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The Will & Inventory of James Arrowsmith

 

In the name of god Amen The eight day of march I James Arowsmith of Haydocke in the p’ish of winwicke beeing sicke of body but wholle of mynd And in perfect remembrance thankes bee too god therfore I doe make this my last will And  testament in manner And forme followeinge

first I bequeath my soule unto Allmighty god my maker  And redeemer And my Body to bee buryed in the p’ish Church yord of Prescott 

Item it is my will that my debts And funerall expences shall be paid And discharged out of my wholle goodes  Item it is my will that the remainder of my sayd goodes shall bee devyded into three parts viz: I doe give one part unto my wyf And it is my will the other two parts to bee devyded equally Amongest all my Chylldren  I doe ordaine And make Elizabeth my wyf my true And lawfull Executor of this my last will And testament to execute And performe the same As my trust is in her.

 

witnes hearof

John Sutton

Robert Arowsmith

Katherin Arowsmith wyf of the sayd

Robert Arowsmith

 

De bts oweinge unto mee       

 

 

 £   -   s   -   d

Imprimis

Edward Roughley

         16   -   9

 

Thomas Potter Junior

          3   -   11

 

ould M....... 

          3   -    2

 

John Hayward of Sutton

          2   -    3

 

Henry Bordman of Sutton

          1   -    9

 

John Mosse of Parr

          3   -    5

 

William Travise of Windle

          2   -    6

 

Robert Tayler Collier

          2   -    4

 

John Tunstall of Rainforth

          1   -    0

 

Thomas Kallon of Parr

          1   -    8

 

Ann Rosbotham of Sutton

                   10

 

John Houghton of Haydocke

                   11

 

John Kenion of Haydocke

          2   -    0

 

Thomas Kenion of Haydocke

          7   -    4

                   

Debts that I doe owe             

 

 

 £   -   s   -   d

Imprimis

Mathewe Ticcle

 

 

John Keneright

12   -  0   -   0

 

Robert Cowley

10   -  0    -  0

 

William Davison

  5   -  0    -  0

 

Katherin Holland

10   -  0    -  0

 

Henry Tarbocke

  4   -  0    -  0

 

Henry Sutton

  2   -  0   -   0

 

John Leegh

         15   -  6

 

Robert Arowsmith

          3   -   4

 

Peter Layland 

          2   -   4

                                                 

Inventory of James Arrowsmith, Haydock, 1638

                          

The Inventory of the goodes And Cattells of James Arowsmith late of Haydocke deceased in the parishe of Winwicke Praysed the Sixteenth day of March Accordinge to the Computa’con of the Church of England in the yeare of our lord god (1638)

By William Sutton Ellije Glover Mathew Hall and Robert Arowsmith

 

 

 

 £   -    s   -   d

Imprimis

3 Cawes And 2 Calves

13  -   10  -   0

 

7 Sheepe

  2  -   10  -   0

 

wheate on the ground

10  -   10  -   0

 

in Corne And hay

  7  -     0  -   0

 

in leather leafes and other tooles in the Shoppe

  1  -   17  -   0

 

in Meale And Malte

           18  -   0

 

in Butter And Cheese

  1  -   10  -   0 

 

in Bacon And grese

  1  -   10  -   0 

 

in Beddinge

  4  -   10  -   0 

 

in Bedstocke

            7  -   0

 

in Sheetes And other Linens

  1  -   12  -   6

 

in yorne

           13  -   0

 

in Brasse And Pewter

  1  -   15  -   0

 

1 frame Borde w’th Cheeres stooles and formes

           13  -  0

 

in Coffers

  1  -    3   -  4

 

1 Iron Grate w’th Crowe and tonges

           8  -   0

 

2 Pyckells  stafe 1 cresitt 1 puddinge pan and other implements

           7  -   4

 

in treene vessells with  Charne

         16  -   4

 

in Mugs and Cuppes 

           3  -   0

 

An ould Secke and A poke

           1  -   0

 

3 ould quissions

           1  -   0

 

1 Tacke of ground w’ch doth Amount to

 10  -  16  -  0

 

1 other meane tacke of ground betwixt him and his father in law

  7   -   0   -  0

 

Reckninges betwixt Thomas Kenion and James Arowsmith  deceased

  4   -   9   -  0

 

in Geese And hens

           7   -   6

 

in little bookes

           2   -   0

 

the decident of his Apparell

  2   -  10  -  0

 

 

 

 

                                                                                       Total

£76  -  9  -  0

 

 

 

 

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