Will of 1649 - please advise

[Bridgebabe]

I have received will of 8 x gt grandfather (1649)  from  Lancs Archives office and have had this enlarged and the print made darker to help.  Still totally struggling !!- and would welcome advice where  I should seek professional help to do this. Not sure at all how to go on - but how exciting is this !  Thank you

[patpat]

Could you put it n here so ppl can have a
look ?

[Bridgebabe]

Hi thank you for such a quick response  You can tell what a numpty I am with IT not sure how to scan this to send to Rootschat!  Again any help MUCH appreciated
 Thanks, Brenda

[Treetotal]

This might be of help...

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/Satellite?childpagename=UKLearningCenter%2FLearning_C%2FPageDefault&pagename=LearningWrapper&cid=1265124794715

Carol

[veeblevort]

Posting on behalf of Bridgebabe. Please help
complete transcription of this Inventory.

The Inventorie of all the goods Chattells and Cattells Moveable and
Unnoveable of John Lambe of Aughton Lately deceased prized and
valued by John Crosgill John Raft Thomas Fell and James
Baileman the 21 daye of May in the year of our lord god 1648.

                     li   s   d
Imprimis 2 kine and one heffer             7   0   0
Ite(m) A Calve and half a Calfe             1   0   0
Ite(m) one horse                3  10   0
Ite(m) ploughs harrows swyvells and lowswoode?   )
one Cask               )    1   0   0
Ite(m) haye and Fother                2   0   0
Ite(m) Muck or Manure                   13   4
Ite(m) Lowswoode? About the house and wheelles   )
and one Chare?               )        6   0

[veeblevort]

Posting on behalf of Bridgebabe. Please help
complete transcription of this Inventory.

Ite(m) 2 gangs of wheells timber and 2 odFellows       10    0
Ite(m) Bedsteads and Boards about the house          10   0
Ite(m) garth spade hatchet and Iron housgeare           3   0
Ite(m) Coverlets sheets and boulsters          1   0   0
Ite(m) Chists                   1   0   0
Ite(m) spining wheell __ Tubs __      )
Ite(m) _____________            )    1   0   0   
Ite(m) ___ hemp and hempyarn                15   0
Ite(m) Frying pan gridiron and andiron              8   6
Ite(m) Rackencrooke Tongs and speete          0   0   0
Ite(m) Brass and Peuter                1   3   0
Ite(m) meat? ___ Forms Cheirs and stoolles           4   0

[veeblevort]

Posting on behalf of Bridgebabe. Please help
complete transcription of this Inventory.

Ite(m) Oates sowen and in the house reidie   )
windowed 18 windles            )   10  16   0
Ite(m) Barly                      12   0
Ite(m) the lease of the newlands          3   0   0
Ite(m) his apparell                1   6   8

sum(m)a total 37 li 17 s 6 d

Debts which the deceased ought at the time of his death
To Richard Willdeman      11  10  0
To Grace Simpson       3   0  0
To Thomas Lodge          6   9  0
To Richard Jackson      16   4  0
To ___ winder          4  14  0
To John Fell          1  12  0
To Thomas Greene       2   0  0
To Henry Compton   )    2  10  0
for the rent of Newland   )
To Thomas Hather___          10  0      
Ite(m) his Funerall expenses   

Sum(m)a total

[Bridgebabe]

Thanks for the earlier replies and a special thank you to veeblevort who has been so helpful to a novice in this field for time and hard work - much appreciated

[jbml]

Not looking too good for his family, is it?

Assets £37/7/6

Liabilities (before funeral expenses) £48/9/0

Net deficiency £11/1/6