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In the name of God Amen. I John Prissick of Carlton in Cleveland in the County of York Tanner being sick of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory and calling to remembrance the uncertainty of this transetory life doe make and ordaine this my Last Will and Testament, First and princepally I recommend my soul to him that gave it hopeing for the mercy of Almighty God our Heavenly Father and his ever Blessed Son Jesus Christ our Lord & Saviour to have pardon for all my sins and meet with a joyful Resurrection
I will that all my debts and funerall expence be paid and discharged by my Executor hereinafter named Then I give to my Son
John Dennison and Dorothy his wife sixty pounds to be paid to them twelve months after my decease alsoe I give to my five grand children namely
John &
Thomas
Elizabeth,
Dorothy, and
Ann Dennison (being the children of the above named
John and
Dorothy Dennison) one Hundred pound to be equally devied share and share alike when each of them attains to the age of twenty one years or day of marriage which shall first & my will is that the said sum of one Hundred pound be paid into the hand of my said son
Jno Dennison within twelve months after my decease & he to have the use of it till his said children attain the age of twenty one yeares or marry as aforesaid
Also I give to my daughter Mary Prissick all my Estate of housing Lands and Tennements in Faceby in Cleveland in the County of York Lately purchased of the Right Hon'able the Earle of Carlisle Alsoe I give to my said daughter Mary Prissick the sum of one Hundred pounds to be paid to her within twelve months after my decease provided she accepts of the said sum in full for cash my self & son reced for wages due to Her from the Heirs or Executors of Sir Hen' Marwood Bart.. deceased.
Alsoe I give to my Grandchildren Edmond & Ann Prissick being the Children of my Son George Prissick & Ann his wife Forty pounds to be equally devided when they attaine the Age of twenty one years or day of marriage wheche shall first happen
I give to Madam Sarah Prissick my sister and to each of her children a guinea apiece to buy a ring,
Alsoe I give to my sisters Mary Prissick Catherine Braithwaite and Jaine Smith Each of them a guinea to buy a ring
alsoe I give to my good friends Mrs Eliz Rayne & Mrs Elizabth Taylor both of Northallerton Each a guinea to buy....
all the rest of my estate reale and Personall & all my good and chattles whatsoever I give to my Son
George Prissick & doe make my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament as witness my hand and seale this 9 day of September 1731
John Prissick.
alsoe I give two of my best ewe Lambs to my Grand Children Edmond and Ann Prissick
Signed sealed & published...................
James Hubbick
Thomas Scarth
Henrey Robinson
PROBATE
George Prissick of Lythe in the County of York Yeoman
John Dennison of Hutton Rudby in the same County Yeoman
sworn to ensure that...
...George Prissick son and sole executor of the last will and testament of
John Prissick late of Carlton of the diocese of York deceased do well and truly execute and perform the said will.....
INVENTORY
A true and perfect Inventory of the Goods and Chattels Rights and Credits of John Prissick late of Carlton in the County of York Gentleman deceased taken and apprized by us whose names are hereunto subscribed the three and twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty one.
Impris his purse and Apparell
............................................10. 0. 0
Itm furniture of the Hall in his Dwelling House .......................... 5. 0. 0
Itm furniture in the better parlour ...................................... 4.10. 0
Itm furniture in the other parlour ....................................... 3. 0. 0
Itm furniture in the Kitchin & the Rooms adjoining to it ................. 6.10. 0
Itm furniture of the two little Chambers over the two parlours ........... 4.10. 0
Itm furniture of the Chamber over the Hall ............................... 2.10. 0
Itm furniture of the two Chambers over the Kitchin ....................... 2. 0. 0
Itm wheat unthrashed in the Barn and Oates stacked upon the Hemble ...... 6. 0. 0
Itm Carts and Husbandry gear ............................................. 6. 0. 0
Itm two Ricks of Hay .................................................... 12. 0. 0
Itm six Horses .......................................................... 25. 0. 0
Itm Five Cows ........................................................... 20. 0. 0
Itm four Stirks .......................................................... 6. 0. 0
Itm seven & twenty sheep in the Line Lands ............................... 7. 0. 0
Itm Tanned Leather and Leather in the Tannage ...........................230. 0. 0
Itm Stock of Bark & materials for Tannage ............................... 40. 0. 0
Itm thirty Sheep in the Allom house Farme ............................... 10.10. 0
Itm Five Stirks in the upper Grounds .................................... 10. 0. 0
Itm a Rick of hay in the Allom house Grounds ............................. 4.10. 0
Itm three Cows more ..................................................... 12. 0. 0
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427. 0. 0
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Tho Wilson
Chris Prissick
Ralph Lacy
James Hubbuck
Thomas Scarth
Tho Taylerson
transcript
Dave King, published 9.12.2001