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Will of Richard SHERLOCK of Winwick Will 14 Jun 1689   Probate not available
Source: Lancashire Wills Index Contributed by: Yvonne Purdy Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
I, Richard SHERLOCK, Rector of Winwick, being far in years .... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Richard SHERLOCK   LAN Winwick Thomas SHERLOCK Cousin LAN Winwick Anne SHERLOCK Cousin's wife John SHERLOCK Legatee Godson [s Thomas under 21] Henry SHERLOCK Legatee [s Thomas under 21] Thomas SHERLOCK Legatee [s Thomas under 21] Cicely SHERLOCK Legatee [d Thomas under 21] - HUNT Mention Oxton (Wirral) William SHERLOCK Cousin Oxton (Wirral) unnamed SHERLOCK Legatee [w William] Richard SHERLOCK Legatee [s William] Thomas CRANE Mention (Exec) Mr WILLETT Mention Richard SHERLOCK Cousin Oxford [with children] Samuel AYNSWORTH Steward [with children] Mary AYNSWORTH Legatee [w Samuel] Nathaniel WILSON "Brother" Jonathan WILSON "Brother" John WILSON Cousin CHS Willaston Thomas WILSON Nephew (Exec) "my Curate" Margaret BENNET Legatee LAN Holme Thomas FRITH Servant Alice PICKERING Legatee William ELLAM Legatee Clerk Adam ORFORD Legatee Sexton Elizabeth LUNT Legatee Ralph COOK Legatee Thomas BENNET Mention Attorney Henry PRESCOTT Mention Deputy Registrar Mr WIDDOWES Legatee Henry BYROM Mention (Exec) LAN Lowton Christopher BOARDMAN Mention (Exec) CHS Risley   Jonah CROPPER Witness Peter EDEN Witness John GERARD Witness   Probate: not available
Transcriber's Notes
Burial 25 Jun 1689 LAN Winwick. Not technically an OXF will, but included because it contains references to an Oxford family, and he is mentioned in an OXF will (Richard SHERLOCK 1676 qv) He claims his age to be 76.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
I, Richard SHERLOCK, Rector of Winwick, being far in years .... As to this corruptible body of mine (when dead) that the stench thereof may not offend the senses of the living I desire it may be buried in such decent manner as by my executors shall be thought fit betwixt the Chancel and the body of the Church under a stone laid there for that end with this inscription on the stone in Brass Exuviae RICHARDI SHERLOCK D.D., Indignissimi Hujus Ecclesiae Rectoris. Obiit 20 die June Anno Aetatis 76, Annoque Domini 1689. Sal infatuatum conculcate. Instead of a Dole at my funeral I bequeath to the Poor £115 to be distributed immediately upon my funeral: To the poor of Winwick and Holme £10. To the rest of the poor of the parish of Winwick £15. To the poor of Warrington parish £10. To the poor of Prescot parish £10. To the poor of Wigan parish £10. To the poor of Leigh parish £10. To the poor of Eccles parish £10. To the poor of Woodchurch parish in The Wirral £20. To the poor of the City of Chester £20. And towards the finishing of the free school of Warrington I give five pounds. All sums of money that have by me been laid out for the poors stock of bread and are concluded Irrecoverable shall be paid by my executors, So that all given and laid out for that use by me and others be made £300 complete to be laid upon land for the use of the poor for ever. To my cousin Thomas Sherlock I do freely give him his bond of £25 which he owes unto me. To Anne his now wife £5. Amongst all his children £50, £20 whereof to my godson John, and to Henry, Thomas, and Cicely £10 apiece which must be paid at or before [age 21] as my Executors shall think fit. Moreover to my godson John Sherlock I order that the Lease be renewed for Hunt’s house in Oxton, and that he succeed his father in it. I bequeath to my Cousin William Sherlock of Oxton in The Wirral £10, But my executors are to clear the rent of his house therewith for one year. And I give to his now wife 50/-. And hereby I order that the Lease for Oxton house be renewed for the use and behoof of Richard Sherlock his son, and that the Debts intrusted with Mr Crane and Mr Willett be employed for the taking of the said lease. [But] William Sherlock the father shall enjoy it whilst he pays duly the Lord's rent which is £10 per Annum, And that £50 be put forth for the use of William Sherlock’s children, his son Richard and the rest proportionably to be paid at or before [age 21]as my Executors shall think best. I give to my Cousin Richard Sherlock of Oxford £20 and £10 amongst his children, in all £30. I give to Samuel Aynsworth, my Steward, £20, and to Mary his wife £30, and to each of his children £5 apiece. I give to my brothers Nathaniel and Jonathan Wilson and to my Cousin John Wilson of Willaston to each £10, £30 in all to be bestowed amongst their respective children. And moreover, To my nephew Thomas Wilson, being my Curate, I do give £10 with a mourning Ring of 20/- price. To Margaret Bennet of Holme I give £20, and to my servant Thomas Frith £10, And to Alice Pickering 40/-, in all £32. I give to him that shall preach at my funeral sermon £2 and a mourning ring of 20/- price. To William Ellam Clerk 20/-. To Adam Orford Sexton 10/-. I give to Elizabeth Lunt £5. And to Ralph Cook £5, but to be bestowed upon them at my executor’s discretion. And to each of my servants that have lived above twelve months with me 20/- apiece. I desire that Mr Thomas Bennet Attorney in the Exchequer of Chester and Mr Henry Prescott Deputy Registrar of the Ecclesiastical Court would distribute the £20 to the poor of Chester; and that each of them have a guinea for their pains. I order that if the arrears due to me from Mr Widdowes for the Tythes of Lowton be discharged, that then £5 shall be returned thereupon. The remainder of my Estate shall be equally divided to the families of Thomas Sherlock of Winwick, William Sherlock of Oxton in The Wirral, Richard Sherlock of Oxford, and Samuel Aynsworth my steward for the use of their respective chidren, and that each family have its proportion whether the children be more or less. I constitute Mr Thomas Crane and my nephew Thomas Wilson, my Curates, Mr Henry Byrom of Lowton and Christopher Boardman of Risley, Executors, and bequeath to each of them £5 apiece with mourning rings to each of the four besides the charges in the execution of the same. Witnesses Jonah Cropper, Peter Eden, John Gerard. Probate: not available
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The Will of Richard SHERLOCK DD In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. The fourteenth daye of June in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred eighty and nine, I, Richard Sherlock, Dr of Divinity,of the Church of England Priests, and Rector of Winwick, being tho’ far in years yet (God be blessed) of sound mind and perfect memory, and mindful of the great account I must give up before the just Judge of the world of all my actions and injoyments in this present life in order thereunto I do make this my last will and Testament, revoking all other by these presents heretofore declared by me either in word or writing. FIRST, in all humility and godly sorrow for my sins, my many, very many sins, both of my youth and riper age, I do bequeath my soul into the merciful hands of my dear Redeemer, who offered up his innocent soul a sacrifice for my soul and for the many sinful pollutions thereof. All which I humbly beg may be washed away through faith in his blood which was shed for them. SECONDLY, as to this corruptible body of mine (when dead) that the stench thereof may not offend the senses of the living I desire it may be buried in such decent manner as by my executors shall be thought fit betwixt the Chancell and the body of the Church under a stone laid there for that end with this inscription on the stone in Brass Exuviae RICHARDI SHERLOCK D.D., Indignissimi Hujus Ecclesiae Rectoris. Obiit 20 die June Anno Aetatis 76, Annoque Domini 1689. Sal infatuatum conculcate. THIRDLY, as to that temporal Estate of goods Chattells and debts that God hath been pleased to bestow on me, I do order give and bequeath the same as followeth. INPRIMIS. Instead of a Doal at my funeral I bequeath to the Poor one hundred and fifteen pounds to be distributed immediately upon my funeral (vizt) To the poor of Winwick and Holme ten pounds. To the rest of the poor of the parish of Winwick fifteen pounds. To the poor of Warrington parish ten pounds. To the poor of Prescot parish ten pounds. To the poor of Wigan parish ten pounds. To the poor of Leigh parish ten pounds. To the poor of Eccles parish ten pounds. To the poor of Woodchurch