Will of Mary Apelby

In the Name of god Amen the 14 day of May the year of our lord 1659
I Mary Apelby of Lartington in the county of York widdow bingen in perfect remembrance doth make with my oune handes this my laste will and Testament & doth commend my soule to Almight god & humble beseech Jesus christ is sak and his holy passion to have mercy a pon my soule and all the blessed saints in heaven to pray for m my bodie to be buried in Romaldkirk be side my husband Mr Francis Apelby
Item I give unto my nephew Francis Apelby twentie shilling in gold
Item I give unto my neeces Margaret Apelby my blew bedd with Rugg curtaines and vallances and all thinges belonging to it
Item I give unto my god sonn Ambrose Apelby one gold Ring of the beste and my silver wine bowe I give to him
Item I give unto my nephew Francis Apelby Two daughters Mary Apelby and Margaret to each of them twentie shilling
Item I give unto youg Francis Apelby twentie shilling
Item I give to Garrote Apelby twentie shilling
Item I give unto my cosen Philipp Brunskell of bowes 5 pound
Item I give unto his wife Mary Brunskell fortie shilling
Item I give unto his three sonnes Phillipp and Parsa and Francis to each of them twentie shillings and I give to yong Mary Brunskell twentie shilling
Item I give unto my sister Dale fortie shilling in gold
Item I give unto my cosen John Dale twentie shilling in gold
Item I give unto his wife Margaret Dale fortie shilling
Item I give unto my cosen Henry Dale a pound
Item I give unto my cosen Margaret Wattson fortie shilling
Item I give unto my cosen Dorothy Dale 10 pound and the bedd in my oune chamber with stript curtaines vallances 2 covrletes with 3 blanketh fedder bedd boullster and mattres and matt with tabel cloth that is grene I give to my cozen Dorothy Dale
Item I give unto my cosen Mary Dale 4 pound
Item I give unto my cosen Susanna Rayne fortie shilling
Item I give unto my cosen Cristian French fortie shilling
Item I give unto Phillis Rayne my cosen Brunskell sister twentie shilling
Item I give unto John Cooke that served my brother Ingilby my nephew Henry Ingilby twentie shilling
Item I give unto Henry Smithson twentie shilling
Item I give unto my sister Elizabeth Ingilby fortie shilling
Item I give unto my god sonne Fardinando Asmall twentie shilling
Item I give to her that shall serve me at my death twentie shilling
Item I give to every one that is then servants in the house man and women 3 shilling a peeces
I give to the ould power two pences a peeces at my buriall and yong power pences a peeces
And I doth heare make my cosen James Dale my wholl executor of this my last will and Testament and I desire my cosen James Dale to paying all the legacies and my fewnerall expences discharged and I pray him to given it for me and also I give to my cosen James Dale and to his children all my lining and my money and gold and moneys that I have lent that I have written downe in my writting book and if my cosen James Dale should dyed and have noe children then I doth given it to my cosen Thomas Dale and my cosen Henry Dale [wh]om I make my Executors and I doth given them all that I have written downe and I desire them to paying all the legasies and my fewnerall expences discharged I pray them to doe it for me thiss I have written downe with my oune handes witnes where of I have heare sett my hande and seale the day and yeare a bove writte 1659

Mary Apelby

in the presence of
Joh X Stephenson his mark
John Ewbank

In a different hand

Memorandum that I Mary Apelby of Lartington in the county of york Widdow doe hereby declare that I doe give and bequeath unto my Neece Dorothy Dale All my Pewther (the stille or Limbeck, the Quart Potte and Pottle Potte excepted, which I doe give unto my Nephew Francis Apelby, that they may remaine with my husbands house, also I give unto my s[ai]d Nephew Apelby all my Brasse=weights for the same purpose; I give unto my s[ai]d Neece Dorothy Dale that paire off sheets now lying upon my owne bed and also my great Trunk which Pewther sheets and Trunk I doe give her, besides the bedding and whatsoever else I have given her by my Will, I give unto my Neeces Mary Apelby and Margaret Apelby the daughters off my s[ai]d Nephew Francis Apelby each of them a Gold ring, I give unto Margaret wife of Ambrose Apelby the Smith that Featherbed Bolster and Mattris with one paire of Course Sheets , three blanketts, one Happing and one Coverlett now lying upon the Trunlebed in my owne Chamber, I give unto Jane the wife of Will[ia]m Lee of Cragge one paire off Course Sheets I give more unto my Neece Dorothy Dale my silke=gowne and satten=Pettycoate, I give to my Servant Mary Ward my Tammylett=gowne and redde Petty coate, I give to Bessy Nateby my greene Pettycoate, I give to Anne Solby one Lawne Handkercher, neckcloath and cuffs, a Smock and an apron, I give to Bessy Race A neckcloath, Gorgette and Cuffs, Smoc and apron, I give to Grace Dixon a Handkercher, Neckcloath a Cuffs, Smock and apron, I give more unto my Neece Dorothy Dale (whoe hath very lovingly helped mee in all occasions and noe siti[?]) my Best Gorgette and paire of Cuffs, Neckcloath Smock and Apron, I give to the s[ai]d Mary Ward my next best Gorgette, Cuffs, Neckcloath, Smock and Apron, I give to Anne the wiffe of Robert Parkyn my Morning Coate, I give to Anne the daughter of John Stephenson the gowne that I doe now weare, I give to Cosin Margaret Dale wife of my cosin Thomas Dale all my Linnen yarne, I give unto Mary the daughter of my Cosin Philipp Brunskell my wrought purse, I give to Anne Dudley and her sister Mary Baimbrigge each of them five shillings Memorandum that all these particular gifts or legacies abovemenc[i]oned by Mee given or bequeathed to all or any of the persons abovenamed in this my Will or writing are noe way in derogac[i]on of my Will or writing, in which other things are contained, and legacies given to some of the person or persons herein named, and also my Executor is therein by Mee named and appointed, but they are given either in augmentac[i]on or explanac[i]on off my true meaning and intenc[i]on, In witnes whereoff I have hereunto sette my hand the eleaventh day of March in the year of our Lord 1663

Mary Apelby

In the presence of
Fr Apelby
Dorothy Dale
Mary Ward