Thomas Chippendale of Eaton 1566 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1566/16 and PR/I/257
In the name of god Amen the tenth day of Julii in the yere of owre lord god a thowsand fyve hunderyth three score and Syxe I Thomas Chippingdale of Eyton in the Countie of Leicester beynge of good and perfect remembrance thankes be given to god do ordeyne and make this my last wyll and testament as folowyth
Fyrst and prencypallye I bequeth my soule to the infynete mercie of god trustynge faythfully to[MJ1] be saved thorough the deathe and passion of oure savioure & redeemer Jesus chryst and my body to be buried in the church of Eyton aforesaid
Itm I gyve and bequethe to the poore mans boxe theare iiis iiiid
Itm I gyve to my brother Robart fortie shillings
Itm I gyve to everye on of my Servants the wytche hath dwelt with me towe yeares a lame hogge at Mychellmes
Itm I gyve to John Baker my god sonn one ewe and to every god chylde I have within Eyton a lame hogge
Itm I gyve to Rychard Chippingdale my greate grey colt
Itm I do geve & assigne over unto Grace my wife & her assignes all my leasses in Eyton & Muston with all my right & interest therein the whiche I have by the demise & graunte of the right venerable Henry late Earle of Rutlande
The resydewe of my goodes unbequethed my dets beyinge payed I gyve and bequeth to Grace my wyffe and to my childerne Roger and Anne She to have the on halfe and they the other, And I will that my said wyffe shall have the bryngyng up of my said chylderne and the governance of theire parts tyll thet shall come to lawfull age And yf yt shall fortune either of them to depart this worlde before they shall come to lawfull age or the day of maryage then I wyll that that part shall remayne to the other and yf yt fortune them bothe to dye before the said tyme of theire lawfull age or day of theire maryage then I wyll that the one parte of theare porcons shall remeane to Grace my wyffe and the other parte to Wyllm Chippingdale my brothers sonne whom I wyll that my said wyffe shall bringe up tylle he shall come to lawfull age yf his parentts wyll permitt her
And I renownce and forsake all other wylles by me heretofore mayde and declare this to be my last wyll & testament wherein I constitute and ordeine Grace my wyffe my full & holle executrixe requeringe her to see yt performed
And the Supervisours of the same I make Thomas Hartoppe of Burton and my brother George Flower of Statherne deseringe them to see the same fulfyllyde
Theis beynge witnesses Syr John Buxham clerke & George Flower & Signed with my owne hande
Probate Leicester 12 September 1566
PR/I/3/18
The Invetorie of all the goodes of Thomas Chyppingdalle lat of Eyton in the countie of Leicester deceased praysed by iiii indyfferente men vidz Wyllm Whettell Alexander … … Baker and Willm Golde the last day of July anno dni 1566 and in the heyght yere of the Reign of owre Sovereigne lady quene Elizabeth etc
| At Eyton | |
| Fyrst his apparrell | iii li |
| In the halle | |
| Itm iii framed tables iii yoened formes iii yoened stoulles & iii Cheres | xxxs |
| Item one newe carpet & ii olde … benche clothe vi cushins one ambre a Iarn galowes with iii hynging hukes & iii Caudernes of Irne | xxs |
| In the parler & chambers | |
| Itm ii trusse Bedds with hyngings to the same one trendlebed one framed table with a Carpet for the same iii yoened stolles ii cheres one Counter with a short carpet ii formes … coffers | xlvis viiid |
| Itm v fetherbeds | v li |
| Itm x mattrisses | lx |
| Itm iiii tyrke bolsters | xiiis iiiid |
| Itm vi … … and iiii of … wolsye | xs |
| Itm one Bed Coverynge | xxs |
| Itm ix coverlets | xls |
| Itm iii peare of old Blankets | ixs |
| Itm ii litle pyllowes covered on the one syde with old sylke | vs |
| Itm xiii payre & a halfe of flaxen shets | iiii li |
| Itm xx peare of shakendon & harden shets | xls |
