BRADLEY WILLIAM 1726
Ref. Borthwick Will vol. 81 fol. 200 mic. 1001 & Inventory original
In The Name of God Amen the twentieth Day of June in the Year
of our Lord One thousand seven Hundred twenty six I William Bradley senr
of Giggleswick in the County of York Yeoman being well Stricken in Years and
Infirm in Body but of perfect Mind and Memory, praised be God For the
Same, And Calling to remembrance the Incertainty of this Life Do make
and Declare this my Last Will and Testament revoking Disanulling
and making void All and Every other Will and Wills whatsoever heretofore
made by Me either by Word or in Writing First I Commit my soul to
Almighty God my Maker trusting through his Mercy and by the Merits
and mediation of Jesus Christ redeemer my sins will be pardoned and my
Body to be decently buried at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter appointed and
as to the Temporall Affairs which it hath pleased God to bestow upon Me I Give and
Dispose of the same as Followeth First I Give and Devise unto my son William
Bradley his Executors Administrators and Assignes All my Houses and Lands within the
Town and Township of Gigleswick For and during all such Terms and Numbers of
years as shall be unspent and to come therein or in any part thereof at the
time of my Decease He the said William Bradley paying unto my Dear and
Loving Wife Anne Bradley the summ of Ten pounds of clear rent without any
Deduction Yearly and Every Year During her natural Life at two Equal payments
the First to be made at the End of six Months next after my Decease Itm I Give
unto my said Wife Anne the Yearly rent of Land at Settle during her natural
Life and after her decease to my said son William Bradley his Execs Admts and
Assignes Item my will and Mind is that my said wife Anne shall have the
Benefitt and Liberty of the chamber over the Brewhouse and the Chamber next
adjoyning thereto with liberty to lye one cow and Hay For the said cow in the
Building called the Hay house and Liberty to lye Turfe or other Fire Fewell For
her own use with convenient Liberty in the Garden during her natural Life Item I
Give unto Anne my said Wife two pair of Bedstocks Bedding and all Furniture
For two Beds my Chest a Cloth press a Chest of Drawers with Chairs and Furniture
For the said two chambers Itm I Give unto my said Wife All my Linnen one
silver Tankard one silver Cupp or Beaker and two silver spoons Itm I Give
unto my Grand Daughter Anne Bradley one little silver Cupp and two silver spoons
and Lastly I do hereby Nominate and Appoint my said wife Anne sole Executrix
of this my Last Will and Testament hoping she’ll see the same duly Executed
In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my Hand and seal the Day and year
above written Willm Bradley seald Signd and published by the
above mencioned William Bradley as his Last Will and Testament (the words
Chamber during her natural Life) being First Interlined in the presence of us
Robert Young his mark T. Lawson Ent. 26 to Augt: 1729
A true and perfect Inventory of the Goods and Chattles of William Bradley Late of Gigleswick in the County of Yorke Yeoman deceased this Sixth Day of July Anno Domini 1729
£sd
Imprimis His Purse and Apparell500
Item Two pair of Bedstocks with bedding & furniture thereunto Belonging226
Item One Chist of Drawers one Cloth press and one other Chist1110
Item One Silver tanckard two Spoons and one Cupp3130
Item half a Dozen Chairs with other Small household goods belonging to
the Chamber 096
Item in money upon Security1500
£27160
Apprised by us
Henry Cooar
T Lawson