Matthew Wetherhead

mentioned in the will of his mother 1611 then died a younger man in 1619

WETHERHEAD, Mathew of Southerscales

Will and inventory 1619

In the name of god Amen the elleaventh daie of November in the yeare of our lord god one thousand six hundredth and Nineteen I Mathew Wetherheard of Sowtherskales younger in the parish of Ingleton and within the Countie of Yorke singleman being sicke in body but of good and perfect remembrance thankes be to god therrfore doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme Followinge First and princypallie I Commit my soule into the mercyfull handes of thalmyghtie and my body to be buryed in the parish Church of Ingleton aforesaid.
*Item I gyve unto my brother Robart Wetherheard Twenty markes

• Item I gyve unto my brother Robart afore said one Cloake and Foure yeardes and a halfe of [ ] Gray Cloath
• Item I gyve unto my sister Anne Smith the somme of Tenn shylinges to be paid yearelie unto hir dureinge hir naturall lyffe beginninge the next daie following after my decease and so to be paid after wordes as upon the same daie according to the true intent and meaninge hear of by the Excutor of this my last will and testament
• Item I give unto thaforesaid which my said Sister hath and that Child which she is Wthall to Every one of them Tenn shillinges to be paid unto them as they shall sevrallie accomplysh and Come unto thage of Sixteane yeares
• Item I gyve unto aforesaid [ ] which Marmaduke Redman of Caudcotes hath which I am unkle to Twenty shillinges to be equallie devided amongst them.
• Item I gyve unto my Cosin Alyce:Foxcroft Tenn shillinges.
• Item I gyve unto Ellyn Knowles our maid servant xijd.
• Item I give to Leonard Wetherheard of Sowtherskales xijd.
• Item I give unto William Wetherheard of the Skales xijd
• Item I give unto William Prockter now dweling in the holme at Iveskarr xijd.
• Item I give untoAnthonie Dyckonsonn ijs.
• Item I give unto Witfall Chappell for to buy bookes for the usse of the said Chappell iijs iiijd
• Item I give to every Child which I am godfather to xijd
• Item I give unto my brother Leonard Wetherheard all the rest of my goodes mye debtes and funrall Expenses being discharged and paid out of the same And I make my said brother Leonard Wether heard my whole Executor of this my last will and testament.

Witnessesses hearof Thomas Foxcroft of Sowtherskales and William Browne. [Latin probate]