**** show letters I cannot understand and red text words or letters of which I am not convinced. In the will I have transcribed most of the words into their modern spellings however I have left the words in the inventory in their original spellings.
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Anno Domini 1575In de*n**e *** the twenty third day of November
The date of our Lord God 1575 and
in the 17th year of the reign of our
Sovereign lady Elizabeth by the grace of god of
England France and Ireland *******
I Ranfe Wylcokson of Whetcroft in the
Parish of Crich and in the county of Derby
England and being of good perfect mind
And remembrance laude and praise be
To Almighty God, do make & ordain
This my present last will & testament
In manner and form following: first I do
Give & bequeath my soul to almighty
God my maker & redeemer of the s***e
And my body to be buried & interred
within our parish church yard so near
Unto Elizabeth my wife as may be: Also
I will that my mortuary be
Paid out ordain ** the statute made thereof
Also I will that in t*** days of my burial
All that I be honestly brought home also
The whole of my goods also it is my
Last will & mind that William my son
Shall be mine asinge of my house and
Farm for the reversion of my years
And my lease in like manner of all mine
tenths both corn & hay and all
my husbanning geyre. both wayne pel**
******* teames harrows axes *******
With all other iron wayne and my greates
Pan & greates pot that was my
fathers and one mattres
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Also I give and bequeath to Margaret my wife
Her pot & pan that she brought
With her at the day of our marrying together
Item I give & bequeath Elenna my daughter
My best pot (but one) and my pan
That was Jane Blawctes and one redde
Calve. And mattress that was her mothers
Item I give and bequeath to Margaret my wife
One mattress that she brought with her : and
One of the best sheets it she browth he & other sheets
Also I bequeath to Thomas my son one pot
And one coverled whette & blacke
Also it is my last will & mind that John
My son shall be found at my house and
Farm so long as it shall please my land
Lord that my son may be his tenant and
My said son John to have honest a***
***t* for the holy day & work day and
Honest meat & drink and loaggeng (lodging ?) and
That I charge William my son to fulfil
And be it instely done the oversight
Of Robert Orisdishe and Robert Redfirth of
Crich and if it **ortmie that John my son
can not agree with William my son then
I will that John my son shall be ordered
At all times by Robert Orisdishe & Robert
Readfirth of Crich.
Item to Esobell my sister one lamb and to
Each one of my godchildren 2d
Also I bequeath to my parish church
Of Crich for the repaco**s thereof ii shillings
Also I will that after I brought home my
My body buried my debts paid all legacies
And bequeit & instately done and fulfilled I free
–ly give and bequeath the residant of all my
Goods unbequeathed to Margaret my wife
And all my children equally to be divided
Amongst them.
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Also it is my last will and mind that
Margaret my wife shall have and occupe
The thride (3rd ?) part of my farm (the tenth only
excepted) that I will that William my son
Shall have whole so long as she keeps her
In my name
Also I give and bequeath to William my
Son my greate arke (i.e. dome lidded chest) & greate falle (i.e. felle: animal skin with hair on)
Item I bequeath to Elenne (Ellen ?)my daughter
One arke which was her mother’s
Item I bequeath to Robert Orisd John Kirk & Robert Redfiche of
There one hogge sheep
Also for a T**** ***lsilling of
This my last will and testament I ordain
Make and constitute Margaret my wife
And William my son my faithful executors
To so this my present last will and testament
done and fulfilled in every part and
article hereof
And I ordain and constitute Robert Orisdishe
John Kirkland and Robert Readfooth of
Crich to be ye sipvcsies (supervisors) of this my present will
To help with their good and holsam (wholesome)
S***sell mine executors at all times
So ofte as Nedd shall require
Either being witness Robert Wyld senior
Edmunde Bowlar, John Kirkelande Raalf Redf
Of South Winfeld and German Norman on ***
Ather mae the day & year above
Written.
*r*otn Mr Ricard
Banks vicar*** d
Crich
A inventory unde of all ye goods & cattell that aperteyneth or belongith
Ralfe Wylkocson of Whetcroft the 29th day of November at the
cight of these four men Robert Wyldof. Edmond Lovler
Edmon Nurthed & Thomas Seylers
Item | £ | s | d |
---|---|---|---|
First in hys porse 12d ** cots to doblets to payre off hose to sherts one cape one payre of sh*r* |
0 | 13 | 4 |
Imprymos fryst to small oxsen |
4 | 0 | 0 |
Item other to oxsen the prye |
3 | 0 | 0 |
Item to smalle bulocks |
0 | 40 | 0 |
Item three Kyne (Cows) |
4 | 0 | 0 |
Item to heefers |
0 | 30 | 0 |
& to yere oulde calles |
0 | 20 | 0 |
& three weaning calves |
0 | 15 | 0 |
Item two mares one horse one foal |
0 | 33 | 4 |
Item one beffe calf ye prye |
0 | 20 | 0 |
Item xxix shepe |
4 | 0 | 0 |
Item xxx hoggs shepe |
0 | 40 | 0 |
Item thre wyne & four shutes |
0 | 15 | 4 |
Item foure gese to hennes & ***kocke |
0 | 3 | 0 |
Item corne & hay & bladeas & felde (i.e. probably felle) |
5 | 0 | 0 |
Item vii bras palts & vii bras pannes foure ohasyng dyshes vii skeylets v candels |
0 | 40 | 0 |
Item xxii puter dishes x seysers vi pott *h*ers & thre s**ts |
0 | 20 | 0 |
Item x cosserlets & thre mattres xii p**yr*os shets v blankets v other napre ware with to bolsters to *peles forte |
0 | 6 | 8 |
Item one arke one falle (i.e.animal skin with hair/wool on) & one kymnell with all other tro**re ware |
0 | 5 | 0 |
Item one payre of recke (i.e.abbreviation of reckentine) & char *es one payre of tonggs pot hokes |
0 | 0 | 12 |
Item to spytts one payre off gobers (i.e. possibly cobers: iron for supporting the spits in front of the fire) & a brandy iron |
0 | 2 | 0 |
Item one yrone bounde wayne three youkes one haras one plough one axse & one wimble with all other yrne ware |
0 | 20 | 0 |
Item halfe stonne a woll (i.e. wool) one halfe ston hempe one bakon flecke of bakon |
0 | 5 | 0 |
Sum is |
36 | 9 | 8 |
Debts | |||
First kyrse k***otts |
0 | 13 | 4 |
*he ohe pares off oryoht |
0 | 9 | 3 |
© Alan Wilcockson
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