Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century ; Chester, 1650-1700—Appendix.

of Ralp h ffletcher late of the Cittie of Chester , ironmonger , deceased , £ 5 . And the rest and residue of all my goods & c and personal estate to my dear and loving wife ELIZABETH whom I hereby make sole Executrix I remit to John Dawson of the City of Chester , feltmaker £ 5 of the £ 10 he owes , and I acknowledge that the said Thomas Halliwell and I are even upon all accounts of monevs .

Dated . 7 . June . 16 . Charles . 1665 . Signed sealed & c ( Signed ) The marke of in the presence of JOHN FFLETCHER Thomas Acton Small red seal armorial , too small James Heylin to enable the quarterings to be The marke of Sarah Bedward . clearly identified . Tho : Halliwell

Proved . 3 . July . 1665 Inventory of all the goods & c of John ffletcher late of ye Cittie of Chester , Cloth worker deceased , taken & c 4 . July 1665 . Chiefly household goods furniture & c In good debts by speciality £ 180 . 00 . 00 . More in other debts without speciality 23 . 00 . 00 .

RANDLE HOLME , GENTLEMAN In the name of God . Amen , I RANDLE HOLME of tlie Gity of Chester , gentleman My body to be buryed with my ancestors in the parish church of Saint Mary in the said City of Chester at the discretion of my Executors . I devise all my messuages and lands within the said Cit y of Chester to my loving wife MARGARET HOLME for her lifeand after her death to my Executors for the

, term of 200 years , to raise the sum of £ 300 for payment of the legacies hereafter mentioned , and then their trust to cease , and determine , and then I devise the same messuages and lands to my brother GEORGE HOLMES , ancl the heirs of his body , and for want of such issue then to my brother JOHN HOLMES and the heirs of his body , and for want of such issue to my nephew RANDLE BUREOWS , and the heirs of his body , and for want of such issue then to my nephew WILLIAM

BURGANEY , and the heirs of his body , and for want of such issue to my niece RACHEL BURGANEY and the heirs of her body , ancl for default of such issue to my own right heirs for ever . To my niece Barbara Lloyd £ 60 . To my niece Rachel Burganey £ 60 . To Mary Speed and Barbara Speed daughters of Richard Speed of Wrexham , co Denbigh , Ironmonger , £ 40 , to each £ 20 . To my niece Margaret daughter of Robert Jones of Denbigh , gentleman £ 10 . To my

two Executors hereafter named £ 10 apiece for mourning . To the poor of Saint Mary ' s parish £ 10 , the interest to be distributed to poor widows living within the Bridge Gate of the City of Chester , every Christmas . To my nephew Randle Burroios £ 50 . To the Mayor and citizens of the Citty of Chester £ 30 . to be employed for the maintenance or education of one poor boy of the said Parish of Saint Mary in the Charity School lately erected for the education of poor boys in the said Citty . To my cousin Elizabeth ffoullcs daughter of

Peter ffoullcs of Ryviat Esquire £ 20 . All which said sums amount in the whole to the sum of £ 300 , to be raised out of the profits of my real estate , from aud after my wife ' s death . Aud as to my personal estate , I give " the bed , hangings , and furniture of that Room in my dwelling in the Bridge Street , of the said Citty , which Room was formerly made use of as a Printing House or Place " to my said niece Barbara LloydI give and bequeath all my

, books and Collections of Heraldry to my said Brothers GEORGE HOLME ancl JOHN HOLME , to be equally divided between them , they paying £ 40 , that is to say £ 20 apiece to my Executors hereafter named , which with the residue of all my personal estate ( after my debts and funeral expenses shall be thereout paid and satisfied ) I give and bequeath to my said loving luife MARGARET HOLME , and I appoint my loving brother in law Edward Lloyd of Llanarman in