| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 15 September 2002 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106205 |
Archdeacon Will 1689A #047 Patrick will of Ellin Radcliffe alias Bridson of Raby, died mid March 1688/9: Summary: husband Henry Radcliffe of Raby is alive, eldest brother Nicholas Bridson, brother William, sister Margery (has children, married William Taggart), father [Nicholas Bridson, his will ArW 1679A #20 Arbory] is dead & mother [Catharine Joughin, her will ArW 1690A #41 Arbory] is alive, William Cooper (married [to Margaret Bridson]), Ellin Mylevorrey, Richard Gell (has a son), nephew (of her husband) Thomas Radcliffe, sister in law Ellin Radcliffe, witnesses: William Cooper junior & Samuel Wattleworth, NOTE: In the will Ellin appoints her 'father' as executor, but her biological father Nicholas Bridson was dead; since she had an eldest brother Nicholas, the scribe probably miswrote 'father' instead of 'brother'. Will of father: ArW 1679A #20 Arbory will of Nicholas Bridson, dated 19 December 1679: wife Catharine Bridson als Joughin is alive [her will ArW 1690A #41 Arbory], son Nicholas, son William, dau Ellin [died March 1688/9, her will ArW 1689A #047 Patrick, married to Henry Radcliffe of Raby], dau Margery (married William Taggart, their children Jane & William), hired hand John Caveen, maid servant Alice Lewney, witnesses: John Parre & Henry Clucas & minister Samuel Robinson; pledges William Taggart & Thomas Costeen. Will of mother: ArW 1690A #41 Arbory will of Catharine Bridson alias Joughin, Deed of Gift to son Nicholas Bridson made 1690, proved as a will on 30 June 1690: husband [Nicholas] Bridson is not mentioned [his will ArW 1679A #20 Arbory], son Nicholas Bridson, witnesses: William Norris & Gilbert Karran & Samuel Robinson, son in law William Taggart entered a claim [he married Margery Bridson], son in law Henry Radcliffe entered a claim [of Raby, he married Ellin Bridson, her will ArW 1689A #047 Patrick], son William Bridson entered a claim.
Patrick This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of Ellin Radcliffe als Bridson who depted this life about ye middle of March 1688/89, being in perfect memory at ye making thereof. first, she committed her soul to God & body to Xtian buriall Itm: to ye poore a firlett of meale to be distributed ye day of her buriall, & 3 half firletts of barley to ye poore at All Sts: after; It: she left her part of ye grounds yt her husband & she bought wholy to him if he survive & her pte of a fishing boat; Itm: to her eldest brother 10s; Itm: she left to her sister Marjery 10s; Itm: to her sister Marjery a suite of cloaths, and to her children a sheep & a lamb a peice ; Itm: to Willm: Cowpers wife her choice garment; Itm: to Ellin Maclevorey a blanket & sheet out of ye whole, which was her own and a paile, & half an heifer, ye other half whereof her hus= band hath consented to give also to ye said Ellin; Itm: she left to Rich: Gells son an ewe lamb of a year old & lamb to her brother in lawes son Thomas ; Itm: to her sister in law Ellin Radcliffe a suite of holland; Itm: to ye the minister a mutton; Itm: to ye Clark a goose at Mi= chaelmas; Itm: she constitutes & appoints her father,, mother, and brother William her lawfull Executrs of all ye rest of her goods moveable & unmoveable whatsoever Testes Willm: Cowper junr:} Willm: one of ye Executrs: is sworne Sam: Watleworth } according to Law Sam: Watleworth. pbatum et solvit 1s Wheras this will could not be found yt time when a De= cree was made on ye foresd Ellin Bridson it being in ye Custody of Mr Watleworth, and now being producted to ye Court for pro= bation and allowance; we have accepted ye same, and granted Administration to one of ye Executrs: in behalf of himself and mother, empowring them to take & receive ye goods & chattles of ye foresd: Ellin Bridson from all & every person & persons that have any of ye sd goods & chattles in their hand by vertue of ye former decree or Administracon granted & made in this behalf and whosoever will not yield obedience hereunto, ye Sumnr is required to committ them into St Germans prison and in case of further disobedience to crave ye assistance of a Soldier from ye next garrison; Dated the 14th of June 1690 Jon: Christian [next page] -----ount of what I paid Nicholas Bridson £ s d ---- 13th 1689: Paid him as appeare by ye within acquittances} in moneyes 1£ 10s and in an oxe 1£ 10s ..........in all}........ 