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Indexed as Ruth Slater; mother Roscoe.

1610 will of Nicholas Hadfield of Padfield

In the name of god amen the xxvjth daye of June in the yeare of (our) lord god one thousand
six hundrethe (and) tenn I Nicholas Hadfield of Padfeld in the parishe of Glossoppe w(i)thin the
countye of Darbye husbandman sicke in body (and) yet in good (and) perfect remembrance god
be thanked for it dreedynge the --- --- of natural deathe doe constitute ordayne
(and) make this my p(re)sent testament conteninge hearin my last will in manor (and) forme following
that is to witt first (and) principally I offer (and) bequeathe my soule unto almighty god my
onely creator redeemer (and) --- trusting by the merits of christs bloode sheedinge to be
one in the number of those whiche shalbe saved (and) my bodye I committee to the earthe to be buryed
in the p(ar)ishechurche yarde of Glossoppe It(em) it is my will (and) mynde after my body is
decently buryed that my fourthbrynginge funeral expenses (and) all my debts shalbe payde
(and) discharged of my whole goodes and lykewyse it is will that whereas I have geven
my worde to Wm Newton (and) have payd to hyme three poundes of good lawfull englishe money
for Lawrance Hadfield my brother (that) if he will paye to the said Wm Newton the rest
that is behynde (and) discharge my word (then) I will forgieve hym that iijti (that) I have payde
for hym (and) if he will nott paye rest I will that the same shalbe discharged by my executrix
heareafter named (and) I freely forgeve hym all and then I geve (and) bequeathe all the rest of my goodes
to Ellyn Hadfield my wife to be distributed (and) –sed at her will (and) pleasure. It(em) I constitute ordayne
(and) make the said Ellyn Hadfield my aforsaid wife my soul (and) lawfull executrix consinge
that she will accomplishe (and) performe this my will as my trust is in her w(i)the the
counsell (and) oversight of Alexander Hadfield my brother (and) Wm Dernely my broth(er)inlaw
whom I make my supervisors or overseers Witnesses hearof Thomas Doxon
Thomas Hadfield (and) Thurston Hadfield

Named in the will
Wm Newton            relationship (if any) unknown
Lawrence Hadfield    brother
Ellyn                wife
Alexander Hadfield   brother
Wm Dernely        brother-in-law (assumed to be wife's brother)
                          Possibly William Dearnley (III)  OR William Dernelie of the Blackshawe family who had a sister Elyn (perhaps Nicholas' wife).

Witnesses        
Thomas Doxon
Thomas Hadfield
Thurston Hadfield

Transcribed by JAD 2019.

Possibly a sister of William Dearnley (III) who is referred to as "Wm Dernely my broth(er)inlaw" in Nicholas Hadfield's 1610 will.
OR
Elyn DWilliam.