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The Will & Inventory of Richard Gradell

 

Richard Gradell, Newton in Makerfield, 1619

 

In the name of god Amen The fourthe daye of Aprill in the year of our lord god one thousand sixe hundrethe and nynteene I Richard Gradell of Newton am sicke in bodie but of good and p’fecte memorie thanks be unto god doe make this my last will and testamente as in manner followethe First I bequeath my soule into the hands of almightie god my maker and redeemer and my bodie to be buried in the parishe churche of Winnicke  And for my wordly goods w’ch god haith bestowed upon me  It is my will and mynd to bestowe them as hearafter followethe  Imprimis to my godchildren everie one twelvepence  It’m I give to Richard Sorrowcould tenne shillings  And all the rest of my goods I give to Alice my wife my debts and funeral expencs discharged  Lastly I make and ordeyne my true and lawfull executors of this my last will and testament my welbeloved in Christ Alce my wife Raphe Sorrowcoyld and William Devise whom I trust will see this my last will and testament p’fromed as my trust isin them

 

Debtes whiche I owe

£

s

d

Imprimis to William Parre the son of Richard               Parre                                                                                              

3

4

4

         to Ellyne Maddocke

1

17

6

 

 

 

 

Debtes owinge to me

 

 

 

Imprimis William Waddisworthe

3

0

0

                  William Woodcocke

3

0

0

                   Mr. Richard Walton’s his oldest brother of Preston

3

0

0

 

 

Wytnes heare of William Orridge

                             Edmond Worsleye

 

 

Inventory of Richard Gradell

 

A true Inventorie of all the goods and Cattayles of Richard Gradell laite of Newton in Mackerfeild in the countie of Lancaster husbandman deceased taken by Thomas Parre Richard Parre and William Parre nominated prisers for the same taken the Sixteenthe daye of Aprill Anno Do’I one thousand sixe hundrehe and nynteene as followethe             

 

 

£

s

d

Imprimis 2 kyne and a twnyter hefer

6

0

0

1 Mare

1

6

8

in Swyne

 

16

0

5 coople of Sheepe

1

5

0

9 hennes and a cocke

 

3

0

in Corne threshed & unthreshed

3

0

0

in haye

 

6

8

1 paire of Carte wheeles 1 Carte & 1 paire of Iro’trace

1

12

0

in Corne on the ground

1

0

0

in beddinge and bedstocks in the parloure

8

0

0

1 Chest in the parloure

 

8

0

1 foulden Boarde

 

4

0

                 Seelinge in the parloure

 

13

4

                 in Lynnen

3

0

0

in the lower Chamber bed & bedstocks

3

6

8

                in bedding and other od things in the lofte

4

5

0

                in Brasse

2

0

0

                in Pewter

3

0

0

                in 2 Cupboards

1

0

0

                in Combs stands & treeneware

1

13

4

                Iron Chimneye & 1 grate, tonges, spittle,

                Gridiron & crooke

1

0

0

                in salte flyyches

1

6

8

                in earthen potts and muggs

 

3

0

                in Chaire stooles and formes

 

5

0

                1 sydboard in the house

 

6

8

                in Quyshins

 

4

0

                1 mouldinge board & other od things in the house

 

3

4

                the deceasede apparell

1

6

8

               1 spade  [Query on the valuation]

 

12

0

               1 Bucket Iron & cheane & roape

 

3

0

 

 

 

 

 

48

0

0

 

 

This Will and Inventory was kindly transcribed and sent in by Vivien.

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