| Description | Will 27 May 1666; Pr.20 Jul 1666; Copy 19 Jul 1682 Devises lands in Holt to his sisters Alice, wife of Thomas Pasnich, and Katharine, wife of Joseph Powell, to pay 53s. 4d. yearly for use of poor of Holt; premises in Chester to wife Margret for life and after her death to Richard Minshull and William Wilson, with legacies to Thomas Cowles of London, gentleman, kinsman Matthew Cowles of Chester, blacksmith, and his wife, goddau. Sarah Cowles, daughter of Matthew, Ann Cowles, mother of Matthew; premises in Stanney, Upton, Boughton to Richard Minshull and William Wilson, with legacies to John Browne alias Cowles, testator's reputed son, and churchwardens of St. Werburgh, St. John, St. Peter, Holy Trinity, St. Mary, St. Martin, St. Michael, St. Bridget St. Olave, for use of poor widows, and of Farndon for use of poor; bequests to John Plimley of Woodchurch and his wife, Peter Royle of London, gentleman, brother Samuel Royle, children of Thomas Spanne, gentleman, alderman Minshull and his wife, Jane Hall and her grandchild William Dod, godson John Johnson. Exors: Margret Cowles, Richard Minshull, Thomas Spanne, William Wilson. Wit: Thomas Heath, Richard Johnson, Henery Burrowes |