In the name of God Amen April the nineteenth day one thousand six hundred and eighty I Thomas Harrocks of Aughton in the County of Lancaster husbandman being sick and weak but of good memory and understanding praise be god for the same I do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following.  That is to say and principally I bequeath my soul unto god my maker hoping to find morty? (immortality?) through Jesus Christ my redeemer and my body to Christian burial at the discretion if my executors hereafter named.  And touching my worldly goods my will and mind is and I do give will and devise the same as followeth.  First my will is and I do hereby order and appoint that Elizabeth my now wife shall have hold and enjoy the one half of my messuage and tenement in Aughton where I now live and now in my possession held for the same number of years determinable upon the death of the lives mentioned in the same lease heretofore made by Mr Ireland from the time of my decease during all the lifetime of Margaret my mother for and towards her livelihood maintenance and the bringing up of my children and after the decease of my said mother my further mind is that my eldest son Roger and my said wife shall take a new lease thereof and that my said son shall pay two thirds of the fine and my said wife a third part if she be then living and that the said tenement be divided into two parts one part for my said wifes use for her life and the other part for my said son Roger and the whole I define he may have after her decease.  And whereas I have lately took a lease of another tenement in Aughton now in the possession of Jane Harrocks widow for seventy nine years after the decease of the said Jane if the lives in the lease so long live my will is my said wife shall have and seize a third part thereof when it falls if she be living for her maintenance and the bringing up of my children.  And that the other two parts shall go equally among all my children then living and the said third part after her decease.  And touching my goods and personal estate my will and mind is that my funeral expenses be first taken out of my whole estate and the charge of probate of this my will.  And afterwards that my said goods and personal estate be divided into three equal parts one part whereof I give unto my said wife Elizabeth Harrocks and the two other parts I bequeath unto and amongst my five children to wit Roger, John, James, Jane and Daniel to be equally divided amongst them.  And I make and ordain my said wife Elizabeth Harrocks and my son Roger Harrocks executors of this my last will and testament hoping they will see the same truly performed.  In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Sealed signed and published for                             Thomas Harrocks    
my last will & testament &                                      his mark
in presence of us

William Pye
Thomas Robinson
James X Robinson
  his mark
Silvester Sutch                     

 Probate granted 15 May 1680