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Roger Gaskell, husbandman, Haydock, 1593
In the name of god Amen upon the xxth
day of Januarii in the Sixe and thirtythe yeire of the Reigne of
o’r sov’eigne ladye Elizabethe by the grace of god quene of
Englande france and Irelande defend’r of the faith etc 1593 I
Roger Gaitskayle of Headocke in the countye of Lancaster
husbandman Sycke in Bodye butt of good ap’fecte memorye laude &
prayse unto Almightie god doe Constytute ordeigne & make this my
p’sente Testemente & laste will in man’ & forme followinge That
is to say firste and above all things I Com’ende my soule into
the m’cyfull Custodye of my lorde & savy’ur Jesus Chrieste By
whose free m’cye & grace I doe assueredlye truste to bee saved
and my Bodye to bee buryed in my Paryshe Churche yorde of
Winwycke Theire to reste unrill yt please god to rayse it oute
of the yearth in the laste day and make yt gloryouse And for the
distrybu’on of my woorldlie things yt is my will & mynde to have
them bestoed in such man’ & forme as heireafter in theis
p’sente ys men’oned and exp’ssed Thatys to say firste Conc’ninge
my messuage & tenn’te w’th thapp’tenn’ce w’ch I have & doe holde
of the Righte woo’ll Peter Legh Esquier By Indenture of lease
in w’ytinge My will and mynde ys That Ellen nowe my wief shall
have & enioye the same from & ymmedyatelie space of tenn yeirs
yf shee the saide Ellen soe longe doe fortune to lyve & keepe
her self sole & unmaryed and the terme Conteyned in the saide
Originall lease soe longe doe endure toe and for the
maynetenance Educa’on and bringinge upp of Peter Edmunde Andrewe
Rob’te grace Elizabeth and Ann Gaitskayle my Children and after
thende of the saide terme of tenn yeirs Then I will that the
same messuage & tenn’te w’th thapp’te .... bee equallie devyded
into twoe p’ts viz thone half unto the saide Ellen my wief
duringe the terme of her naturall lief yf the t’me in the said
Originall lease soe longe doe endure and thoth’ half unto the
saide Edmunde Andrewe Rob’te Grace Elizabeth and Ann gaitskayle
my Children and the s’vivo’r & s’vivo’rs of them & theire
assignes for and untill the saide Peter my sonne doe pay unto
them one sume of £20 of lawfull Englishe money hollely togeth’
in and upon my feaste day of the Purifica’on of blessed mary
the virgin It’m moreov’ my will and mynde ys that after the
ende of the sayde tearme of tenne years & the paymente of the
sayde sume of £20 hadd forme aforesayde That from thenceforth
the said Peter Gaitskayle my sonne shall have occupye & enioye
the sayde one half of my sayd messuage & tenn’te w’th
thapper’tenn’es Togeth’ w’th the ren’on & ren’ons of all my sayd
messuage & tenn’te & of ev’ye p’te theirof as the same shall
firste & nexte fortune to fall for ............................
of the sayde orriginalle lease It’m I Constitute ordeigne &
make the sayde Ellen my we... & Peter my sonne my true & Lawfull
Executors of this my Laste will & Testamente And I desyre John
Gaitskale the Baylie James Sorowcoulde Nicholas Gaitskaile Raufe
Sorowcoulde James Lowe & Willia’ Harysson to bee ov’seers of the
same to see this my laste will and Testamente dulie & trulie
Executed accomplished p’formede and fulfillede my truste is in
them Debtes w’ch I the saide Roger doe owe the day & yeire
aforesaide
Firste to M’garete Harysonne Widowe 11
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It’m to Katherin Kennyon
2 - 0 - 0
James Sorowcoulde
1 - 0 - 0
uxr Edmunde
Whyteheade 7 - 4
Margary Billinge
8 - 0
William Harysonne
2 - 8
uxr John
Tomesonne 7 - 6
Wittnesses heireof
James Lowe
James Kenyone
James Devyes
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