In the name of God Amen I George Winstanley of Billing in the County of Lancaster yeoman being in reasonable good health and of a sound and disposing memory blessed bee Almighty God for the same yet aged and understanding the uncertainty of my dissolution, and to prevent trouble when I shall be lesse Capable to order and settle my affairs doe make this my last will and testament in manner and fforme following.
First and principally I Comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty god hopeing and assuredly trusting for Salvation through the meritorious death passion and resurrection of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and my body to be decently interred at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named
And as for the transitory goods that god in merry? hath bestowed upon mee I order and dispose of them as followeth
It is my mind and will that after my debts (if any be) funeral expenses and probate of this my will bee discharged my dear and loving wife Mary Winstanley shall have all my goods Cattle Chattles utensils and household stuff of what kind or qualitie soever they are paying unto my brothers Thomas John and James Winstanley twelve pence apiece, and alsoe twelve pence to my sister Mary
And as for my reall estate Messuage and Lands I settle order and dispose of them in manner following. That is I hereby give and bequeath the said Messuage & Lands unto Mary Winstanley my now wife and her assigns during the term of her natural life Chargeable with the interest of the sume of tenn pounds to bee paid out of the said Lands yearly to the
overseers of the poore of Windle, for the said sume of tenn pounds I am intrusted on that account
And after the death and decease of Mary my now wife Then it is my will and mind that the said Messuage and lands shall be possessed and enjoyed by Humphrey Winstanley sonne of John Winstanley and the heires Males of the body of the said Humphrey Winstanley lawfully begotten neverthelesse Chargeable with the sume of tenn pounds to the overseers of the poor of Windle afforesaid and shall alsoe pay unto Every of my Nephews the sume of tenn shillings apiece;
And shall likewise pay unto James Tyrer Sonne of Robert Tyrer the Sume of Tenn pounds These last recited legacies to bee paid within one year after the decease of the said George Winstanley and Mary his wife,
And for the want of Issue Male lawfully begotten by the said Humphrey Winstanley then the afforesaid Messuage and lands to bee possessed and enjoyed by James Winstanley Sonne of the afforesaid John Winstanley and the heirs males of the said James Winstanley lawfully begotten Chargeable with the Sume of tenn pounds to the overseers of the poor of Windle, and alsoe Chargeable with the before mentoned legacies (if the same bee not discharged)
And then for want of such Issue Male as afforesaid then to the Rt heires of the said Georg Winstanley for ever never the lesse Chargeable as afforesaid
And I the said George Winstanley do publish and declare this to bee my last will and testament makeing all former and other wills by mee made null and void And doe hereby Constitute ordaine and Make my dear and loving wife Mary Winstanley sole Executrix of this my last will and testament not doubting but shee will faithfully pforme the trust by mee in her reposed
In witness whereof I have [not visible] sett my hand and Seale the sixteenth day of June Anno Domini 1693

George Winstanley his mark

Sealed signed and [illegible] to bee the
last will of the aforesaid? George Winstanley
in the presence of
Samuel Bordman his mark
Peter Drum
John Ashton his mark
Jo: Hococke

26 Apr 1700
Maria Winstanley inisca Executrix, in he? testamento Waminat? fidem dedit de bene & fideliter iden Admirando on Comini Jusis forma
Corum me
Tho: Wainwright