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Administration –
transfer of authority for administration of estate
Know all men by
this pr(esen)te That we Gilbert Holte of Bold in the County of
Lanc(aste)r Linnenweav(er) James Atherton of Bold afforesaid
yeoman & margrett now wife of the said James Atherton we
thafforesaid Gilbert and margrett beinge brother & sister of
Thomas Holte Late of Bold afforesaid dec(eased) who dyed
Intestate w(i)thout makinge any will or testam(en)t att all
havinge noe wife or children att all by him begotten wherby the
right of Adm(ini)stacon of all the goods & p(er)sonall estate of
the said Thomas Holte dec(eased) doth app(er)tyne & belonge unto
us thafforesaid Gilbert & Margrett as beinge next of kindred to
the said Thomas Holte and beinge unwillinge to take upon us the
charge & burden of the said Adm(ini)stracon: Thererfore wee
thafforesaid Gilbert Holte James Atherton & margrett now wife of
the said James have Constituted Authorysd and appointed And by
this pr(esen)ts doe Constitute Authorise and appointe our
trustie & welbeloved freinde John Rughsedg of Bold afforesaide
Linnenweav(er) to become Lawfull Administrator of all the goods
Cattells Chattells rights & Creditts of the said Thomas Holte
doe and to Adm(ini)ster the sume in truste for the use of us
thafforesaid Gilbert Holte & margrett Atherton And wee doe herby
Renounce all our power & right of Adm(ini)stracon of in & unto
the goods and p(er)sonall estate of the said Thomas Holte doe
And wee doe herby Authorise the said John Roughsedge to doe and
p(er)forme all things needfull & expedyente to bee done in the
p(re)misses and wee doe herby ... nise to Ratifie allowe &
confirme the same: In witnes wherof wee have hearunto putt our
hands & sealles this seacond daye of June: An(n)o R(egis) Caroli
secundi nunc Angl’ etc decimo Septimo An(n)o d(o)m(in)i 1665
Sealled and
deliv(er)ed
in the p(re)sence
of: Gilbert
Holt
William
Atherton
James Atherton his mark
Thomas
Stringfellow
Margrett Atherton her mark
Richard Holt
Inventory of
Thomas Holt, Bold, 1665
Atrue Inventorie of
parte of the goods & Chattles of Thomas Holt late of Bold in the
County of Lanc(aste)r husbandman deceased vallued & praysed by
foure Indifferant Neighbor whose names are hereunto written May
29th An(n)o dom(in)i 1665
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£ |
s |
d |
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Impr(i)mis Threshen Corne
of sev(e)rall sorts |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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in hempe and fflax
breaked and unbreaked |
3 |
16 |
8 |
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halfe Inch boards and
other broken
timb(e)r |
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15 |
2 |
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Ladder ..ane & Two small
peices of
timb(e)r |
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1 |
6 |
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one Table one Cuboard a
Chaire & one forme belonging to the said Table |
1 |
13 |
4 |
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in Chists & sev(e)rall
other little Boxes |
1 |
6 |
0 |
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one Mattocke a bill and
other small things |
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2 |
4 |
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one pillowe |
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1 |
0 |
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six stooles |
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1 |
6 |
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the decead(e)nts Interest
in Anne dentons Tenem(en)t |
24 |
0 |
0 |
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in ready money in the
deceadants Chist |
4 |
12 |
0 |
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in the deceadants purse |
2 |
17 |
0 |
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in debts oweinge by
sev(er)all persons |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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his Interest in one Acre
of land in the hole brooke hey |
22 |
0 |
0 |
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the deceadants bookes |
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5 |
0 |
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the deceadants Apparrell |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Two bottles some small
Cowprie weare & all other odd Implem(en)ts whatsoever |
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1 |
8 |
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Summatotall |
81 |
15 |
2 |
Vallued by
Alex(ander) Chorley
Tho(mas) Roughsedge
Rob(er)t Barton
Richard Barrow
There is alsoe a
debt of £3 – 15 – 0 owing to the dec(ease)d by Richard
Darbishire and Thomas Ackers but the sume is doubtfull to be had
24th Junii 1665
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