parish in Werrall twenty pounds. To the poor of the City of Chester twenty pounds. In all one hundred and fifteen pounds. And towards the finishing of the free school of Warrington I give five pounds. My Will and mind is that all sums of money that have by me been laid out for the poors stock of bread and are concluded Irrecoverable shall be paid by my executors, So that all given and laid out for that use by me and others be made. Three hundred pounds compleat to be layd upon land for the use of the poor for ever. ITEM to my cousen Thomas Sherlock I do freely give him his bond of twenty five pounds which he owes unto me. To Anne his now wife five pounds. Amongst all his children fifty pounds Twenty pounds whereof to my godson John, and to Henry, Thomas, and Cicely Ten pounds a piece which must be paid At or before they come to age as my Executors shall think fit. Moreover to my godson John Sherlock I order that the Lease be renewed for Hunt’s house in Oxton, and that he succeed his father in it. ITEM I do bequeath to my Cousen William Sherlock of Oxton in Werrall ten pounds, But my executors are to clear the rent of his house therewith for one year. And I give to his now wife fifty shillings. And hereby I order that the Lease for Oxton house be renewed for the use and behoof of Richard Sherlock his son, and that the Debts intrusted with Mr Crane and Mr Willett be imployed for the taking of the said lease. Howbeit my will is that William Sherlock the father shall injoy it whilst he payes duly the Lords rent which is ten pounds per Annum, And that fifty pounds be put forth for the use of William Sherlock’s children, his son Richard and the rest proportionably to be paid At or before they come to their age as my Executors shall think best. ITEM I give to my Cousen Richard Sherlock of Oxford Twenty pounds and ten pounds amongst his children, in all Thirty pounds. ITEM I give to Samuell Aynsworth, my Steward, Twenty pounds, and to Mary his wife Thirty pounds, and to each of his children five pounds a piece. ITEM I give to my brothers Nathaniel and Jonathan Wilson and to my Cousen John Wilson of Willaston to each ten pounds (vizt) thirty pounds in all to be bestowed amongst their respective children. And moreover, To my nephew Thomas Wilson, being my Curate, I do give Ten pounds with a mourning Ring of twenty shillings price. ITEM to Margaret Bennet of Holme I give Twenty pounds, and to my servant Thomas Frith ten pounds, And to Alice Pickering forty shillings, in all Thirty-two pounds. ITEM I do give to him that shall preach at my funeral Sermon two pounds and a mourning ring of twenty shillings price. To William Ellam Clerk twenty shillings. To Adam Orford Sextone ten shillings. ITEM I give to Elizabeth Lunt five pounds. And to Ralph Cook five pounds, But to be bestowed upon them at my executor’s discretion. And to each of my servants that have lived above twelve months with me twenty shillings a piece. ITEM I do desire that Mr Thomas Bennet Attorney in the Exchequer of Chester and Mr Henry Prescott Deputy Registrar of the Ecclesiastical Court would distribute the Twenty pounds to the poor of Chester; and that each of them have a Ginney for their pains. ITEM I do order that if the arrears due to me from Mr Widdowes for the Tythes of Lowton be discharged, That then five pounds shall be returned thereupon. ITEM It is my will that the remainder of my Estate shall be equally divided to the families of Thomas Sherlock of Winwick, William Sherlock of Oxton in Werral, Richard Sherlock of Oxford, and Samuel Aynsworth my steward for the use of their respective chidren, and that each family have its proportion whether the children be more or less. LASTLY I do constitute and ordain Mr Thomas Crane and my nephew Thomas Wilson, my Curates, Mr Henry Byrom of Lowton and Christopher Boardman of Risley, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and do bequeath to each of them five pounds a piece with mourning Rings to each of the four besides the charges in the execution of the same. Whereunto I have set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. (Signed) Richard Sherlock Signed, Sealed and Published in the presence of Jonah Cropper, Peter Eden, John Gerard.