03 - 00 - 0 Delivered him a Horse at the rate of ................................. 01 - 03 - 0 Itm: delivered him a Horse at 13 s and a fledge 7 s .................. 01 - 00 - 0 paid him in earnest him buying ye goods, at one time 1s, anothr 6p .. 00 - 01 - 6 5 - 4 - 6. Laid out on my wife’s funerall as appears by a note } of the particulars, the summ of ....................}................. 01 - 0 - 17 - 9 March 25th 1691 Received then from & at ye hands of ......} my brother in Law Hen: Radcliffe of } Rabey ye just summ of twenty seven shills:} & six pence, from ye acct of a debt he } £ s d owes me, wch is now satisfied all to 20s } 1 - 7 - 6 out of wch 20s ye sd Hen: Radcliffe } would make deduction of my sisters } funerall charges but yt strife is referrd } to tryall, I say received ..............} by me witnesse Willm: Bridson B David Calister my mark 27th June 1691 This day ye above Wm Bridson ---- Henry Ratcliffe & my self came to a reckeninge ---- the----- due to mee from ye sume of ten shills: ---- ----- sume I have this day recd: being ye latter pt ---- ye summe of forty seaven shills & six pd: acct & due by these presents clearely acquit ---- & discharge ye sd Hen: Ratcliffe, his heires & assigns for did b--- fro------d for ye sd sum by mee my executors [written sideways:] and asigns hereafter & doe bind mee in double ye value for ye true pformance of ye same I say recd: ye sume of --- ten shills: this accounting is done by me William Bridson before me, Tho: Norris [next page:] Received from Henry Ratcliffe of Raby, the..... } summ of thirty shillings sterling in parte of } £ s d payment of what was due and coming to me, I say } 01 - 10 - 00 received the summ of .......................... } At witness my hand and mark this 3th of Novembr: 1689 By md, Nicholas Bridson my mark X Moreover, I do acknowledge and confess to have } received at, and from ye hands of ye said Hen: Rat= } cliffe, an oxe wch is in my own keeping, the Sum= } mer pasture included therewith at the rate and price} 01 - 10 - 0 by Thirty shillings sterl: more wch makes up the } summ of Three pounds: He ye said Henry Ratcliffe } paying over & above ye summ of Fifteen shillings for} the crop of Corn proportionable due to me, as } witness my hand and mark ye day and year above } written by me Nicholas Bridson my mark X Hen: Ratcliffe his mark X Received from Henry Ratcliffe Raby the summ of } three pounds three shillings in part of paymetn of} the goods of my sister Ellin Ratcliffe alias Brid=} 02 - 10 - 00 son, as witness my hand this 13th of Decr: 1689 } By me William Bridson Paid Willm: Bridson in Serj: Shimins house .............. 00 - 01 - 0 Paid the said Will: Bridson in Tho: Looney's house ...... 00 - 00 - 6 Pd Wm Bridson in Mr Watleworth’s for a copy, his part ... 00 - 00 - 3 pd the sd Will: Bridson in Jon: Gell's backside ......... 00 - 01 - 0 pd to him in Cesar Watleworth’s house ................... 03 - 08 - 00 pd him by William Taggard by my ordr in an ox ........... 01 - 10 - 00 ppd him likewise by Wm Taggard by my ordr in money ...... 01 - 04 - 06 6 - 4 - 9 [next page:] The Admstr: of Ellin Bridson vizt: Nich: & Wm: Bridson wth Wm Taggart, agreed with Hen: Radcliffe her husband after ye making of her Decree to give them for her part of goods, twelve pounds in all, as appears by ye Inventory ---- themselves putt upon Record wch mentioning the said summe --- be by agreemt: with ye husband ............................ 