The Will of William Mercer 1611

The Will of William Mercer 1611
Lancashire Record Office
WCW /1611/Mercer, William

In the name of God Amen the three and twenteth daie of November in the eight yeare of [ ] our Soveraign Lord James by the Grace of God Kinge of England France and Irelande defender of the faithe And of Scotland the fowre and forteth ib is (?) I William Marser of muche Harwood sonne of Richard Mercer of the same towne in the Countie of Lancaster yeoman beinge sicke in bodie but whole in mind goode and perfecte remembrance praysed by God knowinge that Death to all men is most certaine and the [ ] and tyme thereof most uncertaine doe make my laste will and testament in manner and forme followinge and principallie I give and bequeath my soule unto Almightie God my maker and redeemer trusting the mercies death and passion of Jesus Christe to be one of those which shalbe saved and my bodie to be buried in Christian burial at Harwoodde where my frende shall thinke most fitt and conveniente and gyve for my burial as the custom dothe require. Secondlie I will that all my detts shalbe firste paied of my goods onlie and trulie and after my detts be dischareged I will that all my goods be equallie divided into three parts Viz: one to my selve the seconde to Ellen my wyffe and the third to Richard Mercer Thomas Mercer and Jennett Mercer my three children equallie to be divided amongst them. Item my Will is that I be broughte forthe honestlie after my death accordinge to my callinge of my parte of goods and I will that the remainder of my parte of goodes after that my funeral expenses be discharged remaine whole and solelie to Jennett Mercer my daughter and I gyve and bequeath to Richard Mercer my sonne the intereste good will and tenement right that I have of all my tenement trustinge that my maister the Landlorde thereof wilbe goode maister unto hyme. Fynallie I constitute ordaine and make Ellen my wyffe and Christopher Marcer of Symonstone my uncle my true and lawefull executors to see this my laste will performed fulfilled and keppte as my especiall truste is in theme.

These beinge witnessesWilliame Hyndle
Thomas Marcer
Williame Mercer of Coulden

An Inventorie taken the firste daie of februarie in the yeare of the Reigne of oure soveraige Lorde James by the grace of God Kinge of Englande France and Irelande defender of the Faithe [ ] the eight and of Scotland the fowre and Fortethe of all the goods and chatells moveable and unmoveable of William Mercer laite of muche Harwoodde in the countie of Lancaster Tanner deceased praised by Thomas Mercer Oliver Procter William Hill and William Mercer as followethe:

Impremis fowre kyne and one calfe	xii li	xiii s	iiii d
Item haie		xxxiii s	iiii d
Item sheepe	iii li	v s
Item one swynne		x s
Item tenne coverlette and one caddowe	iii li
Item eighte blankette		xx s
Item twoe fether bedde fowre bolsters twoe pillows and one chaffe bedde		xl s
Item twoe matterisses and twoe other bolsters		iiii s
Item twoe paire of lynnen sheets		xviii s
Item eleven canvesses sheets		xxvi s	viii d
Item twoe borde clothes twoe towels three pillow beares five table napkins one poake and twoe wallets		xvii s
Item for his apparrell	iii li
Item one horse and one mare	iii li
Item fowre bedstocks		xxxiii s	iiid
Item twoe painted clothes		v s
Item twoe chieste and one cofer		xii s	iiid
Item cheares and stooles		viii s
Item one table borde and a trestle		vii s
Item fowre earth potts			xii d
Item in peuter		xi s
Item in brasse		xvii s
Item in glasses		xii d
Item in malte and meale		xlvi s	viii d
Item one arke		x s
Item in bieffe and bakon		xxxvi s	viii d
Item twoe Iron chimmeys and other Iron geare		xx s
Item in quissions		ii s
Item three silver spoones		xi s
Item five peuter spoones			iiii d
Item flaxe and yarne		xviii s
Item [ ] hackney sadle sthirrope Iron and stirrope lethers		iiii s
Item one other oulde haggney sadle twoe packe saddles [ ] packe twoe wa _ntows and one overlaie		x s
Item twoe [ ]		ii s
Item Cowe lether and calfe lether tanned and untanned	lxxii li	v s
Item barke	ix li	xiii s	iiii d
Item one bakestone and other huslingments (?)		iis	viii d
Item owinge by Richard Keeles (?)		xi s	vi d
Item by William Duckesburie	iii li
Item by John Brownheade (?)		vii s	vi d
Item by John Nowell		x s
Item by John Dugdaile iii s vi d
Item by Thomas Dugdaile		xxxiii s	vi d
Item by Robert Hesketh		iv s
Item by John Wade		xvii s
Item by Richard Wade		xxvii s
Item by Oliver Collinsone daughter of Padihame		x s
Item by George Longworthe		vi s	viii d
Item by Mr. John Heskethe		iiii s	vi d
Item by Richard Wadsworthe		ix s
Item by Thomas Gyles		ii s
Item by Edmund Mercer		v s
Item by Robert Jackesonne			xii d
Item by Oliver Procter		v s
Item by Christopher Duckesburie	iii li	iii s
Item by Lawrence Heie		viii s
Item by Thomas Parkinsone		xxii s	vi d
Item by John Asmoll		lii s	iii d
Item by John Asmoll		xi s
Item by William Gyles		xx s
Item by William Wilkinson	vii li	xiii s	iiii d
Item by Thomas Rysheton		vi s	x d
Item by Thomas Grimeshaie		ix s
Item by Thomas Brigge		x s
Relict Thome Whyteheade		vii s
Richard Tompson		v s
Renholde Waddington		viii s
Item given by his wife Faither	xxxvi li

Transcribed by Barbara Youds and reproduced with kind permission of the Lancashire Record Office.

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