In the name of God Amen this fourteenth day of february one thousand seven hundred forty five I Peter Rainford of Rainford in the County of Lancaster Husbandman being very sick and weake in Body but of perfect mind and memory thankes be given to god therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is apointed for all men once to dye do make this my Last will and Testement that is to say
princapaly and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the hands of god that gave it and for my Body I recomend it to the Earth to be buryed in a Cristian form at the Discresion of my Executors hearafter named nothing Doubting but at the General Resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god and as touching shuch worly Estat it hath pleased god to Bless me with in this world I give Devise and dispose of the same in the following maner and form.
First it is my mind and will that all my Debts and funeral expences together with the Probat of this my last will and Testement be first paid out of my Personal Estate
Item it is my mind and will that at this years end wearon I am entred all my goods and also my House in Preston be sould by my Executors hearafter named and the overplus of money that ariseth from my goods and house afore said (that is to say) the overplus of money that will be Left when my Rents Debts and funeral Expences are all paid. It is my mind and will that the over plust money as aforesaid be equally Divided between my wife Lidia and Jane Rigby Daughter of John Rigby of Ormskirk. And it is my mind and will that that shair as aforesaid be kept out at Interest by my Executors till she the said Jane Rigby Come to the Age of Twenty one years and the Interest to goe yearly to the said Jane Rigby and at the time she Comes to the Age of Twenty one it is my mind and will that the aforesaid Jane Rigby to receave the full stocke from my Executors hearafter named and if the said Jane Rigby Dye befor she Come to the age of twenty one the shair that belonged to her to go to Lidia my wife.
a Lastly I doe nominat and apoint and ordaine my well Beloved friends James Grason stone Cutter of Rainford and Robert Elson of Rainford and John Tenant of Childwell Executors of this my Last will and Testement hoping they will be Carfull to execute the  same according to the trust Reposed in them in witness wearof I set my hand and seal the day and year first written

Sealed signed published
and Declared by the said                                  Peter Rainford
Peter Rainford as his                                           his mark
Last will and Testement
in presence of us
before the signing hearof it
is my mind that Lidia my wife
have a bed and som other necesserys
William Johnson
Edward Foster
Jonathan Lyon

On 23d Jan y 1746
Appeard personally Robert Elson and John Tenant two of the within nam'd Executors (James Greyson another Executor being dead) & were sworn in Form before
Tho: Baldwin Surr:

Probat issued 2nd February 1746