James Mather

• Death Notes

  James Mather, of Radcliffe, 1596.
  3^ daie of October, 1595.—I, James Mather of the parishe of Radcliffe in the Countie of Lancaster:
  My body to Parish Church or Churchyard of Radcliffe.—mentions " one house & certaine lands, which I & my wyffe & my eldest sonne Raphe Mather enjoy," " the property which I houlde of the most worshippful my M'' and landeslorde Richard Ashton of Mydleton, Esquire."—to be employed " for the goode education & bringing up of my younger children untill my sayde sonne accomplishe the age of 21 years."—mentions further —" my brother Hughe Mather his widdowe "—" John Fletcher "—" M' Fox my Lord derbie his steward "—" Ellyu Mather my wyffe "—" my five children"—leaves to " my younge sonne Thomas Mather xP "—" my eldest daughter Elizabeth Mather xP "—" my seconde daughter Marye iii^^  "
  —
  " my youngest daughter Ann Mather iiii^^ "—"My saide wyffe & my two sonnes " executors—" my brother Hughe Mather & my cosin Randle Mather overseers."
  Debts owinge unto M"" James Mather amountinge to 38^\ 7^ 6*^.
  \inter alia'] Item : Hughe Mather, 48°. 7^.
  Item: Edwarde Tyldsley my brother-in-law, 18^
  Item : Thomas Tyldesley my brother-in-law, 10^
  Item : Ux Wme Mather my mother-in-law, 2'.
  Witnesses. Roberte Kenyonn, Randle Mather, Samuel Mather, Hughe Dyggle, ffrancke Wrooe, scripsit.
  Inventorie 14 November, 1595, by Hugh ^^Mather, Edward Tyldsley,
  Ellys Walker & france[is] Wrooe.
  Summa totalis cix^^ xvii^ vi**.
  Proved 6th February 1595[-6].