John Hopkinson of Nether Broughton 1591 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1591/72

October the 6 1680

In the name of god amen Anno domini 1591 In the xxvith daie of Marche I John Hopkinson of Neyther Broughton in the countie of Leicester husbandman weake in bodie but hole in mynde and of good & perfect remembrance do ordeyne and make this my testament conteyninge there in my last will in manner and forme followinge

Fyrst I bequeathe my soule to allmyghtie god my onely maker & redemer trustinge in his estimable mercye that he wil for his sonne christe Jesus sake accept me as … member of his bodye and amonge the number of his electe and chosen children and as conceringe my bodie I comit to the grounde from whence it came, trustinge that he will rayse yt up againe at the laste daye not acorruptible and amortall bodye as yt ys now but lyke unto the gloryous bodye of my lorde and saviour christ Jesus

Imprimus I give unto the churche of Neither Broughton xiid

It I give unto the pore mense boxe in Neither Broughton xiid

It I give unto my daughter Marie in full satisfaction of hir childs parte xiid

It I do ordayne & make my wife and Wyllyam my sonne myne executors of this my laste will and testament to be proved

It I will that my farme shalle remaine to my wife and to my sonne Wyllyame to the bringinge up of my children and my goodes to be equallye devided into three partes one parte to my wife and too parts to be devyded equallye amongest my children

The reste of my goods unbequethed my debtes payd and legacies discharged I give unto my wyfe and children

I do ordayne and make my brother Wyllyam Hopkinson of Dalbie on the Wouldes supervisor of thys my laste wyll and testament to be proved

These beinge witnesses to the same

Thomas Blacknell minnister

Willyam Hopkinson Rafe Wrighte with other mo

Probate Leicester 3 September 1591

PR/I/12/93

An inventorie of all the goods and cattell as well moveable as un moveable of John Hopkinson Neither Broughton in the Countie of Leicester husbandman dissesed presed by Wyllyam Hopkinson Wyllyam Browne Rafe Wright and Roberte Teyler the xxviiith day of Maye 1591

Inprimis his purse & reperell	xs
It vi pere of sheets	xxs
It ii bordclothes iiii bolsters	xs
It ii pilowes a mattres and a blanket	xs
It iiii coverleds	xs
It iii cofers ii bedsteds	xs
It ix peces of peuter	xs
It iii brasse panes & a scallet	xxxiiis iiiid
It ii brase pots	xiis
It ii cobbords a pen and a table a chere dishes and platters and other thinges in the house	xxs
It all the panted clothes in the house	iiis iiiid
It a pere of querns iiii tubs iiii peles a strike a molding borde a hempstocke	xs
It iiii cushens and a benke clothe	is iiiid
It iiii kie iii tow yer olds ii sters and a hefer ii yerlings ii calfes	ix li
It ii mares and ii horses ii yerling foles	vii li
Item ii swine	vis
It xii geese	iiiis
It a cocke and iiii hens	is viiid
It ii spits a peare of cobbords and a fire irne and rekens & tonges a fire scomer a riple combe	xis viiid
It a wollen whele and a linen whele and a wynow clothe sifves & scatles	vs
It xvi irne stookes xxx stokes neales irne teams ii copyoks ringes & slings ii hatchets and a naxe
ii wymbles & other irne ware	xxiis
Item the cart and cart gers and a weane bodie	xls
It the plowe & plow gers and a litle timber	xs
It iii harrowes	vis viiid
It iii hovils and pales and other wood about the yarde and fleakes	xxxs
It the hea and croppe on the gronde	x li
Suma Totalis	xl li xviis