The Will & Inventory of Edward Hurst of Haydock, Lancashire. (Now in Merseyside)

The Will & Inventory of Edward Hurst

[This will is in bad condition , ragged and faded the explanatory notes have therefore been added.]

No transcription of lines 1 – 4; lines 5 – 20 are difficult to read because of the document’s condition and therefore have been identified in the transcription; thereafter lines have not been separately identified.

Line 5 .................................. to have a Lease ......................

Line 6 ............................ of three Lyves and the .......................

Line 7 and Singulare thapurtenan..................................

Line 8 my ..........fourescore year ............. Imedyatlye after my deces .......the sayd Lease

Line 9 .... to bee beq.... And for defa.... of ......... henrye my Sonne ..... payinge and .......

Line 10 ......... for the same Executor ..... that yt is my will that Imedyat.......... shall Jane

Line 11 ......and gr..... uringe her Naturall Lyfte ...... soe Longe doe .... and also ... yelding

Line 12 halfe of all ........ galdes Leyes ...... dewe and ......... for ..... same ..... wyll that Thomas

Line 13 halfe of all my say houses and grounds that ..... ontente and paye or ... to be payd ... fourepence of good

Line 14 that is to say £10 theirof to my foresayd good ....... Leyghe his heires or assignes at in and upon the ..... next ensuynge

Line 15 haterepaymente of the Some of £20 the w’ch ..... my sayd .... Incansyderacon and for the foresayd Lease .....

Line 16 yeares to be payd to John Hurst my seconde son .... tors or assignes the fyrste payments wheareof ..... begeine at thenunciacon of .. blessed marye the

Line 17 vergine w’ich shalby wythin twoe yeares next and ...yatly after the sayd Thomas Hurst or his assig.... pyed and Inioyed the said ... the sayd houses

Line 18 and ground or any p’te or p’cell theirof and soe in m...here and forme as heare after folowethe that is to say .... feirste yeares of the sayd terme of seavene yeares

Line 19 20^s yearly to be payd in and upon ev’y one of the sayd feastes duringe the sayd terme of vi(6) of the feirste y....s of the sayd terme of seavene ....... And 13^s 4^d

Line 20 in and upon thauncyacon of Blessed mary the vergine w’ch shalby in te seaventh and Last yeare of the s’d terme of seavene yeares w’ch ..... seaverall Some and Somes of good and Lawfull Englishe money are to by payd to the sayd John Hurst or his assignes in and upon ev’y one of the sayd feaste dayes a.... that nowe this my dwellinge house in Haydocke aforesayd theire Betweene the howeres of tenne and twoe of the Clocke in the fore and aftere nowne of every one of the sayd feasts duringe the sayd terme Also yt is my wyll that all my goods Cattells and debts shalby devyded Into three Equall partts the feyrste p’te to my selfe yhe seacond p’te to my yfe and therde and Laste p’te to my Chelderene that is to say Thomas John and Henry Hurst Equally to be devyded amongeste theme And further yt is my wyll that my p’te of goods my debtes quids and funerall expenses beinge discharged and payd yt ov’plus theireof I geve to my twoe yongeste sonnes John and Henry Hurste equally to be devyded Betwyxt theme Item I geve and bequethe to Jane Ashetone the daughter of Henry Ashetone my goddaughter 6^d Item I geve unto Anne Godsone the daughter of James Godsone my goddaughter 4^d I geve and bequeth unto one daughter of Thomas Stringfelowe my godddaughter 4^d Item I geve unto my twoe sisters Margaret and Magery ether of them three shyllinges foure pence Also I doe Constytute and make Jane my wyfe and Robert Houghtone of Haydocke aforesayd my trewe and Lawfull Executors to execute theis my Laste wyll and Testamente acordinge to the efecte and trewe meanynge ....... make oversyers of this my Laste ...... .... Testamente the foresayd Henry Ashetone of Ashtone and John Boydell of Newton to see yt in all ..........

............... of

John Greehoughe

Thomas Wesley

Henry Sixmythe

Inventory of Edward Hurst of Haydock, husbandman made 1590, probate 1590.

A trewe Inventory of all and Singulere the goodes and Cattells of Edward Hurste Layt of haydocke in the paryshe of wynwycke in the County of Lanc’ Husbandman decease By estymacon prassed by these p’sons folowinge viz Mathewe Kenyone Richard Wesley of Haydock aforesayd husbandmen Edward Lome.... and James Kenion the fowre and Tweentythe day of october Anno domini 1590

		£ - s - d
Imprimis	feyve keyne one heffere and twoe Calves prassed at	14 - 0 - 0
	In otte w’th a fewe Beanes prassed at	5 - 0 - 0
	In Barlye bt Estymacon p’ssed at	2 - 0 - 0
	In Haye by Estymacon prassed at	1 - 10 - 0
	one hogge and twoe pegges prassed at	1 - 6 - 0
	In geyse and dygges prassed at	7 - 8
	Twoe henes and fowre Cheyckenes prassed at	1 - 4
	In Beddinge that is to say 7 Coverlette wyth one
	Blankets prassed at	2 - 5 - 8
	three pare of Camvasesheytts one pelowe Beyre or
	Bordclothe one towell prassed at	12 - 4
	twoe pare of slaxeneshytts prassed at	8 - 0
	one fetherbed w’th a fetherbedticke one materys and
	twoe underclothes foure boulstore prassed at	1 - 12 - 8
	feyve Colfers or Chystes prassed at	1 - 0 - 0
	foure pare of Bedstockes prassed at	6 - 8
	Twoe Twylshytts 3 forkes three powkes prassed at	6 - 0
	In tryenegeare that is to say one turnell one Combe one
	yeldestownd one Lytle Saltinge tube w’th other Lytle
	stowndes w’th Collockes and other necessaryes
	theirunto belonginge prassed at	1 - 0 - 0
	In fer...... prassed at	2 - 0
	one Sydborde one dyshebord w’th all bordes formes
	shelfes Cheyres and stowes p’ssed at	........................
	(next 5 lines illegible)
	Line 1 .............................................. pott	2 - 13 - 0
	Line 2 ...................................................
	Line 3 .....................................................
	Line 4 ....................................................
	Line 5 ...............pewter pr... at	.........................
	In Ironeg..ar that is to say ....................................
	nogers w’th ot... necessaryes w’th one Irone
	Ch...ey wyth yt appurte Belonginge p’ssed at	..........................
	In Buttere and Cheyes p’ssed at one stonetroughe
	w’th one Chyesprese prassed at	..........................
	one Spynnyinge whyle prassed at	8^d
	A nete and Cordes prassed at	1 - 0
	three forkes twoe spades one worthinghoucke
	prassed at	2 - 0
	In Colle p’ssed at	3 - 0
	In hempe and flaxe prassed at	5 - 0
	the apparell of the deade prassed at	10 - 0
	the halfe of a fatte cowe prassed	1 - 0 - 0

	Some is	£39 - 9 - 4