The Will and Inventory of Grace Mercer Mercer 1626

The Will of Grace Mercer 1626
Lancashire Record Office
WCW/1626/Mercer, Grace

In the name of god Amen the 27th day of January In the seacond yeare of the raigne of our gracious soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace of god kinge of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the faith one thousand six Hundred twenty six I Grace Mercer of great Harwood in the County of Lancaster Widdow beynge sycke in body but whole in mynd of good and perfecte remembrance I give god thanks. I the said Grace Mercer doe make ordeine promise and declare this my last Will and testament in manner and forme followinge, - That [ ] to [ ] first and principally I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty god my maker, Redeemer and saviour by whose merits death and passion I trust to be saved my body to Christyan buryall. For my Worldly Estate I give and bequeath in manner and forme followinge, - Viz. First I give and bequeath unto Edward Mercer my yongest sonn six pounds which oweing me by William Mercer of Symonstone or the leasse of one Close which I have for warranty. Item I give bequeath unto the said Edward Mercer and John Mercer my sonns nyne pounds which owinge me by Robert Flecher of great Harwood or one Close which I have for warranty to be equally devided betwyst them. Item I give and bequeath unto the said John Mercer my sonne one Close called the wood or Carr which I have taken of Robert Squire my brother lawe for twoe yeares and five pounds which my sonne John oweth me. Item I give and bequeath unto Henery Ryley my sonne in lawe six pounds which he oweth me. Item I give and bequeath unto Alexander Mercer my sonne one great Arke standinge in the further Chamber called the meale Arke and malte Arke and one [ ] table. Item I give and bequeath unto the said Alexander Mercer my sonne one Fethertbed which lyeth of his Bed. Item I give and bequeath unto John Mercer one feather bed which he lyeth on. Item I give and bequeath unto Edwad Mercer my sonne 30s in lewe of his bed. Item I give and bequeath unto Elizaabeth Ryley my daughter one fether bed with boulster and one pillowe which lyeth of my bed. Item I give and bequeath unto Ellin my son Alexanders wife my side sadle with furniture thereunto belonginge. Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Mercer daughter of my sonn Alexander one little truncke with my best suite of linen Clothes. Item I give and bequeath unto Grace Ryley daughter of Henry Ryley my sonn in lawe one little Coffer with one other suite of linen Clothes best next the [ ]. Item I give and bequeath unto the said John Mercer my sonne my best yorne to make hym Clothes. Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Ryley my daughter my purple yorne. Item I give and bequeath the rest and remainder of my Clothes Woollen and linen unto Ellin Mercer my daughter in lawe and Elizabeth Ryley my daughter equally to be divided betwixt them. Item I give and bequeath unto John and Edward Mercer my sonnes either of them one pare of Lombes. Item I give and bequeath unto the children of Alexander Mercer my sonn 3s 3d a peece. Item I give and bequeath unto the children of Henry Ryley my sonn in lawer 3s 3d a peece. Item I give and bequeath unto the children of Robert Squire my brother in lawe 3s 3d a peece.Item I give and bequeath unto John Holker of Read my nephew ten shillings. Item the rest and remainder of my goods, debts, Cattells, Chattells moveable and unmoveable (any debts and funeral expences beinge first discharged out of that) I give and bequeath unto Alexander, John and Edward my sonnes and Elizabeth Ryley my daughter equally to be devided amongst them. Item I doe Constitute ordaine and make the said Alexander Mercer my sonn sole executor of this last Will and testament trustinge that he will see the same performed as my trust in him. In witness whereof to this my last will and testament I have putt my hand and marke and seale the day and yeare first above written.

{The part of the document which contains the signatures of the witnesses is folded and mostly indecipherable - the only name evident is 'Sudall'.}

The Inventorie of the goods Cattells Chatells movable and unmoveable of Grace Mercer laite of great Harwood in the County of Lancaster Widdow deceased prised the xxiith of February 1626 by Edmund Cockeshutt John Hodgsonne John Mercer and William Mercer viz

Imprimis two pare of loomes and furniture for them	xxvi s	viii d
Item one pare of Walker sheares	vi s
Item one warpinge waught and gige		x d
Item one spinneinge wheele and sp---- hook	ii s
Item one sheare bourd and one other bourd	iii s
Item 2 tubbs one basson one flakett one hamper of willow		xii d
In the parlor
Item one longe (?) ch---- and a ----------	xiiii s
Item one pare of bedstocks with a --------	v s
Item 3 cheares and --------------------	iii s	iiii d
Item one Feather bed and boulster and one pillow	xx s
Item 2 blanketts one coverlett one chasse bed one boulster with bed stocks	viii s
Item in Syves and Ridles	iiii s
Item 2 tubb 6 bassens 6 troughs 6 bottels with piggins Canes and one noggine	v s
Item in Cans trenchers tubb one gugge(?) and other woodden vessell		xvi d
Item Fyve chef--tes		xviii d
Item in Flaxe and linnen yearne	vi s
Item in -------- --------------	vi s
Item in pewter	ix s
Item two brasses canlesticks		xii d
In the lower Chamber
Item one greate arke xlvi s
Item one Salteinge tubb one litle arke -------- chiste -------------- tubb	xviii s
Item in earthen potts		vii d
In the Chamber over parler
Item one pair of bedstocks one chafe	vi s	viii d
(next three lines indecipherable)
Item 3 boulsters one billow one boulster	x s
Item 3 Coverletts one Caddow one Chasse bed	xxviii s
Over the lower Chamber
Item one Coverlett 2 blanketts one chasses bed	ix s
Item 5 ....... of ------------- clothes	xi s
Item two Coverletts one -----------------	v s
Item a --------------- and one -----------		xii d
Item one pare of bedstocks two chists	viii s
Item one ------------ and two litle ones	iiii s
Item one Canne		iiii d
Item one presses for Clothe	iii s	iiii d
Item in Linene	xx s	vi d
Item her apparrell in linnen	xx s
Item 6 table napkins one h---g--- towel	ii s	iiii d
Item in Linnen and Canves	xiiii s
Item her apparrell in woollen	liii s	iiii d
Item one barke cheare		viiii d
Item in white Clothe	vii s	vii d
Item twoe hatts	vi s
Item one Syde Sadle with furniture	vi s	viii d
In the Kichein
Item 3 brasse potts	x s
Item one hueinge tubbe	v s
Item one pare of Racks and two spits	ii s	vi d
Item one Collocke 4 staves one barrell	ii s	vi d
Item one brasse potte iiii s
In the ovre Chamber
Item 3 coverletts one boulster one blankett and one chasses bedd	ix s


Item one Cowe and one sterke in Symonseston	iii l	x s
Item one Cowe att harrewood			iii d
Item one pare of -------------------		xx s
Item two geesse and a gander		iii s	vi d
Item two hens and a cocke			xviii d

Debts oweing to the testator
Item Alexander Mercer	xxxiii li	xix s	i d
Item Robart Flecher	ix li
Item Robart Squire	viii li
Item Henry Ryley	vi li
Item John Mercer	v li
Item John Pollard	iii li	vi s	vii d
Item George Nowell		liii s	iiii d
Item John Mercer		xii s
Item Uxor Robart Foster		iiii s	vi d
Item Robart Hindly		iiii s	vi d
Item Thomas Hesketh		xvi s	vi d
Item John Feilden		viii s	ii d
Item Raffe Whithead		xii s
Item Lawrence Hindley		xii s
Item Thomas Mercer		v s	iiiivd
Item Edmund Hill		x s

WILLS