John Maddock, Newton in Makerfield, 1662

In the name of God Amen I John Maddock of Newton in Makerfeild in the County of lancast’r Linen webst’r being sick & weake in body butt of sound & p’fect memory Praise be to Almighty God my only Maker & Redeemer, & my body to the Earth from whence itt came to be buried att the Parrish Church of Winwick in such forme & man’er as my frends shall thinke fitt And for such Worldly Goods as itt hath pleased God to bestow on me in this life My mynd & Will is to dispose of as followeth viz.  It’m I give & bequeath unto my eldest sonne John Maddock all my wearing Apperrell (excepting one Paire of Boots) And alsoe one Swarme of Bees at John Crofts in Newton the one halfe of the encrease of them for three yeares viz from August was twelve months till August next come twelve months being all w’ch falls to my p’t of them  Also three Loomes w’th all the worke Loomes & other utinssells belonging to them And also I give & bequeath unto my s’d sone John Maddock (after the death & decease of Elizabeth my wife) all the Good Benchs & Shelves that are pinfast & not moveable in all the Lower Roomes about the house & one table in the house w’th the shelves dishboard benches & greate,  And one bedstead one littel paire of bedstocks one table & one Coferr standing in the Parlour w’th the shelves & benches about & one little Cubboard in the buttery w’th all the shelves & benches about & one great Cofer standing about after my decease & all the timber & loose wood about the house to be imployed & bestowed for such uses as are needfull about the same either by Elizabeth my wife or John my s’d sone  It’m I give & bequeath unto my sone Willm. Maddock Twenty Shillings  It’m I give & bequeath unto Ellen Lowe my eldest daught’r one swarme of Bees being putt to p’ts to George Tomlinson att Newton Common all the encrease w’ch falls to my p’t for three years viz from August last was twelve months till August next come twelve months  It’m I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth Lowe my Grandchilde two swarmes of Bees att Henry Houghtons of Newton Common all ye encrease w’ch falls to my p’t for three years viz from August last was twelve months till August next come twelve months & one Swarme more att the same place being wholy myne & all the increase that shall fall to my p’t alsoe there of  months  It’m I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth Maddock my youngest daughter the sume of Thirty Pounds in full discharge of all other legacyes & gifts Left her by her unkells Ants & other frends in Newton & Ashton or ells where And one Swarme of Bees putt to p’ts at Mr. Colliers of Newton aforesaid & one Swarme att Banist’rs of Newton all the encrease w’ch falls to my p’t from August last till August come two yeares & one Swarme att John Houghtons of Newton all the encrease that falls to my p’t since August last was twelve months till August next come twelve months  Alsoe I give & bequeath unto my s’d daughter Elizabeth the sume of Ten Pounds more to be paid either in Money or Goods Proveded that she marrye w’th the consent of Elizabeth my s’d Wife & not otherwise & if itt shall please God to enable my s’d wife soe to doe  months  It’m I give & bequeath all my Goods Cattells Chattells & utinsells w’tsoev’r into the hands of Elizabeth my s’d wife she freeing & discharging all legacyes & p’cons herein before menconed & allsoe my fun’rall expences out of the same  And I COnstitute ordaine & make the s’d Elizabeth Maddock my s’d wife my true & lawfull & sole Executrix to execute this my last Will & testam’t according to my Mind & Will here in declared  And I doe make my s’d sone John Maddock overseer here of th’t the same be p’formed accordingly And I revoke all form’r wills w’tsoever & doe establish this my Last Will & Testam’t & for the better strenghening hereof I have hereunto putt my hand & seale

           October 1662

Sealed signed published & declared in the pr’sence of

               Peter Devies   Will Blackburne              

                                                                          John Maddock        his mark

Inventory of John Maddock, Newton in Makerfield, 1662

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A true & p’fect Inventory of all the Goods Cattells & Chattells of John Maddock of Newton in Makerfeild in the County of Lancast’r Linenwebst’r deceased reviewed & priced by Raph Lowe of Ashton John Taylor of Goulborne Bryan Travis of Orford William Maddock & Thomas Robinson of Newton yeom’n the 21^st day of Novemb’r 1662