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Bachelor:
    Gosling, Edward, 1614: his will
Bastard:
    base son: mentioned in 1581 in the will of George Skevington
    bastard son and daughter: mentioned in 1570 in the will of Richard Ryal
Bishop:
    Woolton, John, 1584, bishop of Exeter: named in the will of his brother James Woolton
Colonel:
    Hardwick, --- 1645: named in the will of Michael Nicholson
Dame:
    Clark, Dame Joyce, 1606: named in the will of her husband Sir Robert Clark
    Clark, Dame Joyce, 1626: her will
    Williams, Dame Dorothy, 1607: named in the will of her father John Preston
Esquire:
    Allen, Edward, 1616: mentioned in the will of Agnes Henslowe
    Allen, Edward, 1616: mentioned in the will of Philip Henslowe
    Allen, Edward, 1626: his will
    Aston, Robert, 1603: named in the will of John Aston
    Austen, William, 1618: named in the will of Stephen Hollam
    Austen, William, 1625: named in the will of Bridget Stevens
    Austen, William, 1632: his will
    Bingham, John, 1610: named in the will of his brother in law William Cownden
    Bingham, John, 1624: named in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Bingham, John, 1646: mentioned as deceased in the will of his widow Ann Austen
    Bowton, Edward, 1582: mentioned in the will of William Bobbitt
    Bridges, Thomas, 1630: named in the will of Samuel Bridges
    Bromfield, John, 1646: named in the will of his aunt Ann Austen
    Browker, Hugh, 1595: named in the will of his brother in law Thomas Emerson
    Browker, Hugh, 1603: named in the will of his brother in law Humphrey Emerson
    Browker, Hugh, 1606: named in the will of Thomas Edmunds
    Browker, Hugh, 1607: his will
    Brown, Henry the younger, 1600: his will
    Brown, Thomas, 1568: named in the will of his uncle George Brown
    Cure, Thomas, 1588, esquire: his will
    Dickenson, John, 1637: named in the will of George Buggins
    Franklin, Henry, 1578, of Rye, Herts: his will
    Gage, Edward, 1600: named in the will of Henry Brown
    Hennage, Thomas, 1560: named in the will of Henry Leake
    Henslowe, Philip, 1616: his will
    Hunt, Edward, 1587: his will
    Hussey, Peter, 1665: named in the will of Sampson Carell
    Jordan, Nicholas, 1606: named in the will of Vincent Dove Jr
    Lee, Thomas, 1623, of the Middle Temple: named in the will of Addy Sare
    Lowe, Anthony, 1623, of the Middle Temple: named in the will of Addy Sare
    Marshall, John, 1631, of Southwark: mentioned in the will of Giles Stagg
    Moore, George, 1643: named in the will of Francis Grove
    Newells, Edward, 1644, of Edmonton: named in the will of Thomas Pate
    Price, John, 1608: named in the will of Robert Jones
    Sander, Nicholas, 1579: mentioned in the will of Thomas Etherege
    Sare, Addy, 1623: his will
    Smith, John, 1646: named in the will of Ann Austen
    White, John, 1588, of the Middle Temple: named in the will of Thomas Cure
    Wiseman, William, 1600: named in the will of Henry Brown
Foreigner:
    Dutch: Wrest, Edward, 1586: mentioned in the will of his tenant Jane Bradborn
    French: Gotheram, Noah, 1609: his will
    French: Jacquart, John, 1592: his will
Gentleman:
    Allen, Isaac, 1624: named in the will of Gregory Franklin
    ap John, Edward, 1608: named in the will of Richard Mellersh
    Aston, John, 1603: his will
    Bachelor, George, 1608: his will
    Benfield, Richard, 1639: his will
    Benfield, Robert, 1639: named in the will of Richard Benfield
    Bennett, Thomas, 1625: his will
    Bentley, Thomas, 1605: his will
    Bingham, John, 1624: his will
    Birkett, Charles, 1650: his will
    Borne, Christopher, 1625: named in the will of John Heaver
    Brayne, John, 1589: named in the will of John Nelme
