Will & Inventory of Lawrance Ratclife of Onecote , 1662

Description:Wills and their accompanying inventories of goods and chattels, are an excellent source of information for family, social and economic history. A will can provide all kinds of useful information about family relationships and the social and economic status of the testator, that is the person making the will. In addition before 1750, an itemised inventory of the goods of the deceased was drawn up by between two and five unbiased persons called appraisors, overseers or supervisors. The inventory includes all the moveable goods, including where appropriate household goods, clothing, stock-in-trade, farm stock, growing and cut corn, loose money and any rent and debts due but it does not include land.

"In the name of God Amen I Lawrance Ratlife of Oncoate in the parish of Butterton and County of Stafford yeoman; being of good and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same : yet considering how certaine a thing death is to all, though most uncertaine in the time And perceiving the abillity of my body to be declineing for a godly preparation, doe make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following viz.

First I give and bequeath my soule to Almighty God, my onely Saviour and redeemer through whose pretious blood sheding I hope to receive remission of all my sinnes & my body to be buried in the parish Church of Butterton when it shall please God I shall depart this mortall life

Secondly for my temporall goods I give and bequeath as followeth:
First I doe give unto my Sonne William Ratliffe the summr of six pounds to be paid unto him within twelve monthes after my decease in full satisfaction of his childs parte."


Copyright : Lichfield Record Office , B/C/11 1662 Ratclife , Lawrance

Reproduced by courtesy of the Lichfield Diocesan Registrar.

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Will Transcript of Lawrance Ratclife (7 KB)

Inventory Transcript of Lawrance Ratclife (5 KB)