In the name of god Amen the twelft day of Aprill Anno Dm’ 1598  Margaret Thomasdaughter al’s Jamesonn of the parrish of Aughton within the Count’ of Lanc’ spinster beinge sicke in Bodie yet whole innmynd and of good and p’fect memorie god bee praised yet shee  Consideringe the uncertayne state of humane Life did make & ordeyne this to bee her last will & testament in man’ & forme folowinge vid First shee did Committ and Commend her souls in to the hande of almightie god her creator & maker trustinge through faith In the death bloodd and paaionn of his sonne Jesus Christ our Redeem’r and savio’r to beee one of those whiche shalbe saved in his glorious kingdome of heavenn accordinge to his most godlie p’mises in his holie & sacred woord sett downe & her Bodie to bee buried in the p’rishe churche of Aughton afforesaid Also it was her mynde & will that all her debts & funerall expencs should bee first payed & dischardged of her whole goods And that doone shee did give and bequeth to Goorge Charells & Thomas Charells sones of Nicholas Charells of Halsell Fourtieshillings equallie to bee divided betweene them Alao shee did give & bequeth unto Marie and Thomas the Children of Nichollas Thomasson al’s Jamesonn Fourtie shillinge to bee divided equallie betweene them Also shee did give and bequeth unto Marie and Thomas Letherbarow the Children of Rauffe Letherbarow my brother in law fourtie shillinge to bee divided equallie betweene them Also shee did give and bequeth unto william Harker of Barton saven shillings  Also her mynd & will was and shee did give & bequeth to Isabell Letherbarow her sister now wyfe of the said Rauffe Letherbarow all the rest & Recidue of all her goods & Chatles moveable & unmoveable quicke & dead of what kind ....... or qualitie soever they bee of And also shee did make & appoint the said Rauffe Letherbarow & Nichilas Thomas al’s Jameson the executors of this her last will & testament to execute accomplis & p’forme the same as her especiall trust was in them

Witnesses hearof  

         Thomas Beecursteth

         Jane Beecursteth

         Isabell Letherbarow

Debts which shee did oughe

      To Margaret Parker    iij^s

      To William Harker     iij^s

Inventory of Margaret Thomasdaughter, Aughton, 1598

A true and p’fect Inventorie of all the goods and Chatles of Maargaret Thomasdaughter al’s Jameson spinster late of Aughton decessed taken hadd and made the seaventeenth day of Aprill Anno Dom’ 1598 And the same day praised by Thomas Beecursteth Will’m Letherbarow Thomas Farclough and Richard Longley of aughton afforesaid as foloweth