The Will & Inventory of Ellen Garstang late of Newton in Makerfield Lancashire

The Will & Inventory of Ellen Garstang

In the name of God Amen the thirteenth day of Marche in the one and twentieth yare of the raigne of o’r most gracious sov’raigne Lord Charles by the grace of God king of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the faith Anno D’mi 1645 I Ellen Garstange widowe late wyfe of James Garstange late of Newton in Mackerfeild in the Countie of Lancaster yeoman deceased being sicke in bodie but of good & p’fecte memorie God bee praised doe make this my last will and Tes’ament in manner and forme followinge First I Committ and Comend my soule into the handes of Almightie God my maker and redeemer hopeing by the onely merritte of Jesus Christ to be saved at the last day and to bee made p’taker of lyfe everlasting and my bodie to the earth to bee buried at or in the parrish Church of Winwicke in decent & Comely mann’r at the discretion of my freinds It’m as Conc’ring such goodes as the lord hath blessed mee w’thall my will and mynd is to dispose thereof in manner and forme followinge First my will and desire is that my fun’rall expences shalbee taken out of my whole goodes It’m my fun’rall expences discharged I give to the Children of John Maddocke my brother to be equally devyded amongst them the some of sixteene pounds of lawfull money of England It’m I give to Ellen Maddocke daughter of John Maddocke my brother one violet coulloured petticoate w’th fyne laces aboute It’m I give to John Maddocke sone of James Maddocke of Senelley greene 40s It’m I give to Margret Maddocke daughter of the said James Maddocke of Senellet greene aforesaid twentie shillings It’m I give to everie one that I am godmother unto twelve pence apeece and to Ellen Jackson 2s 6d It’m I give to Elizabeth Bichall widdowe late wyfe of William Birchall of Leverpoole deceased the some of twentie shillings of lawfull money of England and my best worke day petticoate It’m I give to Anne Maddocke my sister-in-law my rydeinge sute It’m I give to Anne Maddocke wyfe of James Maddocke of Senelley greene my best greene Apron It’m to Cicelie Stirrop my best whyte Apron It’m to Anne France wyfe of John France my other best whyte Apron It’m my fun’rall expences debts & legacies beinge fully discharged I doe hereby give and bequeath all the residue & rest of my goodes & Chattells whatsoev’r they bee unto John Maddocke sone of James Maddocke my brother to his sole & p’p’ use It’m lastly I doe hereby Constitute & ordeyne James Maddocke and my Cosen James Maddocke of Blackley hurst my true & lawfull executors to see this my will in all points p’formed as I trust they will It’m further I doe hereby desire & intrust Thomas Mather of Lowton to see my funerall pe’formed in decent manner as aforesaid and to bee Ove’seer of this my will unto whome I give 2s 6d as a remembrance of my law It’m I give to Thomas Haughton my malt man one ..... haye It’m to Jane Maddocke daughter of James Maddocke my brother one ewe and a lamb It’m my will & mynd is my best freinds & neighbo’s shall dyne at my burriall & that the poore shall have ... apeece at my fun’rall It’m I give to George Garstange my brother-in-law a whyte Outt dublett It’m I give to my Cosen Thomas Garstange sonne of John 10s It’m I give to John Haughton one chaf bed one boulster & 2 ould cov’rlete.

	Debts oweing unto the w’thin named Ellen Garstange	£ - s - d
Imprimis	by Raphe Stirrop for my husband p’te of the
	p’ke groundes w’ch was meane betwixt the said Raphe
	Stirrop Raphe Johnson & my said husband James Garstange	14 - 0 - 0*
It’m	more oweinge by the said Raphe Stirrop w’ch
	Ellen lent uno him when hee went into the Mores to buy sheep	5 - 0 - 0
It’m	lent unto Thomas Knowle Barlowe-man of Ashton
	w’ch is yet oweing	1 - 0 - 0
	by William Neild for one measure & a halfe of malte	4 - 0
	by Dorothie Taylor for two measures of malt	5 - 8
	by Thomas Knowle in lent money	10 - 0
	by Thomas Southworth for a shirtte cloath	2 - 6
	by Henry Towres of Hulme	1 - 0 - 0

Oweing by the Testratrix
It’m	to Raphe Stirrop for six Bushells of malte to John France	9 - 0
	to my nephew John Maddocke w’ch my husband
	gave unto him in his will	20 - 0 - 0
	to Thomas Knowle for one measure of fitches
	to James Maddocke for twelve measures of Barlie	1 - 15 - 0

Sealed published & delivered in the pr’sence of us William Eden Henry Eden Thomas Mather

Ellen Garstange her marke

		£ - s - d
It’m	I geve to Ellen Hill my serv’t	10 - 0
	I give my best black serg gowne my stoimell
	petticote my best pattlet & my pillion &
	pilion cloth to my sister Ellen Maddocke
	& to Ellen her daughter equally
	to my cousen Anne Maddocke of Blackley Hurst
	two of my best wastcootes
	to Ellen Jackson	2 - 6
	to Mr. Norman	6 - 8

* The debt written in italics was crossed out on the original document.