    Brightman, William, 1579: his will
    Brown, George, 1568: his will
    Brush, John, 1638: his will
    Buggins, George, 1637: his will
    Caddell, Richard, 1633: named in the will of Thomas Foster
    Cade, John, 1602: mentioned in the will of Marie Hobson
    Carlton, Anthony, 1624: named in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Chambers, Thomas, 1593: his will
    Clark, Richard, 1584: named in the will of Nicholas Harrison
    Cole, Roger, 1609: named in the will of his mother in law Magdalen Master
    Cole, Roger, 1614: named in the will of Peter Emery
    Cole, Roger, 1615: named in the will of William Hovell
    Cole, Roger, 1616: named in the will of John Goffe
    Cole, Roger, 1621: named in the will of Edward Hatton
    Cole, Roger, 1625: his will
    Cownden, William, 1610: his will
    Cross, Robert, 1583: named in the will of Ursula Chitsley alias Packenham
    Danby, William, 1607: named in the will of Hugh Browker
    Draper, Nicholas, 1586: witness to the will of Henry Gray
    Draper, Robert, 1573, of Southwark: did the probate inventory for Robert Woodward
    Dutton, Francis, 1594: his will
    Emerson, Humphrey, 1603: his will
    Emerson, Thomas, 1592: named in the will of John West
    Emerson, Thomas, 1595: his will
    Fisher, John, 1603: his will
    Foster, Thomas, 1562: named in the will of Thomas, Gilbert
    Foster, Thomas, 1633: his will
    Freeman, Robert, 1568: named in the will of his wife Ann Freeman
    Gemett, George, 1624: his will
    George, William, 1646: his will
    Goldwell, George, 1593: his will
    Griffith, Edward, 1611: his will
    Griffith, Thomas, 1584: mentioned in the will of his daughter Margaret Griffin
    Hamden, Thomas, 1637: named in the will of Jeremy Crew
    Hayden, John, 1639: named in the will of Richard Benfield
    Hendry, Ralph, 1626: his will
    Hobson, John, 1624: mentioned in the will of his mother in law Grace Bromfield
    Hoopill, William, 1607: named in the will of Hugh Browker
    Hovell, William, 1615: his will
    Iremonger, William, 1618: named in the will of his father in law John Treherne
    Jennings, Robert, 1635: named in the will of Thomas Bennett (2)
    Jones, Robert, 1608: his will
    Juby, Edward, 1618: his will
    Keeling, William, 1624: mentioned in the will of his mother in law Grace Bromfield
    Kellaway, Charles, 1605: his will
    Kellock, John, 1627: his will
    Langley, Francis, 1591: named in, and executor of, the will of Thomas Davies
    Leake, Henry, 1624: mentioned in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Lee (Leigh), John, 1624: his will
    Marshall, John, 1627: his will
    Massam, John, 1591: witness to the will of Robert Purdy
    May, Richard, 1624: mentioned in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Mellersh, Richard, 1608: his will
    Moore, Richard, 1608: named in the will of Richard Mellersh
    Nicholson, Michael, 1645: his will
    Pitt, ---, 1640, of Clifford's Inn: named in the will of Nicholas Morton
    Pope, Thomas, 1603: his will
    Preston, John, 1607: his will
    Richards, Edmund, 1608: named in the will of Richard Mellersh
    Richardson, William, 1630: his will
    Sayer, Henry, 1592: named in the will of Thomas Brasier
    Smith, Thomas, 1560: named in the will of Henry Leake
    Spratling, Peter, 1608: his will
    Stanton, John, 1650: named in the will of his nephew Samuel Perkins
    Stone, Thomas, 1630: named in the will of Samuel Bridges
    Stone, Thomas, 1633: named in the will of Thomas Foster
    Tapsfield, George, 1628: named in the will of Ralph Babington
    Tharker, Christopher, 1606: named in the will of Vincent Dove Jr
    Towne, Thomas, 1612: his will
    Webber, Thomas, 1579: witness to the will of William Brightman
