Richard Hickling of Long Clawson 1635 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1635/112
In the name of god Amen I Richarde Hicklinge of Claxton als longe Clauston in the Countie of Leceister yeoman beinge sicke in bodie but of good & perfect memorye (praysed be god) this eight daye of Januarye, in the tenth yeare of the raygne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles, by the grace of god, of England, Scotland, France & Ireland King defender of the faith &c Doe make & ordayne this my last will & testament in manner & forme followeinge
First I give and bequeathe my soule to god that gave it mee and my bodie to be buried in the Church yarde of Claxton als Clauston aforesaide
Itim I give to the poore of Claxton als Clauston aforesaide sixe shillinges & eight pence to bee distributed at the discretion of the minister of Claxton & overseers of this my last will & testament.
Itim I give to my loveinge wife Marye Hicklinge twentie shillinges per Annum & to be payed yearely at severall quarter dayes and sufficient diet with wholesome washeinge, all which is to be performed by my Executor Richard Hickling my sonne and heire
I further give unto my wife Marye Hicklinge her Chest with the Lynnens therein and also towe pueter dishes & the best brasse Candle sticke which usually stands & be uppon the Cubberds head in the parlour
I likewise give her sufficient furniture for a bed, Provided alwayes, that if my sonne Richard Hickling and my wife Marye Hicklinge Cannot agree to live together That then she shall have foure pounds payed her yearly by my said sonne Richard & take her diet where she pleaseth
Itim I give unto Anne Sonsame the wife of William Sonsum of Peakirke in the Countie of Northampton, husbandman, five pounds of lawfull money of Englande, to bee payed within twelve moneths, next after my discease If shee bee then liveinge
Itim I give unto my daughter Margarett Knott a Cowe Calfe
Itim I give unto everye one of my grand Children as to William Knot, Richard Knott, Thomas Knott, & Marye Hicklinge, and also to Richard Guye, my god sonne, a Lambe, at Michaelmas next after my discease
The rest of all my goods moveable & unmoveable, unbequeathed, I give and bequeathe, unto my sonne Richarde Hicklinge, whome I make & ordayne soule executor of this my last will & testament to see the same performed, my debts payed, and my bodie brought reverently to the ground
Lastely, I make my brother Robert Hickling, & my sonne in lawe Robert Knott, overseers of this my last will & testament, giveinge to either of their twelve pence for theire paynes
In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand
The marke of Richarde Hicklinge
Testes sunt
Rob: Hickling
Thomas Hickling
Probate 17 October 1635
PR/I/37/130
A true Inventorye of all the goods and Chattells of Richard Hickelinge of Claxton in the Countie of Leicester husbandman Taken this 20th of Feabruarye 1634 By Robert Hickelinge Yeoman, Thomas Wright of Broughton Edwarde Hicelinge & Richard Guye of Claxton aforesaied husbandman
| £ | s | d | |
| In primis his purse and apparel | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Itim in the parlour, 2 brasse bedsteads 1 Cubberd, 1 table and Frame 1 buffet | |||
| forme, 1 Chest, 1 Cofer and a Cheare | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Itim 1 Featherbed, 2 boulsters 2 mattresses, 2 blankets, 2 Coverleads, 2 Pillowes | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Itim 5 payre of flaxen sheets, 2 towells | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Itim 8 pillow beares, 2 towells, 5 flaxen napkins | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Itim 3 payre of harden sheets 3 board Clothes, 10 napkins | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Itim 2 payre of Hempton sheets | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Itm 10 Quishions, a peece of Cloth | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| Itim 4 peeces of Wollen Cloth | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Itim in the Chamber 1 feather bed 2 mattresses, 1 blanket, 3 bed hillings, | |||
| 1 boulster, 2 pillowes, 2 bedsteads with towe Cofers | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Itim in the Further Chamber 1 Table, 1 trusse bed & all the Furniture threon | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim 1 bed hillinge, 1 blankett, 7 pillowes, 1 Cheste, 2 Cofers and a Cheare | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim in the store Chamber, bacon and other impleaments | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Itim 1 board with olde Iron & other impleaments | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| Itim of pueter 13 peeces 4 saucers 2 pueter pootes, 3 Candelstickes 2 salts | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Itim brasse potts & pans | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Itim in the puttrye [sic] and kitchin, Barells, tubs and Kitts | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Itim in the house, 1 table & frame 2 formes, 3 settles, 3 Cheers, 3 buffet stooles | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim yarne & … | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim in the Dearye house, cheese fats, dishes, trenchers, and ticknell ware | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Itim the lead, a great Cofer, 1 spade | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim towe strikes, a Lead, cofers, cheese presse & a throule | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Itim horses and mares | 32 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim 3 spits, a payre of Cobberds fire Irons, gallowe tree, & other impleaments | |||
| about the fire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim in the yard, horne beasts | 26 | 8 | 1 |
| Itim sheepe | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim Cart & Cart geares, plough & geares, Newe wood & enfould wood, and | |||
| fleakes, and hovells, and hovell tymber | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim hea | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim wheat in feild & towne | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim Barley and Peas | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim 4 swyne | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Itim pullen | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Itim things forgotten | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| The woole sume is | 199 | 18 | 0 |
The praysers names
Robert Hickling
Richard Guy
The marke of Edward Hickling