John Johnson, 1660

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Will of John Johnson of Little Crakehall, 7 March 1660

In the name of God Amen the seventh day of March in the year of our lord God 1660
I, John Johnson of Little Crakehall in the county of York yeoman being sick in body but of good and perfect memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following :
First I commit my soul in the hands of almighty God hoping by the death and suffering of my redeemer and saviour Jesus Christ to have remission and foregiveness of all my sins and my body to be buried where it shall please my wife and friends ;

Item whereas I am indebted to several persons and being seized and possessed of diverse lands tenements and hereditaments in Great Crakall and Little Crakall and also in Newton in the Willows otherwise called Newton Morecarr all in the county of York aforesaid, I do give and bequeath all my lands tenements and hereditaments in Great Crakehall, Little Crakehall and Newton aforesaid, together with all the houses, buildings, barns, stables, orchards, gardens, garths and all other the rights, appurtenances and priveleges whatsoever to the said lands etc. unto Christobell my wife, John Lucas of Little Crakehall and Christopher Pybus of Tunstall, to sell and convey all and every or any part of my lands etc. for the payment and discharging of all my debts and for the raising of portions for my children as the said Christobell, John and Christopher shall think fit.

Witnesses :
Joseph Chapman, William Clapham.(his mark)

Inventory, 20 March 1660

An Inventory taken the 20th day of March in the 15th yeare of the raigne of our Gracious sovraigne Lord Charles the second king of England Scotland France and Ireland, at Little Crakell of the goods and chattells of John Johnson late of Little Crakell aforesaid, deceased Anno dmi 1660 as followeth :

His purse and apperell £3 - 6 - 8

In the hall house one longe table and three joynt
formes or seats, one livery coubard and
a little box cubbord, three chaires and one long setle £1 - 15 - 0

More in the hallhouse 18 pewther dishes, 3 pewter
pottengers, 3 pewter candlesticks and
two pewter bowles, one pewter flagon, one pewter can,
fower pewter salts, one pewter chamber pot,
4 puter plates, 2 earthen pottengers £2 - 4 - 0

More in the hall house 3 brasse candlesticks, 4 brasse
ladles, one brasse skumer, one latten plate,
gibbelt, 2 choppinge knifes, one fire shovell, one pare
of tonges, one fowlinge peice or gunn,one reckon £0 - 15 - 0

In the high parlour one stand bed, one livery cubboard,
one pannell cheste, one deske, two coffers,
one glascase, one loockeinge glasse, one glasse bottle,
two joynt stooles, 2 other cowed stooles, one voyder
and a hand basket £2 - 6 - 8

Item more in the high plour one fether bed, one chaffe
bed, one payre of blanketts, one longe bolster,
one bed coveringe, one Rugg, the bedd vallaines
and courteings £1 - 15 - 0

In the low parlour one cubbord, one little table, one
deske, 2 chests, one joynt stoole, one truckle
bed with a matterice, one blankett, one payer of sheetes,
one bed covringe, one rugg, three little bolsters £1 - 1 - 6

In the kitchen one table, one cubbord, one chare,
one cheesetrow, two chirnes, one stand, one large
wash bowle, one tubb, fower milkeing pales, one swill,
two dozen of trenchers, one flacket, one wood can,
eight dishes £0 - 10 - 0

More in the kitchen 4 brasse potts, 4 little and great
brasse bottles, 4 little brasse pans, 5 iron splits,
one payer of iron racks £1 - 3 - 4

In the west chamber 3 chests, one barrell, one skeele
and one box £0 - 5 - 0

In the midle chamber eight bushells of barley
and fower shelves £1 - 0 - 0

In the easte chamber one little bed with beddinge viz:
one chaffe bed, one blancket, one payer of sheetes
and two bed coveringes £0 - 6 - 8

More theire, one greate saltinge kimlinge, one daughtrowe,
one forme, and other littel implements £0 - 6 - 8

In the milke house one dozen and a halfe of milke bowles,
three planckes and six shelves £0 - 10 - 0

