Thomas Swaine of Long Clawson 1678 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1678/46
In the name of god Amen I Thomas Swaine of Claxton als Long Clawson in the County of Leicester shepard being weake of body but of a disposeing mind doe make & ordaine this to be my last will & Testament in maner & forme following
Imprimis I give & bequeath my Soule to god that gave it & my body to be buryed in the Church yard of Clawson aforesaid & as for my worldly goods I doe dispose of as followeth
Imprimis I give & dispose my house wherein I now dwell with all the appurtenances unto my loveing wife dureing hir naturall life and after hir death I doe give my said house with all the appurtenances unto my Son John Swaine & the heires of his Body lawfully begotten & for default of such Issue then I doe give & dispose my house aforesaid unto my son William Swaine & his heires for ever with this proviso that my son William doe pay unto my daughter Ann Swaine five pounds Currant money within the space of one yeare after he be possessed of the house aforesaid
Item I give to my daughter Ann Swaine my best Chest
All the rest of my household goods I doe give unto my loveing wife
Item I doe give unto my Son George Swaine twelve pence for his portion of my goods
All the Rest of my goods whatsoever undisposed of I doe give unto my son William Swaine whome I doe appoint Sole Executor of this my last will & Testament Revokeing all other wills by me formerly made
In wittnesse whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the first day of Aprill in yeare of our lord one thousand six Hundred seaventy Eight
The marke & seale of Thomas Swaine
Signed sealed published & declared by the said Thomas Swaine & in the presence of us who set to our hands as wittnesses in his presence
Thomas Marriott Senior
William Dafte
Richard Leake
PR/I/80
June the 24 1678
A True & perfect Inventory of all the goods Cattell & Chattells of Thomas Swaine apprized & taken by us whose names are hereto subscribed the day & yeare above writen
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his purse & apparel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item In the house one Cubberd one Table fire Iron reckins & other materialls | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Item In the parlour Two bed steads & the furniture to them Two Chests & other | |||
| things in them | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Item in the Chambers Two bed steads boards Tubs one Cimmill & other | |||
| materialls | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Item in the buttery milke vessel two barrells puter & brasse & other small things | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| Item Corne Growing | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Item bease sheepe & one swine | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Item pullen & other things unseen & forgotten & out of sight | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Sume | 19 | 11 | 4 |
Thomas Marriott Senior
William Dafte
Robert Wright
John Marriott
Probate 23 July 1678