Thomas Goodwin of Long Clawson 1558 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1558
The Will has small holes, is faded and possibly water damaged
In the name of god Amen the xix day of October in the yeare of our Lord god 1558 I Thomas Goodwyn [small hole] and Vycar of Claxton being seke in body and holle & perfecte of rememberance praysed be god [small hole] I make thys my laste wyl & testament in forme & maner as herre after followeth
Fyrst I bequethe my sole to almyghty god my maker and redemer & to the blessed virgen Mary and to all the company of heaven & my body to be buryed in the churche or churche yarde of Saynte Remygius of Claxton
Imprimis I gyve to our lady of Lyncolne vid
Itm I gyve to the churche of Claxton vs
Itm I gyve unto Xpofer [?] Goodwyn my best gowne & my best jacket & xxs of mony
Itm I gyve unto my brother Robert Goodwyn x shepe
Itm I gyve to An Goodwyn his Daughter x shepe & …
Itm I gyve unto Charles … a yoke of bullocks x shepe in recompence of suche … unto hyme
Itm I gyve unto Alys hys daughter a brown heffer & x hogge
Itm I gyve unto George Mosse x shepe & a stone of wolle in part of payment for hys … that the Vycar of Housse did … upon hym
Itm I gyve unto Elsabeth Robeson vi shepe
Itm I gyve unto Jhon Robeson vi shepe
Itm I gyve unto Margrett … vi shepe
Itm I gyve unto Robart Goodwyn i shepe
Itm I gyve unto Roger Goodwyn i shepe
Itm I gyve unto Rychard Frances i shepe
Itm I gyve to every one of my god children iiiid
Itm I gyve unto Sir Wyllm More my velvet nyght cape
Itm I gyve unto Sir Nicolas hys greater lorde & hys vis iid whyche I had of [small hole]
Itm I gyve unto the parson of Broughton my sattayne nyght cape
Itm I gyve unto Xpofer Goodwyn my … … & my … cape
Itm I gyve the reste of all my goodes mouvable & unmouvable unbequethed unto Wyllm Robyson & … hys wyffe
Itm I orden and make Wyllm Robyson full executor of thys my last wyll and he to se it truly performed & fulfilled … god that gyve hym grace … that thys is my last wyll
Wyllm Gay Robart More George More Nycolas Barber with many other men
This is the inventori of all suche goodes … were Thomas Goodwyne Vycar of Claxton layltely departed praysed by thes iii men Wyllm Gay Robart More Rychart Bayard
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis … horses | v | ||
| Itm ix bestes | vi | xiii | iiii |
| Itm xii scorre shepee | xiiii | ||
| Itm a wayne … … yoke … | [Disappeared in a fold] | ||
| Itm the ploughes yokes &r rayines with a … harrows | x | ||
| Itm all marer plough tembers | x | ||
| Itm the tember of iii hovelles & all other of offal wod belonging to the yarde | xvi | ||
| Itm xviii swine | xxx | viii | |
| Itm xx quarters of corne | ii | ||
| Itm the pullin | iii | iiii | |
| Itm … gyse | xx | ||
| Itm the … | iii | iiii | |
| Itm ii sythes ii picforkes | ii | ||
| Itm xx stone of wolle | iiii | ||
| Itm tayble 6 formes chaires | [Disappeared in a fold] | ||
| Itm … with cubbartte with other geare of irne pertaynyg to the fyer | iii | ||
| Itm ix chargers xi porygers ii pewter dyshes v saysers | xxi | ||
| Itm ii candelstykes & brazen morter | … | ||
| Itm chaffen dyshes | iiii | ||
| Itm iii byttelles ii brassen pottes | vii | ||
| Itm a parre of quernes … | viii | ||
| Itm ii bedlbyllyngs iii coverlatts & ii blankets | xiii | viii | |
| [Disappeared in fold] iii blosters iii pyllowes | xxiii | ||
| Itm iiii bedstandyngs | x | ||
| Itm A arke | iiii | ||
| Itm A knedyng trough vi tubbes iii byttes with bowles dyshes | x | ||
| Itm A lader | iii | iiii | |
| Itm A Gelle harness | vi | viii | |
| Itm A … clothes | v | ||
| Itm iii gownes ii Jackettes and A dublett | x | vi | |
| Sma Totalis | liiii | xiiii |