Henry Bate, Haydock, 1683: proved 1684

In the name of God Amen the five and twenteith day of June 1683  In the five and Thirterth yeare of the raigne of our Sov’aigne Lord King Charles the second over England Scotland France Ireland defend’r of the faith  I Henry Bate of Haddocke in the County of Lanc’r Glover being weake in Body but of sound and perfect memory prayse be given to God for the same And knowing the uncertainty of this Life on Earth And being desireous to settle things in order doe make this my Last will and Testament in manner & forme following (that is to say) first and principally I Commend my Soule to Almighty God my Creator Asuredly Beleiving that I shall Receavefull pardon and free remission of all my Sinnes and be saved by the precious death and meritte of my Blessed Saviour and Redeemer Christ Jesus And my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such decent and Christian manner as to my Ex’rs hereaft’r named shall be thought meet & convenient And as touching such worldly Estate as the LOrd in Mercy hath lent me my will and meaning is the same shall be imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my will is Expressed And I doe Revoke renounce frustrate & make void all wills by me formerly made And declare & Appoynt this my Last will and Testament And first as touching & concerning the sume of fifty pound charged to be paid by Henry Houghton of and from my Mesuage and Tenem’t where I now live men’coned & Expressed in one Indenture of Assignm’t by me Lawfully Executed  My mind & will is And I doe hereby give and dispose the same as hereaft’r followeth viz to Anne and Mary Houghton daughters to Robert Houghton late of Haddock deceased the some of Tenn pound A peece  Item to John and Margret children of the said Robert the sume of Seaven pound & Tenn shillings A peece  Item to Thomas Houghton of Haddock and to Alice wife of Gervase Leyland the like sume of seaven pound and Tenn shillings A peece And to be paid by the said Henry Houghton his Ex’rs Admin’s or assignes within two yeares after my decease And as to my Goods my will and Mynd is that my debts funerall Expence and the Charges of the proveing this my will be first discharged out of the same Then I give to Isaac Houghton five shillings and to Thomas Houghton seaventeene shillings which he now oweth me And the rest & residue of All my Goods whatsoev’r I give to the said Henry Houghton And of this my Testament I Appoynt and make John Houghton of Newton Common & the aforesaid Thomas Houghton Ex’rs hereof  And John Bankes & Robert Cash overseers of the same  In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seale the day & yeare above written

Sealed signed & deliv’red in presence of

Peter Lealand

Robt. Cash

George Willcooke                                            Henry Bate ..... his m’rke

Inventory of Henry Bate, 1684

An Inventory of the Goods & Chattels of Henry Bate Late of Haddocke in the County of Lanc’r deceased valued the fowerteenth day of August 1684 by Henry Boardman & Peter Leyland as followeth