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The Will & Inventory of Robert Flitcroft

 

        

In the name of god amen I Robte. Flitcroft of Newton in Makerfeild in the County of

…….. yoman sicke in bodie of good and p’fect Remembrance Laude and praise bee to almightie god doe ordan… and make this my last will and testament in mann’r and forme followinge That is to saie first I geve ….. and Commend my soule into the hands of almightie god my maker and redeem’r and my bodie to be buried in my p’ish Church or Church yard of Winwicke theire to remaigne in the bosome of the earth until …. please god to raise it up with a bodie of Immortalitie And for such worldlie goods as god hath gev….. the Custodie of my mynde and will ys that they bee bestowed in mann’r and forme followinge …… to saie first my mynde and will … that my debts legasies and funeral expences bee …… whole goods And after my deb….. and funer….. ……. devyded into two equall …….. hereof one p’t to …… legasies hereafter named ……. the ov….. lus of …… brother John 20s  It’m I give and bequeath to George and Mar…. …………………… brother John ev’y there of them 20s  It’m I give and bequeath to James Thomasson my …… my mare  It’m I give and bequeath to James Collier five shillings  It’m I give and bequeath to my sister Janie 20s  It’m my mynd and will ys that my sister Janie shall have the house of Thomas Flitcroft in lewe and recompence for her money I owe her and it to bee assured to her by my executors hereafter named  It’m I give and bequeath to Thomas Johnson my servant 6s  8d  It’m I ordanie Constitute …… and make Alice my wyffe and Roger Flitcroft my brother my true and lawfull executors of this my last will and testament And I request James Kenion and James Thomason my overseers of th… my last will and testament to see the same executors as my trust is in them  In witness whereof … the said Robte Flitcroft have hereto sett my hand and seale the 26th daie of August Anno …. Regis Jacobi Anglie 14th et Scotie 50th 1616

 

Debts oweinge to mee the said Robte Flitcroft as followeth

£

s

d

Impremis Nicholas Halton w’ch is in suite

1

4

0

……………….. of wiganne laines

 

9

0

the ……… widowe dwellinge the house next where the man was slain

 

9

0

the wyfe of James Sherrington of wigaine

1

0

0

Thomas Houlcroft of wigaine

 

7

0

John Rothwell for the ..st of Willm Harte

1

0

0

Richard Seddon

1

0

0

Wm Forth for wheate and malt

2

3

8

the wyfe of John Higson for wheate

 

8

0

John Tailor senior for wheate malt & lent money

1

4

0

Janie Houghton

 

11

8

the wyfe of Giles Morres

 

8

8

the wyfe of Wm Claiton in malt wheate and barlie

2

15

0

John Morres & the wyfe of Richard Hill suertie

 

11

0

Richard Hill for twoe brewes of malt

 

13

0

John Ainsworth for eastren malt

1

8

0

Mr. Sherbarne lent money

1

0

0

Mr. Sergeant lent money

1

0

0

Wm Dombill lent money and for malt

3

11

0

the wyfe of James Martindale for malt and wheat

1

11

6

Wm Tailor for 5 windles of seed barlie

1

5

0

James Tailor for 6 windles of malt besydes what is oweinge by specialty

1

6

0

Thomas Molles for 4 bushells of malt 2 windles of wheate

4

10

0

Richard Potter 4 bushells of malt 2 windles of wheate and 2 windles of barlie

4

14

0

Wm Tailor lent money

1

0

0

my brother Roger

 

7

0

Mr. Edward Holland in lent money and his wyffe in flax in all

2

0

0

 

 

       

Debts w’h I the said Robte Flitcroft doe owe

£

s

d

Impremis Oweinge to Mr. Edward Holland for 20 windles of wheate

8

0

0

owinge to Thomas Molles and for malt w’ch I have att Dutton

13

0

0

owinge to James Kenion w’ch I borrowed of him the first of August

11

0

0

owinge to Elline Wood daughter of Richard Wood deceased

4

0

0

owinge to James Thomason my servant in lent money

13

0

0

 

Sealed signed and delai’ed in the the pr’sence of

                                 Alexander Sutton

                                 Elizabeth Powell

                                 John Rothwell

 

 

 

 

Inventory of Robert Flitcroft, Newton in Makerfield, 1616   

 

A true and p’fect Inventorye of all the goods cattells and Chattells of Robt Flitcroft of Naewton in Makerfeild in the Countie of Lancaster yeoman deceasedlate of the p’yshe of Winwicke valued and praised the sixteenth daie of September Anno D’m’ 1616 by John Rothwell William Deves Valentyne Grosse and William Baxter

 

 

£

s

d

Imprimis 1 ould Cowe

1

13

4

1 yonge Cowe or heffer

2

16

8

1 oxe stercke

1

10

-0

8 swyne

4

8

6

3 horses & 1 mare

11

0

0

in barlye

14

10

0

in oats in Kenion

10

0

0

oats in the rondlands

2

0

0

wheate

6

0

0

peasse

2

0

0

haye

9

0

0

Carts ans wheeles

4

12

0

plowes & harrowes and plow irons

 

16

8

tresse Collers Cartte saddles & wingle tresse

 

18

8

1 Cart rope

 

3

4

the Chist in the little chamb’r

 

7

0

the table in the little chamb’r

 

8

0

in lead

 

1

8

the bedstocks in the newe buildinge

 

16

0

1 chist in the middle rome

 

10

0

1 windle of wheate in the said Chist

 

