Agnes Wetherhead

• outlived her husband
• WETHERHEAD Agnes of Southerscales; Nuncupative will and inventory 1611

In the name of god Amen the xxixth daie of October in the ixth Yeare of the reigne of our most dread soveraigne Lord James by the grace of god of England Frannce and Ireland kinge, defender of the faith, and of Scotland the fourtyth and Five and in the yeare of our Lordgod one Thousand six hundreth and Elleaven

I Agnes wetherheard of Southerscales being sicke in body but of good and perfecte remembrance to god be praised and thankes theirfore dyd make this hyr Last will and testament nuncupatyve in manner & forme following First and pryncypally she dyd Commit hyr soule into the mercyfull handes of thalmigty and her body to be buryed in the parishe Church of Ingletonn.
*Item she dyd give John wetherheard her sonne Five silver Sponnes Item she dyd give to hir said sonne John, one great Arke, and one great Chiste.

• Item she did give to hir said sonne John one Cow Item she dide give to hir said sonne John all the Bede stockes in the house (excepte the Tester bede in the Lofte, which she did give to hir son Mathew wetherheard.
• Item she did give go hir sonne Robertt wetherheard one browne Cow; and one styrke
• Item she did give to hir said sonne Robertt Five Ewes.
• Item she did give to hir sonne Robert aforesaid one arke Chist.
• Item she did give to hir sonne Leonard wetherheard one blacke Cowe.
• Item she did give to hir said sonne Leonarde Five Ewes. Item she did give to hir said sonne Leonard one Ashe Chist. *Item she dyd give to hir daughter Alice Smythe one great blacke heffer
• Item she dyd give to hir said daughter Alyce hir best hate: hir best gowne, and two of hir best pettycoates and hir Clocke
• Item she dyd give to Sister Sicyle Procter one Fryse gowne and hir best hate excepte one, and dyd wishe hir and daughter Alice to have hir Rayymentt of Lynnenn to them Item she dyd give to the maintenannce of the Chappell in Ingletton fell iij s iiij d
• Item she dyd give to Anthonie dycksom sonn iij s iiij d
• Item she did give to Alice Foxcrofte six pennce
• Item she dyd give to Agnes dyckomsonn vj d
• Item she dyd give to Agnes mason vj d
• Item she dyd give to Every one that she was grandmother to one Lambe to be delyvered at mid sommer next
• Item she dyd give to hir afore named sonnes Robertt and Leonard one grey webe betweene them to be devided
• Item she dyd give to hir said sonnes Robarte and Leonard, two of hir best Coverlytes. And to Eyther of them a worse Coverlyte: and the worset Coverlite to Remayne for Lendyinge the poore at the house.
• Item she dyd give all the Rest of hir bedinge to hir foure Children afore named mathew Roberte, Leonard and Alyce equally to be devided among them Except two matteryces, one of hir best Coverlytes and one other worste coverlyte which she did give to hir sonne Mathew to be taken out before the equall dyvisyonn
• Item she dyd give all the Rest of hir houshould stuffe to hir Foure Last afore named Children equally to be devided amonge them. Item she did give one Fatte Cow, and one Swyne to the mayntenennce of the house keepinge.
• Item yt was hir will that the goodes which she dyd give to Robertt and Leonard shalbe wintered with the Croppe.
• Item she dyd give all the Rest of hir goodes to hir said sonne Mathew wetherheard and dyd make him hir whole Executor of this hir Last will and testament witnesses hearof Gyles Foxcrofte of Sowtherscales and Oliver Mason of the west house in dent.