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In the name of God Amen, the xvth day of September in Ano. Dom.
1627. I Henry Nycholsone
of the Hollinghowe in Eskdale sicke in bodie but pfect in mind & memorie praysed
be god
doe make and ordaine my last Will & Testament in manner & forme foll[.]ige,
first
I bequeathe my soule into the mercyfull handes of Christ Jesus my Saviour and my
bodie to be
buryed in the churchyard of Eskdale and all duties dew for the same to be
discharged &
paide. Alsoe I give unto my wife the third pte of all my goodes, Alsoe I give to
every child I am Godfather to, foure pence Apeece. Alsoe I give to Elizabeth Jacksone and
Isabell daughters to Henry Jacksone forttie shillinges Apeece. Alsoe I give to
Agnes
Mawsone & Isabell Mawsone forttie shillinges Apeece. Alsoe I give to every one
of
Nycholas Nycholsones children forttie shillinges Apeece Willm. Nycholsone
excepted. Alsoe I give to the children of Henry Hartley forttie shillinges
Apeece, the
child his wife is withall, as well as the rest, Willm Hartley Except, Alsoe I
give to Genett
Nycholsone & Isabell Nycholsone daughters to my sonne Willm. twenttie shillinges
Apeece
which is in their brother Henry's hand and twenttie shillinges more to be paid
them by
my Executors. Alsoe I give to my wife my [Cr..ine?] And it is my will that my
Executors
nor any other by vertue of any legacie, shall take away the sheepe of the
Ground at
Hollinghowe, but that my Grandchild Henry to have them, either to thrides,
.... A reaso..
price according to the Custome, Alsoe I give to my Grandchilde Henry Nycholsone
the
great Arke in the Cowhousse, the great Chist at my beddheade, A litle Cuppbord
in the
Celler, the Table in the fyrrehouse, And A forme in the Celler, A litle Arke in
the low thaucker
And all my Ploughgeare & Harrowgear after the death of my wife, Also I give unto
my wife all the Corne & Hay growing on this Tenement this yeare, Alsoe I
give
to Gyles Mawsone all the third sheep which I g[h?]ave with my Grandchild Henry
Nycholsone, and my Hackney, Sadle & my Sword, Alsoe I give to the Church
clocke Tenne shillinges, Alsoe I give to Dorathie Nycholsone A Gimmer Hogge,
Alsoe
I give to James Mawsone twenttie shillinges, to Henry Hartley sonne to Henry,
twenttie shillinges, and to John Nycholsone sonne to Nycholas twenttie
shillinges
Executors of this my will I make my foure daughters viz Katherine Jackson Genett
Mawsone Elizabeth Nycholsone Agnes Hartley they payeing my debts legacies
& funeral expencies Sup[vi]sors hereof I make Willm Pearson Joseph
Sharpe & Henry Nycholsone whom I desire to see this will pformed as my trust
is in them Recordes hereof Willm Pearson Joseph Sharpe & John Parker
Notes
1 Relationships mentioned in will
Wife
unmamed
Son
William (died 1612) - son Henry, daughters Genett, Isabell
Daughters
Katherine - married Henry Jacksone, daughters
Elizabeth, Isabell
Genett - married (Giles? ) Mawsone), (son James?),
daughter Agnes, Isabell
Elizabeth - married Nycholas Nycholsone, sons John, William, (daughter Dorathie?)
Agnes - married (Henry2) Hartley, son William, others, unborn child
2 Henry's son William names Nicholas Hartley, Henry Jackson and Nicholas Nicholson as his 'good brothers' ie brothers in law. The latter two are mentioned in this will but the Hartley (presumably) grandchildren are described as the children of Henry Hartley.
3 William Nicholson and William Hartley are excepted from the grandchildren bequests. Presumably this is because they are eldest sons and will receive tenancies when their fathers die.