    Wentworth, Thomas, 1636: his will
    White, John, 1587: named in the will of Edward Hunt
    Wild, Otwell, 1600: his will
    Williams, Luke, 1647: named in the will of his wife Joan Williams
    Wolston, Hugh, 1602: named in the will of James Austen
    Wroth, Thomas, 1582: named in the will of Thomas Burfam
Gentlewoman:
    Medley, Eleanor, 1579: witness to the will of William Brightman
Knight:
    Blount, Sir Henry, 1644: mentioned in the will of Thomas Pate
    Bromfield, Sir Edward, 1646: named in the will of his sister in law Ann Austen
    Clark, Sir Robert, 1606: his will
    Clark, Sir Robert, 1626, baron of the exchequer: named in the will of his widow Dame Joyce Clark
    Clark, Sir Robert, 1626: named in the will of his mother in law Dame Joyce Clark
    Fairclough, Sir John, 1603: witness to the will of Arthur Horsman
    Heath, Sir Robert, 1623: named in the will of Ralph Pace
    Leverett, Sir William, 1578: named in the will of Henry Franklin
    Mayde, Sir Henry, 1606: named in the will of his brother in law Sir Robert Clark
    Maynard, Sir Henry, 1606: named in the will of his brother in law Sir Robert Clark
    Napier, Sir John, 1664: named in the will of Mark Frank
    Peach, Sir Michael, 1629: witness to the will of John Abel
    Phillips, Edward, 1608, serjeant at law: named in the will of Edmund Snape
    Rivers, Sir George, 1608: named in the will of his nephew George Bachelor
    Stidolph, Sir Francis, 1626: named in the will of Dame Joyce Clark
    Stidolph, Sir Francis, 1632: named in the will of William Austen (1)
    Walsingham, Sir Francis, 1581: named in the will of George Skevington
    Williams, Sir Thomas, 1607: named in the will of his father in lawJohn Preston
    Wray, Sir William, 1606: named in the will of Sir Robert Clark
Lady:
    Billingsley, Lady Susan, 1610: named in the will of Frances Bayles
    Clark, Lady Joyce, 1632: mentioned as deceased in the will of her son William Austen (1)
    Croft, Lady ---, 1581: named in the will of George Skevington
    Griffith, Lady ---, 1581: named in the will of George Skevington
    Rivers, Lady ---, 1608, unnamed wife of Sir George: mentioned in the will of George Bachelor
    Skevington, Lady ---, 1581, deceased: mentioned in the will of her grandson George Skevington
Lord:
    Henry Brooke, lord Cobham: mentioned in 1608 in the will of Richard Mellersh
    lord Compton, 1600: mentioned in the will of William Phillips
    lord Dunbar, 1609: mentioned in the will of Anthony Smith
Lunatic:
    Blissett, Alice, 1580: named in the will of her brother Thomas Skinner
Master of Arts:
    Watts, William, 1636: named in the will of his brother in law Thomas Waller
    Young, John, 1596: his will
Orphan:
    Perrins, Stephen, 1563: named in the will of William Hayward
Pensioner, Queen's:
    Dowse, Baldwin, 1575: mentioned in the will of his daughter Margaret Dowse
Prebendary:
    of Westminster: Gibbs, Charles, 1668: named in the will of Samuel Bolton
Spinster:
    Allen, Joan, 1601: her will
    Bennett, Amy, 1656, of London: named in the will of Marie Riley
    Bradborn, Jane, 1586: her will
    Camden, Anne, 1630: her will
    Cannon, Katherine, 1629: named in the will of her brother Richard Cannon
    Carver, Ann, 1612: named in the will of her brother in law John Bacon
    Foulk, Ann, 1637: her will
    Hobson, Marie, 1602: her will
    Potter, Ellen, 1625: witness to the will of Charles Ames
    Rixon, Margaret, 1603: witness to the will of John Evans
    Southworth, Prudence, 1636: her will
Stranger:
    Gomport, Henry, 1585: his will
Widow:
    ---, Susan, 1628: named in the will of her brother John Norton
    Addinson, Agnes, 1579: her will
    Addison, Christiana, 1624: her will
