Will of Hugh Pilkington of Anglezarke 1596
Translation by Karen Frazer 2005.
In the Name of God Amen the two & Twentythe daie of Julie 1595, I Hughe
Pylkington of Andlezarghe within the countie of Lancaster husbandman being syke
and feeble in by Bodye [but of good mind - wasn't included but was in the will]
And my comfort [I can't sort out where this fits but also missing from the
transcript was, Firstly, I ..... my soule into the hands of Almighty God my
maker ...... and there was other wording missing as it continues with] debts
which are oweinge unto mee Imprimis Mr. Thomas Wynnington within the countie of
Chester iii li whereof xxxs xs? to be paid
att the ffeast of the puryfication of Marie the Virgine next after the date
hereof And other xxxs Reversion of the said iii li xs to bee paid att mine?
after the date hereof Item ould Mrs. Pylkington of Ryvington vis.iiiid Item
Oliver Bullehoughe? of Anderton xvis Item Oliver Pylkington of Heathe Charnocke
x li.vis.viiid Item James Lyckas of the same Town viis Itm Ciceselie late wyffe
of Richard Schoulecrofte vs Itm Robert Bullhaughe of this town xxxs Itm Roger
Anderton axxvis.viiid to bee paid att ? owers next Itm John Anderton soone of
the said Roger xxs Itm James Bullhaughe of Ryvington xviis Itm Eline Bullhaughe
of Ryvington xxs Itm the said Eline Bullhaughe mor viis.xd Itm Lawrence ffinche
of Ryvington xiiis to bee paid
att Newton? ffaire? next coming Itm Anthonie Sime xviiid Itm ux Robert Worsleye
of Ryvington xiiid Itm John Hodgkinson of Ryvington viiis vid Itm George
Bullhaughe of Ryvington iis.vid Itm John Sharples of Tonge xxs Itm Thomas Tonge
of Ryvington xiid Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Hughe Sime of Downham xiid
which he oweth mee Itm I bequeath ? wyffe of Rycard Bradlaye iis Itm I give unto
the said John Sharples my brother xxs which hee oweth mee Item I bequeathe unto
John Taylor on great Irne? & Mallet? my wood stuffe And my cloake Itm I give
unto all the children of George Brownlowe? of Ryvington iis apeece. I give unto
all the children of Richard Brownlowe of Heath Charnock iis a peece Itm I
bequeath unto Roger Anderton my Irnne crowe dureinge his lyffe And after his
lyffe unto his sonne John Anderton which crowe was Edmunde Brodhursts latlie
deceased Itm I give unto Eline Bulhaugh? the xxviis.xd which shee oweth mee Item
I give unto Thomas Brodhurst on whyt clothe dublet on graie Jerkine on graye
peare of Breeches Itm I give unto Robert Deanne on selfe Blacke or sheepes
collar? Jerkine on whyte dublet And on peare of Letheren Breeches. I bequeath
unto the church of Ryvington iiis.iiiid. I bequeath unto Oliver Taylor by best
dublet and my best hate I bequeath unto the wyffe of Richard Wood in Ryvington
xiid Itm thirteen sheepe meane between Thomas Bullhaughe And my self And the one
halfe of the said xiii sheepe mean allso between mee and my sister Elizabeth And
I give my portion thereof unto my said sister Item ten sheepe att the said
Thomas Bullhaughe his house and my portion thereof I give to my sister Itm the
ffourth parte of mean sheepe I give unto my syster Itm ffyfteen sheepe meane
between James Bullhaughe and mee and my parte whereof ffoureteen Remain I
bequeathe equallie Between Robert Bullhaughe and Margaret Bullhaughe son and
daughter of the said James Bullhaughe and xiid to be equally devided Between
them Nowe the Residue of my portion and parte of the said xiiii sheepe beeinge
meane between my syster And mee my portion thereof I give to my system Itm all
the Rest of my goods I bequeath to my sister Elizabethe I appointe Rychard
Brownlowe of Heathe Charnocke and Elizabethe Pylkington my sister my Executors I
desyre John Abbot, Oliver Taylor and Thomas Hundlye to bee wyttnesses.
John Abbot his mark
Oliver Taylor his mark
Thomas Hyndlye
The true Inventorie of all the goods whiche Hughe Pylkington late of
Andlezarghe within the countie of Lancaster husbandman deceased of the 27th
Julie 1596 Supervisors Richard Kyrshawe, James Bullhaughe, Thomas Haughton,
Oliver Taylore. Sum Total £25.16s.7d
Probate 7 August 1596 of Hugh Pilkington of Anglezarke p Bolton
Copyright Paul Lacey, Bolton, England, 2005 all rights reserved.
