In the Name of God Amen the third daye of ffebruarie Anno Domi
1694 I Henry Nicholson of Bought in Eskdale within the pish of St Bees and
county of Cumberland yeoman being in perfect mynde and memory praysed be God do
make this my last will and testament in manner and forme ffollowinge
I give and bequeathe my soule into the hands of Almghty God and Christ Jesus my
merciful saviour and Redeemer and my body to be buried in Decent and Christian
Manner and as for my worldly goods and estate I give and bequeath the same as
ffolloweth
I give and bequeath unto my God Children one shillinge apeece Also it is my will
and minde that my wife shall have a third part of my goods and chattells after
that my debts legacies and funerall expences be paide: And it is my will and
minde that whereas my sonne William Nicholson has [given] and sealed unto
me abond of twenty three pounds to be paide out of my [tenitment?] [Attendinge?]
as I shall give and bequeath the same unto in and by my last will and testament
or any other waye [.........]: Therefore it is my will and minde: And I give and
bequeath the same as followeth Item I give and bequeath unto my five daughters
Dorithy Sussan Jane Elizabath and Isabell each of them three pounds apeece: of
part of the said bond and fund of twenty three pounds: which my said sonne
William [are] bound to pay: Item I give and bequeath unto my two sonnes Henry
and Thomas either foure pounds of the said bond being the Residue and Remainder
of the saide bond of twenty three pounds to be paide unto my said five daughters
unto my two sonnes when due as the shall accomplish theire severall ages of
twenty one years: And it is my will and minde that if it shall please God that
any of my said daughter and sonnes dye before they shall attaine to the age of
twenty one yeares that theire part and legacie of the above said bond shall
redound and fall unto my said sonne William Nicholson and he shall be [...] from
payement of that part of them soe dyeinge: And it is my will and minde that my
sonne William Nicholson shall have foure score of my sheep of them which goes
[..r] the most at clippinge time Repayeinge unto my executors the sum of five
shillinges apeece And it is my will and minde that my wife shall have the
remainder of my sheep she payeinge or alowinge the same in her third [....] the
sume of foure shillinges appeece: Item I give unto my sonne William Nicholson my
[hark] and [Gavellerk] a litle chest and [bords] of the bodystead of my house
which lyeth next joists: And all the Remainder and Residue of my goods chattells
and Estate I give and bequeath unto my two sonnes Henry and Thomas and unto my
five daughters Dorithy Sussan Jane Elizabath and Isabell whome I make whole and
sole Executors of this my last will and testament the payeinge my debts legacies
and funerall expences: I appoint Robert Stephenson John Nicholson Thomas Tyson
and John Viccars ffeoffees in trust to seeing will [......] and I give to
each of them two shillings apeece this I declare to be my last will and
testament in wtness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the
daye and yeare first above written
In the presence of
Robert Stephenson
Thomas Tyson
Henry Nicholson
his mark H
John Viccars mark
John Nicholson
(Bodystead - The main structure of the house.)
Admonition
Noverint universi per presentes Janettam Nicholson [vid] Wilhelm
Nicholson [........] de Eskdall et Thomam Tyson de Wasdall [yom] omnes de
parochia de Sita Baga in Cond Cumberlandia ....
.....................
Sigillat Dat Domino nono die menses Aprilis Anno Domini Milessimo
Sextentessimo Nonagessimo Quinto {9th April 1695}
The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden Janett Nicholson her Heirs Executors Adminstrators or Assigns or every one of them do well & honestly [.......] & bring up Henry Thomas Dorothy Susannah Jane & Elizabeth Nicholson the natural and lawfull children of Henry Nicholson late of Bought in Eskdall aforesaid deceased with sufficient meat drinke & cloaths & [.......] [.......] agreeable to their condition and estate during their minority & make a true assert Inventory of all & singular ye Goods Chattels & Credits belonging to ye said children and exhibit ye same into ye Registry of ye [.....all] Court at Richmond at or before ye Eighteenth day of April next ensueing ye date hereof and also make or cause to be made a true and just account of ye same when she shall be thereunto lawfully called And do also well and truely [content] satisfie pay or cause to be well and truly contented satisfied and paid unto ye said Henry Thomas Dorothy Susannah Jane & Elizabeth Nicholson their Executors Administrators or Assignes All such fillial or Childs part & portion Gifts Grants Legacies and other personal Estate and all other Rights dues & demands due or oweing to by the death of Henry Nicholson their late father deceased or otherwise when they shall accomplish ye Age of One & Twenty years be married or otherwise lawfully demand ye Same And moreover if needs require enter into [betterion] with more suerties for [.ormance] of ye premisses [.... .... ...] of ye said Court for ye time being shall think requisite & needful And lastly do save defend and harmeless keep ye within name & commissary & all his Off[...] & Ministers against all [persons] by reason of ye premisses. Then this present Obligation to be void or else to remaine in full force & vertue
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Janett Nicholson her mark
William Nicholson his mark
Thomas Tyson
John Captack
Marm: Lambert
Rich Trotter
Inventory
The Inventory of the Goods and Chattells of Henry Nickholsons of Bought in Eskdaille in the Parish of St Bees and County of Cumberland Aprised the [..]th day of Aprill in the yeare of our lord God 1695 by us four men [..........] John Nickholson Robert Stephnson Edward Tyson & Nickholas Hartley
| £ s d | |
| His Apparrell | 1 = 3 = 0 |
| Brass and Pewter | 1 = 5 = 0 |
| Iron Potts | 0 = 9 = 0 |
| Wodden vessell | 0 =10 = 0 |
| Earthen vessell | 0 = 7 = 6 |
| Iron Gear | 0 =15 = 0 |
| Plough and Plough Gear | 0 = 9 = 0 |
| Wheelle and Cards | 0 = 3 = 4 |
| Saddells and Bridells roapes and Gir[..] | ? =10 = 0 |
| Bedstocks and Bedding | 1 =12 = 0 |
| Chists | 2 = 3 = 4 |
| Boards and Loosewood | 1 = 5 = 0 |
| Sives and Withes | 0 = 1 = 0 |
| Sackes and Poakes | 0 = 7 = 6 |
| Wool | 1 =11 = 0 |
| Yearne and Cloth | 0 =10 = 2 |
| Table Chaire and stools | 0 = 3 = 4 |
| Windowing Cloth | 0 = 1 = 0 |
| Provission in the House | ? = 5 = 0 |
| Hay and Corn | 6 = 4 = 0 |
| Cattell | 17= 0 = 0 |
| one Harriot Cow | 3 = 0 = 0 |
| Horses | 7 = 0 = 0 |
| Eighty sheep yt goes over the moses | 20= 0 = 0 |
| moore sheep | 8 = 0 = 0 |
| Poultery | 0 = ? = 10 |
| Bees | 0 = 6 = 8 |
| Purs and money | 5 = 0 = 0 |
| Debts oweing to the deceased |
12 = 0 = 0
|
| [Excubt] Sub [............] Grand totalis | 91 = 16 = 8 |
ffuneral expences £2
Notes
1 Relationships to Henry Nicholson mentioned
Wife Janett
Sons William,
Henry, Thomas
Daughters Dorithy, Sussan (Susannah), Jane, Elizabeth, Isabell
2 The Admonition/bond does not mention Isabell. Is this an oversight, is she dead or has she been given her portion already?