Thomas Hodgkin of Scalford 1677 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1677/129
In the name of God Amen I Thomas Hodskin of Scalford in the Countye of Leister being weake of body but of perfect memory & understanding praised bee God therefore doe make & ordaine this my last will & testament in maner & forme following
First I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God hoping to bee saved onely by the meritts of his son Jesus xt my body I bequeath unto the earth decently to bee interred hopeing for a joyfull resurrection
And for that worldly goods wch God hath lent mee I dispose of it as followeth
First I give unto my eldest son Willm Hodskin who is already married & provided for twelve pence
And to the other three of my children Alice & Joane & Joseph I give to each of them five shillings to bee paied them as they shall severally accomplish the age of one & twenty yeares
All the rest of my goods whatsoever the same shalbee I give & bequeath unto my loving wife Joane Hodskin out of the confidence that I have that shee will pay all my debts & bring up my children as it shall please God to inable her, whom I likewise make sole executrix of this my last will & testament published the seaventeenth day of October in the nine & twentieth yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne Ld Charles the second King of England &c & in the yeare of our Ld xt 1677
The marke of Thomas Hodskin
Sealed & published in the presence of
Willm Coles
Stephen Awood
Joseph Hodskin his mark
Probate 20 March 1677/8
PR/I/79/159
A true & perfect Inventory of all the goods & chattels of which Thomas Hodskin Late of Scalford in the County of Leister died seized, taken by Stephen Awood & James Hodskin February the 22th 1677
| Imps: his purse & wearing apparell | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In the hall | |||
| One table two stooles 2 chaires the fire irons one cupboard with other small | |||
| things | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| In the parlour | |||
| One table one chaire & a chest | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| In the buttery | |||
| Three barrels | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Three tubbs | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Sixe pewter dishes & two flaggons | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Foure brasse pans & one pott | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| In the chamber over the hall | |||
| Two bedsteads with the bedding belonging to them, one chest one boxe | |||
| & a forme | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| In the little chamber | |||
| One bedstead with the bedding | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Sixe paire of sheetes two paire of pillow beares halfe dozen napkins with two | |||
| table cloths | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| One horse | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Two bease & an heifer | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Things forgotten or not named | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Sum: | 12 | 5 | 0 |
Steven Awood
James Hodgkin