Alice Crellinge als Bridson, 1658

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July ye 9th 1658 
In the name of God Amen, I Alice Crellinge alias Bridson 
of good and Perfect memorie praysed be God, do make this 
my last will & testament in manner & forme followinge:  
First I bequeath my soule to my redeemer and my bodye to ye earth.   
Item, I leave to the poore at the usuall time a ferlett 
of mault and halfe ferlett of wheat and halfe a ferlett of barley.   
Item, I leave to my daughter Ann in legacie five shillings 
and in regard I did promise her a fiderbed, and that I 
cannot give it. I leave my daughter Mary a ferlett of 
barley to buy as much yarne as will be ---- a bed.   
Item, I leave in legacie to my grandaughter Alice Crelling 
a heffer yt is in ye Ballamore and 3 lambs & a kaid.   
Item, I leave to my daughter Anns 2 childer to William 
and Ann to ether of ym a lambe.   
Item, to my grandsonn John Crellinge six pence legacie.   
Item, I leave to my daughter Mary Crellin halfe the 
stilling pott and the whole still.  
Item, I leave the house where I live with the butterie --- 
pence and clossett betwixt my sonn John Crellinge and 
Mary Crellinge my daughter.  
I leave to my sonn John Crellinge 2 cowes and a calfe.   
Item, to my daughter Mary a cow.   
I leave to ye maid Servant Bahy a ewe lambe.   
Item, I leave my sonn John my halfe of ye close & holye 
and if it please God to call for Mary first, yt John 
have hir part of ye house and if my sonn John die first 
that he leave his part of ye house to Mary.   
Item, I leave all the sheep I have betwixt my sonn John 
and Mary. I certifie[?] yt my sonn Henry Crelling had 
a pott corb in his --- ----e out of my house.  
I leave a ewe lambe to William ----ll.   
Lastly I constitute and ordaine my sonn John Crellinge 
and Mary Crellinge my daughter my true and lawfull 
executors of all my worldly goods movable and unmovable, 
as wittnesse my signe manuall the day and yeare aforesaid.  
Alice Crellinge her mark X.      
Wittnesses hearof:  
William Quaye, 
John Cannell X, 
William Fairebrother, 
William Gell, jurati.    

13th 8bris 1659  
The execr at age & swornen.   
Salvo tamen vuncing suo jures.     
Probatu et Solvit 1s.     Invent wthin 14 dayes.


Testamentum Matris:  
9th Febr 1659 
Jo: Cannell enterth his clame agst ye execr of Allice Bridson 
for 7s 6d and craveth ye Law.
1st Octobris 1660  
Wm Craine and his wife doe enter their clame agst ye execr 
for ---- and craveth the Law.

November ye 3th 1659 
The Inventory of Alice Crellin alias Bridesonn
Imprimis ye cubbert prized to     	1 pound 10s
Item, a keene & all other woodden vessels prized to   0:16s:10d
Item, a table, frone, & too formes     			0:12s
Item, a small table & chaire      			0:1s:6d
Item, a spitt, trippets, tongues & too paire of pothookes    0:3s
Item, a little pan & skellet & cressett      		0:3s
Item, an old brewing pan      				0:6s
Item, a still prized to     				0:14s
Item, a silke ringe       					0:0:8d
Item, 5 silver spoones      				0:10s
Item, two pair of scales & beame     			0:3s
Item, a paire windings &swingle stock & other trifles     0:1s
Item, weights, sives & pecks      			0:0:8d
Item, an woolen wheele & two paire of cards      	0:2s:6d
Item, two glass bottles & a jugg       			0:0:8d
Item, 16 pound weight in pewter dishes & a candlestick     0:12s
Item, a rackentree      					0:1s
Item, in clay dishes      				0:0:2d
Item, a trunke & chest      				0:6s
Item, a press       					0:4s
Item, two blankets & two caddowes      		1£:2s
Item, a feather bed & bolster & two pillobeeres     	1£:0:0
Item, two gild cushins & three sett ones      		0:3s
Item, 5 flaxen sheetes      				1£:0
Item, one wrought pillerbeere & a plaine one     	0:4s:6d
Item, an old table clothe & 8 napkins      		0:2s:6d
Item, 3 bedsteeds, a table & forme & a beere fraine     1£:3s
Item, 9 pounds of woole     			-- [dark edge of page]
Item, 19 stoakes of barley      			-- [dark edge of page]
Item, 6 stoakes of rie      			-- [dark edge of page]
Item, two shelves      				-- [dark edge of page]
Item, ye houses, hardens & all easements & purtenances      -- [dark edge of page]
Item, ye she----- prized to      			2£: -- [dark edge of page]

These small things are rated & prized by sworne men viz Henry Thomasonne, 
Silvester Kewish, Patricke Cotteire, Phillip Gawne.

15th 9bris 1660 
The execr are at Lawfull yeares and have the cha[rge] 
of their goods & have bound themselves to secure ye 
ffice sub poena duble value as usu domini.



18 June 1659   
I doe acknowledge to have received off & from ye hands 
of Mary Crellin in ye behalfe of her mother Alice Crellin 
alias Bridesonne ye summe of forty shillings currant 
English money, wch was a debt due to mee of my father 
& mothers goods wch was in ye keepeing of my Aunt; 
wch said summe of forty shillings, I doe acquit exonerate 
& free my said Aunt, Executors, administrators & Assignes 
of & from ye summe of ye said forty shillings I said 
received by me ye same this 18th of June 1659, as witnes 
my signe manuall, Jaine Bridesonne her marke X.   
Witnesses hereto: 
William Costane, 
John Crellin, 
John Crellin junr his marke X.   

13 October 1659
I doe herby cleare ye suretyes re------ing upon Record for 
ye forth comeing for childs pte of goods due to me by the 
death of my father & mother now remaineing in the custodye 
of ye exec of Sr Wm: Cosnahan, as witnes my hand this 
13th 8ber 1659, Dorathy Bridson her mrke.     
Testes: 
Richd Stevenson, 
William Quaile. 

The 6th of Aprill 1661 
be it knowne unto all men by these presents that wee William 
Copper Margreat Copper als: Bridson Jane Bridson, Mally Bridson, 
Dolly Bridson and Nelly Bridson: have received of William 
Stevenson the summ of forty shillings of lawfull money of England 
in full discharge of all debts reckoning accompts demands 
whatsoever being due unto us by the death of our mother or 
any of her reckonning from the sd Will: or any of is from the 
beginning of the world to this day of the date hereof above 
mensoned being acgreed upon before witnesses: and further wee
doe in---h ourselves for our sister Mally Bridsin being now 
in Ireland that shee will never troble or mollest the foresd 
Willm: Stevenson i----e exse: or Adminesderatores for any 
part or parts that is due unto her: for we are her attorney  
And this our acquittance we humblely crave may be seat one 
record that ye booke may be sattisfyed how we are paid as 
witness our hands ye day and yeare above writen and further 
that the fore sd Willm: Copper was to have for the p--- and 
p---- geares out of that summ above mensoned out of the hole 
above the rest of the children and for as much as our sister 
doth stand at ----ant with --- we doe acknowledge to have 
receaved her part and doe aquit the fore sd Willm: Stevenson 
of her from any further troble.   
Willm: Copper X, 
Margreat Copper X, 
Nelly Bridsin her marke X, 
Jane Bridsin her mark X.     
Witnesses herof:  
Micheall Whited, 
John Corress X