| Itm xvi pillow beres | xiiis iiiid |
| Itm one dyaper table cloth ii dyaper towels & xii dyaper napkins | iis |
| Itm vii flaxen bord clothes | viis |
| Flaxen towels & xii flaxen napkins | xxxs |
| Itm one prase of yoined worke & vi bed stedes of Bord | xxs |
| In the buttrie | |
| Itm one dossein & a halfe of Sylver spones iiii of them old & Broken | iii li |
| Itm ii garnyshe of vessell vi porigers ii basonnes ii yewers ii puther bottells on Basonn & one ure of laten i chaufingdyshe and vi candlestykes | iii li |
| In the kytching | |
| Itm iii great potts ii old potts ii posnets & a lytle chamfer | xlvis viiid |
| Itm iii old great panes & one kettle | xiiis iiiid |
| Itm v spets one peare of cobarnes ii peare of tonges one brandiarne & ii peare of pott hukes | xxs |
| Itm I mashe fate one gyll fat ii barrells iiii lowmes one … & ii peles | vis viiid |
| In the Bolting howse | |
| Itm on lead on Bolting tubbe a peare of quernes one dyshe benche on molding Borde a knedinge troughe | xiiis iiiid |
| Itm one stepfat a wollyne welle ii lynine welles | xiis |
| Itm a old he… for the kylne | iiis iiiid |
| In the darye howse | |
| Itm ii little mylke leddes iiii bolles iii wodden platters a kymnell a pyne … ii wesshing kytts with other small things there | xiiis iiiid |
| In the woll howse | |
| Itm by estimacon xl stones of wolle | xiiii li |
| Corne in the Feilde & cattle | |
| Itm xxii acars of whet & rye | xv li vis viiid |
| Itm xxii acars Barlye | xii li xvis |
| Itm vi acars pees | xxs |
| Itm viii acars of … | xls |
| Itm x score wethers iiii score hogges & xx barend ewes | l li |
| Itm ix horses and mares | ix li |
| Itm iii colts & ii fylles | v li |
| Itm vi oxen and iiii steres | xiii li xiiis iiiid |
| Itm xiii kine & a Bull | xiii li xiiis iiiid |
| Itm xii Yonge Beise | vii li iiiis |
| Itm xi yerlynges | iii li xiiis iiiid |
| Itm viii weners | xxvis viiid |
| Itm xxii swyne | xls |
| Itm xv wening pyggs | xs |
| Itm iii Iarne Bund waynes one new cart body ii copp yokes ii peare of wayne cleves | iii li xs |
| Itm iii plowes with all things belonginge to the same | xiiis iiiid |
| Itm plow tymbre axletrees and certyne tymber & other woode in the yearde ii hovells certyne | |
| palles xlvi trees good & badd ii great lethers ii small harowes | v li |
| Itm certyne gesse with other pulline about the yeard | iiis iiiid |
| The Invetorie of all the goods of the said Thomas Chippingdall at Mustonn in the said countie of Leicester praised by Willm Elsonn Thomas Cleffton & Rychard Patchette the day & yere above written | |
| In the howse | |
| Fyrst ii bords & ii formes & one chesse bord | iis vid |
| Itm iii brasse potts one brasse pane a frying pane a hynging pane ii candle stykes & iii platters | xiiis iiiid |
| One line missing in fold | |
| Itm iiii bedsteds | vs |
| Itm I featherbed iiii coverlets vi pere of shets one bolster ii pyllows | xvis viiid |
| Itm one spette on peare of cobiarnes & a peare of Iarne galowes | vs |
| Itm iiii mares & a yerlynge fylly | iiii li vis viiid |
| Itm iiii drawght oxen | vi li xiiis iiiid |
| Itm xii keyne & a bull | xvi li |
| Itm vi wening calves with a yerly bull calve | xls |
| Itm vi score cupples | xxxiii li |
| Itm ii Iarne bound waynes ii coper yoks with other nessessaries to the same | xlvis viiid |
| Itm iii hovells with pales over lyars cratches tethers & … … abowt the yeard | xls |
| Itm ii plowes with the plow geres | vis viiid |
| Itm xv Swyne Yonge & olde | xvs |
| Itm xx gesse x hennes ii coks | xs |
| Itm v acars of whet & rye | iii li vis viiid |
| Itm xxiiii acars of barlye | xii li |
| Itm xv acars pees & benes | v li |
| Itm a bruyng … | iis |
| Itm iiii hyves | xiiis iiiid |
| Itm xxxviii trees | xs |
| Sum | cciiii xx xv li xvis viiid |
| Whereof to be alowed for hys detts as aperys by a bill | lii li xvs viiid |
| And so remanys … | ccxliii li xiid |