In the name of god Amen: The eight daye of November Anno Domi 1613 I Charles Baxter of Newton in mackerfeild within the Countye of Lancaster yeoman feacinge Deathe because of nature, doe ordeigne Constitute & make this my last will and testament in mannor and forme fowllnige  first I committ my soule unto my Redeemer Jesus Christ by whose death and passion I beleive to be saved  And my Terestall bodye to be buryed at my p’she Churche or Churche yorde of Winwick Theire to Remayne in the Besume of the earth untill yt shall please god to rayse it upp in the last daye And to Endowe yt w’th immortallyty And for suchegoods as god hethe given mee the use and Custume of I will thus dispose them as fowllowes & Also I will That all suche debts and deuties as I owe of right or Conscyence to any p’son or p’sons to be well and traelye Contented and payde by myne Executor hereafter named  Item I give and bequethe unto Thomas Baxter my sonn Three score poundes and Towe fether bedde w’th there furnytur  Item I will that my sonn Thomas shall have twentye pewter dishes  Item yt ys my myndee that my sonn Thomas shall have theise bedde and the pewter dyshes when his pretshe ys upp  Item I will that my grand Child Charles shall have twentye shillings  Item I give and bequethe unto Ann my grand Child twentye shillings  Item I give and bequethe unto Ellen my grabd Childe twentye  Item I will that all my debtes nad theise legasyes and my funerall Expences shall be dyscharged and payed out of the whole of my goods and Chattells  Item I will That the Resydeue of ... goods and Chattells shalbe equally devyded into towe p’tes  Item I give unto Ellen my wyf...  one halfe goods and Chattells And to my sonn Richard the other halfe  Item I will th...... my dwellinge house w’th all my other buldings whatsoev’r shall bee equallye devyded into towe p’tes betweene my wyfe and Richard my sonn  Item I will that my wyfe shall have the upper ane yt the dwellinge house  Item I will that all my land and tacts of ground shalbee equally devyded in towe p’tes  Item I give and bequethe the one halfe of the said land or ground to my wyfe during her naturall lyfe  And the other halfe To Richard my sonn  Item I give unto ev’rye Child that I am god father to 12d  Item I give unto Ann Kerfoote my servant tenn shillings  Item I give unto Ales Rothwell daughter of John Rothwell three shillings foure pence  Item I give unto the repairnige of Newton Chappell fourtie shillings  Item I request Richard Baxter of Lowton and Mathew Eden and Robert Eden of Newton to bee feofyes in trust and over Rewllers of suche goods as I have given my sonn Thomas untill his prentishipp beeupp and theye to receive everye yeare twentye pounds untill three score pounds .....upp  Item I ordeigne Constitute and make Richard Baxter my sonn my Treue Lawfull Executor And I request Richard Baxter of Lowton and Mathew Eden ye.....   newton to bee over seeres of this my last will and Testament to see yt truelye Exceutted as my trust is in them

     Witnesses    John Rothwell    Robert Eden   Richard Eden     Willm. Nolles

Inventory of Charles Baxter, Newton, 1613

A tue & p'fect Inventory of all the Goods and Catles of Charles Baxter late of newton deceased Taken the 13^th day of Novemb’r Anno Regni .................................

And prased by Thomas Eden John Mather Willm. Byrome & Willm. Baxter