Elizabeth Goodacre of Holwell 1670 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1670/54
In the name of God Amen I Elizabeth Goodiqary of Holwell in the County of Leic Widdow being weake in body but of a good & perfect memory do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & forme following
First I give & bequeath my soule to god who gave it me trusting onely for salvation by Jesus Christ and my body to be buried in the Church yard of Ab Kettleby at the discretion of my executor
Itm whereas my late husband did by his last will & testament give unto his & my two children Jone & Willm Goodiqary the somme of tenne pounds a peece to be paid to them which sd summes of tenne pounds apeece are as yet unpaid now my will is that the aforenamed summes of tenne pounds apeece shall be paid to them by my sonne John Goodiqary whom I make my executor
And I further give to my two Children Jone & Willm the summe of foure pounds a peece more to be paid by my executor
It I give to my sonne Willm Goodiqary one cafer a bed which my sonne John usually lyes on with the bedding belonging to it & one paire of sheetes
Itm I give to my Daughter Jone all the brasse puter bedding linnen besteads tables chests all my cloaths and all things in the house belonging to me whatsoever
Itm all the rest of my goods cattells chattells moveable & inmoveable my debts being first paid & my funerall expenses discharged I give to my sonne John Goodiqary whom I make my executor
Elizabeth Goodiqary her marke
Signed sealed & published in the presence of
John Hurst
Probate 29 April 1670
PR/I/70/70
Aprill 28th 1670
A true & perfect Inventory of the goods cattells and chattells of Elizabeth Goodiqary Widdow late of Holwell deceased
| Impri: Her purse and apparell | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm things in the hall house to wit one table formes cheares & stooles | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Itm things in the parlour to wit two bedsteads with the beddin two chests | |||
| one cubbert two barrells with some other small things | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Itm All the brasse & puter | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Itm All the linnen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm the brewen vessells and some other woodden ware | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Itm Foure cowes & two Heifers | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm Twelve sheepe | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm Things seene & unseene prized and not prized | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Summa tot: | 26 | 5 | 0 |
By us
John Hurst
Signum Willm Holt