Isabell Braybroke of Stathern 1541 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1541
In dei nome Amen Be ytt known that I Esabell Braybroke of Statherne in the xxii day of Sept in the year of our Lorde mcccccxli make my last Will & testament in manner & forme folowyng
Fyrste I bequethe my Soule to the mercy of god & my body to be buried in the church yarde of Statherne aforsaide
Also I gyf to the High auter of Statherne for tythes forgotten xxd to byyng of a vestment xxvis viiid & to mendyng of hy ways be the hands of … parsone & Wyllm Rows vis viiid
It I wyll they shall be present at my burial seventhday & thyrttyday iiil
It I gyf to Thos my son xxs to Elisabethe my doghter xxs & to Agnes my doghter 1 stone of woll
It I gyf to every one of my godchildren iiid to Esabell Rows 1 violet pestell to Margaret Rows my Posytt Pestell
It I gyf to Agnes my doghter 1 doved guy to Thos Doubleday a cott of sackcloth
It I gyf to Emott Wragby my Whytt petycott to … Barns my Posytt cott to Elinor Wyd my new smoke to Emott Wragby iiiid & one stryke of malt to Barns wyff viiid to Margaret Maselde viiid & to Wyd Wyff viiid
Also I wyll my goods shall be divided in ii parte whereof the one part shall be divided amongst my Chydrene by equall porctions & the other shall be done for me in manner & forme aforsaide & the residue thereof shall be equally divided among my children aforesaid
Also I make my executors Wyllm Rows John Rows Nycolas Rows & Thos Rows & to every one of them I gyf vis viiid for theyr labours
Wyttnesses to this wyll be … parsone of Stathern John Wylson of … & John Rows of Melton with other men
No signatures of testator nor witnesses
PR/I/4
The Inventorye of Esabell Braybroke of Statherne made the xviii day of October in the year of our lord mccccxli by Thos Crewe John Sharpe & John Wylsone neybours of Statherne aforsaide
First yt yt to be considered that hyr goods & the goods of Thos Braybroke hyr husbande latt deptd be at one & … … of hys goods which extendide to the sume of Six l vs xid
We have take all the expenses legaces & … charges which … to the sume of xxii l vis viiid
Also the … of Esabell Brayborke hathe added to the forsayd sum of xxxvi l xixs iiid in money vi l … hole sum of hyr Inventorie & goods ys xlii l xixs iiid
Sum xlii l xix s iiid