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Offline AH

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1628 will
« on: Saturday 27 September 25 16:13 BST (UK) »
I am having great difficulty reading this will & would appreciate any help
I can see:

twenty shillings. Item … …. give and bequeath unto Thomas
Bllocks …. …. xx s and to … …. …. …. …. ….
Robt Dowthwaite and Thom Gaskarth and to … ….
… …. …. …. …..
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Re: 1628 will
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 27 September 25 16:58 BST (UK) »
Here is the early part.  Some of this is quite tentative (uttocks, 13 and some) but I post it for whatever it's worth.

It(e)m shee doth geve and bequeath unto Thomas

uttocks 13 children xxs and to be bestowed of some beast by...


This suggests it was a nuncupative will.

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Re: 1628 will
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 27 September 25 20:46 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much for your kind help
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Re: 1628 will
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 27 September 25 23:27 BST (UK) »
I can't help much with this, but I don't think it is written Gaskarth, because the last letter doesn't seem to be h. Perhaps Gaskeard ? Maybe that is a variant spelling of Gaskarth ?

Some very tentative suggestions for the 2nd part:

… Rob(er)t Douthwaite, and Thom(as) Gaskeard[?] and to goo fforward to ye

use of ye said childern. It(em) shee doth geve and bequeath

unto Elizabeth Gaskeard[?], Thomas eldest daughter iijli vjs viijd
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Re: 1628 will
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 28 September 25 09:04 BST (UK) »
Thank you for all your help. I am managing to decipher about 1 letter per day so all your help is greatly appreciated
Cheetham in Eccles, Lancashire. Roxburgh in Galston, Ayrshire. Lindsay in GlenIsla, Dundee and Newcastle