    Adson, ---, 1659: named in the will of her landlady Ann Stallard
    Aile, Dorothy, 1643: her will
    Ammate, Agnes, 1611: named in the will of Thomas Audley alias Luke
    Angell, Joan, 1625: her will
    Arnold, Marian, 1582: named in the will of Thomas Burfam
    Atkinson, Elizabeth, 1593: her will
    Atkinson, Joan, 1620: her will
    Austen, Anne, 1649: her will
    Aycock, Agnes, 1619: named in the will of William Benfield
    Bachelor, ---, 1633: named in the will of John Hall
    Belly, ---, 1607: named in the will of Hugh Browker
    Belly, Agnes, 1611: her will
    Benbrick, Joan, 1603: her will
    Berbinck, ---, 1659: named in the will of her landlady Ann Stallard
    Bernard, Dorothy, 1607, widow of John: named in the will of John Preston
    Bingham, Elizabeth, 1592: named in the will of Thomas Audley
    Birch, Alice, 1617: her will
    Bird, Mary, 1584: witness to the will of Anthony Edgeworth
    Bird, Mary, 1587: her will
    Biston, ---, 1589: named in the will of John Nelme
    Blacklock, Joan, 1563: named in the will of William Hayward
    Borne, Beatrix, 1592: her will
    Bowen, Elizabeth, 1639: named in the will of Richard Benfield
    Bower, Sarah, 1606: her will
    Bowmer, Rose, 1595: her will
    Bracewell, Ann, 1648: her will
    Bracks, Joan, 1624: named in the will of Jacob Mead
    Bramston, Joan, 1625: named in the will of her nephew John Guy
    Bridget, 1603: witness to the will of John Evans
    Brinton, Mary, 1612: her will
    Bromfield, Grace, 1624, widow: her will
    Brown, Mary, 1645: her will
    Brownrigg, Elizabeth, 1613: her will
    Buckberry, Jackamyn, 1610: her will
    Burkett, Elizabeth, 1638: named in the will of Elizabeth Grubb
    Burton, Margaret, 1603: her will
    Cammell, ---, 1626: witness to the will of Dame Joyce Clark
    Canwell, Rose, 1646: her will
    Carroll, Alice, 1624: named in the will of John Burrett
    Checkett, Alice, 1625: her will
    Clark, Dame Joyce, 1626: her will
    Clark, Emm, 1645: her will
    Collett, ---, 1630: named in the will of Ellen Harris
    Collinson, Elizabeth, 1625: named in the will of Margaret Payne
    Cooke, ---, 1602, in the Pike Garden: named in the will of Elizabeth Rocket
    Cooper, ---, 1577: named in the will of Andrew Bowyer
    Coprott, Joyce, 1608: named in the will of John Launde
    Cubitt, ---, 1607: named in the will of Hugh Browker
    Dancer, Margaret, 1633: her will
    Davis, Ann, 1630: named in the will of Ellen Harris
    Desmaistres, Ann, 1593: witness to the will of George Goldwell
    Dick, Alice, 1625: witness to the will of Charles Ames
    Dickenson, Elizabeth, 1621: her will
    Dorrington, Margaret, 1598: named in the will of her brother Thomas Short
    Dunken, ---, 1633: named in the will of John Hall
    Dupper, Jane, 1609: witness to the will of Thomas Ware
    Early, Agnes, 1592: her will
    East, Beatrice, 1622: named in the will of Gilbert East
    Emerson, Ann, 1583: her will
    Evans, Joan, 1638: witness to the will of William Brook
    Fareman, Agnes, 1625: her will
    Faulkner, Margaret, 1649: named in the will of Ann Austen
    Fieldhouse, Dorothy, 1619: named in the will of Ann Russell
    Finch, Alice, 1644: her will
    Fink, Parnell, 1602: her will
    Fletcher, Cecily, 1603: named in the will of William Anderson
    Flood, Mary, 1646: named in the will of Ann Austen
    Flooks alias Gwinn, Elizabeth, 1611: her will
    Ford, Elizabeth, 1625: named in the will of her brother Alexander Kipping
    Francis, ---, 1595: named in the will of William Toodup
    Francis, Sarah, 1645: named in the will of Emm Clark
    Garrard, Marie, 1638: mentioned in the will of her landlord John Cole
    Garrett, Mary, 1630: named in the will of Samuel Bridges
