Need Translation Help

I finally found in the Perogative Court of Canterbury a 1575 will for
which I've been searching for years -- but I can't read a word of it.
Well, "In the Name of God/Amen." Otherwise it might as well be in
Chinese.

Could somebody here please tell me whom/what group I could contact to
get a modern English translation of this will?

Thank you very much,

Carol Stokes

mjoann...

You may be surprised to learn that year is considered modern English,
(as is Shakespeare,) although some scholars further divide it into early
modern English. I'm not a Ph.D., (yet!) but I am focusing on old English
and middle English literature for my Masters program. I can tell you
that it probably isn't as difficult as it looks. In the 1575 era, some
words were completely different from today's English, but most are very
similar. If you read it aloud, you will probably recognize more than you
expect. Also, if you have access to the Oxford English Dictionary, most
of the words should be in there. I believe you have to pay to access the
OED online database, but you may be able to access the dictionary
through a local library or college.

In case anyone is nerdy like me... There is a quick way to recognize the
periods of English that should be recognizable to most people. Beowulf
is old, Chaucer is middle and Shakespeare is modern.
mjoann