George Parker of Holwell 1678 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1678/41
Memorandum That George Parker late whilst he lived of Hollwell in the County & Archdeaconry of Leic yeoman being of sound mynd & perfect memory and having desire to make and declare his last Will & Testament Nuncupative or by word of mouth did att or upon the Seaventh Day of June in the yeare of our Lord 1678 being the Day of his Death declare his last will & testament Nuncupative In theise words or the like in Effect vizt
He did give & bequeath all his Estates of what Nature or Quallity soever unto Thomas Wormwell his Grandson and declared that he should have the same & noe body else should have any part of itt And did desire Robt Handley John Armeston John Beeston & Maurice Ingels with severall others then present to take notice of the same as his last will nuncupative He continuieing still of firme mind & memory which words or the substance of the same Hee did speake & declare in the Heareing of the sayd Robt Handley Jno Armeston John Beeston Maruice Ingels & seaverall others good & Credible wittnesses
Signum Robti Handley
Signum Joannis Armeston
Probate 19 June 1678
PR/I/80/60
A Trew and Juste Imnatary of the Goods and Chattels of George Parker of Holwell Yeoman deced upon Fryday being the seventh of June last past praysed by us whose named are under written
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his purse and Aparrille | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| In the Kitchine | |||
| Item A Cubarde | 0 | v | 0 |
| Itm A panne and potte | 1 | v | 0 |
| Itm … Brasse | 0 | v | 0 |
| Itm A table | 0 | ii | vi |
| Itm the Fireiarne the Bellas and the hoockes | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Itm the Frying pan the warming panne 4 Spittes the Cobardes the Fire Shovel | 0 | x | 0 |
| Itm the pewter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm ii … Cheares | 0 | ii | vii |
| Itm the Salting trough & tooe Cheares | 0 | ii | vi |
| Itm iii dusen of trenchars | 0 | 1 | vi |
| Itm A lanthorne and A Driping panne | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Itm the pestille and Morter | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| In the Buttry | |||
| Itm ii toobes ii Barrilles A thraulle and A stricke A Salting trough and shelves | 0 | x | 0 |
| In the parlar | |||
| Itm the Iarnes | 0 | iii | 0 |
| Itm vi Cheares | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm the Table and the Cubarde | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm x Silver Spoones A Ringe and A whissel | iiii | 0 | 0 |
| Itm A Dousen of Napkinges | 0 | vi | 0 |
| Itm ii paire of Sheettes and A pillowbeare & A towille and smaule linine | 1 | iii | 0 |
| Itm A blacke Gowne | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm A Carpette | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| A truncke and A paire of hempen Sheetes and A napkinge | 0 | viii | I |
| In the Chambers | |||
| Itm A Bowlster and three faither bedes | 0 | xvi | 0 |
| Itm iii Blanckettes iii Bedstedes | 0 | xvi | 0 |
| Itm ii Chesses iiii Boxis iiii Buffitte Stoles A levery Cubarde ii Chaires and A truncke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm iii Flasckettes | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| In the Brewhowse | |||
| Itm A table and other thinges thiere | 0 | vi | 0 |
| Itm the hay in the Barne and the Grasse in the Clowse | ii | 0 | 0 |
| Itm the Maire and the Foile | iii | 0 | 0 |
| Itm v hempen sheetes and 6 Napkinges | 0 | vi | viii |
| Itm A sette of Courtinges | 0 | ii | vi |
| Itm A Rugge and A Coverledde | 0 | vi | viii |
| Itm vii pillowes | 0 | iii | iiii |
| Itm ii Boulsters | 0 | iii | 0 |
| Itm A Bridle and sadle | 0 | vi | viii |
| Itm A hoville ii lathers & A harrow | 0 | x | 0 |
| Itm ii Bedstedes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thinges unseene or forgotten | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| The Sume is: | 30 | 8 | 2 |
Tho: Wright
Robert Handly his marke
Exhibited 19 June 1678
Bond, bound Thomas Wormwell gentleman of Holwell, Thomas Wright yeoman of Holwell and Robert Handley maltster of Melton Mowbray 19 July 1768, condition bound Thomas Wormwell general legatee in will of George Parker late of Holwell to produce inventory and administer estate
Tho Wormwell
Tho Wrighte
Signum Robti Handley