12£ - 00s - 00d Of wch summe of 12£ paid unto Nicholas Bridson as followes Imprmis: In moneys of what was in ye house .................... 01 - 04 - 06 Itm: in earnest betwixt himself & Wm Taggart .................. 00 - 01 - 00 Itm: In moneyes ye 13th of December 89 ........................ 01 - 10 - 00 Itm: in moneys being ye price of an oxe in his own } keeping ....................................}........... 01 - 10 - 00 Itm: In an horse at the rate of ............................... 01 - 03 - 00 Itm: In another horse at ye rate of ........................... 00 - 13 - 00 Itm: In moneyes on St Patricks day 1690 ....................... 01 - 00 - 00 Itm: at another time .......................................... 00 - 00 - 06 Received by him in all 07 - 02 - 00 But it is objected by Nich: Bridson yt the } Inventory betwixt goods, moneyes & lands } shud have been by agreemt: --- after making}................. 18 - 00 - 00 the Decree in all ........................ } Which if Hen: Radcliffe grant, yet tis satisfied as followes first, In ye above summe ..................................... 07 - 02 - 00 Itm: To Wm Bridson as much (if not more than) ................ 07 - 02 - 00 Itm: In ye lands bought by Hen: & his wife her part ......} & her part of ye fishing boate & netts with her } part of ye rideing horse all left unto Henry by }... 04 - 04 - 00 his wifes will, which afterwards was found & disanulld} the Decree, being valued (his part) at least to.......} verte [next page] Itm: expended by the husband in the funerall } £ s d of his wife & her burying as appears by a}... ...... 01 - 05 - 11 bill of ye pticulars ....................} 07 - 02 - 00 £ s d 07- 02 - 00 19 - 13 - 11 04 - 04 - 00 In all... 15 - 13 - 11 Soe that Hen: Radcliffe has due ............} unto him from ye Execrs: of his wife }...... 01 - 13 - 11 by this account } Tho he shud grant the Inventory of 18£ to be bnd, wch} cannot be proved ........................... } Besides what Willm: Bridson had from Hen: Rad= cliffe over & above this account in respect to his condi= tion & civilitie As to what Mr Looney & Jo: Stevenson can testifie in the settling of accounts betwixt Hen: Radcliffe & Nich: Birdson, It was upon mistake & forgetfull nesse of Henry, yt did did not then know how much he had before paid unto Nich:, & therefore ought not (in my opinion) be of force agt: ye said Henry; who has paid ye full Inventory, take them either way; & the said Receipts were acknowledged by the foresd: Nich: & Wm: Bridson ye 3d of July 1696 before me Sam: Watleworth [next page] The Price of ye goods left to Henry Radcliffe by his wife Ellins will: The lands they bought of .............................} Philip Taylor, cost 3£ - 10s & a blanket at 4s her} 01 - 17 - 00 half therof being ................................} Her half of ye moneys laid upon part of} tralgie ground ...................}............... 00 - 15 - 00 her part of the boate & netts ......................... 01 - 00 - 00 her part of the rideing horse ......................... 00 - 12 - 00 04 - 4 - 00 Augt: 11th 1696 Henry Radcliffe having consented to this account it is ordered yt that ye within named Nicholas & Wm Bridson repay unto ye said Henry ye within Summe of 1£ - 13s - 11d, equally betwixt them, wch thy have received over & above what they can pretend to either by Inventory or agreemt:, wch if they or either of ym refuse to repay within 14 dayes ----- due s----ns,the Sumnr: is to committ him or them into St Germans prison, there to remaine till they submnitt to Law & pay all fees Sam: Watlewoth To ye Sumner of KK Malew & KK Arbory Liber primus p 1689 KK Patrick The inventory (of Ellinr: Bridson als Radcliff) given in by the Admrs: (vizt: Nich:, Wm:, & Marjery Bridson) in gross, being by agreement betwixt themselves & the husband is ........... 12£ - 00s - 00d Exam p me J: Woods Regrm:
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