Archdeaconal Will 1658 #24 German, of Reverend William Cosnahan, clerk,

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June ye 20^th 1658: In ye name of God, Amen. I William Cosnahan clerk sicke of body, but of perfect memory praised bee God, doe make this my last will & testament as followeth.
Imprimis, I commit my soule to God & my body to Christian monle[?] to bee buried in Saint Peters Church.
Item, I leave to my sonne William Cosnahan 1s.
To my daughter Ann 6d legacy, to my daughter Margery a little garden called Doncans garden adjoining to Henry Ratcliffe house under ye Church yard.
Item, I leave to my neece Dorothy Bridesonne foure pounds 10s for her portion wch was in my hands of her father’s goods, of wch there is threre poundes in ye Receivers hands & twenty shillings in William Stevensons & his sonnes handes.
Item more I leave an iron axe yt is at my sonne’s house to pay Thomas Harrison merchant & my neece Dorothy Bridesonne.
Lastely, I constitute & appoint my two daughters Ellin & Elizabeth Cosnahan my true & lawfull Executors of all ye rest of my goodes moveable & unmoveable.
Postscript: Whereas I heare yt my sonne in law John Quirk demands a furnished bed or three pounds of money; I take it upon my conscience yt I never promised neither bed nor poundes to him.

Witnesses: Charles Ratcliff, William Caine, jurati.

2d 9ber 1658: The Executors sworne. Probatum et Solvit 6d. Invent within 14 dayes. Subpoena juris.

(17) The Inventory of Sir William Cosnahan goods answerable to his wife’s Inventorie who deceased but latly before: his Inventorie in regard of his longe lyinge before he died is valued by foure men and the Sumner to be worth seven pounds to ther best judgment as wittnesse ther hands. John Vinche X, John Killy K, Hen: Gell X, John Crosse S. Note yt ther is some certaine xxxx wch we leave unpriced by reason xxx have noe judgment in prising. All sworne by Will Cowper. A perfect Inventorie brought in by the Executors of Sir William Cosnahan namely Ellin Cosnahan & Elsebeth Cosnahan. Executors at age. Pledges Richd Quirke & Richd xxxx. Secunda forman legis.

4^th May 1659: Jo: Quirk & Ann his wife doe enter their claime against ye exec of Sir Wm Cosnahan for a furnished feather bed promised them in their Contract bargain and doe craveth tryall accordinge to Law.

24^th 9ber 1658: Michael Callin entereth his claime against the exec of Sir Wm cosnahan for 1s 3d, and craveth the Law. Hen: Stephen[?] clarke entereth against the sd exec of Sir Wm Cosnahan for half of xxx xxxxxx dwelling houses of the sd Wm and craveth the Law. And also for his hand[?] xxxx xx xxxxx. Jo: Watleforth entereth against ye sd exec for 27s and craveth the Law.

4^th Febr 1658: William Stevenson entereth against the sd exec for 30s & craveth the Law. Finlo Gell entereth against ye sd exec for 3s xxx. Katherin Killy[?] als Moore entereth for 3s 9d. Margery Bridson als Cowper entereth for 3 pounds. At KK Arborye

26^th 8bris 1659: Wm Cooper Sumner of KK German hath made is xxxx that he charged Jo: Quirk to deliver xxxx of a small garden & house room to Margerye Cosnahan which garden & house room xxx bequeathed to ye sd Margery by ye last will & testament of her father Sr. Wm. Cosnahan and hath disobeyed, Therefore a fine 12d."

See will of wife: Archdeaconal Will 1658 #14 German, of Elizabeth Cosnahan als Bridson, dated 15 September 1657 at top