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Roger Harrocks
In the name of God Amen the eighteenth day of July in the
twentieth year of
the reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Lord Charles the second by the
Grace of God king of England Scotland France & Ireland Defender of the
Faith and Anno Domini one thousand six hundred sixty eight years I Roger
Harrocks of Aughton in the county of Lancaster husbandman being sick & weak
of body but of good and perfect memory (thanks be to Almighty god for the
same) and int? to avoid all birons? of strifes, troubles and controversy
amongst my wife and children after my death I do hereby revoke and renounce
all former & other wills & testaments whatever heretofor by me made by word
writing or otherwise and I make and ordain this to be my very hour? last
and only will and testament in manner and form following. And first I
commend my soul into the hands of Almighty god my heavenly father by whom
of his mercy? and only grace & mercy I trust to be saved and writ? into
eternal life through the ? of the death and passion of my saviour and
redeemer Jesus Christ in whose purbried blood I set the whole and only hope
of my salvation my mortal and frail body (in hope of a joyful resurrection)
I remit to this earth to be buried in the parish church of Aughton on such
decent and convenient manner as my executors hereafter named shall think
fit. And as touching the disposition of all such temporal estate both real
and personal as it hath pleased god to bless me with I give devise and
bequeath of the former in manner and form following. And first as touching
the disposition of all that messuage and tenement, wherein I now live and
hold by lease from Lawrence Ireland of Lydiate in the county of Lancaster
Esq for forty four and nineteen years leherminal? and upon the lives of me
the said Roger Harrocks Margaret my now wife and of Thomas Harrocks my
eldest son and of the life of the longest liver of us, I give devise and
bequeath the moiety and one half of the said messuage & tenement houses
premises and buildings closes parcels of land & ?ises with the appurtances
to the said moiety and one half belonging unto Margaret my said wife & her
assigns for and ? such ? of the said ? of forty four and ninteen years as
at my death shall be unexpired (if she the said Margaret Harrocks my said
wife shall happen for long to live, and from and after the death and
decease of Margaret my said wife it is my will and mind and I give devise
and bequeath the moiety and one half of the same messuage and tenement
lands and premises (for ? unto my wife as aforesaid) unto the said Thomas
Harrocks his executors and assignes from the death of my said wife for and
int? all the rest residue and remainder of the said lease granted in ? by
the said indenture of lease as aforesaid. And as concerning the other
moiety of the said messuage tenement lands premises & here ? with the
appurtances thereunto belonging I give devise and bequeath thew same unto
my said son Thomas Harrocks his executors and assigns for sand ? all the w?
and remainder of the said lease of forty four and nineteen years ? able as
aforesaid (and granted by the said I? Of lease as aforesaid) as at my death
shall be unexpired and not ?mined. And that he the said Thomas Harrocks or
his assigns shall immediately upon his ? into possession of the said moeity
of the messuage and tenement after my death will and hereby content ? & ?
unto James Harrocks and John Harrocks my two younger sons the sums of ten
pounds equally to be divided between them. And for my goods chattels and
personal estate not disposed of as aforesaid it is my will and mind that my
debts, funeral expenses and charges of the probate of this my last will
shall be taken out of my said whole personal estate, and after my said
debts paid, funeral expenses and charges of probate hereof defrayed it is
my will and mind that the remainder thereof shall be divided into two equal
parts, the one moiety whereof I give and bequeath unto my said wife
Margaret Harrocks and the other moiety thereof I give and bequeath unto
James Harrocks and John Harrocks my two younger sons and equally to be
divided between them share and share alike; and for the av? Of differ?
Between the said wife and sons Thomas Harrocks in this division of my said
will estate after my death I appoint my loving brother George Harrocks and
my loving B?man John Leatherbarrow of Aughton believing them to make
division of the said messuage & tenement between my said wife and sons
Thomas share and share like arrou?ing? To this my said will. And lastly I
give unto Roger Barton son of Richard Barton of Aughton my godson the sum
of twelve pennies? And lastly I name constitute assign and appoint Margaret
Harrocks my said wife sole executrix of this my said last will and
testament hoping she will see the same in all things well and faithfully
performed as my trust is reposed in her. And in witness thereof I the said
Roger Harrocks have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first
above written.
Sealed signed delivered & published Roger X Harrocks
To be the last will & testament his mark
In the presence of
Richard X Huson his mark
George X Harrocks his mark
John X Leatherbarrow his mark
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