    Garter, Ann, 1676: mentioned in the will of Thomas Wadsworth (2)
    Goodale, Joyce, 1625: named in the will of her daughter in law Beatrice Clark
    Goodman, ---, 1624: named in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Gotheram, ---, 1603: mentioned in the will of her landlord Humphrey Emerson
    Green, Katherine, 1635: named in the will of Samuel Simons
    Griffin, ---, 1611: witness to the will of Agnes Belly
    Griffin, ---, 1645: named in the will of Robert Greene
    Grubb, Alice, 1621: named in the will of her son William Grubb
    Grubb, Elizabeth, 1638: her will
    Gunnis, ---, 1645: named in the will of Robert Greene
    Guy, Jane, 1625, of Banbury: named in the will of her son John Guy
    Haley, ---, 1603, deceased: mentioned in the will of her landlord Humphrey Emerson
    Halsey, ---, 1603: mentioned in the will of her landlord Humphrey Emerson
    Harding, Joan, 1622: named in the will of her father Gilbert East
    Harris, Ellen, 1630: her will
    Henslowe, Agnes, 1616: her will
    Hobson, Ann, 1624: named in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Hovell, Joan, 1620: her will
    Hubbersty, Elizabeth, 1624: named in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Jackson, Susan, 1610: named in the will of William Amory
    Jennings, Elizabeth, 1645: named in the will of Emm Clark
    Jones, Rebecca, 1626: her will
    Kellett, Marie, 1603: witness to the will of Joan Benbrick
    Kemble, Mary, 1626: her will
    King, Elizabeth, 1628: named in the will of John Norton
    Lackenden, Agnes, 1594: named in the will of Richard Bowmer
    Leake, Bridget, 1624: named in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Limepit, Sarah, 1612: her will
    Luke, Ann, 1639: named in the will of Richard Benfield
    Markham, Alice, 1636 of St Saviour: named in the will of Talbot Pepys
    Markland, Ann, 1625: witness to the will of Ann Norris
    Marlow, ---, 1602: named in the will of Elizabeth Rocket
    Martin, Jane, 1629: her will
    Master, Magdalen, 1609: her will
    May, Agnes, 1580: mentioned in the will of Thomas Skinner
    May, Mary, 1624: named in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Mayhew, Jane, 1623: her will
    Mee, Margaret, 1575: mentioned in the will of her landlord William Emerson
    Meredith, ---, 1645: named in the will of Rebecca Littlefield
    Milward, Elizabeth, 1584: named in the will of Nicholas Harrison
    Milward, Martha, 1633: her will
    Mitchell, Joan, 1610: named in the will of her now husband John Peacock
    More, ---, 1624: named in the will of Grace Bromfield
    Mortimer, ---, 1645: named in the will of Robert Greene
    Newbury, Joan, 1638: named in the will of John Watts
    Newsam, Mary, 1640: named in the will of her father Thomas Goodhand
    Norris, Ann, 1625: her will
    North, Margaret, 1592: witness to the will of John Brown (1)
    Organ, Elizabeth, 1634: her will
    Osborn, Ann, 1646: named in the will of Joshua Phineas
    Palmer, Jane, 1583: her will
    Parker, ---, 1633: named in the will of John Hall
    Part, ---, 1619: named in the will of William Benfield
    Partridge, Agnes: her will
    Payne, Joan, 1582: her will
    Payne, Katherine, 1576: her will
    Payne, Margaret, 1625: her will
    Perkins, Elizabeth, 1630: named in the will of Ellen Harris
    Perpoint, Ann, 1588: named in the will of Thomas Cure
    Pilfold, Agnes, 1565: her will
    Porter, Helen, 1619: named in the will of her brother Gilbert Katherens
    Read, Alice, 1595: named in the will of Rose Bowmer
    Redderick, Dorothy, 1626: witness to the will of Dorothy Ball
    Riley, Marie, 1656: her will
    Rippon, ---, 1659: named in the will of her landlady Ann Stallard
    Roberts, Jane, 1625, of Gloucestershire: named in the will of her son Richard Stevens (2)
