The Will of Lawrence Lordman

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1599

Test : et Inventur

Lawrentis Lordman

De Bernardcastle

Defti.

Probate :16

Junii 99

[recto]

In the name of god Amen the Twentieth Day of Aprill In the Yeare of our Lord god One Thousand five hundreth nynety and nyne

I Lawrence Lordman of the Chappelry of Bernard castell sick in body but in full and perfect remembraunce, whereof I give god thanks, do make This my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme following ffirst I give and bequeathe my soule to god Almighty fully trusting to  have remission of my synnes, onely by the Deathe of Jesus Christ. And my body to be buried in the Churcheyard of Bernardcastell aforesaid the [?Duetyes] thereto [ ?Accustomed] contented and payd Item I frelye give unto Jane my Loving Wife the whole and full Third parte of all my goodes according to Lawe in that behalf, and also one Browne Cowe which I bought of George Allanson. Item I give to Thomas my youngest sonne ane White Rigged Whye [=heifer]. Item I give to Robert my sonne that Why now in the Custody of Thomas Thurseby Which was given to him for his Godbarne [=Christening] gift. Item I give to Mary my daughter that Why wth. Anthony Coward, which was given to her for her godbarne gift. Item I give to Mary Lordman my sister one Branded Why which is wth. Thomas Thursby. Item I give to Margery Lordman my mother foure shillings, Conditionally that she buy woll wth it, and make for her selfe a Cote [?of it]. Item I give to Anthony Lordman my father my next best Jerkin, Dublet, breches, stockings shert ?band and [illegible word]. Item I give to Willm Lordman my brother my worst brecches, a jerkin and a shert at my wifes discretõn Itm [sic] I release unto my Brother George Lordman all suche [illegible word] of money as he is owing me. Item I give unto ayther of my made

[?shvants] twelve pence. Item I will that Jane my wife shall have the [?Trycion]and upbringing of my children, and the setting forward of their porcones at the sight and Discretiõn of my supvisors so long as she shall remayne sole and unmarried. But if she mary and take another husband, then I will that her husband and she shall enter bond before they mary unto my supvisors, for the safe Custody and setting forward of my childrens porcones. And if they Refuse to do so, then my supvisors to place my children and their porcones at their Discretõnes Item the Residue of my goodes Chattells and Chattells [sic, repetition] whatsoever not before bequeathed, my debts being paid, and my funerall expenses deducted I give and bequeath unto my said thre children Robert Thomas and Mary, whom joyntly together I make executors of this my Last Will and Testament. And I appoynt my loving frendes, Thomas p[ar]kin Robert Teasdale Henry Abraham and Michaell Walker to be [2 illegible words, same as last] of this my last Will and Testament, All Whom I Desire to see this my Will and Testament fulfilled according to the true meanyng of the same, And to Assyst my Wif and children wth their frendly helpe and counsell so oft as need [?should] [illegible word] and as my trust is. Witnesses hereof, Thomas Parkin Robert Teasdale Henry Abraham Michaell Walker Robert Whorton and

Launcelot Langstaffe.

Source: Durham University Library, Archives & Special Collections, ref: DPRI/1/1599/L5/1-2