The Will & Inventory of William Clayton late of Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire

The Will & Inventory of William Clayton

In the name of God Amen the sixteeth daie of Julie in the yeare of the incarnation of our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ according to our English computation one thowsand six hundreth and eighteene I William Clayton being sicke in bodie but of good and p’fecte Memorie god be praised doe make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme followinge First I give and commende my soule into the hands of Almightie God trustinge that my Savio’r Jesus Christ who paid the .... for the redemption of mee and all ............ into the blisse pr’pared for the faithfull of w’ch number I faithfully ......... selfe to be and my bodie to Christian buriall It’m my worldly goods I give and dispose In manner and forme followinge Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my nephewe William Spridley ten pounds It’m to francis Spridley his brother fyve pounds It’m to Margaret Spridley his sister her fyve pounds and one gould ringe It’m to Anne Garrett wiefe of Henrie Garrett of Newton aforesaid a paire of sheete It’m to Margerie Idden wiefe of Mathew Idden one Jewell It’m to Elline Idden her daughter an other Jewell both w’ch are in the keepinge of Margerie Idden the mother It’m to Mathew Idden my sword and what els mybrother Sprydley shall thinke fitting to bestowe upon him It’m to Marrie Garreed daughter of Henrie Garreed two shillinge six pence It’m to Jane Parr daughter of the wid... of Henrie Garrett 12d It’m to Anne Parr her sister 12d It’m to francis Spridley servant to my brother Spridley my ould black Jerkin and breeches It’m to Raphe by brother Milner an ould Coate w’ch Edward Rothwell hath It’m I give and bequeath the rest of my goods and Chattells (my debts and funerall expenses being first discharged of the whole) to John Spridley my brother in law and Elizabeth Spridley his wiefe Lastly I constitute and make the said John Spridley my true and lawfull executor trustinge he will see this my last will and Testament p’formed accordinge to the true meaning there of I wittnesse whereof I have putt my hand and seale the daie and yeare above written W Claiton

Wittnesse here Henrie Edwerd John Nowell

Debts owing to William Clayton the testator	£	s	d
Mr. Thomas Sargeant of Bedford[1]	3	5	0
Alice Flitcroft wiefe of Robt Flitcroft deceased	2	7	8
Thomas Speakman		16	0
Mr. Peeres Lee		12	0
Willm Lytherland and Henrie Lytherland		7	0
John Crane of Gr’t Bartholow... in London being one of the clerke of the Exchequer	10	0	0
James Kenion	5	0	0
Richard Gradell 33s paid hereof 15s
James Brown		10	0
Gylbart Stirropp	2	0	0
Anne Parr daughter of Edwarde Parr late of Newton deceased	3	0	0
Thomas Tynknell	2	15	0
Richard Blackburn for a paire of golbaude and a dryping pan
Thomas Soothworth	1	17	0
Mr Georg Pott late of Dunge	1	0	0
Mr Orrell of Turton		16	0
the executors of John Maddock		10	0
William Foster		10	0
Thomas Lee brother of Sir Peter Lee		15	0
Henrie Lytherland twentie and foure yarde of Linen clothe of the said William Clayton in his hand
John Hardman of Warrington for w’ch I should have had a paire of boot		5	6
Mr Edward Ashton of Newton	3	0	0
Thomas Gregson of Newton	.	.	.

Owing by the said William Clayton	10	3	4
To William Parr son of Richard Parr	1	15	0
to James Garstang		8	2
owing for mending a saddle in Warrington		1	0
1 greate arke and chest in the new house
wooden ware of Mathew Idden
William Riddiard hath a sheet arke a bord and a forme at fosters
a paire of wheeles and apeltree and 1 iron pinne in Henrie Gerrards barn
2 coale cheste w’ch Richard Riddard hath
3 bedsteeds at Thomas Tinkneles house and shelves in the higher buttrie
It’m cupbord and shelves in the lower butterie
1 shelfe in the old Parlor
1 shelfe in the house 3 greate Candles
It’m firewoodd
foule poules arke and mangers
It’m halfe of the dunge
an arke in the stable

Memorang that all my wheate in Newton was sowen before the death of my wiefe save two or three butle in the lower end of the field and that likewise sowen before the Crops was removed out of the house.

Inventory of William Clayton, Newton in Makerfield, 1619

A true Inventorye of all goods and Cattells of Willm Clayton of Newton deceased yeoman taken the 17th day of Aprill 1619 by us John Nowell Henrye Gerard Mathew Idden & Richard Baxter

	£	s	d
Impr’mis at Elizabeth Fosters a board of 2 peets & formes		1	8
Willm Riddiart hath a sheete Arke		3	8
Richard Riddiart owing to the ex’ of the testator		3	4
for woodden wares at Mathewe Idden & sould to the said Mathewe		17	0
4 silver spoones		16	0
2 hatts			7
a purse & casse		3	4
3 payre of breeches & 1 dublett		10	0
2 payre of Curtaynes fring & Rodes		10	0
1 Carpett		1	8
7 table clothes		12	0
14 napkins		4	8
little ould lynnens lace & an ould stomacher		2	6
4 payre of Canvass sheets		16	0
3 falxen sheets		14	0
4 pillow beeres		2	0
2 towills		1	4
in glasses & od iron		1	4
2 cheney dishes & 1 bruch of silver		1	8
2 skellett pannes		3	4
a rapyer dagger & sword		6	8
bowe arrowes & quiver		5	0
4 cushions		10	0
5 peecs of pewter & 1 salt seller		5	0
a chafing dish & candlestick of brasse		3	0
in books		1	2
2 Brushes		1	0
head peece jacke & Bill		2	6
1 fetherbed boulster pillowin & matturss w’th 2 blankets & cadow w’ch was his bed	2	0	0
3 trunks		6	8
1 payre of shode wheeles Iron pair & axeltree		18	0
1 housemans coate		18	0
1 payre of bedstocks at fleetwoods		8	0
1 shelve there alsoe			6
1 ould Cupbord & 1 shelve there		1	6
1 great corne Ark in the new house		12	0
1 ould chest & 4 Racks		2	6
4 yarde of flaxen cloth		4	0

These p’cells were valued & praised the 17th day of May 1619 by Tho. Shrigley Richard Normansell & William Mathershed? as followeth
Impr’mis 2 oxen	9	0	0
1 horse	5	0	0
1 fetherbed 1 boulster 1 pillowin 2 pillow beeres 1 fowling peece	2	10	0
little books		5	0
1 little gould ringe & 1 little jewell		6	8
In apparell	1	10	0
1 Brushe & 1 box			6

Summa totalis	33	5	11
It’m More in debts as will appeare by the will

[1] Probably refers to the nearby township of Bedford that later became part of Leigh Borough and not Bedford in Bedfordshire.