Edward Hoe of Long Clawson 1695 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1685/21
In the name of God Amen The eighteenth day of January 1694 according to the computation of the Church of England I Edward Hoe of Claxton als Long Clauson in the County of Leicester yeoman being sick & weak of body but of a sound & perfect memory Blessed be Almighty God for it doe make & ordain this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme following That is to say
First & principally I comend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ my only Saviour & Redeemer to receive full pardon of all my sins & be made a partaker of life everlasting, & as for my body I comend & commit to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buryed in such manner as my Executrix hereafter named shall thinke fit & convenient
And as touching that temporal estate which the Lord in mercy hath lent me I dispose of it in manner & form following That is to say
First I give & bequeath unto my second son Edward Hoe eight pounds to be paid him when he attains the age of one & twenty & if he die before he attain that age then my mind is that my daughter Sarah shall have six pounds of the eight pounds aforesaid
Item I give unto my daughter Sarah Hoe twenty pounds out of the Cottage & Land that I have & for non payment of the twenty pounds I will that my daughter Sarah enter upon it & have it & my mind is that the twenty pounds be paid her when she comes to the age of one and twenty
Item I give & bequeath my Cottage & Land to my eldest son John Hoe & he to enter upon it when he comes to the age of one & twenty, yet reserving the thirds of my Cottage & lands for my loving wives life
Item my Will is that my wife shall have & hold my land & Cottage to bring up my children till my son John Hoe be one & twenty years old
Item my mind is that my wife shall have all my goods & I doe hereby give & bequeath unto my loving wife all my goods whatsoever & that she shall have the full disposal of them as she pleaseth
And lastly I make & ordain & appoint my loving wife Catherine Hoe sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament
Thus revoking all former Wills & Testaments by me made I doe hereby ratifie & confirm this my last Will & Testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this eighteenth day of January 1694 [1694/5]
Edward Hoe his marke
Signed sealed & published as the last Will & Testament of Edward Hoe in the presence of us
John Reay
Robert Wright
John Doubleday
PR/I/100
A true and perfect inventory of all the Goods Cattell and Chattells of Edward Hoe of Long Clauson in the County of Leicester deceased the 21st day of January 1694 [1694/5] and prized the 23 of the same month by us whose names are here subscribed
£ | s | d | |
Imprimis his purse and apparel | 1 | 13 | 4 |
Item Pease & Barley | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Item hay & two pigs | 3 | 16 | 0 |
Item four bease viz 4 with a calf | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Item One & twenty sheep | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Item Clott upon the ground | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Item Two beds in the chamber over the house with wool & other inconsiderable | |||
things | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Item In the store chamber cheese & other smal things | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Item In the old parlour a bedsted & Curtains a cubbord a chest 4 chairs a peec | |||
of cloath & other smal things | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Item In the new parlour A bed & bedsted curtains & vallance & other bedding | |||
with linnen & other smal things | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Item In the Chamber over the dairy a Copper & wheels & several other | |||
necessary things | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Item In the dairy a Milkpan & milk vessels & other things | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Item In the kitchen Brass a table & several other things | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Item In the house A long table & forms & six chairs | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Item peuter & a pot and money out at interest | 9 | 0 | 4 |
Item fire irons & other things in the chimney | 0 | 6 | 8 |
Item Manure in the yard | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Item Sheep cribbs & fleakes | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Item Things unseen & forgot | 0 | 13 | 4 |
Sum tot | 68 | 16 | 2 |
John Reay
William Stokes
Richard Guy
John Doubleday
Probate 26 April 1695