Christopher White of Hickling 1667 Will and Inventory
Nottinghamshire Archive PR/JW/1/41
Probate 4 October 1667
In the Name of God Amen I Christopher White of Hicklinge in the County of Nottingham yoman beinge sicke and weake in Bodye but of good and perfecte memorye praysed be god therefore, doe make and ordaine this mye last will and testamente in manner and forme following
First I commend mye soule into the hands of Allmightye God hopinge to be saved bye the all sufficiente merritts of Jesus Christe mye onelye Saviour and Redemer and mye Bodye to be interred in Christiam Buriall in the Church or Churchyard of Hicklinge aforesaid at the discretion of mye Executor hereafter mentioned And as concerning mye estate which God hath beene pleased to bestow of me, I doe dispose of them in manner and forme following.
First I give and bequeathe unto Margrett White mye loving wife all mye whole estate during her natural life, provided that she doe not joyne in wedlock with anye other man; And if it fortune that Margarett mye wife doe joyne in wedlocke with anye other man then mye will & mynde is that she shall enjoye onelye her thirds & no more
Itm I give and bequeathe unto mye naturall sonne John White the house and oxgange of arable land meadowe & pasture with all & [small hole] their appurtenances thereunto belonging and also [small hole] close of pasture ground thereunto belonging beinge and adjoyninge to the lane called longe lane, to him & his heires for ever, now in Hicklinge aforesaid; And mye will is that mye saide sonne John White shall paye yearelye unto Richard …man and his wife during both there naturall lives the sume of three pounds a year
Itm I give unto Marye White mye naturall daughter all that mye Anntiente cottage or tenement wherein I now live with all the commons and proffitts thereunto belonginge in as lardge a maner accordinge to custome and other anntiente cottages doe or maye And further I give unto her the best Bed & the two best pans & the best pott and so much of other household goods beinge of the best pewter as shall make them up to the value of ten pounds beinge eqallye valued
All the rest of my goods unbequeathed I give unto Margarett my lovinge wife whom I make full Exector of this mye last will and Testamente
In witness whereof I have hereunto sett mye hand & seale the twentyeth daye of March in the eighteenth yeare of the raigne of Sovaraigne Lord King Charles the second bye the grace of god of England Scotland France & Ireland defender of the faith and in the yeare of our lord god 1665.
Christopher White his mark
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
John Collington
Garvais Linsdale
A true & perfect Inventory of the Goods of Christopher White of Hickling Lately deceased
| Imprimis | £ | s | d |
| His Purse and Apparell | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| In the house one Table one Kubbert 3 Chears 2 Stooles Fire Iron & Reccons | 00 | 11 | 00 |
| Peauter & Brasse | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Parlor 2 Brasse Beds one Chest 3 Cofers | 02 | 02 | 00 |
| Bedding and Featherbed 4 Coverlids Bla… Sheets Pillows Pillowbears one | |||
| Towell & Napkins | 04 | 15 | 00 |
| In the Deary one Table one forme 3 Barrells Tubbs and other Small things | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| Linning and Woolling Cloth | 01 | 05 | 00 |
| Corne & Hay | 00 | 16 | 00 |
| 2 Loads of Coales and 2 Cows | 03 | 00 | 00 |
| Money owing | 05 | 10 | 00 |
| 2 Leather Bottles and Winders Cloth and other Small things Seen and unseen | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| The total sum | 24 | 03 | 00 |
Henry Browne & Thomas Daft Praisers