In the name of God amen the 26th day of December in the yeares of our Lord 1642: I Thomas Williamson of Claughton in the County of Chester beinge sicke in bodye but whole in mynd and of perfecte memorye doe make my last will and Testament in manour and forme aforesaid as ffolloweth first I comitte my soule to Allmighty gode my maker and my Bodye to be buried in the parish Churche opf Bidston As concerninge my worldly goods I bestowe them in this manour ffirst I doe give all my estate both goodes Tenements and lands unto my wiffe and unto my sonne henery payinge my debtes and my Childrens portions accordynge as theye as my sessers thinge fitte Thomas Dobe and William Wilson and if it doe hapen that my wife doe mary shee shall have of portion  accordinge as theise my sessers thinke fitte but while shee keepe her in my name shee shall bee heade and governer: I doe leave my wife and my sonne Henry sole amd onely executors to see this my last will and testamt performed discharged herein I have sette my hand and seale the day and yeare ffirst above written

 

Thomas Williamson his marke 

Richard Huntt his marke

James Wilson

 

A true & perfect Inventorie of All the Goodes Cattles @ Chattles of Thome Wmson late of Claughton in the Com of Chester yeoman taken the nyneteenth daie of januarie 1642 as follows:

 

Imprimis Item readye monyes	00-10-00
It Saddle, bridle, swoord & wearinge Appell	05-00-00
It ffour draught oxen	15-00-00
It ffive Bullocks	09-00-00
It six milch cowes	12-00-00
It Three Heffers	05-13-04
It One Bull	01-10-00
It Two draught mares, one nagg & a Colt	08-00-00
It Swyne of genll ages	03-10-00
It geese & poultry	00-12-00
It wheat thrashed & unthrashed	14-00-00
It barley	08-00-00
It pates	08-00-00
It Pease & beans	07-10-00
It hay	02-10-00
It mault	02-10-00
It wheat sowen upon the ground	02-10-00
It Barley oates & other graine at Barn with some wheat sowen	07-00-00
It waynes, wheeles, plowes, husbandreye geare & broken timber	10-00-00
It Stone  boughes, a grindle stone & some fuell	00-70-00
It Brasse & pewter	08-00-00
It Beddinge & bedcloathes	07-00-00
It Lynnyne & babesye weare	07-00-00
It one bedstead, a table and cubboard	03-00-00
It carven Cheste	03-00-00
It o p tables, cubboards, chaires, stooles bedsteads & spinninge wheeles	02-10-00
It Iron Implements in the house	01-04-00
Debtes owinge & taskes of yeomen
It one taske of yeoman of Wm Wilson	12-00-00
It one other taske in Storton	06-10-00
It one other taske in Erbie	01-06-08
It one debt owinge to Ric Handcockes	01-13-04
It one debt fro Widow Walker	01-00-00
One debt fro Ric Coventrie as yet unknowne