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In
the name of god Amen ye
one and twentierth day
of Aprill in the yere of
our lord god 1692 wheras
I Henry Newport of
Barrow in ye Cowentie of
Chester ......... being
sike & wece in bodie
bute of goode & perfecte
memorie thankes be given
to god therefore doe
make my laste will and
Testament in maner &
forme following that is
to say first I commit my
soule unto the all
mighty god my creator &
unto Jesus Christ my
onely Savioure & redemer
trusting in ye mercy of
god & by ye precious
blud sheding of Jesus
Christ for the absolute
pardon & forgivenes of
all my sines to be an
Inheritor of ye kingdome
of heaven and my body I
commit to ye earth to be
desently Buried in the
Churchyard of grate
Barrow at ye discrission
of my Executors &
frendes & for my worldly
Estate which god of his
mercy hath lent me I
freely give and bequeath
the same in manor &
forme following first by
this my last will &
testament I doe give &
asine over after my
dissese unto my loving
wife firmely by these
presnt all and singular
those cotishis or
tenements with all
housis edefices barnes
buildings stables
gardenes orchads & lake
sides together with all
landes meddowes leasowes
& pastures woodes waters
Commons of pasture &
turbury & a parcell of
ground in ye townffeeld
comonly called Broomhill
& all other esementes &
commodities to ye same
cottishes or tenements
belonging or in any wise
appertening situate
liing & being in
Broomhill where of I ye
sade Henry Newport stand
posesed to have & to
hould all & singular ye
sd cotish or tenements &
all buildings & landes
medowes & pastures and
other ye primisis with
all & singular these
appertenases to my sade
wife mary Newport shee
keeping her selfe in my
name but if she should
marry agane then she
shall have but one hafe
of my reall Estate & ye
other ......... to my
sonn Joseph Newport & if
my sonn Joseph should
hapen to die before his
cum of age & be
unmarryed to my sonn
John newport the
Executors Administrator
assine in as large &
ample manor to all useis
profites intentes &
porposis as the sayd
Henry Newport might have
hade or injoyed ye sayd
cotishes or tenements in
any wise durein ye full
and & forme of ye
originall leases which I
ye sayd Henry newport
hould by lor fully to
complete & ended yelding
& paying therefore &
demande what so ever due
to be payde for ye sayd
cottishis or tenements
to any manor of parson
or parsones whatso ever
& more over my will &
mind is that my step
dougtor mary fisher
shall have ye bedstides
I ly in & my chest &
cubart & a chere with
her name on after her
mothers decese ........
my will & mind is that
my wife shall have all
ye werth of my parsonall
estate to wardes her
maintenance & my
children so longe she
kepes her in my name but
if shee hapen to marre
then my will & mind is
that my children shall
have one halfe of all my
estate booth reall &
parsonall equebly to be
devided amonght them but
my will & mind is
further that if my wife
do not marry agane that
shee shall have power to
dispos of it amonght my
children as she shall
think fit after my
funerall charg &
pamentes of debts if any
hapen are pade and I doe
nominate and apoint my
loving wife and my
loving brothern & John
Brodherst my Executors
for this my last will
and testement performed
fulfiled as I depose
trust in them makeing
void all former willes
heretofore by me mad in
witnes here of I sete my
hand and sele ye day &
yeure above written.
Seled and delivered in
the presence
of
Rowland Patrick
John Battrith
the H N
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John Bollis
of Henry Newport
A
true and perfect
inventory of and
singular the goods and
chattelss, quick and
dead, moveable and
imoveable of Henry
Newport lat of Barrow
deceased as followeth.
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£ s
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Itmpis Chattells |
20 0 0 |
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Itm. 6 Milch
Cows |
12 0 0 |
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Itm. 6 Rearing
Calves |
04 0 0 |
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Itm 20 Sheep |
03 0 0 |
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Itm in Horse
Flesh |
04 0 0 |
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Itm. a Shote
Pigg |
00 6 8 |
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Itm. Hay and
Corne |
05 0 0 |
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Itm. Husbandry
Ware |
02 0 0 |
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Itm. Brass and
Pewter |
02 0 0 |
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Itm. two Beds as
they stand |
01 10 0 |
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Itm. a Table,
Forme, a
Coffers, Chairs
and Stooles |
01 0 0 |
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Itm. a Little
table & Dishbord
& Tressells |
00 5 0 |
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Itm. a Grate and
Tongs bellows
and Frying pan |
00 3 0 |
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Itm. Treene Ware
and Earthen Ware |
00 11 0 |
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Itm. 2 sides of
Pork |
00 15 0 |
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Itm. Nappery
Ware |
02 0 0 |
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Itm. Fuel, Chees
press a Grindle
Stone |
00 14 0 |
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with some small
lumber |
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Itm. his saddle
Bridle and
waring Apparll |
02 10 0 |
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61 14 8 |
Exhibitum per Exocutores
cum Procond etc.
H. P.
27th July
1696 |
