Thurstan Eddleston, Billinge, 1591

In the name of godd Amen the ....eenth daie of marche in the yeire of o’r lorde godd one thowsande fyve hundreth ....... score & eleven  I Thurstane Edlestone of Billinge w’thin the parishe of Wigan in the countie of Lancaster husbandma’ Sicke in bodie But of good & p’fect memorye praysed bee godd doe ordeyne and make this my last will & testament in maner & forme folowinge First I ..... my Soule to almightie godd the father the sonne and the holye goste three p’sons and one godd in whom is all my truste to bee saved throughe the merite of Christe .... & passion and my bodye to bee buried in christen buriall at my porche Churche of Wigan aforeseid wheare it shall plea... ......... their to Remayne in the bosome of the earth untill it shall please my savio’r & redeymer to Rayse it upe agayne w’th a bodye of Imm....litie   It’m wheare homfrey winstanley Late of Blackleyhurst in winstanley in the countie of Lancast’r gen......   Indenture of lease in writing bearing date the tenth daie of November in the twentith yeir of the Reigne of o’r most gracious sov’a..... Ladie Elyzabeth by the grace of godd of England france & Irelande queene defend’ of the faith ...................................... terme Lett to me the seid Thurstan Edleston my Assigney & Assignes As well all that & those his messuag or tente’ & dis..... ... & gardins Clawsures Crofte fielde medowes pastures Lande ............ score ....................................... and all other his hereditamente with thapp’tenn’ce Sett lyeing & being in billinge aforeseid in the seid ........................................ hodinge ........ of mee the seid Thurstane edleston & Elyzabeth ............................ of John Edleston deceased one or either of o’r Assignes; As also the ren’con & sev’all re’cons of all & ev’y the seid messuag............... with thapp’tence when & at suche tyme as the same shall first & next fourtune to Fall To have & to holde ......... Thurstane Edleston my Assigney & Assignes From & ymediatly afte the daye of the deesease of mee the seid T............. for and during all the terme tyme and space of Fower Score & one yeires thence next folowing .....................ended and determined to & for all manner of .................. p’ufette and Comoditits w’thowte empeachement of any .............. in orupon the ....... or for takinge or gettinge of marle in or upon the p’misseZ to bee onlye best .....  upon the ....... wheire or for myning & digging ..... or getting of stones and the same to sell and carie .... or for B..... falling or cuttinge any maner of Woods or underwood rootes or trees growinge upon the p’miss w........ the same may bee made the better for tillage corne meadowe & pasture for the rent & ....... th’in exp’ssed And also to have and to holde the seid Stone delfe & delfes w’th thapp’tenn’ces to mee the seid Thurstone Edleston & myn assigney or assignes from and ymediatly aft’ the date of the seid seid Recytde Indenture of Lease for & during all the terme of three Score & tenne yeire & yf in case I the seid Thurstane Soe longe doe Lyve for the rents & s’vics theirin Exp’ssed as by the se.....  Indenture of Lease it doeth & maye more at large appeir Nowe I the seid Thurstane Edleston beinge mynded ....... to estableyshe the p’misses in maner & forme folowing doe by force of the seid Recytdl Indenture of Lease ........ .yne ther upon levyed bequeth Assigne & sett over all the seid messuag Lande & ten’te’ stone delfe & delfes and other the p’miss w’thapp’ten’nce to Alice my weif To have and to holde to the seid Alice my weif & her Assignes from & ymediatly after my dec..... and during all the terme of Twelve yeirs for the use of her selfe and my Children and for the bryinginge upe of my children yealdinge an payeing theirfore yeirely duringe the seid terme of Twelve yeires the rents and s’vics men’coned & Res’ved in the seid Recyded Indenture of Lease  It’m it is my will & Also I doe Assigne & bequeth the Remander of the moytie & one halfe of all the seid mess..... Land & ten’te stone delfe and delfes & other the p’miss w’thapp’tence T Alice my wieffe To have and to holde the seid moytie & one halfe of all the seid messuag Lande ten’ts stone delfe & delfes To the seid Alice my wief and her Assignes from & ymediatlye after the seid terme of Twelve yeires for & during and unto thende of the seid terme men’coned in the seid recytde Inden..... of Lease (yf in case the seid Alice my wief Soe longe doe lyve) yealdinge & payeinge th’fore yeirlye duringe the seid terme oytie & one halfe of all the rente suit & s’vice ......... in the seid recytde Indenture of Lease at dayes and feasts ...... It’m it is my will And I also doe Assigne & bequeth the other moytie & one halfe & rest & residewe of all the seid messuage Lande ten’ts Stone delfe & delfes & other the p’miss with th’app’ten’nce together w’th the remander & remainders of the other moytie ........ before lymited & appointed to the seid Alice my wief To humfrey Edleston my sonne Together with the seid recytde Indenture of lease and all suche right title terme & interest as I have or can clayme of in or to the Remander & ...nders of the seid messuag Lands ten’te stone delfe & delfes and other the p’miss w’th thapp’ten’nce To have & to holde Aswell the remin of the seid moytie of the seid messuag Lande ten’te stone delfe and delfes w’th app’ten’nce before Lymited & Appointed to the ... Alice my wief To the seid homfrey my sonne & his Assignes from & Imediatly after the same shall first & next fall & come for & duringe and unto the full ende of the seid terme men’coned in the seid recytde Indenture of Lease for the rents & s’vice theirfore dewe ... Also to have and to holde the other moytie and one halfe of the seid messuag Lande ten’te stone delfe & dlfes and the remander & remande... of all the seid messuage Lande ten’te stone delf & delfes & other the p’misses w’th thapp’ten’nce To the seid homfrey my Sonne & his Assignes when the same shall firste & next fall From & after the seid terme of twelve yeires next aft’r the date of these p’nte for & during all such intereste & terme of yeires as I have or Can clayme of mor’ to the seid messug Lande ten’te stone delf & delfes & other the p’..ss w’th thapp’ten’nce by force of the seid Recytdd Indenture of Lease and fyne th’upon levydd or any other Assurance & in asample & Large m........ & forme as I have or can clayme the same by the Force of the seid recytdd Indenture of Lease or any other Assurance yealdinge & payeing th’fore yerrely during the seid terme the rente & s’vice theirfore dewe p’vided alwaies and also it is my will that the seid homfrey my sonne his Execut’s or Assignes shall well & trulie content & paye or Cause to bee Contented and paid before thende & terme of thirteene yeires next aft’r the date heirof To John Elyzabeth Agnas margaret the S’vivor & s’vivors of them the some of Twentie markes of Lawfull money of englande to bee Equallie devyded emonge theim That is to saye ev’ye of theim to have an equall por’con of the seid some of xx^tie markes And yf it fortune the seid homfrey  my sonne & his Assignes to make defalte in payment of the seid some of xx^tie markes in maner & forme Aforeseid Then it is my will that the seid John Elyzabeth Agnas margaret Alice Jane & Ellen my children shall hav & shalle occupie and enioy from & aft’r the seid terme of thirteene yeires the moytie and one halfe of the seid messuag Lande ten’te stone delfe & delfes w’th thapp’ten’nc’s before Lymyted to the seid homfrey .... the seid terme of Twelve yeires for & untill suche tyme as the seid homfrey my sonne or his Assignes ........ the seid some of twentie markes to the seid John Elyzabeth Agnes margaret Alice Jane & Ellen my children in maner & forme Aforeseid yf the terme men’conde in the seid recyted Indenture of Lease soe longe doe endure or untill suche tyme as they have levied & made of the yssues & p’nfetts of the seid moytie the seid Some of xx^tie markes in maner & forme Afforeseid yf the terme men’coned in the seid originall Lease soe Longe doe endure And after pay...  & dischardginge of the seid some of xx^tie markes in maner & forme afforeseid Then it is my will that the remander & Remanders of all the seid messuag Lande & ten’te stone delfe & delfes shall remayne come & Contynue to the seid homfrey my sonne in maner & forme Aforeseid  It’m it is my will that all suche goodds as god hath geven mee the Custodie of shall bee devided by my Executors & such frends as they shall take to them into three Equall p’ts the firste p’te theirof I will shall remayne to my selfe and the second p’te th’of I geve to Alice my wieff and the thirde and Laste p’te th’of I will shall bee devided Emonge all my Children homfrey John Elyzabeth Agnas margaret Alice Jane and Ellen Edleston  It’m it is my will that all my debts shall bee payed of my p’te of goodds and the rest of my p’te of goodds my detts quids and funerall Expencs beinge dischardged I geve to Alice my wief  It’m it is my will yt my Executors shall ......  these p’ntes aft’r my decease to bee writen in p’chement in forme of Lawe and I desire the orenarye to make ........... on the same p’chement  It’m I revocak and renounce all former will and wills made by mee the seid Thurstane and will these p’ntes to be my Last will and testament And for further ......... heireof I have putte my seale and signed with my owne hand.

