Gregory Halls Will and Inventory of 1607
1. In the name of god amen. The xviij th day of January in the year
2. of our Lord 1607 I Gregory Hall of Skarrow Hill in pishe
3. of Brampton being syke in body yet nevertheless of perfect remembrance
4. praysed be God, doo make this my testament concerning herein my
5. last will in mannr following. First I render my soule unto
6. the handes of Almighty God hoping through the misery of death
7. and only the meritt of Jesus Christ. And my body I will shall be
8. buryed in the church yarde of Brampton aforesaid and all duties
9. for the same to be discharged and bestowed as hereafter by?
10. also my will is, and I so give and grant unto Lancelott
11. Hall my sonne his heires, & successor for ever all my whole title right
12. claim demand and in of tenant right which I have by my wayes or meanes?
13. ought? to have? of in & unto one tenement or premises with the appurtenances lying
14. & being? within the pishe of Lanner-Cost upon the water of ??
15. within the Cowntye of Cumberland commonly called & knowen? by the name
16. of Burden Parke of the annual rent unto The Right Honorable
17. William Lord Haward of Naworthe of this p?? to have and to hold
18. the same tenament and all? Houses, grownde? & freelage here unto in any
19. wise belonging with all & singular othe? the appertenances unto him the
20. said Lancelott Hall his heires & assignes for ever by yielding &
21. paying & doing hereafter all rent duties & services due & accustomed
22. humbly requesting & beseeching my good Ladie, the Right
23. Honorable Ladie Elizabeth Howard to be helping unto him my
24. said sonne Lancelott Hall for my estates the same whose honorable
25. mition? & protection, I doo humbly commend both my sais sonne
26. & the aforesaid tenement and I doo moreover I do charge my eldest sonne my sonne
27. Thomas Hall every upon his descent of Gods blessing at mine. ? este
28. request & prayse to God to the said his eight and
29. title tenements unto his brother Lancelott aforesaid whose ? he shall be requested so
30. to do, according to this my former grant herein specified. Item I doo
31. give moreover unto him my sonne Lancelott Hall my brown horse
32. and a black rigged cowe, the residewe of all my goodes and chattels
33. my debts & legacies first discharged I do give unto my wife Jenett Hall,
34. whom I do make my whole executrix be these sub? Last will Harriett in witness
35. whereof I have here unto put my seale and hande the date and day
36. and year above written. ? ? witnesses.
37. Christian Robinson. David Hall.
38. Nicholas Hall. Nicholas Thompson.
39. and Nicholas Cowpland Clerk.
40. with others
The true Inventorie of all the goods of Gregory Hall
late of Skarrow Hill in the pishe of Brampton in the countie of
Cumberland deceased, prised by the ___thes of ____mon, kith
Richard Miles, Anthonie Robinson, David Hall and David Bell, the
xxvij th day of Januarie, in the yeare this of Lord 1607.
Imprimis an horse of color brown pxd s0 xvj s
Item one black rigged cowe pxd so xxs
Item another cowe and iij calves xiijs iiijd Debts of the said Gregory
Item his third part of foure feiste neats xxs Hall did owe
Item his tools of Smiths craft xvjs Iprimis to Thomas Clowsson )xixs vd
Item old maire, harroe and ploughe?? vjs viijd of Newcastle )
Item his axxes xs Item to Anthonie Parker of )
Item corn sowen & unsowen and hay xxvjs Hexham for which Nicholas Hall )xs
Item potts, pannes, 6 mortars )xvijs is suritie )
Item other fire vessel & household stuff ) Item to David Bell of the Rowe xvs
Item chests & beddinge vijs Item to Anthonie Tallentyre xviijd
Item to Phillipp Carrick for )
Sum vijl xijs (£7 12s) his oxes draught to be payed )
At Michaelmas next, more then viijs
his iron worke, which I have wrought)
to him )
Debtes owinge to the said Item to Rowland White for his iron viijs
Gregorie Hall Item to John Shapes wife ijd
Imprimis by Richard Richardson of ) Item to the infant of John Pruddie iiijd
Briggwoodfoot for malt which his )xvjs Item to Willm Barnfather xxd
former wife did take and for iron ) Item to John Barnfather iiijs od
work wrought to him ) Item to Mr Henry Dacre for )vjs viijd
Item by Humphrey Bell of the Mains ) his tythe corne )
and Humphrey Bell of the Church Heade )
and Thomas Bell of the Banke Side )xxxjxs xd Summa debit/
for a cowe xxxs. and two sheep )
ixs xd ) iijl xjs ijd (£3 11s 2d)
Item by Mr. Henry Hudson late priest of )
Brampton.vs. for which I gave my worde )
and payed it upon recoverie in the courte )vjs
together with the xijd for the fees of then )
recoverie )
Summa credita iijl xxijs (£3 22d= £3 1s 10d) Summa de claro
Summa totalis vijl ijs viijd (£10 13s 10d - £3 11s 2d = £7 2s 8d)
Xl xiijs xd (£7 12s + £3 1s 10d = £10 13s 10d)