Inventory of Ellen Garstang, Newton, 1646

A true Inventorie of all theee goodes and Cattells of Ellen Garstange of Newton deceased late wyfe of James Garstange late of Newton aforesaid Inkeeper deceased taken and aprysed by Robt Eden William Ridyard and John maddocke of |Newton aforesaid in the Countie of Lancaster husbandmen the fifteenth day of September Anno Reg’s Caroli nunc Anglie & c’vicesimo secundo ....... 1646

		£ - s - d
Impr’s	in Swyne	2 - 5 - 0
	in hay	2 - 0 - 0
	in Coales	1 - 0 - 0
	in pullen and Geesse	8 - 0
	24 measures of Malte	3 - 12 - 0
	1 ould haire Cloth	10 - 0
	1 featherbed & 2 Boulsters 1 Coverlett and a
	Blankett lyinge upon the standing Bedd in the
	upp’r parlo’r	2 - 0 - 0
	1 featherbedd 3 boulst’rs 2 Cov’letts and a
	Blankett lyinge upon a Canabie bedstid in the
	said parlor	1 - 13 - 4
	1 Canabie bedstidd and 2 truckle bedstidds in the
	said parlor	16 - 0
	1 frame Bord & a forme 1 little Chist and a little
	ould table in the said parlor	1 - 2 - 8
	1 little froome Bord in the Chamber ov’r the Buttrie	8 - 0
	1 featherbedd 1 boulst’r a Chaffe bed and 5
	Coverletts and a Canabie bedstid in the Chamber
	at the staire head	2 - 14 - 8
	in woolle and a little tresse in the same Chamber	5 - 0
	1 featherbed 2 boulsters 1 Blankett & a Bed
	Cov’ing w’th 1 standing seeled Bedstid Curtains
	& Iron rodds and 1 Truckle bedstid & an ould
	Tuble in the Chamber over the Shoppe	3 - 16 - 8
	2 featherbedds 4 boulst’rs 1 flockbedd 1 Chaffebedd
	2 blanketts 1 Coverletts & a bedcov’ing w’th 1
	standing seele Bedstid 2 frame bordes and 3 formes
	in the great Chamber over the Parlour	6 - 0 - 0
	1 featherbed 1 featherboulster 1 Chafeboulster 1
	Blankett and a Coverlett w’th 1 standing bedstid
	a Truckle bedstid a little round table a forme &
	some odd bords and Boxes in the Chamber over
	the kitchen	2 - 11 - 8
	3 paire of Bedstocks 2 spining wheeles & 1 Iron grate
	in the kitchen on the backsyde	14 - 6
	in Turves	2 - 0
	1 packsaddle and a Barrell frame	3 - 6
	2 featherbeddes 1 Chaffebed 1 flockbed 4 boulsters
	2 blanketts 1 Cov’lett 1 Bedcov’ing Curteins and
	valence & 1 pillowe in the lower parlor	5 - 6 - 8
	In the shoppe
	1 frame Bord & 3 formes in the s’d parlor	15 - 0
	in oate meale wheate rye & barlie flower	7 - 0
	1 little meale Arke a Barrell frame & odd shelves
	& Bordes	13 - 0
	2 paire of smale Brasse Ballance 1 paire of woodden
	Ballance & some leade weights	5 - 0
	4 lane Seeves 3 hoggsheades 1 Barrell & some other
	smale Trine ware and 2 little Chists	2 - 0 - 0
	in potts Cupps and glasses in the Buttrie	6 - 8
	in Cushions Chaires stooles pewter and brasse 1
	sword a Cutting Axe & an hatchett Spitts Racks
	dripping pannes & Iron ware in the house	8 - 18 - 0
	in Trenches found in a Chist of Linnens	1 - 8
	in Linnens	3 - 16 - 0
	in readie money	13 - 0 - 7
	the Apparell of the dead	10 - 0 - 0
	1 faire Byble in Quarto	13 - 4
	1 ould Iron grate and all other implem’ts	5 - 0
	debts owing to the deceased menconed in her will	8 - 2 - 2

	Sum total	£89 - 2s - 7d