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In the name of god Amen seaventeenth of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord god one thowsand sixe
hundrethe & eighteen. I ffrancis ffeepounde of Cryche in the county of Derby Sherman: Beeinge sound
strong & sound of boddie & in goode perffecte remembrance thankes be given to god doe willingly & with
a ffree harte render & give agayne in to the hands of my lorde god & creatore my spiriture & hee of his
ffatherly goodnes gave unto me in my moathers wombe makinge me a livinge creature . Nothinge
doubtinge but for his infinite mercies set fourth in the gratious bloode of his dearly beloved soone
Jesus Christ onely & alone savioure & redeemore hee will renew my soule with his glory
& place it in the company of heavenly angels & blessed saints. And as concerninge my boddie
eaven with a goodwill & ffree harte I give it over commendinge it to earthe from whence
it came nothinge doubtinge but according to the articles of my ffaithe at the greate daye of
the generaull resurrection upon I shall appear beffore the judgment seate of Christ I shall
recean the same agayne by the mighley powre of god wherewith hee is able to subdewe althings
to him selffe not a corruptable mortaull & weake boddie as it is nowe but an uncorruptable &
perffecte boddie in all poynts like unto the glorious boddie of my Lorde & savioure Jesus Christ
And my boddie to bee entered & buried in the parish churchyard of Cryche soe neare unto my
wyffe as may be. Inprimis my debts beeinge payde & my ffuneraull chargges beeinge likewise
payde & discharged & deducted out of the whole of my goods & personaull estate. I do hereby
ordayne will give & bequeathe unto my youngeste soone Arthoney ffeepound all my Right of
tenancie in that tenement or cottage wherein I now dwell at Cryche hoopinge the lorde of the
same will let him be tenantie thereunto as I have been for this many yeares & for that he is my
youngeste soone & hathe made his whole abiddinge with mee to my greate comfforte in this worlde
& in this my ould age when I ame not able to helpe myself & all the reste of my children
married awaye ffrom me & have had theire severaull potions according to my ability
I doe hereby likewise will give & bequeathe unto him my said sone Anthoney all my whole
& personaull estate of goods & chattells househouldstuffe & implements of househould whatsoever
savinge that all the tools belonginge to my trade my will & mynd is that the shalbe equallie
devided betwixt my said soone Athoney & my soone John. Item my will is & I doe hereby likewise
will & bequeathe unto George ffeepound my granchilde & soone of my owne soone Thomas ffeepound
one ewe & one lambe & if George ffeepound will let his said ffather have the keepinge of the said ewe &
lambe he shall receane the same or oather wayes as George will my ***ll is in that poynte. Item
my will is & I doe hereby will give & bequeath unto every one of my oather children that are
married & have had theire portions as afforesaid every one of them sixe pence apeece to be
payde to them by my soone Anthoney. Item I doe hereby ordayne & make will & appoynte
my said soone Anthoney my whole & sole executor of this my last will testament hoopinge
hee will see this my last will & testament well & truly perfformed I witness wheron so I have
hereunto put my hand & soule the daye & yeare above said
Sealed & delivered in the presence Signed ffrances ffepound
of & at the same tyme published X
John Claye, Robte Wilcockson
R*** Alsebrook, Edward Steven (Latin Probate…………)
Robert Hybbason Wolly Cl** vic de Criche
R o Master
A trewe and perffecte Inentore of all the goods & chattels that ffrances Feepound
of Criche lately deceassed dyed ceassed as taken vewed & praysed the xvii th
of December one thousand sixe hundred twenty by James Greaves
Robert Wilcokson, Godffrey Langley & Robert Spencer
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£ |
s |
d |
Imprimis |
his purse girddell and apparrell |
0 |
13 |
4 |
Item |
In the howse three ould brase pots one ould brase pane |
0 |
13 |
4 |
Item |
Tewe littell bottells one littell skellett one ould chaffinge dishe and one ould ffryinge panne |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Item |
Eighte pewter dishes one pewter salte one brass candelsticke one aquavite1 littell & sixe pewter spounes |
0 |
10 |
0 |
Item |
One spite one choppinge bryffe one ould axe one Brandithe & a pestill |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Item |
One payre of racken chaynes one payre of tongs & one payre of potehookes |
0 |
0 |
16 |
Item |
Three littell ould milke boules towe woodden dublors one dishe cradell towe ould cheares one littell ffaule board & towe earthen pols |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Item |
One cheesrache & three littell sheeffe boards |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Item |
Three ould loumes one ould barrel one woole whele & one ould sherne 2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Item |
Three ould Arkes3 one ould meale sive one k*inell/(kimmel4 ?) & a littell boarde |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Item |
Towe ould bedsteads |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Item |
One littell ould ffeather bed one fflocke bed matteres towe boulsters & three pillows |
0 |
20 |
0 |
Item |
One coverlide5 one blancket & one ould window sheet |
0 |
10 |
0 |
Item |
Three ould sackes two ould bags & one ould paynted cloathe |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Item |
One spade & a pickfforke |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Item |
Three ould board clothes three payre of canvas shites(sheets ?) & one pillowbeare6 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
Item |
One bowe & one littell hackssore |
0 |
40 |
0 |
Item |
Seaven ould ewes & one hoge |
0 |
26 |
8 |
Item |
One ould mare |
0 |
20 |
0 |
Item |
Three payre of Sherman sheares and some oather tooles in the shop ffittinge for a shermans trade |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
Summa Totalis |
10 |
10 |
8 |
1 Aquavite = Spirits, medicinal or alcohol such as brandy or rum
2 Sherne = Churn
3 Arkes = Chest with domed lid, often for food storage
4 Kimmel = Wooden tub
5 Coverlide = Heavy bedcover of wool
6 Pillowbeare = Pillowcase
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