Leeds Wills: Will of Edmund Walker, of Armley

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Leeds Wills: Will of Edmund Walker, of Armley

Source=h:/!Genuki/RecordTranscriptions/WRY/LeedsWills_JackParry.txt Will of Edmund Walker, of Armley, parish of Leeds, yoman [Reg. Test. 21, Fol. 222; as also the
Inventory], dated 8 January 1578; proved 20 February 1578. Body to be buried in parish church-
yard of Leeds, next unto my wyfe, with my mortuary due and accustomed in the Queen's
Majesty's statutes. To my son, Peter W., 40£., and the whole interest upon my farmhold.
Daughter Jane Wairde, one cow. Daughter Agnes Ship, one cow. To Thomas W.'s base-
begotten son, one ewe. Peter Walker, sole executor. Son Thomas W., mentioned. Supervisors:
Mr. Vicar, of Leeds, and John Mylner, of Pudsey. Debts owing to me:- Mr. Robert Savel, 3£. 6s.
8d.; Mr. John Milner, 10£.; William Rodley, of Leeds, Kirkgate, 19£. 18s. 4d.; Robert Sander, of
Holbeck, 40s.; Agnes Saxton, Armley, 13/4; Witnesses:- Mr. John Mylner; George Story, curate,
William Bryme, clarke; William Clarke, John Dawson, with other mo.
The inventories of the goodes and cattells of Edmunde Walker, of Armley, deceased, praysed by
these foure honeste men-George Musgrave, William Clarke, John Dawson, and Richard Wilson,
with others: - Imprimis his purse, 3/4. Item, his apparel, 13/4. 7 stones of woll and yard at 12s.,
3£. 16s. Other 5 st. of courser woll at 6s., xxxs. Thre coverlettes and 3 pairs blankets, 20s.
Two pairs bedstocks, 2s. Thre brasse pottes, 16s. Six brasse pannes, 16s. Thre pewder
vessels, one sawser, 4s. Two candlesticks, 12d. One yren chimney, 8s. Three arkes, 23/4.
One counter, 5s. Two almeries and one little arke, 13/4. One saltinge troughe and one
knedinge troughe, 6/8. Two chistes, 4/.; * bordes, 7/. Best ....ley, 33/4. the lome, with
ymplements, 12/. 15 bordes, 6/8. One length of tenter and one old carte, 8/. Five kye and one
quye, 9£. Two quyes and one little calfe, 36/8. Two maires and one fole, 3£. 10s. 19 shepe,
53/4. The hay, 53/4. Corne in the laythe, wheat, rye, and barlie, 53/4. Otes in laithe, 6£.
Corn sawen on the ground, 26/9. Pair of harrowes, 2/8. fierwoode, 12/-. Two lode sadles and
one paire of panyers, 2/-. One paire of combes, with combestocke and one frying pane, 2/-. Pickes,
axes, wimbles, sacks, window clothes, with other little ymplements, 16/-. Paire of clothe shears,
8s. One bushell of salte, one house cocke, 6 hennes, one little talowe, 5/-. Sum total, 19£.
Funeral expence, item the buriall dynner, with churche dueties and other charges at home, 66s.
8d. Item, Mr. Mylner, of Pudsey, 26/8. To my sone Thomas Walker, 40s. Item, Robert Sander,
of Holbeck, 40s.

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