The Will and Inventory of William Mercer 1613

Lancashire Record Office
WCW/1613/Mercer, William

In the name of god Amen the nine twentieth daie of September in the eleventh yeare of the raigne of our soveragine Lord James by the grace of god kinge of England France and Ireland defender of the faith and of Scoteland the seaventh and fourtieth I William Mercer of Harwood in the County of Lancaster yeoman being sicke in body but whole in mynd and of good and perfect remembrance praised be God do make this my last will and testament in Manner and forme following. First and principally I give and bequeath my soule to almighty God my Maker and Redeemer by whose Merits death and passion I trust to be saved and my body to be buried with the Chappell of Harwood as nere to Elizabeth my wife as can be convenient. Item I give to my Brother Thomas Mercer one peece of gold conteyning eighteene shillings and I give to John Mercer Christopher Edward Grace and Jenet Mercer my Childen to each of them eighteene shillings in gold and to Thomas Mercer my son two peeces of gold eyther of them Conteyninge eighteen shillings. Item I give to the wife of Roger Feildene one peece of gold conteyning Fiteeen shillings. Item I give to Robert Feildene son of Roger Feildene twelve pence. Item I will that the rest of my good be divided into two parts the one parte to my self and other parte to my children. That is to say to John Thomas Christopher Edward Grace and Jenet Mercer to be equallly divided amongst them. Item I will that my parte of goods my funerall expenses discharged be equallie divided amongst Christopher Edward Grace and Jenet Mercer and lastly I constitue ordaine and make Roger Feildene and Thomas Mercer my sone my true and faithfull executors to this my last will and testament performed fulfilled and duely executed as my faith in them.

These beinge witness
Lanslet Maser
William Maser his sone

A true and perfecte inventory of all the goodesand chattells of William Mercer of Harwood in the Countie of Lancaster yeoman deceased prised by these foure Richard Mercer Christopher Mercer John [ ] and Thomas Mercer the xxxth daie of October 1613

Impremis two yocke of Oxen and one steare	xxiiii li
Item Nyne kyne and one twinter and one stirk	xxxiiii li
Item two horses and one Mare	vii li	x s
Item thirtie nyne sheepe	ix li	xv s
Item two swine		liii s	iiii d
Item corne and hay	xxxiiii li
Item in Meale and Mault		xxvi s	viii d
Item in Cutt groats		ii s	vi d
Item in bief and Bacon		xx s
Item Wain and ploughs harrowes wheles		xl s
spoaks fells and yoakes
Item in all manner of iron geare viz one iron Chimney		xl s
one gavellocke wimble spits spades hacks hachets
and all other
Item in Ark chists one Ammery and one deske	viii li
Item in potts panes and pincer	viii li
Item in all manner of beddinge with shets	xvii li	vi s	viii d
Item in lynnen and canvas yarne		xl s
Item in Wooll	xi li	iiii s
Item in troughes basons and [ches-alts or chessa-ts]		xlviii s
Item seives and scotles		vii s	iiii d
Item in stande knopps tubbes one [da ] one charn		xx s
Item in Collecks and piggins		x s
Item two great knoppes		xx s
Item one dishcracth dishes Bottles cannes		vii s
piggins noggins with two flasketts and other Jugs
Item in stone troughs		ix s
Item in butter and chese		lx s
Item in secks and one window shette		xl s
Item one bakings stone		ii s
Item one heicle			xii d
Item 3 packe saddles with ovrlayes wantones		xiii s	iiii d
packet and one hagney saddle
Item chares Quissings		x s
indecipherable- but possibly cheese press with		xxx s	viii d
the [ ] bord
Item two formes			xii d
Item one chaire		xvi s
Item in earthen potts		ii s
Item 7 bedstocks		xxvi s	viii d
Item one Tanned hide		x s
Item in Bees		x s
Item in hens and geese		xii s
Item two metts of salte		iiii s
Item in Coales		vi s
Item two spinninge wheles and two paire of cardes		v s
Item two picks			xii d
Item in flax			xii d
Item one Cocknett with Roopes			xii d
Item William Mercer his apparell		xl s
Item in silver spones		lxv s
Item in gold	x li
Item in Mony	xii s	viii d
Sum	ciiixix li	iii s	x d
Debts owinge unto Mr. William Mercer
Impremis John Mercer	xxx li
Item Roger Feilden	x li
Item Edmond [ ]	x li	vi s	viii d
Item Robert Fletcher		liii s	iiii d
Item Lancelott Mercer	v li
Item William Duckworth		xxv s	ii d
Item James Browne		xxx s
Item Richard Mercer		lxvi s	viii d
Item Thomas Holker		ix s
Item Grace Mercer		v s
Vx. Richard Ingham		xii s
Item ux. Robert Law		iiii s
Item John Dugdall		ii s	vi d
Item John Smyth		ii s
Item Christopher Feilden		ii s
Item ux. Radi. Guest			xx d
Sum total	cclxv li	iii s	x d
where of owinge	ix li		xx d
And so Rem.	cclvi li	ii s	ii d

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