only 4 days after making his testament, when Richard was lying 'in extremis'.

Testamentum Ricardi Brokett

The Testament of Richard Brokett

1. In dei nomine Amen xxix^mo die Augustis Anno domini Millesimo cccc^mo liiij^to Et Anno regni Regis Henrici sexti /

2. Tricesimo secundo. Ego Ricardus Broket Ciuis et Fuller' London compos mentis ac in bona mea memoria existens

3. condo et dispono presens testamentum meum in hunc qui sequitur modum. In primis lego et Recommendo animam

4. meam Deo omnipotenti Creatori et Saluatori meo beate que Marie Virgini matri eius gloriose et Omnibus sanctis

5. Corpus que meum ad sepiliendum in cimiterio ecclesie parochialis Sancti Martini Otwych London Item lego Willelmo

6. Broket filio meo meum lectum Integrum in quo iam iaceo languens in extremis cum vna . olla . de laton' una . olla

7. et vna patella eneis et 1. zonam rubeam hernesiatam cum argento nuper vxoris mee Item lego Agneti sorori mee

8. vxori Willelmi Dabbes vnum rubeum kirtell et 1 huke viridem nuper eiusdem vxorie mee. Item lego Edmundo Dabbe

9. apprenticio meo. vnam astam cum 1 olla 1 patella eneis et 1. hallyng? pict' volens etiam quod ipse Edmundus terminum

10. finalem apprenticietatis venturum complebit cum Simone Pudney ciuis et fuller' London Item lego Hugoni Broket Auunculo

11. meo vnam patellam ad fricandum I grate I ollam de pewter pro vino vij discos de pewter Item lego Fraternitati

12. siue societati artis de fuller' london' meam magnam ollam eneam. Residuum vero omnium et singulorum bonorum meorum et

13. debitorum vbicumque existensium post debita. mea. persoluta. sepulturam meam factam et presentis testamenti mei complementum. do et

14. lego integre. Executoribus meis subscriptis adinde faciendum disponendum et distribuendum pro anima mea pro ut melius sperent

15. deo placere et saluti anime mee proficere huius autem 'dicti' testamenti mei facio ordino et constituo dictum Simonem

16. Pudney et Thomam Holme ciuem et pelliparum londoniensem meos executores ad omnia et singula in presenti Testamento meo contenta

17. iuste et fideliter exequantur In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti Testamento meo Sigillum meum apposui Dat' london

18. die et anno supradictis . Probatum fuit et est presens testamentum coram nobis H.S. p. legum Doctore etc ij^to die

19. mensis Septembris Anno domini Millesimo cccc^mo liiij^toet commissa est [administracio] ad executoribus superius nominatis

1. In the name of God Amen the twenty-ninth day of August the year of the Lord one thousand four hundred fifty-four And the year of the reign of King Henry the sixth

2. the thirty-second I Richard Broket Citizen and Fuller of London being of sound mind and good memory

3. make and dispose my present testament in this wise following Firstly I bequeath and recommend my soul to

4. God Almighty my Creator and Saviour and to the Blessed Virgin Mary his glorious mother and to all the saints

5. and my body to be buried in the churchyard of the parish church of St. Martin Outwych London Item I bequeath to William

6. Broket my son my entire bed in which I now lie languishing in death with one latten pot, a pot

7. and a pan of brass and 1 red belt fitted out with silver belonging to my late wife Item I bequeath to my sister Agnes

8. the wife of Willim Dabbes one red kirtle (gown) and 1 green huke (hooded cloak) belonging to the same my late wife Item I bequeath to Edmund Dabbe

9. my apprentice one staff/candlestick and 1 brass pot and pan and 1 painted? hallyng? wishing also that the same Edmund the term

10. final of his future [lit. being about to come] apprenticeship will finish with Simon Pudney citizen and fuller of London Item I bequeath to Hugh Broket my uncle

11. one pan for frying 1 grate 1 pewter pot for wine 7 pewter plates And I bequeath to the Brotherhood

12. or company of the art of fullers of london my large brass pot. The rest however of my goods all and singular and

13. debts wherever existing after my debts have been fully paid and the completion of my burial and my present testament I give and

14. bequeath entirely to my executors named below to thereafter do, dispose and distribute for my soul as they shall hope best to

15. please God and perform for the salvation of my soul Of this, however, my said testament I make ordain and constitute the said Simon

16. Pudney and Thomas Holme citizen and skinner of London my executors to all and singular [the things] contained in this my present Testament

17. justly and faithfully they may execute In witness of which thing I put my seal to this present testament dated London

18. the day and year stated above. Probate of the present testament has and is made by us H.S. p. Doctor of Laws etc on the 2nd day

19. of the month of Sepember the year of the Lord one thousand 400 54 And [administration] was committed for the executors named above.