One little ruck of hay and fower milke kyne £15 - 0 - 0

Two little yeareinge ox calves £1 - 16 - 0

One black mare £2 - 15 - 4

Six ewe sheepe and two hogge sheepe £15 - 0 - 0

Witnesses
Joseph Chapman, John Mason, John Clarke, Tho.Clarke

Debts oweinge by the deceased upon bond :

To Mr.John Dodsworth of Watlas £40 - 0 - 0

To Mr.Jas.Darcy of Richmond £30 - 0 - 0

To the Hospitall of Firby £20 - 0 - 0

To Mr.Ja.MetcaIfe of Richmond £10 - 0 - 0

To Mr.Rich.Mahi [. .s] executors £20 - 0 - 0

To Edmund Lambert of Snape £60 - 0 - 0

Other debts owen by the deceased upon morgages
and without speciallities, to the value of £150 and upwards £150- 0 - 0

The Summe of the debts is £330-0-0

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His purse and apperell	£3 - 6 - 8
In the hall house one longe table and three joynt formes or seats, one livery coubard and a little box cubbord, three chaires and one long setle	£1 - 15 - 0
More in the hallhouse 18 pewther dishes, 3 pewter pottengers, 3 pewter candlesticks and two pewter bowles, one pewter flagon, one pewter can, fower pewter salts, one pewter chamber pot, 4 puter plates, 2 earthen pottengers	£2 - 4 - 0
More in the hall house 3 brasse candlesticks, 4 brasse ladles, one brasse skumer, one latten plate, gibbelt, 2 choppinge knifes, one fire shovell, one pare of tonges, one fowlinge peice or gunn,one reckon	£0 - 15 - 0
In the high parlour one stand bed, one livery cubboard, one pannell cheste, one deske, two coffers, one glascase, one loockeinge glasse, one glasse bottle, two joynt stooles, 2 other cowed stooles, one voyder and a hand basket	£2 - 6 - 8
Item more in the high plour one fether bed, one chaffe bed, one payre of blanketts, one longe bolster, one bed coveringe, one Rugg, the bedd vallaines and courteings	£1 - 15 - 0
In the low parlour one cubbord, one little table, one deske, 2 chests, one joynt stoole, one truckle bed with a matterice, one blankett, one payer of sheetes, one bed covringe, one rugg, three little bolsters	£1 - 1 - 6
In the kitchen one table, one cubbord, one chare, one cheesetrow, two chirnes, one stand, one large wash bowle, one tubb, fower milkeing pales, one swill, two dozen of trenchers, one flacket, one wood can, eight dishes	£0 - 10 - 0
More in the kitchen 4 brasse potts, 4 little and great brasse bottles, 4 little brasse pans, 5 iron splits, one payer of iron racks	£1 - 3 - 4
In the west chamber 3 chests, one barrell, one skeele and one box	£0 - 5 - 0
In the midle chamber eight bushells of barley and fower shelves	£1 - 0 - 0
In the easte chamber one little bed with beddinge viz: one chaffe bed, one blancket, one payer of sheetes and two bed coveringes	£0 - 6 - 8
More theire, one greate saltinge kimlinge, one daughtrowe, one forme, and other littel implements	£0 - 6 - 8
In the milke house one dozen and a halfe of milke bowles, three planckes and six shelves	£0 - 10 - 0
One little ruck of hay and fower milke kyne	£15 - 0 - 0
Two little yeareinge ox calves	£1 - 16 - 0
One black mare	£2 - 15 - 4
Six ewe sheepe and two hogge sheepe	£15 - 0 - 0

To Mr.John Dodsworth of Watlas	£40 - 0 - 0
To Mr.Jas.Darcy of Richmond	£30 - 0 - 0
To the Hospitall of Firby	£20 - 0 - 0
To Mr.Ja.MetcaIfe of Richmond	£10 - 0 - 0
To Mr.Rich.Mahi [. .s] executors	£20 - 0 - 0
To Edmund Lambert of Snape	£60 - 0 - 0
Other debts owen by the deceased upon morgages and without speciallities, to the value of £150 and upwards	£150- 0 - 0