The Will & Inventory of Nicholas Burscough of Haydock in Lancashire (Merseyside)

The Will & Inventory of Nicholas Burscough

In the name of god amen the 27^th day of Aprill in Anno dom’1619 and in the yeares of the Raigne of our Sov’aigne Lord James by the grace of god of England & France and Ireland kinge defender of the faith etc. the 17^th and of Scotlande the two and fifteenth I Nicholas Burscowe of Hadocke in the County of Lanc’ husbandman beinge sicke in bodye but whole of mynde and of good and p’fecte Remembrance thankes be to god doe ordayne constitute and make this my laste will and testam’te in mann’ and forme followinge that is to saye firste and princypally I give and bequeath my soule into the handes of almightie god my maker and redeemer trusteinge assuredly by the meritte death and passion of my Savio’r Jesus Christe to Rise againe at the daye of resurrection and my bodye to be buryed in my p’ishe Church yord of winwicke there to Remaine in the besome of the earth untill by the sounde of the trumpe’ I shalbe awaked and as concerninge my worldly goodes I doe dispose of them as followeth that is to say Impr’mis it is my will and mynde that my funerall expence and legasies by payde & discharged out of my whole goodes and the Reste and residewe thereof I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my wyfe and Humphrey my sonne to be dealte and devided into thre p’tes whereof it is my will and mynde that Elizabeth my saide wiefe shall have the thirde p’te of all my sayde goodes Cattells and Chattells what so ev’r moveable and unmoveable and the Reste thereof to be and remayne unto my saide sonne Humphrey he payinge and dischargeinge my whole debtes whatsoev’r Item I give and bequeath to James Naylor five shillings John Naylor five shillings and Ellen Naylor five shillings Children of Mathewe Naylor Item it is my will and mynde and doe give & bequeath to John Orford 12^d to Margarett Orforde twelve pence and to Alice Orforde two shillings Children of John Orforde Item it is my will and mynde and I doe give and bequeath unto Jane Downall daughter of Peeter Downall twelve pence Item I give and bequeath to Wyllyam Orford sonne of Willyam Orforde two shillings Item I give and bequeath to John Burscowe my brother fortie shillings

Item it is my will and mynde and I doe hereby appointe and make Elizabeth my sayde wife and Humphrey my sonne my true and Lawfull executors hopinge and nevertheless Requireinge them to p’forme all things herein Contayned as my truste is in them Item it is my will and mynde and I doe hereby apoynte and make Thomas Lowe of Ashton and Mathewe Naylor of Hadocke afforesayd sup’vissors of this my laste will and testament hopeinge that they will see all things herein Contained to bee p’formed accordinge to this my laste will as my trust is in them reposed.

Debtes w’ch I owe

Impr’mis	to Mathewe Naylor at michaelmas next	£16 - 10 - 0
	to the sayde Mathewe at Candlemas next	£ 5 - 10 - 0
	to the sayde Mathewe of lente money	8 - 0
	to Andrewe Gaskell at Michaelmas next	£11 - 0 - 0
	to John Burscowe my brother at Candlemas	£13 - 4 - 0
	to Elizabeth Holme at warrington fayre next	£ 5 - 0 - 0
	to Lawrence Farclough of Billinge at the
	first of Auguste	£ 3 - 6 - 0
	to the wife of James Godson dec’ at the
	16^th of Auguste	£ 3 - 6 - 0
	to Thomas Rasbothome at the 5^th of
	November	£ 3 - 6 - 0
	to Roberte Orford at the firste of August next	£ 6 - 0 - 0
	to Thomas Lowe at Candlemas next	£ 1 - 7 - 6
	to Thomas Naylar	11 - 0
	to Roger Rasbothome	9 - 0
	to Henry Litherland	3 - 4

where upon a conclasion was made betweene

Richard Litherlande and Nicholas Burscowe

that when as the saide Nicholas did paye the

saide 3s 4d then to Ric..... from the heires of the

sayde Richard 3d ayear went

Debtes oweinge to mee

Impr’mis willyam Parr sonne of Thomas 3s - 0d

Peter Kenyon & Thomas Chapman

due at the thirteenth daye of January

to bee payde at Nicholas Burscowe

his house £4 - 0 - 12

Thomas Orford at Candlemas £1 - 7 - 6

Witnes hereof Mathew Naylor

Thomas Lowe

John Burscowe and

Thomas Prescott

Inventory

A true and p’fecte Inventory of all the goodes Cattells and Chattells whatsoev’ of Nicholas Burscowe late of Hadocke in the County of Lancaster Dec’ praysed the xxi^th day of May in Anno Dom’ 1619 by John Naylor Thomas .......... John Harsnape and Willyam Orford Anno Regni Regis Jacobi dei grac’ anglie francie et ..............................

Impr’mis	foure kine and three Calves	£14 - 0 - 0
	three mares and one Colte	£ 9 - 0 - 0
	two shoales	18 - 0
	Corne lately sowen valued to the some of	£ 5 - 0 - 0
	in Poltery ware and Geese	5 - 0
	one Corne cheste one old Cote Cheste one little
	marle Cheste and two payre of wheeles	£ 3 - 0 - 0
	plowes and harrowes w’th the pins	12 - 0
	in trease Carte sadles Collers one wane Roape
	and other ymplements therunto belongenige	10 - 0
	one mattocke one picke two old spades two
	pickles and one forke	3 - 0
	two payre of plowe yrons one footage two
	horse lockes and one plane backe	6 - 0
	two hatchetts one axe one bill two naugers
	and other such furniture	5 - 0
	foure sickles	1 - 4
	two grates one little Crowe and other
	furniture therunto belongnige	9 - 0
	three spitts one payre of galberdes
	and one gridyron	4 - 0
	one Chimney w’th one Crowe	13 - 4
	foure skelletts one litle pan and one
	fryinge pan	16 - 0
	three brasse potts one Chaffinge dishe
	and two brasse Candlestickes	£ 1 - 6 - 8
	in pewter	£ 1 - 6 - 8
	two Chafe bedes and two Chafe bolsters	7 - 0
	one feather bed two bolsters and two pillowes	£ 1 - 16 - 8
	in Coverletts blanketts and Rugs	£ 2 - 6 - 0
	five payre of Bedstockes	10 - 0
	in sheets Linnens and other Napery ware	£ 1 - 13 - 4
	in yarne and toe	3 - 0
	foure litle Cowfers or Chistes	16 - 0
	one table one trestle and formes
	therunto belonginge	10 - 0
	in stooles Cheares and quishions	5 - 0
	in Earthen ware	4 - 0
	in treene vessell	17 - 0
	one twill sheete two sackes and one
	halfe mett	4 - 0
	one knedinge trough	2 - 0
	two spininge wheeles and one hachell	2 - 6
	two sives	6
	in malte meale and barley	10 - 0
	in beefe and bacon	10 - 0
	one Cubbord and one dishbord	16 - 0
	one grindle stone	1 - 0
	bordes and solues	2 - 0
	two wisketts and one baskett	1 - 6
	the apparell of the deade	£ 1 - 10 - 0

	Suma tot’	£52 - 17 - 6