In the name of god Amen I John Fairhurst of Newton in Makerfield In the County of  Lancaster and p’fect memorye blessed bee god for it doo constitute ordaine and make this my Last will and testem’nt in manner and forme following First I bequeath my sole into the hands of Almytie god my Creator Trusting that through the merits bitter death and bloodye of my Saviour Jesus Christ he will receive the same and my bodye to bee intered in adecent mann’r in my p’decessers customed usual place of buriall  And for such wordlie goods as the lord hath endowed mee withall it is my will that they bee dispossed of in mann’r and forme follwing  first it is my will that my funerall expenses and debts be discharged out of my whole estate and the remainder there of except such legacies as be hearafter expressed I beequethead and give unto Ann my nowe wyffe  Item I give unto Elizabeth my daughter Iligetimate ten shillings and I give to Thomas Stirripp sonne of John Stirripp one Chist standing in the house  Item I consitute ordaine and make Thomas Jacksone and my nowe wyffe s’le executors of this my last will and testim’nt  In witness hareof I now have set my hand and seale the scound daie of June A. D. 1645.

                                                                                                       John Fairhurst his mark

Sealed signed and delivered in the p’sents of us the names of

Thomas Jacson

Richard Litherland his mark

Thomas Ripnell

It is also incluede before the ensealing hearof that Katherine Fairhurst sister of the testator shall have and enioy the p’te of housing wherein now she Live the during her naturall Liffe upon Condision that she the said Katherine doo deliver unto Ann Fairhurst one bonnd of foure pounds for the payment of forty shillings wherein the said testator John Fairhurst standeth bound unto William Fairhurst

Knowe all men by thees pr’sents That whereas I Thomas Jackson of Chorley in the County of Lancaster yeoman amm made constituted and ordeyened coexecutor with Anne Fairhurst of the last will and testament of John Fairhurst her husband as his said will dated the second of June 1645 Nowe know you that for dyvers good causes we herein to im...... to have rennounced and revoked and by this pr’sent do renounce and revoke intairly the interandling w’thth’ estate of the said John Fairhurst but also the ex...con of the said will and do heirby release and quite claime unto the said Ann Fairhurst all my intearst tytld or right whatsoever unto and in the goods or Chattills of the said John Fairhurst by reason of being soo nominated executor as aforesaid And for witness therof hand and hereunto put my hand and seald the fyve and twentith day of February Anno D’mi 1645   Thomas Jackson his mark

Sealed syned and delived in the pr’sence of

Henry Walsh

Elizabeth Worsley her mark

Inventory of John Fairhurst, 1645

A ture and p’fect Inventorie of all the goods and Chattelle wars and Merchandizes of John Fairhurst of Newton in Makerfield in the Countie of Lancaster Skynner deceased valued and apprized this seaventh day of July Anno D’m’ 1645

Henry Hulton  Thomas Stirruppe  Thomas Mathew  and  Henry Fairbrother as followeth