    Robinson, Mary, 1600: her will
    Robinson, Rachel, 1639: witness to the will of John Kendall alias Tindall
    Rocket, Elizabeth, 1602: her will
    Roper, Frances, 1630: named in the will of Ellen Harris
    Russell, Ann, 1619: her will
    Sellers, ---, 1603: named in the will of John Wrench
    Sherman, Ann, 1647: her will
    Simonds, Dinah, 1640: witness to the will of Roger Swetnam
    Simonds, Katherine, 1625: named in the will of her landlord Roger Cole
    Skinner, Ann, 1593: witness to the will of George Goldwell
    Smith, Grace, 1611: named in the will of Thomas Audley alias Luke
    Smith, Grace, 1611: named in the will of Thomas Audley alias Luke
    Sperrin, Edwards, Joan, 1580, of Woolwich: named in the will of Edward Sperrin
    Stallard, Ann, 1659: her will
    Stevens, ---, 1625: named in the will of Bridget Stevens
    Stevens, Bridget, 1625: her will
    Taylor, Elizabeth, 1603: witness to the will of Joan Benbrick
    Terry, ---, 1624, of St Olave: named in the will of Jacob Mead
    Tether, Sarah, 1609: witness to the will of Thomas Ware
    Thomson, Amy, 1607: named in the will of William Barnaby
    Todd, Camilla, 1615: named in the will of William Hovell
    Tolley, Mary, 1645: named in the will of Emm Clark
    Tomlinson, Alice, 1623: named in the will of her mother Jane Mayhew
    Towell, Margaret, 1628: witness to the will of Henry North
    Underhill, Agnes, 1575: named in the will of her son in law John Payne
    Vaughan, Elizabeth, 1625: named in the will of Anthony Alfrey
    Westcroft, Joan, 1579: named in the will of Agnes Addinson
    Winnall, Eleanor, 1624: named in the will of John Burrett
    Winspear, Ellen, 1603: named in the will of John Wrench
    Wood, Elizabeth, 1652: her will
    Wood, Helen, 1592: named in the will of Thomas Audley
    Wood, Margaret, 1624: named in the will of her nephew William Ward
    Wood, Winifred, 1650: named in the will of her nephew Samuel Perkins
    Woollen, Ann, 1646: named in the will of John Hayman
    Wright, Katherine, 1574: named in the will of her son Henry Gainsford
    Wright, Susan, 1630: named in the will of Ellen Harris
    Yearwood, Katherine, 1635: her will
    Young, Ellen, 1583: named in the will of her mother Ann Emerson
Yeoman:
    (of the queen's chamber) Ryal, Richard, 1570: his will
    Allen, Thomas, 1625: named in the will of Mary Kemble
    ap Llewellyn, Gwin, 1614: his will
    Banister, Thomas, 1595: his will
    Baxter, Andrew, 1625: his will
    Beckham, Thomas, 1592: named in the will of John Brown (1)
    Belton, William, 1626: his will
    Bentham, Francis, 1591: his will
    Birchley, Peter, 1589: his will
    Bobbitt, William, 1582: his will
    Bromfield, John, 1601: his will
    Bromley, John, 1606: his will
    Bush, Thomas, 1636: mentioned in the will of John Clark alias Brand
    Butler, John, 1603: his will
    Cox, William, 1586: his will
    Davies, Thomas, 1591: his will
    Donne, George, 1616: his will
    Eliot, Edmund, 1627, yeoman: his will
    Gately, William, 1593: his will
    Green, Robert, 1645: his will
    Hicks, Nicholas, 1604: his will
    Hurt alias Hart, John, 1632: his will
    Jerman, Thomas, 1638: his will
    Jones, Robert, 1567: mentioned in the will of Thomas Tedder
    Kelly, Henry, 1587: his will
    Padge, Richard, 1611: his will
    Rogers, Robert, 1627, yeoman of St Saviour: named in the will of Edmund Eliot
    Salisbury, Richard, 1597: his will
    Smith, Robert, 1576: witness to the will of Nicholas Lawrence
    Snell, Henry, 1605: his will
    Swan, Thomas, 1595, of London: named in the will of William Toodup
    Weston, Thomas, 1627, yeoman of St Saviour: named in the will of Edmund Eliot
    Wiborn Alan, 1628: his will