Whitehaven Record Office Frame 554
of film DA439 / MF.COP57
In dei nomine Amen the xxxth day of march in the yeare of our lord god 1587 I
xpfer
Vickars of Eskdaill in the perishing of St Bees Seek and vexed in bodie by the
visitation of
allmightie god yet whole & perfect in my remembrance [and] ho
.ing and prayse be
to my good
and gracious god for the same, Doe order constytut & make this my present will
and
Testement as followeth: First I give and commend my soule in the hands &
.. of
my
Swet redeemer Jesus Christ trusting through the virtue of his
.. sheddinge for
my Synnes
that I shall be one of his chosen children at the day of resurrection and my
bodie to be
Sepultred and buryed in the
.. at Eskdaill in my own forme & place and all
debts to
be paid according to custome, Item I will that John Vicarse my sonne have all my
tenement
accordinge to custome, and I will that all former covenants to hym or in his
[cause] (being
allreadie maid) be performed and kept by my two other Sonnes Thomas Vicarse &
xpofer
as ever they will have my daylie blessing that not grant .r promisse be broken
upon my behalf
nor thers Item I will that Esabell my my wife occupie all such part and portion
of
my tenement as the custome of this lordship or manner will pmit and [suffer] and
likewise
of my goodes according to lawe Item I will that Thomas Vickars my said Sonne
state and
deliver one acquittance and or ther sufficient discharge to his brother John
Vickars my
eldest Sonne for his agreement of my ground for my blessinge sake and that he
[
.]
or anie for hym troble or molest his said brother John Vicarse or aine of his I
give
hym a portion of my goodes in and for his agreement I trust it will content hym
(provided
if he will not be content with that ) I will that he have moore of my goods that
part and portion as the lawe doth appoint hym be it moore or lesse and allso the
five nobles which my Sonne John oweth me which Robart willson and Nicholas
wasdail
are sureties for. And likewise I will that xpfer Vickars my sonne seale to his
brother
John Vicarse one acqittance for his agreement And if the Said Thomas or xpofer
or either of them will not be content with this my Setting downe then I will
that
John Vickars my said Sonne have that child pt and portion which they should have
hym self with all and my Suerties for I will that they
..
ed and
. of all things .. they stand bound for me. Item I give to
everie godchild wh I haveone gymer lambe. Item I give to xpofer Vicarse John
Vicarse his Sonne my Eron gavelock, for to remayne at the h
st an Earelome
Item I give to Esabell Brathwaite my Servant half one Stonne of woole Item
I give to Jenet Singleton half one stone of woole Item I give to Two daughters
of Nicolas Willson one stone of woole Item I give to Nicholas willson my best
doublet
(save one) in stead of his lambe Item I give to Roger Tysonne younger doughter
halfe one stone of woole in stead of a
.. wch her father clloymeth Item I will
that Margaret my daughter have the xxs which her husband and she oweth me
in stead of her g
. and my why called flafbi. Item I give to my wife and xpofer
my Sonne my clock between
. Item I give to Wm Singleton curat vjs viijd
Item I give
to Robart Sharpp John Sharpp his sonne five lambes Item I give to Esabell
Wilkinson
one stone of woole Item I will that John Vickarscv& xpofer vicarse my sonnes
have all my
plugh geare between them and John to agre wth xpofer for his part thereof Item I
give
to Esabell Jackson dowghter of Wm Jackson half one stone of woole Item I give to
Robart Tyson wif and Thomas Hartley wif two poore wydowes one quarter of woole
equallie between them Item I will that John Sharpp and Willm Hartley my Sonnes
in
law have the childs portion of my goods
Item I make xpofer Vickars my Said Sonne my whole executor of all the rest of
my goods he discharging & paying my legaces and bequests / and I mak supvi
sors of this my last will tht it be fullfilled and kept for pitie sake
Jesus
[
] trust
for the same, that is to Say Thomas fisher willm Nicolson baylif John Nicolson
Willm Vicarse younger and I will that everie one of them have vis viijd apice
for
ther paynes Witnes and recordes of the former pt of this testament Willm
Nicolson
baylif John Nicolson and Wm Singleton curate witnes of the latter part of this
testament
the said Wm Singleton curat and Willm Vicarse younger
Inventory
The Inventorie of all the goods of xpofer Vicarse
of Eskdaill deceased valuit & prissed by fore
sworn men viz. Edward Tyson Thomas fisher
Robart Jackson & Wm Vicars Junior the f..thenth
of Julie Ano dom 1587
Imprimis
Item
Item one hundredth
Item his rayment viijs
Item one cloke with a silver
pay
Item John Gunson of
head
Item georg Porter executors
Item John Postlewhat
Some goodes & debtes is
Debtes own firth Imprimis Thomas troughton
Item to John Willson
Item to Willm Caddie
Item to Thomas fisher
Item to Thomas Tyson
Notes
Relationships to Christopher Vickars mentioned in will
| Wife | Esabell |
| Sons | John, son Christopher |
| Thomas | |
| Christopher | |
| Daughters | Margaret, [wife of William Hartley from John's will] |
| ? | |
| Sons in Law | William Hartley |
| John Sharpp | |