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The Will & Inventory of Robert Bate

 

In the name of god amen The 22nd daie of November in the yeares of the kinge of our most gracious So’aigne lord James That is to saie of England France and Ireland the 14th and of Scotland the 50th defender of the faith 616  I Robert bate of Newton in Makerfield in the Countie of Lancs Butcher sicke in body but of good and p’fect memorie laud and praise be unto Almighty god doe make and ordeigne this my p’sent testa’nt and last will in mann’r and forme followinge  That is to saie first and above all things I Commend my Soule into the m’cifull custodye of my lord & Saviour Jesus Christ trusting through his Blessed passion to be made one of the elect number and whenyt shall please his devyne power to sep’at my body and sule then I will that my body be buried at my p’ish Church of Winwick theire to rest untill yt please god to raise yt up in the last daie and make yt glorious And for the distribution of my wordly things yt is my will and mynde to have them bestoed in such mann’r and forme as heireafter in this p’sent is mencioned and exp’ssed That is to saie first I geeve grant bequeath and Assigne unto Ellen my nowe wyef All my intterest Claime and tytle of my messuag farme and ten’ent w’th thapp’ten’nce in Newtonaforesaid to have and to hould to the said Ellen Bate my nowe wyef and her asignes for and duringe All the terme conteyned and mensioned in one Indenture of lease made bewteene the Right wor’ Sir Richard Fleetwood of Caldwiche in the Countie of Statford knight and Baronet ot the one p’tie And mee the saide Robt Bate of the other p’tie Bearing the date the thridd daie of Oct’b’r in the yeares of his Ma’ Raigne above said Together w’th the originiall lease theireof in wrytinge Conc’inge the same for the rents suits and s’vic’s due and accustomed to be yeilded paid and done for the same, And as conc’inge all the rest of all and singular my goods and Cattells affore my debts paid yt is my will and mynde to have them devyded in twoe severall p’ts sotheire of I geve one p’t or halfe unto Ellen my nowe wyef Andthe other I res’ve unto my selfe  It’m I geve unto my sister Alice Smyth 40s and Raffe bate and Robt Spakman to put forth for her best use and commoditie during her lyef And after her deceasse to remaine and bee to the children of Richard Smyth her husband to be devided equallie amongst them And my will is further that the said Richard Smyth shall have the use p’te theireof But onelie to remaine and bee to the use & behoose of the said Alice and her children as aforesaid  It’m I give to my sister Ellen 40s   It’m I geve unto Cicely Bate daughter of Richard Bate deceased 6s  8d   It’m I geve unto my brother Raffe Bate 40s   It’m I geve unto each godchild whom I am godfather unto 2s That child of my brother John whom I am godfather unto 3s  4d   It’m I geve unto my brother John 5s and unto either of his young children 2s   It’m I geve unto Ann and Ellen Loton daughters of Raffe Loton either of them 10s   It’m I geve unto Elizabeth Kenion daughter of John Kenion 10s   It’m I geve unto William Cheshire and his wyef either of them 2s  6d  It’m I geve unto Raffe Loton and his wyef either of them 2s  6d   It’m I geve unto Raffe Bate 5s   It’m I geve unto Robt Bate 5s   It’m I gev unto Rog’r Mason the younger and Rog’r the eld’r either of them 3s  4d And unto the wyef of Roger Mason 6s  8d   It’m I geve unto Ellen Masone 3s  4d   It’m I geve unto John Kenion 5s  It’m I geve the overplus and residue of my said goods and Cattells over & besydes the discharginge of my finall charge & expeasses and theis legacies aforesaid excepted unto Ellen my said wyef and Raffe bate my brother to be equally devyded between them And I ordeigne Constitute and make the said Ellen my wyef and Raffe my brother my true and lawfull executors to see this my last will and testam’t fulfilled in all points And I desyer John Bate my brother and Raffe Loton to bee sup’vis’s of the same.

 

  Debts owinge unto mee the said Robte as followth

 £         s        d

Impr’

M’rgaret Hey wid

 1        18       0

 

Henry Shawe theld’r 

 1         5        0

 

Thomas his sune 

            3        5

 

Roger Ratcliffe 

            3        6

 

John Withington ux.

