In the name of God Amen The 20^th day of Septemb’r 1672 And in the 22^nd yeare of the Raigne of Our sov’raigne Lord King Charles over England etc. I John Lyon of Haddocke in the County of Lanc’r yeoman Beinge sick & weake in Body but of sound & p’fecte memory (praise bee given to God for the same) And Knowinge The uncertainty of This Life on Earth \and Beinge desirous to settle Things in order doe make This my Last Will & Testam’t in Manner & forme followinge That is to say first & principally I Commend my soule To Almighty God my Creator assuredly Beleivinge that I shall Receave full pardon & free Remiss’on of All my sinnes And Bee saved BY The precious death & Meritts of my Blessed Saviour & Redeemer Christ Jesus And my Body to the Earth from whence it was Taken To Bee buried in such decent & Christian manner as to my Ex’rs & frends hearafter named shall bee Thought meete & Convenient And as Touchinge such Worldly Estate as The Lord in mercy Hath Lent me my Will & meaninge is the same shall Bee Imployed & Bestowed As Hearafter BY This my Will is Expressed And first Doe revoke renounce frustrate & make void All Wills By mee formerly made and declared & appoynte this my Last Will & Testam’t And first my Will & mind is That my debts funerall expences & the Chardg of Addinge Tow Lifes to the Lease of Heyes Greene house to make the same A p’fecte & Whole Lease forth & out of my Whole Goods soe far as the same shall Bee first sattisfyed dischardginge of the same shall Bee first sattisfyed discharged & paid But if my said Goods shall fall short in doeinge & p’forminge as Aforsaid That then my Will & Mind is That the rest & residue of my debts & Chardge of Lease aforsaid shall Bee had Taken & Truly dischardged & paid out of the issues & pr’fitts of my Whole Reall esteate That is to say of & from one certayne Peece of Land By mee Lately Purchased scituate & Beinge in Wavertree & Likwise forth & out of Thee first issues & p’fitts of Heyes Greene house & My unckle James Lowes as the same shall happen to fall And after A full dischardge had & made as Aforsaid My Will & mind is That my father have to his owne use one Ciled Bed w’th fitt & Convenient furniture to it duringe his naturall Life Item my Will & mynd is that the tow Cubbards in the house one frame Board in the house & Tow Ciled Bedsteeds W’th All the pewter now standinge & beinge of the Cubbards shall from This Tyme forward continue & Remayne in the house as heire Loomes  Item the rest & residue of my Goods I Give & Bequeath unto Lydia my Wife And as Touchinge & concerninge the disposall of my Real Estate My Will & Mind is That Lydia my Wife after the Aforsaid uses fulfilled & dischardged shall have & enioy my Whole Reall esteate untill my Eldest sonne attayne the Age of 21 years for the educac’on mentaynance & Bringinge up of my Children if shee soe Long shall keepe her selfe sole Chaste & unmarryed  Item Then my Will & Mynd is And I doe  herby Give Grante & assigne ov’r All my full Power Esteate intreaste & Tytle of my Tow Tenem’ts in Haddocke unto Richard my Eldest sonne to enter upon & enioy The Same when hee shall soe Attayne his said Age The said Richard payinge & dischardginge the some of one hundred pound to Mary my daughter When shee shall Attayne the Age of 21 yeares Towards her p’con Item my Will & Mynd is That if it please God that the Child now Beinge in the womb of my said Wife happen to prove A sonne Then I doe herby Give grant & confirme unto him his heires & assignes my said land in Wavertree To enter upon such p’te & por’con as shall remayne ov’r & Besides A certayne Joynture of Tenn pound p......... settled and made by mee to & for the use of Lydia my wife dureinge the Terme of her naturall  Life When hee shall attayne the Age of 2 yeares & rest therof att the decease of Lydia his said mother Hee paynge & dischardginge of & from the same the full & .................. Some of fifty Pound unto Mary my daughter the one halfe when hee attaynes his said Age & the other halfe att the decease of Lydia my Wife But if it happen that the Child now in the Womb of my Said Wife happen to prove A daughter That then my Whole Esteate & inheritance in Wavertree shall discend & come unto Mary my said Eldest daughter accordinge as is before expressed if the youngest had p’ved A sonne And the sume & somes of money Chardged as aforsaid shall goe to the onely use & Behoose of my youngest daughter to bee paid unto her as was before men’coned to Mary And of This my present Testam’t I ordayne & Make Lydia my Wife my True & Lawfull Executor to execute & p’forme the same And I desire Peter Gaskell & Robt Cash to bee ov’seers herof that the same Bee Truly p’formed & to Asis my said Wife in the manageinge & executinge of the uses & Trusts aforsaid accordinge to their best  knowledge & Judgm’t In Wittnesse wherof I have herunto put my hand & seale the day & yeare first above Written

Sealed & delivr’d in the presence of ..............................................................