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Will of Paul Lancaster, joiner, 1626
Herts RO 68AW13
In the name of god Amen
I Paull Lancaster of Winslowe in the countie of Bucks Joyner doe make and ordaine this my last will and
Testament in manner and forme followinge
First, I bequethe my soulle unto almightie god my maker
and Creator and \to/ Jesus Christ my saviour and Redeemer
by whose onely meritts I hope to be saved. This my
will and Testament beinge sick in bodye but in
perfect memorie doe I confirme under my hand& sealle Dated this ixth Day of Februearie 1625 First I beqeth my bodye to the earthe to be buried
in the Churche yard of Winslowe.
It(e)m I give unto my sonn Silvester Lancaster the
Som(me) of Twentie Pownds to be recovered of certain
bands due unto me.
It(e)m I beqethe unto my Daughter Mowld xx s for
her selfe and Fiftie shillings to be equallye devided
amongst her children.
It(e)m I give towards the charges att my buriall x s
It(e)m I give unto Richard Browne all my wearinge Clothes except my Cloake and those things that
weare sent me from Cleidon from my daughter Annis
It(e)m I give unto Margerie Browne his wiffe viij s
All other my goods moovablles and unmovablles quicke
and dead of what kinde or sort soever they be, I doe
give and bequeathe unto my daughter Annis whome
I doe make my executrix of this my last will
and Testament payinge all charges whatsoever I do
spende in my sicknese and att my buriall.
Also I doe give unto the poore of the p(ar)ishe of Winslowe
the summe of [blank] v s
Alsoe I doe make Nicholas Brinsall, Edward Plestead and Michaell Walker my overseers of this my last
will and Testament
the marke of Paull Lancaster
Wittnesse heereunto
[signed] Nicholas Brinssall
[signed] Michaell Walker
Richard Browne his marke
Inventory of Paul Lancaster, 1626
Herts RO A25/2909
The true & p(er)fit Inventary of all & singuler the Good debts & Chattell of Paule Lancaster late of Wynslo in the County of Bucks deceased made and praysed by Samuell Rawlenes Walter Grant Edward Plested & Thomas Stonell.
| Ite(m) three bedsteeds |
xlvj s viij d |
| Ite(m) A Cupbord |
xiij s iiij d |
| Ite(m) three tables & frames |
xx s |
| Ite(m) xij stooles & to Chaires |
xxiij s iiij d |
| Ite(m) Tooles & some od thinges in the shope |
xl s |
| Ite(m) the pewter |
xx s |
| Ite(m) brasse potts and kettles |
xxx s |
| Ite(m) A feather bedd fowre bolsters & two pillows |
iij li x s |
| Ite(m) Cov(er)letts and Blancketts |
l s |
| Ite(m) sheets & ij pillow beeres napkins & bordeclothes |
xxx s |
| Ite(m) three Chestes and a forme |
x s |
| Ite(m) tressells & wood in the timber loft |
x s |
| Ite(m) the leantoo ioyning to the barne and the
p(ar)tic(i)on in the hall |
x s |
| Ite(m) flocke bedes |
vj s |
| Ite(m) A hogeshed & fowre Barrells |
x s |
| Ite(m) A peece of waynskote in the hall | v s |
| Ite(m) Tubbs kivers and boles | x s |
| Ite(m) ij spitts ij hangers a dripping pann a gridiron a frying pan(n) to cobirons a fire forke & a trevet | vij s |
| Ite(m) earthen ware | ij s |
| Ite(m) A bushell & a halfe pecke |
xviij d |
| Ite(m) A paire of Tables |
ij s |
| Ite(m) two stam(m)ell petticoates two waskotes and a gowne | xxxv s |
| Ite(m) A cloake | x s |
| Ite(m) woode & a skaffold & faggotts | xx s |
| Ite(m) debts due uppon Bondes | xxlj li |
| Ite(m) due from Michaell Walker | xx s |
| Ite(m) owinge by Edward Sturron | x s |
| Ite(m) owinge by Reve of Whaddon | ij s |
| Ite(m) owinge by Nicholas Brinsall | iij s x d |
| Ite(m) owinge by Will(i)am Warner of Wynslo | xij d |
| Ite(m) a saltinge trafe a little coffer | iiij s |
| Ite(m) a peece of coorse sheeting & a new box in Edwarde Brownes wifes keepinge | v s |
Sum(m)a to(ta)lis |
Lij li vij s viij d |
[Presented by Agnes [blank] widow, executor 15 June 1626]
Notes
Paul Lancaster was buried at Winslow on 11 Feb 1625/6, and his wife Elizabeth on 7 Jan 1625/6. Presumably their children Silvester and Mould were the godchildren of Silvester and Mould Mitchell (married 1602).
bordeclothes: board-cloths, i.e. table-cloths
stam(m)ell = stammel: a coarse woollen cloth or linsey-woolsey, usually dyed red (OED)