          13        6

 

Richard Jugn 

          10        6

 

Gregody Houlcroft 

            3        4

 

John Higinsn 

            1        3

 

John Booth

            1        2

 

Robt Gaskell lent money

            7        0

 

the same man for flesh

            2        4

 

John Egely

            1        6

 

John Boydell

            1        4

 

James Hey

            4        4

 

Wm Urmeston 

            4        0

 

John Smyth

            2        6

 

Raffe Boydell

            2        0

 

John Bromeloe

            1        0

 

John Kaye

            2        0

 

Gilbert Bate 

            3        4 

 

Crouck wyeth

            3        4

 

Richard Smyth  ux.

            1        6

 

Hugh Penkethman

                     10

 

Ned Crooke

            1        0

 

Thomas Gryse  ux.

           12       0

 

Wm Mather  ux.

            1        6

 

Anthonie Dumbabine 

            2        0

 

Wm Smyth

                     11

 

Jane Towers

                     11

 

Thomas Heswall  ux.

            1        0

 

Thomas Golden

           12       0

 

Thomas Johnson

            1        8

 

Tho Cook  ux.

           10       0

 

John Cooke  ux. 

            5      10

 

John Fleminge

            2        4

 

Richard his sonne

            1        6

 

Henry Cook 

                      8

 

Wm Sargaint 

            2        4

 

Robt Gryse 

            2        5

 

John Walmisley

            5        2

 

Thomas Uley

            2        5

 

Henry Ashton

            1        8

 

Ric Penketh 

            1        6

 

Roger Golborne

            1        0

 

Gawther Kenion 

            7        3

 

Edward Nayler

            3        0

 

Henry Kaye 

            4       10

 

Gaffrey Clare Ann Leyland p’te for

 

 

            Thomas Collere

  1        6        3

 

Mr Pikring

            2        0

 

John Hardman

            6        3 

 

John Coller

            1        8

 

Adam Coller 

            1        2 

 

Raffe Coller 

            1        8

 

Thomas Hardman 

            6        8

 

Thomas Flitcroft

           13       0

 

Oliver Fletcher

            2        0

 

Edward Boydell

            1       10

 

Henry Holland 

            2        0

 

John Ridyard 

            5        0

 

Wm Boydell  

            3        4

 

Geffrey Haughton

            3        4

 

John Adamson

            3        0

 

George Croft 

            3        0

 

John Mather 

          12        0

 

Thomas Tayliar

            6        0

 

Wm Sutclyffe

            5        3

 

Roger Mason 

  1       14       4

 

John Kenion

  1         7       0

 

 

 

Witness heirof   Henry Ashton    Raffe bate   Roger Mas’n

 

Roger Mason   John Kenion

 

 

 

 

 

                                              Suma totalis

£20      0s     0d

                                                                  

Inventory of Robert Bate, Newton in Makerfield, 1616

 

A true Inventory of hall the goods and Cattells of Robt Bate late of Newton deceassed pr’ssed by fowre honest men Raffe bate  Robt Spakeman  Roger Edwurdsne and Robt gryse the 28th daie of Novemb’r 1616

 

 

  £         s        d

Impr’

4 keyne with one ould mare

 12        0        0

 

4 sheepe & 2 swyne

   2       10       0

 

in Corne and hay

   3        0        0

 

in Beddinge Linens & yorne 

   5        4        0

 

in sex and pookes

             4        0

 

in Brasse & pewter

   3        6        ..

 

in Treeneware 

            13       4

 

in Iron ware

            12       0

 

in Colfers

            12       0

 

in Bords Cheires s’les & f’rmes

  1         2        0

 

in Butt’r and Cheise

            15       0

 

in moogs potts and Cupps 

            15       0

 

in fuell 

            10       0

 

in Bedst’cke ould saddle & brydle

              6       8

 

the tack of the halfe of one clawsure of ground

 

 

w’th one summ’rtree & a swyne troughe

            19       0

 

money owinge in the Cuntrith

 22        0        0

 

Robt

 

 

the deads apparrell

   2        0        0

 

 

 

 

                                             Summa totlis

£53      4s      3d

 

This Will and Inventory was kindly transcribed and sent in by Vivien.

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