William Hickling of Long Clawson 1540 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1540/31
In the name of god Amen the yere of our lord god mccccc and xl & xxxii yere of the … kynge …
Wyllm Hiccleing beyng of god & hole mynde laude be unto allmyghty god make & ordayne [small hole] present testament and last Wyll [hole about ten words] almyghty god my maker & my [small hole] to heys most blessed mother Saint Mary the Vyrgyn the holy company of heven & my body to be buryed in the churche of Sainte Rimigy of [small hole]
I bequethe to the high alter of the same churche for my tythes and oblacions by me [small hole] forgotten or wytheldyn yf any suche be in discharge of my soule xxd
It I beqwethe [small hole] lady of Lyncone iiiid
It I beqwethe to the … of Saint Rimigi xls
[It I] beqwethe to the chapel of Holewell viiid
It I beqwethe to the cherche of [small hole]
It I beqwethe to my iii sons Thomas Rychard and Wyllm iii brasse potts
[It I] beqwethe to Elseabethe my doghter the grett brasse pott
It I beqwethe to my [small hole] vi seylver spons
It I beqwethe to Al… my doghter a … bordclothe after the decease [small hole]
It I beqwethe to every one of my chydren … that ys say a calve [small hole] deceysse of my Wyffe
It I beqwethe to Richard and Willm my sons to eyther of them [small hole]
It I beqwethe to Thomas my son the … arke
It I beqwethe to Wyllm [small hole] beyste jakytt
It I wyll that my wyffe shall be my soul exsecutryxe to se to [small hole] laste wyll be fulfilled as she wyll answere before god and Wyllm my [small hole] my Supvisor of the same Wyll
… … Vicar Wyllm Crane Thomas [small hole] Ric Hiccleyng … … …
Invetarin … … Wyllm Hiccleyng de Claxton … post euis obitu & app… Wyllm Crane Robartus … & Ricardus Hiccleyng
| Imprims … and horse | vi li vis viiid |
| It the sheppe | iii li |
| It the sweyne | iiis |
| It the weytte barle and benes & peys | xlvis viiid |
| It v acars of weytt | xiiis iiiid |
| It the cartte & the geyres with all other whode and howsells | xxs |
| It the … of the howse as … brase pewter beddyng with all other hows holde stuffe | iiii li |
| It the deytts a lowyd of the holle sume | |
| Suma totals | xv li ixs viiid |