In the name of god amen The Seventh daie of January in the year of our Lord god (after the computation of the Church of England) One Thousand six hundred sixtie I Richard Heape of Outwoods within Pilkington in the Countie of Lancaster Yeoman beinge somewhat Infirme and sicke in bodie but of p[er]fette and sound memory and understandinge (gods holy name have the praise) do make and ordaine and Constitute this to bee my Last will and Testament makeing null and voyde all other will and wills Testament and Testaments at any tyme or tymes by me heeretofore made in any wise And first and principally I commend my soule into the hands of god almightie my Creator stedfastly beliveinge in his mercy Through the onely meritts and mediating of Jesus Christ his onely son and my alone Saviour To have free pardon and Remission of all my sinns and Life everlastinge And my bodie to Christian and decent buriall at the discrecion of my Executors heereafter named And as Concerning my worldly estate of goods and Cattells And other my estate of messuage lands and tenements It is my mynde and will First That my Loveinge and welbeloved wife Jane have and hould the moietie of all my messuage and tenements with Thappurtenances Excepting That part thereof Called Kenyon[?] grounds in such sorte and manner as is heretofore agreed upon mencioned and expressed in certaine Indentures by mee formerly made Alsoe it is my will and mynd That out of the whole bodie of p[er]sonal estate my detts bee first paid And all my funerall Costs and Charges bee lykwyse deducted and discharged And especially that one dett or [blank] ten pounds to Mary Wroe my granddaughter bee unto her the said Mary duely paid Alsoe I will and devise give and bequeath unto my grandson Richard Heap the same of fyve pounds And it is my Further will and mynde That all the rest and remainder of my said p[er]sonall estate of goods Cattells debts and Creditts bee divided into twoe equall p[ar]ts the one part Thereof I Freely give and bequeath to my said welbeloved wyfe Jane And out of the other parte thereof I give to my welbeloved soninlaw Robert Sydebothom Twentie shillings And all the Rest and remainder of that parte of my said goods [last named?] It is my mynde and will the same bee devided int twoe equall partes The one parte thereof I give and I bequeath to my Loveing son Richard Heape And the moietie or other parte therof I give and bequeath to my son in law Richard Hilton and Elizabeth his wife And of this my last will and Testament I nominate make and appointe my said son in law Robert Sydebothom And my welbeloved wife Jane Executors hopeinge they will see the same executed in all things as my Trust is in them In Wytnesse whereof I have unto this my present Last will and Testament put my hand and Seale the daie and yeare first above wrytten
R Heap
[seal]
Sealed Signed and for his last will and Testament we being present and wytness of it
Joseph Berkie
Ellis Farnworth
[Proved 1664]