Detts w’ch I the seid Thurstane Edleston doe owe at the makinge heirof

detts oweinge to mee the seid Thurstane Edlestone at the making heirof

Mr Gerard of garswood for worke with a great wayn 2 daies

Robert mosse for one daie worork with a great wayne

Will’m penington for two daies worke & a halfe

Ita’ John woodd oweth mee for 4 dayes woork with a great wayne

James Atherton oweth mee for Foure dayes woorke with a marlinge wayne

homfrey Winstanley oweth mee for 3 daies & a halfe w’th a marling wayne

It’m RauFe winstanley one daye ... with a marlinge wayne

It’m the wief of Thomas marshe for 2 dayes ... for the ...

It’m Lawrens heaton for 5 dayes woork with a wayne

John pennington oweth mee for 4 dayes woork w’th a marling wayne

the wief of John Smethurst for one daye woork s.........

John gaeskale one daye woork Silit

Edward Farehurst for two daies Silit

These being Witnes of this my will

Homfrey Colley

Homfrey Chadock

Will’m Atheron

John Walthewe

Will’m Slynheadd

[Note: Most of the numbers in the original document were written in Roman numerals.]

Inventory of Thurstan Eddleston of Billinge, in the parish of Wigan and county of Lancaster appraised by Homfrey Colley, Homfrey Chadock, James Slyneheadd and Oliver Barton, 1592.  [Note: The heading of this document was written in Latin and the essential details have therefore been extracted where possible]

detts w’ch the w’thin named Thurstan Edleston did owe at the tyme of his decease and ........................ exp’ssed in his will as hereaft’r foloweth

[Note: Most of the numbers in the original document were written in Roman numerals.]