Will of George Cooke of Great Crakehall, 16 February 1622
In the name of God amen the sixteenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1622. I George Cooke of Great Crakehall in the parish of Bedale, sick in body but in good and perfect memory thanks be to god do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following.
First I bequeath my soul unto almighty God my maker and redeemer through whose merits I hope to be saved and my body to the earth from whence it came.
Item I do give to my son Myles Cooke five pounds in full satisfaction of his childs portion.
Item I do give to Dorothie Cooke my youngest daughter five pounds in full satisfaction of her fillial and childs portion.
Item I do give to Margaret Cooke my daughter five pounds in full satisfaction of her portion.
Item I do give to William Cooke my son five pounds in full satisfaction of his part and portion.
Item I do give to Richard Cooke my son all my right and title and term of years in one close in Newton called Haris close after my wife's death , he maintaining Jenet Cooke my daughter, being an innocent, during her life.
Item my will is that my son William Cooke shall not have his portion paid him until the purification of our blessed lady which shall be in the yeare of our lord god one thousand six hundred and twenty five.
Item I do give to Elizabeth West my daughter three pounds six shillings eight pence, and besides that which she and her husband hath already received.
Item I do give to my son Richard Cooke three pounds six shillings eight pence.
Item I do give to my wife Elizabeth Cooke all my goods moveable and unmoveable .......... my debts and funeral expences discharged and doth make her my sole and full executrix of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have set my hand the day and year first above written.
George Cooke his mark.
Witnesses are we whose names are subscribed hereafter
James Forster
William Firbank
John West
A true Inventorie of all the goods and chattell movabell and unmovable of George Cooke of Great Crakell late desseed praised the fiftine daie of Marche in the year of our lorde god 1622
| First his purse and aparrille | 40s |
| Alsoe three kine | £6 - 0 - 0 |
| Item one oxe | £3 -11 - 0 |
| Item three whye stirkes | 40s |
| Item one horse and one maire | £4 - 0 - 0 |
| Item eleaven hoggs and ewes | 30s |
| Item one pigge and all the pullan | 3s |
| Item the harde corne sarrien | £3 - 6 - 8 |
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Item one ...................waine and all that beloneth thereto, with one plough, one harrowe, one teame , one stie and stagath bares |
£13 - 6 - 4 |
| Item all the hay | |
| Item five cattells biger and lesser | |
| Item five pottes biger and lesser | |
| ............ | |
| ............ | |
| Towe .........wles and one hachitte | |
| Item nine p............... of powder | |
| Item one..............cupborde, one spence and one ...... | |
| Item ottes and beanes within the house | |
| Item three chaires , tow bouffit stoules & ....... | |
| Item tow reconnes and one paire of tonges | 12d |
| Item four candelstickes & one brase mor ...... | |
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Item all the woodden vessell with one b............ and one pocke |
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| Item fleshe | 5s |
| Item five chistes | 2s |
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Item one fether bedde, foure cods and one matterice, five coverlites and happines |
20s |
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Item three lininge sheetes, towe paire of samarane sheetes and towe blankites |
7s |
| Item one paire of bobb awnes and one .......... | |