The Will of William Stable of Pontefract - Dated 1616
In the name of god amen The Eightenth day
of January one
Thousand six hundreth and sixtene I William Stable of Pontefract in
the county
Of yorke gentleman sicke in body but whole in minde and of good and
pfect rimembrance
Prayse be unto god doe ordeyne constitute and make this my last will
and testament
In manner and forme followinge First I give and bequeath my soul to
almightye
God my testator and redemer and my bodie to be buridd in the pish
church church-
Yarde of Alhallowes in Pontefract Itm I give and bequeath to my sonn
Allan
Stable his heires and assignes forever If I doe not sell it before I
die two Acres
Of Arrable land with th appurtance sett lyinge and beinge in the
severall fields of
Ferry brigges whereof one Acre is sett lyinge and beinge in the field
therin called
Wellcliffe Field in two landes betwene the land of Christopher Rawson
on the east
parte and the landes of John Coates upon the west parte and butteth on
the hagg_
of Wellcliffe hall on the south and the high way called Pontefract
gate on the
Northe __ One other half Acre is sett lyeinge and beinge in
Ferribrigge greanefield
upon a Furlonge there called Myrye Butts betwene the landes of the
Kinge matie boath
East and west and butteth on the Kings matie high way on
the North and upon a
headland of the landes of Josuah Waekfeild on the south and other two
Roodes of lande
beinge in the field against Knottingelly hill betwene the landes John
Havaster Esquyre
____ ____ parte and the landes of John Coates on the North parte and
butteth
on the said hill on the east and the highwaye betwene the Trinkis and
the Kinges
high way on the west also one Acre of arrable land with thappurtince
sett lyeinge
and beinge in ferribrigge feildes afforesaid called Wellcliffe fields
nigh unto the
Pinfold whereof one halfe Acre is sett lyeinge and beinge betwixt
heighe of
Edmond Heyforth Booth on the south and of the North partes and butteth
on the
Highway on the east and upon the west upon a headland another half
Acre
Lyeinge and beinge in the same field betwene the landes of the Kinges
matie on the
North parte and the landes of the heighe of Gayrl on the South parte
and
butteth upon the same high way on the East and upon a headland on the
west
Also I doe give and bequeath to my sonn Marke Stable his heires and
assignes
for ever if I doe not sell it before I dye Two Acres of Arrable land
sett
lyeinge and beinge in the severall fields of Ferrybrigges afforesaid
whereof one
Acre is sett lyeinge and beinge in the feildes there called Round hill
feildes in
Fowere landes betwene the landes of John Havaster Esquyre on the East
parte
and the landes of Josuah Warkfeild gentleman of the West parte and
Butteth on a close called the ould cowe close on the south and upon
the way
Called Cowgate upon the North and the other
[‘acre’ inserted] lyeinge togeather in the feildes
There called Wellcliffe fields betwene the landes of or
sovraigne lord the Kinge
upon the west parte and the landes of John Havaster Esquyer on the
East parte
and butteth upon the high way called Cowgate upon the South and the
heighe
of Wellclyffe on the North And also one other Acre of Arrable land
lyeinge and
beinge in the sevrall Feildes of Ferrybrigges afforesaid whereof one
half acre
is sett lyeinge and beinge in the field there called Round hill Field
betwene the
Landes of or sovraigne lord the Kinge upon the East parte
and the landes of
Josuah Waekfeild gentleman upon the west parte and butteth upon a
close
There called Cowclose upon the south parte and upon the highway called
Cowgate upon the North and another half Acre is sett lyeinge and
beinge
In Ferrybrigge feildes Called the Greanefeild betwene the landes of
the said
Josuah Waekfeild upon the West parte and the landes of John Jackson
upon the
East parte and Butteth upon a headland on the North and upon
Pontefract Greane
Field on the south parte Alsoe I give and bequeath to my three
daughters Margret
Stable Alice Stable and Elizabeth Stable theire heires and assignes
forever
If I doe not Sell it before I dye One Close of Arrable land meddowe
and
Pasture sett lyeinge and beinge in the North field of Pontefract
called the North
Field close late the land of John Ellis of Kiddall Esquyre And also I
give and
Bequeath to my sonn John Stable my now dwellinge house situate and
beinge
In Balygate in Pontefract with all and singular thappurtinces
Thereunto belonging
with Fower Acres and a halfe of Arrable land more or lesse with one
Cubbard in the
hall house and the paynted clothes in the same with the glasse
wyndowes and the benches
in the same hall house and two portall doores Belonginge to the same
as they now
be also in the parlor below the hall howse one Beddstead and one
Presse one
Portall doore and the seailenge round about the said parlur with the
paynted
Clothes over the heade and the glasse windowes with the benches of
sealenge
round about the Parlur and one longe Table with a frayme in the same
Parlar
where they now be also in the chamber over the hall house one
standbedd with the
paynted clothes above it standeinge as it nowis on the south side on
the said chamber
and the paynted clothes Round about the same as they now be Itm I give
to my
sonn William Stable Twelve pence in full satisfaction & cuntentacion
if his child
parte and porcon Itm I give to my sonn Thomas Stable Twelve pence in
full contentation and satisfaction of his childs parte and porcon Itm
I give to my
sonn Jame Stable Twelve pence in full contentacon and satisfaction of
his
childs parte and porcon Also I give unto Isabell Woodde my daughter in
a
full contentacon and satisfaction of her child parte and porcon Twelve
pence
Itm I give to Jane Marshall my daughter Twelve pence in full
contentacon
and satisfaction of her child parte and porcon the rest of my goodes
unbequeathed
& not given my debts legacyes and funerall Expence paide & discharged
I give
unto Allan Stable Marke Stable Margrett Stable Alice Stable and
Elizabeth Stable whome I make my Executo & Executrics of this my last
will and testament as is abovesaid and I make Mr Thomas Stable of
Pontefract
Alderman and John Stable senior John Stable junior John Tatun and
William
Tatun of the same Towne _ _____ supvisors of this my last will and
testament
unto whom I give to every one of them for theire paynes Three
shillinges Fore
pence apeece These beinge witnesses Thomas Stabell William Tatan
David Greene Robert Greene Richard Sprooston and John Stable Seald &
Signed the one and twentyth day of Aprill One thousand six hundreth
and
Seaventene by the said William Stable gentleman These beinge witnesses
of the sealinge Thomas Stables John Tatam William Tatam Robert
Greene and John Stable Senior.