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Will and Bond of John
Adamthwaite, late of Moss in Frostrow - deceased 1776
In the name of God Amen
I John Adamthwaite late of Moss in Frostrow but now of Sedbergh Town in
the parish of Sedbergh and County of York, yeoman being of souch and
disposing mind memory and understanding do make and ordain this my Last
Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, I
commend my Soul to Almighty God and my Body I commit to the earth to be
decently buried according to the direction of my Executrix and my
temporal Estate I dispose of as hereinafter is mentioned and expressed,
to wit, I Give and bequeath unto my servant Isabel Donnison and
her Assigns One clear annuity or yearly rent charge or sum of three
pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be issuing due and payable
from forth and out of all and singular my freehold closes or inclosures
of land hereinafter devised with the appurtenances from the time of my
decease for and during the term of her natural life, to be paid to the
said Isabel Donnison or her Assigns weekly by the sum of one shilling at
the end of every week and the remaineder of the said annuity remaining
unpaid at the end of the year by the weekly payments aforesaid. To be
made up and paid in full at the end of every year during her life
without any deduction or abatement to be taken thereout upon any account
whatsoever with full and free liberty power and authority for her the
said Isabel Donnison and her assigns on non payment of the said annuity
or any part thereof at the times before appointed to enter into and upon
all or any part of the said freehold closes orinclosures of land
hereinafter devised with their apputenances and distrain for the same
and the distress and distresses then and therefound to take detain
impound appraize sell and dispose thereof as as in cases of rack rents
or other rents reserved due and payable upon any demise lease or
contract for satisfaction of the said annuity and all arrears thereof
and all costs and charges touching such distress or distresses any law
custom or usage to the contrary in any wise not withstanding. And I
further give and bequeath unto the said Isabel Donnison the bed
bedstocks and bedding thereto belonging wherein she now lives and also
all iron pott one brass pan one frying pan one smoothing iron all the
implements and utensils generally used for the making and baking my
bread, all the meat drink meal malt and other provisions and all the
coals peat turf and fuel remaining and being in my house at the time of
my decease and also such other of my household goods as she the said
Isabel Donnison shall fix upon and chuse not exceeing the value of
twenty shillings to be appraised by any two indifferent persons to be
agreed on by and between her the said Isabel Donnison and my Executrix.
I give and devise unto my niece Elizabeth Edmondson wife of
Thomas Edmondson and to her heirs and assigns forever all those my
freehold closes or inclosures of land called or commonly known by the
several names of Throslehold, Long Parrock, New Dikes and Willow
Parrock situate lying and being at or near Moss in Frostrow aforesaid
together with all nd singular the rights hereditaments and appurtenances
thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining to have and to hold the
same unto and to the only use of the said Elizabeth Edmondson her heirs
and assigns for ever subject nevertheless to and hereby made subservient
to the payment of the said annuity rent charge or sum of three pounds
yearly to the said Isabel Dennison and her assigns at the times and in
manner above mentioned. I also give and devise unto the said Elizabeth
Edmondson her Heirs and assigns for ever all that free rent of eight
pence yearly issuing and payable unto me forth and out of a messuage or
dwelling house with the appurtenances situate and being on the east side
of Sedbergh Church Yard now the estate of Richard Terry and also all
that other free rent of one shilling and four pence yearly issuing and
payable unto me forth and out of another messuage or dwelling house with
the appurtenances situated and being on the east side of the said Church
yard and now the estate of James Inman and also all and singular other
my messuages lands tenements hereditaments and real estate whatsoever
situated lying and being in the parish of Sedbergh aforesaid to have and
to hold the same unto and to the use of the said Elizabeth Edmondson her
heirs and assigns for ever. I give and bequeath unto my nephew
Edmund Brown the sum of Forty pounds to be paid to him by the said
Elizabeth Edmondson within twelve months after my decease provided
always and upon this express condition nevertheless that the said Edmund
Brown shall and do when thereunto required by the said Elizabeth
Edmondson duly execute unto her a good and sufficient release in the law
of all claims and demand whatsoever out of in and to all and singular my
messuages lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever with their and
every of their appurtenances both freehold and customary situate and
being in the parish of Sedbergh aforesaid or in default thereof I do
hereby revoke disa.. and make void the legacy of forty pounds so given
to the said Edmund Brown as aforesaid and do will and ordain that the
same shall never be paid by the said Elizabeth Edmondson anything herein
before contained in any will notwithstanding – I do hereby make ordain
and appoint the said Elizabeth Edmondson my sole executrix and from and
after payment of all my just debts legacies and funeral expences I give
and bequeath unto her the said Elizabeth Edmondson all my goods chattels
money securities for money and all my personal estate whatsoever not
hereinbefore otherwise given and disposed off. And lastly I will and
ordain that my present tenant William Cowper shall peaceably and
quietly hold and enjoy the messuage land and tenements he now rents
under and during the full term agreed between us paying the yearly
reserved rent he has paid me for the same And I do hereby revoke all
former Wills and declare this only to be my last will and testament In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty fourth
day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and
sixty six.
Signed sealed published
and declared by the said John Adamthwaite as for his Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us who in his presence have subscribed our
names as witnesses:
Richard Brown
William Smith
J Wadeson (?)
John Adamthwaite, his
mark and seal
Bond
Know all men by these
presents that we Elizabeth Edmondson wife of Thomas Edmondson of Dent in
the parish of Sedbergh County of York and Archdeaconry of Richmond and
Gilbert Wilson of the parish of Sedbergh County of York and archdeaconry
aforesaid, innkeeper are holden and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend
Father in God William by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Chester in the
sum of eighty pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be
paid to the said Right Reverend Father or to his certain Attorney his
executors administrators or assigns; to which payment, well and truly to
be made we bind ourselves and each of us our heirs executors and
administrators firmly by these presents sealed with our seals, dated the
nineteenth day of april in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and seventy six.
The condition of this
obligation is such that if the above bounden Elizabeth Edmundson
executrix of the cash will and testament of John Adamthwaite late of
Sedbergh in the county of York and Archdeaconry of Richmond deceased
shall and do well and truly execute and perform the last will and
testament of the said John Adamthwaite deceased and do pay all his debts
and legacys so far as his goods and personal estate will extend and the
lawshall bind her if also she do exhibit into Court a true and perfect
Inventary of the said deceased’s goods and personal estate and give
atrue and just accompt of her acting in the premises when she shall be
thereunto lawfully called; that then this obligation to be void or else
in force.
Sealed and delivered in
the presence of
W Gawthrop (signed)
Mary Pricket (signed)
Elizabeth Edmundson her
mark and seal
Gilbert Wilson – signed
and sealed
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