William Cottier 1667

Archdeacon Will 1667A #24 Bride will of William Cottier, died 24 April 1668:
Summary: wife is alive, 4 children: son William, dau Joney, dau Catharine, dau Ann (underage), witnesses: William Moore & John Harrison, 
pledges: William Moore & Michael Kneale.

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The last will & testament of Willm Cottier who depted ys life 
about the 24th of Apll: 1668:    first he commited his soule to God 
& his body to Christian buryall;    It: I leave to the poore 1 fir: 
malt & dj fir: wheat, & the rest at the discrecone of ye execr:      
It: to the minister a mutton;    It: I leave upon my heire 
to pay the 5£ I paid for the land in  Andreas to my execr: 
or to give them the land;    It: I leave to heire a yoake of oxen 
& my pt of the plow itself, with the geeres therto belonging     
It: I leave to both my eldest daugr all my linnen & woollen with 
the household stuffe;    It: I constitute & ordaine my foure 
children vizt: Willm, Jony, Kathe & Ann Cotter joynt executors
of all the rest of my goods move able & unmoveable soever 
    Note yt ye executors are to have a quarter of the cropp
                  It to my wife my pt of a heffer Legasie
  Testes Jo: Harrisone
         Willm Moore  jurati       The execur sworne in Court 
                                   & the mother according to law

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A true & pfecte Invent: of ye goods movable & unmovable of Willm Cotter
praised by Charles Cowle  Wm Christian  Marke Joughen & Tho: Keighen  4 sworne
Inprimis: 23 yeards of linen cloath  3 yeards of courser cloath ............  0£- 13s - 5d 
It: 2 blankets  1 fledge  1 canvase  dj blanket  dj feather bed ............  1 - 1 - 0 
It: 2 sackes  1 yeard of linsee woolsee  4 yeards of rawe cloath ...........  0 - 2 - 8 
It: ye wooden vesels 3 pd yorne  1 isan  dj pewter dish  smale vesells .....  0 - 5 - 8 
It: heringe nets  1 qrte hempe  some hempe yorne  fishing lines  dj spade...  0 - 10 - 0 
It: sives & weights  dj spade  dj grape  dj pd hempe  1 paire creels .......  0 - 1 - 2 
It: 3 sickels  1 little wheele  dj paner  dj fir: salt .....................  1 - 3 - 8 
It: therd parte of ye horses ...............................................  2 - 17 - 4 
It: for sheepe .............................................................  2 - 17 - 0 
It: 2 oxen  ye 3d pte of 5 heade of other catle ............................  3 - 13 - 0 
It: dj churne  dj barell  dj muge  smale canes .............................  0 - 1 - 5 
It: ye 4th pte of a fishing boate  for geese ...............................  0 - 9 - 4 
It: ye 2 pts of a sowe & ye 2 pts of 2 piges ...............................  0 - 2 - 0 

The executors at a lawfull yeeres & the goods in their owne 
custodie except ye youngest & have given in pledges according to law 
the goods of ye youngest under years in the mothers hand & have given in pledges
according to law & to discharge the office of the whole
	Michell Kneele & Willm More

Last Modified 1 February 2021