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The Will and Inventory of Jowce Kenyon

 

In the name of god Amen the eight .......................................... I Jowce Kenyon widowe Late wief of Roger Kenyan late of the .........  ............ the p’ishe of win......... ....... of Lanc

decessed doe orden & make this my last will & testament in maner & forme folowinge Firste I bequethe my Soule to almightie godd the father the son & the holy goste three p’sons & one godd in whom is all my truste to be saved through the merite of christs passion & my Body to bee buriede in christen Buriall at my p’ishe church aforesaid It’m I will that all suche goodds and cattells as godd hath geven mee the ........... shalbe bestowed & geven by myn Executors in maner & forme folowinge Firste I bequeth to hughe Kenyon my Sone my Blacke cowe uppon condicon the said hugh will make a generall quitance to my Executors of all suche debts deweties and demandes as he come or might claime of mee or myn Executor froom the beginninge of the worlde untill the daie of the date of the said acquitance  It’m I geve to Ellen my doughter my reddcowe Soe the said Ellen will paye and geve to Peter Kenyon Bastonde son of James Kenyan 20s at suche tyme as some frende of the said Peter other than the said James his father will take and kepe the said Peter untill ... be .... able ... him selfe  It’m I geve to James Kenyon my Son the bedde w’ch he nowe lyeth in It’m I geve to Lawrence my son one Cov’lett w’ch is wroughte all of woollen It’m I geve to Isarbell my daughter and Raufe her son &  nowe lye on it’m I geve to Ellen my daughter a cov’lett & a Blankett w’ch nowe Lyeth on my Bedd and my newe Bolst’ my Beste redd peticote And my Beste gowne It’m I geve to Lawrence my Son my other bolst’ It’m I geve to Ellen my Daughter the one of my woorste redd petycotes whether she will have And my Son John his wief the other peticote  It’m I geve to ellen my daught’ my greatiste pott It’m whearas their is seven pewt’ dishes on the shelfe ov’ the chamber dore & the both of theim is Ellen my daughter And three of the best next I geve the same Ellen And to Lawrence John & James my sons ev’y of them another pewt’ dishe on the same shelfe And yf my son Nicholas come home I will my daught’ Ellen geve him one of the said pewter dishes w’ch I have geven her It’m whearas their is ten pewt’ dishes standinge on the shilfe ov’ the dishborde and fower of them is Ellen my daughters I geve to ev’y one of my sons a pewt’ standinge on the same shelfe  It’m I geve an other of the dishes standinge on the same shelfe to Jane Kenyan doughter of John Kenyon my sone It’m to Jowce Kenyan one pewt’ socer It’m I geve to Ellen Lawrence James & Nicholas my children ev’y of them a socer It’m I geve to Lawrence my sonne my poscet of Brasse payinge one of the same to Roger Kenyan son of John Kenyon my son 2s It’m Igeve to Ellen Kenyan my daughter my Brasen morter and pestell ........ Bordcloth one towell and a flaxen sheete payinge to ev’y one of ...... Hugh and John Kenion their children except Roger Kenion ....... of John Kenyan 4d  It’m I geve all the reste of my goods and Cattalls my debts quids and funerall Expence beinge dishchardged to bee equally devyded Amonge all my children except Isorbell my doughter  It’m I orden and macke Lawrence Kenyan my son & Ellen [Kenyan crossed out] my doughter my true and Lawfull execut’rs to Execute this my will in maner and forme Aforesaid It’m I geve to Ellen my daughter the terme w’ch I have to one clausore w’ch I hold of Thomas Lawe

 

Inwitnes whearof       Lawrence Kenyan

                                  William Slyneheadd

                                  Ellen Kenyan and of others

 

 

Inventory of Jowce Kenyon, widow of Haydock, will 1580 probate 1582

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Roger Kenion Petre Kenyan Thomas H.......den & William Slyneheadd

 

     £    -    s    -    d
Imp’mis two barren kyen praysed at  2    -    5    -    8
  one speninge at             5    -    0
  3 hens at              1    -    0
  one Iron chymney at              6    -    8
  a disheborde at             2    -    0
  two Bordes and a forme at             1    -    8
  one fetherbede two Bolt’rs & two Cov’letts at           10    -    0
  three paire olde sheets at             3    -    0
  two old Blancketts at             2    -    0
  in hey at              1    -    0
  two chistes at             5    -    0
  two olde Brasse potts and one posnet at             8    -    0
  A morter & achaffinge dishe at             2    -    6
  12 little pewt’ dishes and fowre socers at             6    -    8
  two cheares fowre quishens a fryinge panne at             1    -    8
  eight ale potts and muggs at             1    -    0
  a spynninge while at                        6
  Iryne geare at              2    -    0
  thapparell of the deade at           10    -    0
     
                                                   Suma total £5   -  17    -   4

                                                       

detts w’ch are fond not exp’essed in her will as foloweth

Imp’mis to Hugh Kenion       £2   -   0   -   0

                  Ellen Kenion                16   -   0

 

 

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