5

0

1 Chist in the lower rome

 

7

0

1 windle and a halfe of barlie in the same

 

5

0

1 brackett

 

3

4

20 boards in the newe buildinge

 

9

0

latts in the newe buildinge

 

5

0

1 windle

 

 

8

1 shovell

 

 

10

weighes beame & skales to the same

 

 

10

the hamd milne in the newe buildinge

6

0

0

a shovell in the kilne

 

 

6

the heirecloth in the kilne

 

5

0

1 stone troughe

 

2

6

1 stacke of strawe

 

2

0

1 paire of Coples

 

 

10

1 grindle stone

 

1

0

yron ware about the pumpe

 

2

6

Coales and Canell

2

0

0

all losse stone

 

10

0

1 paire of Carte booches and a boulster

 

2

0

fyrewood about the house

 

2

0

paving stones

 

3

0

3 stone troughes

 

1

0

2 saltinge tubbs

 

5

0

2 cowfers

 

10

0

2 Covmbs and 6 stands

 

8

6

1 eshen

 

 

6

5 barrells

 

13

10

1 saltinge Tubb

 

6

0

2 mugge

 

 

6

1 tubbe

 

1

2

the rev’con of the milne meadowe w’ch ys in tacke

2

0

0

the rev’con of the whale meadowe w’ch ys in tacke

2

12

0

thw wheate feild and the the rev’con of it

5

0

0

the milne and the Acre of ground in the milne feild and the rev’con of it

15

10

0

 

 

 

 

In the Parlo’r

 

 

 

2 fether bedds 1 boulster and 2 pillowes

2

2

0

1 fether bed and 1 boulster

3

10

0

2 blancketts

 

7

0

3 Cov’rletts

1

2

8

1 bedhillinge

 

10

0

1 Chaffebedd

 

2

0

2 tables

 

18

0

1 silde bedd

1

13

4

 

 

 

 

In the cham’r next the house

 

 

 

1 chist and a paire of bedstocks

 

8

0

2 boulsters and 1 pillowe

 

13

0

1 fetherbedd & 1 boulster

1

1

0

1 coverlett 3 blancketts and 1 Cadowe

1

8

0

3 little shelfes & Curatins

 

3

8

 

 

 

 

In the little chamb’r

 

 

 

1 Coverlett 1 blanckett and 1 chafe bedd

1

2

0

1 little wheele bedd and 2 Chiste

 

11

0

1 br..dereth 1 chaine 2 axeltrie pins & 2 fretts

 

5

6

3 nogres 1 chissell 1 gouarge & 1 hand sawe

 

1

10

2 wontyes

 

1

0

5 sacke & 1 twilsheet

 

7

0

spitts Crowes tongues firesyone to stinge Choppinge knives and other odd triffles

 

5

10

1 hedginge bill

 

 

10

10 plaetts

 

5

6

12 pewter dishes

1

7

6

more pewter

1

13

4

2 fryinge paines

 

2

0

1 paire of standinge goberdes and 1 paire of hanging goberdes

 

2

4

1 chimney and 1 crowe

 

7

6

pott brasse

2

7

10

pan brasse

 

12

0

3 panes

 

4

8

1 pan

1

12

8

5 alepotts

 

1

3

 

 

 

 

In the butterye

 

 

 

boards

 

 

8

barrells bottles cupps canes muggs of butter & 1 sive

 

19

6

3 muggs

 

 

6

Trenchers

 

1

8

1 table in the house

 

10

0

6 buffett stooles 3 chaires

 

3

0

6 cushines

 

12

0

5 cushines

 

5

0

3 shelfes in the house

 

1

3

3 chaires

 

2

0

2 stooles

 

 

4

1 Trest

 

 

4

1 berdinge peece

 

8

0

1 Cowfer

 

 

8

1 Cowfer in the kitchins

 

7

0

3 hanginge boards

 

1

0

1 trest

 

 

8

1 Churne & stafe

 

1

6

1 knedinge troughe and 1 bord

 

1

8

4 eshines 2 turnells 1 piggon and 1 bason

 

5

0

mugge in the milke house

 

2

0

nogins and con’es

 

1

0

1 board in the milke house

 

 

4

6 hens and 1 cocke

 

3

0

1 chafebedd 1 blanckett 3 cov’rletts 2 boulsters in the servants lofte

1

0

0

1 paire of bedstocks

 

3

4

1 saddle

 

1

0

3 paire of weedinge tongs

 

 

6

1 ... nilde speare

 

 

6

1 Churne w’th feathres init

 

1

0

5 racks

 

 

6

2 forcks

 

 

6

1 Chist in the stable

 

5

0

3 axeltrees

 

2

0

1 spade

 

1

6

2 pyckles

 

 

8

1 turne and rope

 

2

0

Coggs and rongs

 

2

0

1 Chist in the milne

 

8

0

1 brasse stepp

 

8

0

the milners bedd

 

16

0

10 paire of canvas sheets

2

8

0

6 paire of sheets more

2

14

0

3 pillowe beeres

 

5

0

2 table cloathes 2 towells and 6 napkins

 

9

0

2 Table cloathes

 

1

6

saddle and brydle

 

2

6

some new fustian

 

3

6

7 silver spoones

1

13

4

his apparell

8

0

6

 

 

 

 

oweinge unto Robt. Flitcroft in p’ticuler debts as appeareth by his will

37

11

10

owinge to the said Robte as appeares by bills and bonnds

18

1

4

dew for the new building

30

0

0

        

 

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