In the name of God amen upon the neenetinth daie of December in the foretinth yeare of the kings majestys raigne over England, Fmirr and Ireland 1616 I William Blackburn (Blakeborne) of Newton in Makerfeild in the Countie of Lancaster yeoman Sicke in body but of goode and p’fect memories laude and praise be unto almightie god doe make and ordeigne this my p’rsent Testament & last will in mann’r and forme followinge That is to saie first and above all things I Commend my Soule into the mercifull custodie of my lord and saviour Jesus Christ Trusting through his blessed passion to be made one of the elect number  And when yt shall please hes devyne power to seperat my BOdie and Soule Then I will that my bodie be buried at my p’ishe Churche of Winwicke theire to rest until yt please god to raise yt upp in the last daie and make yt gloriouse  And for the distribution of my wordlie things yt is my will and mynde to have them bestowed in such mann’r and forme as heireafter in theis p’sente is mentioned and expressed  That is I give unto my twoe sonnes Richard Blakeborne and Thomas Blakeborne All my whoule goods Chattells and freeholds whatsoever equallie to be devyded betweene them paying such legacies as by mee in this my Test’ant and last will are given and bequeshed  It is also my will that Richard Blakeborne my said sonne shall have this housse that is alreadie Assigned to him And lykewyse the Sandie Maens And also that my saide sonne Thomas shall have the house and ferme of ground called Thomas Poules and the Houllers and also all the Timber stone and bricke lyinge in the same ground or in Tarbucke p’ke  And alsoe that the saide Richard my Sonne shall paye to the said Thomas fortie pounds  Item I geve unto my daughter Elizabeth Blakeborne Thirteene pounds six shillings eight pence yearelie for lyef  Item I geve unto my daught’r Alice one hundredth pounds to aryse yearlie by twentie pounds a yeare to be paid by Roger Jameson and Raffe Hasledon out of the land that was la… Roger Jamesons of Ashton Item I geve my daughter Isabell Twentie poundes yearlie during her lyef And that Chamber in the newe buildinge that the dore oppenest towards the kilne And yf the saide Isabell marry then she shall not have the said Chamber  Or yf the saide Isabell goe from home Then the owner of the housse shall use the said Chamb’r as then shall have the neede  Item I geve unto my daught’r Anne fowerscore & ten pounds And to Raffe Hasledon tenn pounds to be paid by the said Roger Jamesonn and the said Raffe out of the land that was Roger Jameson’s of Ashton  Item I geve unto William Blakeborne Elizabeth and Anne his Sisters everie one twentie shillings  Item I geve unto Richard Hasleden Jane and …… his sisters everie one twentie shillings Item I geve unto James Shawe Robbe Whyte Olliver Jacksonn Peter Forster and Anne Partington my servants everie one of them tenn shillings  Item I geve all that I am Godfather unto three shillings fower pence And I ordeigne Constitute and make the aforesaid Richard blakeborne and Thomas Blakeborne my true and lawfull executors of this my Testament and last will to execute fulfil and p’forme the same in all points and my trust is in them above all others.

Debts owinge unto mee the saide Wm. Blakeborne as follow’th

Impr’  my mr Sr. Richard Fleetwood as apeareth by Mr. Edward Ashton notes under his hand £33 or theire abouts

Item  Mr. William Fleetwood         £5

         Mr.  Roger Howell               £5

         Mr. Thomas Sargaint            £6

Besydes all other debts and specialities as appeareth by Thom my four debt books

Item   Richard Blakeborne             £500

           William Blakeborne innior   £200

                                                                Wittnesses heirof   Roger Howell

                                                                                               John Beven

                                  Sum totalis  £740

Inventory William Blackburn, Newton in Makerfield, 1616

A True Inventorie of all the Goodes and Chattell of Willm Blakeborne late of the p’ishe of winwicke Deccessed praised by fowre honest men Valentyne Gorsse Wm. Baxter Raffe Hasledon and Edward Parr the seventh daie of January Anno Domi 1616