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Will of George Storer of Great Crakehall, 4 May 1620

In the name of God, Amen, I George Storer of Great Crakall in the parish of Bedall yeoman, being sick of body but perfect in memory (praised be god) do make now my last will and testament the fourth day of May in the year of our lord god one thousand six hundred and tenty in manner and form as followeth:
first I bequeath my soul to almighty god my maker and redeemer trusting by the merits death and passion of Jesus Christ to be one of his saved number. And my bones to be buried within the parish church earth of Bedall .
Item my mind and will is that Charles Storer my nevie shall have forty shillings to bind him to ane trade .
Item I do constitute and make by this my will and testament my wife Margaret Storer my sole and full executor of this my will and also of all my goods and chattels moveable and unmoveable and of all such debts as should have been paid to me if I had been living here upon earth , and to pay debts as is undischarged and by me hath been due to have been paid.
m0 that Robert Johnson of Langton be acquainted with this will before the probate........thereof.........who married his daughter



An Inventorie indented and maid the 12th of May , One Thousand Six hundred & Twentie of all the goods and chattells moveable and unmoveable of George Storer of Great Crakall late deceased prased by fower honest men viz Robert Collinson, James Richardson, William Clapham and George Storer as after followeth :

Inprimis his purse and apparrell £5 - 0 - 0
Item fower oxen £17 - 0 - 0
Item six kine £15 - 0 - 0
Item five younge beasts £6 - 0 - 0
Item tow meares and one stagge £6 - 6 - 8
Item six calves 40s
Item tow swine 13s - 4d
Item the winter corne upon the earth £9 - 0 - 0
Item the barlie crope upon the earth £12 - 0 - 0
Item the otes upon the earth 40s
Item the white pease 30s
Item some ould malt in the garners £3 - 13 - 4
Item unthreshed wheat and rye 50s
Item barlie & otes in the garners & some pease 14s
Item some ould hay 20s
Item the waine & coupes wth all their furniture thereto  
belonginge wth ploughs, yoakes, teames & yron socks,  
axletrees, staggeth barres and all other wood for  
ploughboote & wain(boote) £13 - 6 - 4
Item A cor : wth the furniture to it belonginge 30s
Item coles for the fire & other loose wood for fireboote 13s - 4d
Item poullentre, geese and henns 26s - 8d
Item three rekines 20s
Item A steepinge tubb and a kyll paire 26s - 8d
Item Salt beeife & baken 20s
Item All the beddinge, brasen metle & all other  
howesment of houshould stuffe wth bedsteade, cheste  
and all other wood vessell £10 - 0 - 0
   
[ TOTAL ] £114 - 13 - 8  
   
[ Debts owed ]  
Inprimis to George Binks £26 - 13 - 4
Item to Elizabeth Allan £12 - 0 - 0
Item for the funerall charges £5 - 11 - 10


James Richardson
Robert Collinson
William Clapham
George Storer
their marks


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