The asterisks **** show letters I cannot understand.
Red text words, or letters, are ones 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.
In the name of God Amen the twentieth day of May the year of our Lord
God 1564 I Robert Wylcokson Over Holway in the parish of Crich
Being of good perfect mind & remembrance laude and praise be unto
Almighty God make & ordain this my last will and testament
In manner and form following: Firstly I give and bequeath my soul
To Almighty god my maker & redeemer beseeching him for to be at
To he great *er** when he graoyouse pleasure ye as my tr*cfte
Is that he will so do for my faith & belief sake that I ****
Have had & have ps**antly in him and my body I bequeath
To be buried within the holy sanctuary of Crich also
I will that my mortuary be paid according unto the kings
Aotes made thereof also it is my last will and mind that
I be honestly brought home in ye day of my burial of the whole of my goods: Also I will
That Richard my son shall be mine esynegnes of my house & farm: Also
I will that Agnes my wife shall be ye head ruler at my house so
long as she keeps her self sole & in my ra**e. And if she do marry
Again then I will that she shall have her third part of goods ( and
Lovingly to depart from my house & farm and any part & parcel thereof
Also I will that all my children shall be brought up and
Kept at my house & farm until such times as they shall
Come to lawful years of age and to be ruled & ordered by the
decisions and oversight of Agnes my wife. John Greenesmythe & Ranf Wylcokson
and at such times as any of my children do come
To their lawful years of decisions, then I will it they have
Their childs part of goods delivered unto there at ye oversight of
The above named: Agnes John and Ranf. Also I charge all my children
Of my dearly blessing if they do lovingly agree to go there and if
Any unquietnes or discord should be among them at any time or times
That there I will it both my wife & all my children shall be ruled &
Ordered by my said friends above nominated and for a true full
Filling of this my last will & testament I ordain make & constitute Agnes
My wife and Richard my son my true & faithful executors and of ye execution
Of the same I ordain and constitute John Greenesmythe & Ranf Wylcokson
The overseers of this my present will & testament to see that this my will
Be instantly done & fulfilled every part & article thereof witness
** Richard Bancks vicar of Crich John Greenesmythe & Ranf Wylcokson
With other mee ye day and year above said.
me Richard Bancks
Vicar** *d*cot **
An inventory of all the goods of Robert Wylcokson of
Over Holloway in the parish of Crich made ye 9th
Day of June the year of our lord god 156(7/9) praysed
By iiii honest and indifferent men that is to wytt
Thoins Meacoke, Robert Redf, James Amos & Henry *y**
| £ | s | d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impremis | iiii bullookes | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Item | One horse & one mayre | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| Item | iii kyne | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Item | xx sheepe | 0 | ????? | ??? |
| Item | x olde & bayre shepe | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Item | ii pans A more & lesse | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Item | ii lyttell pottes | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Item | One olde skellett | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Item | One ch*synge dyshe and c*dylft | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Item | vi pewter dyshes | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Item | ii lyttell sawoers (saucers ??) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Item | The appell for the boady | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Item | One olde mattress, iiii olde Coverledes and ii blankets | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Item | One peare of sheets of *** of hempe and ii peare of canvas | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Item | One olde yron ba**ce wayne | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Item | One olde plowgh and hasrawe th**r yanlks and one peare of Cooves | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Item | One axe and hachet b*rd yron the rokenteates ye pot h*oke& one peare of tonges ***** and *eft wy*cbull | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Item | One towel one korde shoothe | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Item | One ganner one gosse and ii hennes | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Item | One olde kymnell (wooden tub) ii water ketts and preased all to geyther | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| In Totalis | 15 | 12 | 0 |
© Alan Wilcockson
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