Thomas Eden, Haydock, yeoman, 1632

In the name of God Amen the seaventinth Day of June in the Seaventh yeare of the Raigne of our most gracious Sov’aigne lord Charles by the grace of God kinge of Englande/Scotland France and Irelande defender of the faith etc.  And in the yeare of our lord god one thousande sixe hundred thirtie & one I Thomas Edene of Haydocke in the Cpountie of Lancaster and dieces of Chester yeoman beinge sicke in bodye but of good and perfect memorie praised bee god  Therefore doe constitutte ordaine and make this my last will and Testam’t in maner and foarme followeinge: 

First I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of Almightie god my onelie maker and Redeemer in whom is all my trust to be saved throughe the meritts of Christs passion And my bodie to bee buried in Christian buriall att my aparish church of winwicke wheire my Ancestors have beane accustomed to bury theire to Remanie in the bosome of the earth untill it shall please my Savioure and Reedemer to raise it upp againe w’th a bodie of immortalitie 

It’m it is my will and full mynde That all my Debts legeasies and funerall expenses shalbee paid and discharged foarth of my whoale goods  And that then the rest and resedewe of my said goods shalbee Devyded into three equall parts the first p’te whereof I give unto Anne my now wyfe The seacond p’te I give unto my Sone in Lawe James Lyon and Anne his wyffe  And the third and last p’te I give unto my Daughter Alice Edene 

It’m I give unto the saide Alice Eden my Daughter all such goods as are now Resident w’thin my house in Sannckie the seeled bed steed in the lower Chamber or the worth of it in money or one other as good w’ich of theire Courses she pleaseth to take  And one twoe yeare ould heifer nowe in Haidocke p’ke over and above anie Childs p’te or legasie heretofoare bequeathed 

It’m I give unto my Sister Margreat Halle twentie shillings 

It’m I give and  bequeath unto my twoe grandchildren eyther of thirtie shillings a peece 

It’m whereas I have paide 26^s for the use of Alice Charneley in p’te of paym’nt of fortie shillings whereof theire is 14^s remayneinge It is my will and mynde that the saide 14^s shalbee made uppe fortie shillings agsine and to bee paid to the said Alice Charnley or to her Gaurdaine whom she hath choasen or hereafter shalle elect or choose

It’m I give to my cossen  little Thomas Deavis 20^s

It’m I give to my twoe godchildrene Alice Hilton and Thomas Rowlinson eyther of them twoe shillings a peece 

It’m I ordaine and make my sone in lawe James Lyone and my daughter Alice Edene my true and lawfull executors to execute this my last wille and testem’t as my trust and confidence is in theme to doe 

It’m I desire my loveinge freinds John Eden of Winwicke and Thomas Nailor glazier to bee overseers of this my said last will and testam’t and to see that my saide goods may bee equallie divyded and my saide will likewise p’foarmed  In wittnesse whereof I the saide Thomas Edene for the better Corobora’con hereof have unto putt my hande and seale the day and yeare first above written

                                      Thomas Eden his marke

Debts oweynge be me Thomas Edene as followeth

Wyttnesse by and p’sence at the

publysheinge & execu’con hereof

John Smith    his m’ke

John Donnall

Thomas Eden buried at the parish church of Winwick on 20^th June, 1631