Robert Hickling of Long Clawson 1679 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1679/24
The 18th day of Octob 1676 noutes taken for the makeing of the will of Robert Hickling … of Claxton als Long Clawson in the Countie of Leic yeom …
First I give & bequeathe unto my loveing wife Elizabeth Hickling All my messuage or Tment with thappurts scituate and being in Claxton aforesaid wherein I now dwell and alsoe one oxgange of arrable land meadow of pasture Comons & Comon of pasture with thappurts lieing & being in the end feilds of Claxton for & Dureing her natural life and after her Decease then I give the said messuage or Tenemt and one halfe oxgange of Lane unto my oldest Sonne William Hickling his heires & assignes upon Condicon that he the said William Hickling & his heires doe pay unto Richard Hickling my youngest Sonne his executors or assignes the Summe of xl within 6 months after … … into his said hands
Itm I give unto my third Sonne Robert Hickling & his heires & assignes thither halfe oxgange of land …
I give & bequeath unto my Second Sonne Edward Hickling & his assignes all my right interest & … whatsoever which I have or might have & … into that farme at Redmile now in his occupacon As alsoe my … … whatsoever to the goods cattle chattells there at Redmile upon the condicon that he the said Edward Hickling pay & satisfie unto his brother Richard Hickling ten pounds in manner foll That is to say 5l upon the tenth Day of January 1677 and the … on the 10th of Jan which shalbe in the yeare of our Lord 1679 And alsoe doe pay & discharge … my Executor & administrator of & from all my debts as I stand bound & engaged with for him the said Edward
I make my wife Elizabeth my Executrix giveing … all my … goods
Witness my hand the day above written
The marke of Robert Hickling
Witnesses
Ro. Hickling
Richard Hicklinge
Thomas Hickling
PR/I/81
A true and perfect Inventory of all the Goods and Chattells of Robert Hickling husbandman deceased the [blank] day of [blank] 1678 and prized by us hereunder written the 28 day of August Anno superdicto
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis His purse and apparel | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Item In the Parlour a bed sted two blankets coverled two fether pillows a bolster | |||
| a pr of sheets & matrice | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Item In the same parlour a bedsted a matrice & coverlid & sheets and some | |||
| new cloth | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Item Peuter 10s4d a press 16s a chest 7s & other things 5s6d the total is | 1 | 18 | 10 |
| Item In the house a table three chairs a shelf & other smal things | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Item In the dairy a press & pan & ticknals & berills with a brass pott & two smal | |||
| kettles | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Item In the farthest chamber and the next to it several smal things | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item In the chees camber cheese & heck & other smal things | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Item Manure and cart and ladder | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Item a calf and coals | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Item Corn in the barn | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Item two cows | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Item 5 ews & 5 lambs | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Item a hugg | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Item Bees | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Item Things unseen and forgot | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Totall Sum is | 36 | 1 | 6 |
Richard Hickling [his mark]
William Guy
Reay
Probate 9 May 1679