William Hart of Saxelby 1570 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1570/59
In The name of gode Amen the viith daye of Aprill in the year of our lorde gode 1570 I Willm Harte of Saxulby beinge sicke in body but hole of mynde & of good & perfect rememberance make this my last will & Testament as hereafter folowithe
Fyrst I bequieth my soule unto allmightie gode & my body to be buried in the churchyard of Saxulby
It I geve & bequieth unto Johanne my wyffe all my goods yf she kepe her unmaried And yf she marie then she to have the thirde parte saving my detts payde And the rest of my goods to be Amonge my childeren devided equally
Theis beinge witnesses Thomas Huyt [Thomas Hewitt was vicar of Saxelby] clarke Willm Freman Thomas Bond Thomas Gamble
The invetary of Wyllm Harte of Saxulbye deseseyd
Itm within the howse A bord two tressylls A … A chayre a stole & A payntyd clothe | iis |
Itm A dyche … | vid |
Itm ii loms ii paylys ii bols ii wodon dychens & vi trynshars | iis viiid |
Itm two brasyn pands ii potts with A lyttyll cettell | xs |
Itm vi pesys of puter | iiis iiiid |
Itm A wollynge wylle | vid |
Itm two coffers | iis vid |
Itm iii flaxson shytts iii hempon shyts and iii hardon shytts A bord clothe ii twoells | |
iii napkyns | xiiis iiiid |
Itm one coverled | iis vid |
Itm halfe A nacyr of whette and halfe A nacyr of barlie | vis viiid |
Itm A nacyr of pese | vs |
Itm one cowe | xxs |
Itm two pygs | iis iiiid |
Itm A coke and iii hens | xvid |
Sum | iii li xiis viiid |