William Bennet of Saxelby 1640 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1650/43
20th day of November Anno Dom 1639
In the name of God Amen I William Bennitt of Saxilbie in the Countie of Leicester Sheapheard, being sick in bodie but whole in mind, doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme following
First I bequeath my soule to Almightie God, trusting to be saved by the meritts death & passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and my bodie to be buried in the churchyard of Saxilbie
Item I give to Alice my eldest daughter ten shillinges, and to her children Alice & Marie five shillinges a peece
Item I give to Marie my daughter ten poundes of lawfull English money
Item I give to Francis my daughter Tenn poundes of like money
Item I give Ann my daughter Tenn poundes of like money
Item I give to Francis my daughter above named this bedstead wherin I now doe lie
And my will is that these porcions above named shalbe payed as my children shall come to the age of one and twentie yeares
Item I give to Alice Robbingson my sister fortie shillinges
Item I give to Richarde Browne my sonn in law twelve penc
The rest of my goodes undisposed my debts being payed and funerall expences discharged I give to William Bennitt my sonn whom I doe make my sole executor of this my last will & testament
And I desire Henrie Gamble to be overseer of this my will
In witnes whereof I have setto my hand & seale the day & yeare above written
William Bennitt his marke
Sealed & delivered in the presence of
John Neale
Henrie Gamble his mark
Probate Leicester 1 August 1640, executor sworn
PR/I/42/49
A true and perfect Inventory of the goods Chattels and Cattells of William Bennitt late of Saxelby in the countye of Leicester Shepheard deceased taken veiwed & praised the xvth day of May 1640 by John Neale Robert Hickling Henry Gamble & Richard Browne as followeth vizt
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his Purse and apparell | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Item the fire Irons with the ymplements | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Item 3 brasse potts 4 pans a posnett a pestell & morter | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Item pewter in the house | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Item a table & forme two chaires & other Implements | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Item Tubbs & pailes one kimnell 2 barrells & other Implements | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item one Bedsted 2 mattrices 4 blancketts 3 pillowes one boulster one | |||
| covering 3 Cushins | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Item 2 Coffers 3 pare of hemp sheetes 2 pare of harden sheetes 2 pare of flaxen | |||
| sheetes 6 napkins 2 table clothes 4 pillowbeeres & one Towell | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Item an old Bedsted with other Implements | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Item Barley wheate & Pease Cheese one flitch of Bacon & od Implements | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Item foure Beasts | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Item three Sheepe & one Swyne hogg | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item Two Sheepe Cribbs old wheeles hay Coles & Offold wood | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Item two Acres of Barley & 20 Acres of Pease | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Item things unseene and forgotten | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item owing upon Bond | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| The Totall Sume is | 56 | 15 | 8 |
Exhibited 1 August 1640