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Administratrix's Account: William Porrett, Hartlepool, Co. Durham, Carpenter.

 

Dated 31.1.1611.

 

The declaracn of the accompt of Agnes Porrett wedow Late wife and sole Administratrix of the goods and Chattells of Willm Porrett Late of Hatrtelple Carpenter within the dioces of Duresme deceased made upon the administracn and distribucn of his goods chattells and creditts according to the order puport and true meaninge of the Right Nobll Clement Colm.. dcor of Law officiall principall within this dioces of Duresme, wch order under his hand and seale beareth date the xxxith of January Ao dm 1611

First the said administratrix & accomptant by way of accompt chardgeth her self to have received of the goods chattells and creditts of the said Willm Porrett her late husband deceased (his debts funeralle & other rights being first deducted & payed) accounting to the sum of  ___ C   iiii(xx above, indicating score). xix L. vi s. x d. (ie £199 6s. 10d.)

Whereof she prayeth allowance as followeth-/

First she prayeth allowance of threscore six pounds nine shillings iid due to this accomptant for her wedow right oute of the said deceased his goods & chattells amounting to a third pte ______ iii (xx above, indicating score) vi L. ix s. ii d.

Also she the said administratrix prayeth allowance of another third pte wch doth amount to the like sum of iii (xx above, indicating score) vi L. ix s. ii d. due to Peter Porrett for his filiall porcn and now under the tuicn of this accomptan _____________ iii (xx above, indicating score) vi L. ix s. ii d

Item this Accomptant prayeth allowance of the like sum of Lxvi L. ix s. ii d. being another third pte called the deathes pte wch according to the said Judg of this Courte his order being devided into seaven ptes, one pte due to her ?self? amounting to ix L. ix s. x d. of another pte due to Richard Porett amounting to the like sum of ix L. ix s. x d. of a third pte due to Katherin the wife of Willm Gibson amounting to the like sum, a fourth pte due to Jane the wife of Robert ?Hulse? a fifte pte due to Allice ww wife to Henry Rutter a sixt pt due to Willm Porrett sonn to the said deceased & a seaventh pte due to all the said six psones being children to the said Willm by a ?form? wife all wch said summes this accomptant hath payed to the said six sevrall psones according to the dayes ..mitted by the said Judg his order as by the sevall acquittance upon the receipt thereof under their hands & seales .... may appeare __________ iii (xx above, indicating score) vi L. ix s. ii d

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transcript Dave King, published 22.5.2009