"Richard Bate, of Lyd in the Comity of Kent, Jurate, 19 June 1656, proved 8 April 1657. To son Richard all my right and title that I have in lands belonging to All Souls College, Oxford, now or late held in lease from the said College in the name of Thomas Berisford or his assigns, Richard to pay to each of my three sons John, Samuel and Stephen three hundred pounds apiece at their ages of one and twenty &c. I give to each of my said three sons, over and above the sum mentioned, fourteen hundred pounds at one and twenty. To my daughter Anne Bate twelve hundred pounds and one half my plate, household stuff and jewels. Item.
I give and bequeath unto my mother Alice Bate in New England twelve pounds yearly during her life and to every one of my brothers and sisters and their children forty shillings apiece, to be paid upon demand &c. To Humphry Lee and Mr. Robert Maplesdon's eldest son five pounds apiece. Others. To my brothers John and Henry Wallis and my sister Sarah Clendon and to Edward Crosse forty shillings apiece to buy them rings. To Robert Parke twenty shillings. To my Aunt Williams of Dover three pounds. My son James Bate to be sole executor and to have all the rest of my lands &c. and all other my estate, real and personal. Reference to house and land bought of William Bige. My desire is that my brother John Wallis will please to undertake the education of my son Stephen. To my niece Sarah Palmer three pounds. Ruthen, 115."
"The stone erected to Richard Bate, gent, the son of James of Dorchester, whose will is here given, reads:— 'Here lieth the body of Richard Bate, gent, son of James and Alice Bate sometime of this towne.' 'He left issue by his first wife Susan, daughter of George Isham of London, gent, one son, viz. James.'
'And with him heir lieth the body of Ellen, his second wife, daughter of Mr. John Wallis, sometime minister of Ashford in this county, by whom he had issue 4 sons and one daughter, Richard, John, Samuel and Stephen, and Anne; when he had lived with her neare 20 years she died ye 17th day of June in the 42nd yeare of her age. He died the 6th March following Anno 1656 in the 47th year of his age after he had been bayliif of this Corporation six times."
