Richard Jenkinson of Long Clawson 1683 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1683/35
In the name of God Amen, the eleventh day of February in the year 1682 and the five and thirtieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the faith &c I Richard Jenkinson of Claxton als Long Clauson in the County of Leicester Miller being sick and weak in body but of a sound mind and memory praised be God for the same and knowing the uncertainty of this life on earth, and being desirous to settle my estate in order, do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say
First and principally I commend my soul to almighty God my creator hoping and verily assuring my self that through the Lords mercy and the alsufficient merits of Jesus Christ my ownly saviour and Redeemer to be partaker of life everlasting And for my body I bequeath to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in decent manner as my Executrix hereafter named shal think meet and convenient, and as touching such worldly Goods as the Lord in mercy hath bestowed upon me I dispose in manner following
First I give and bequeath unto my son in law Steven Smith and to his heirs lawfully begotten of his body all my part and parcel of that Mill which I and John Dolbie of Ab Kettleby joyntly purchased of George Man of Hickling scituat and being in Hickling field, to him and his heires for ever, and for want of heires as aforesaid I give and bequeath it unto my son in law John Smith to him and his heires for ever
Item I give and bequeath unto William Jenkinson ten shillings
Item I give and bequeth unto Mary Louth my kinswoman ten shillings
Item I give and bequeath unto Anne Louth my kinswoman ten shillings
Item all the rest and Residue of my goods and Chattells not already disposed of, after my debts paid and funeral expences discharged I give and bequeath unto my loving wife whom I make and appoint my sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and I revoke and make void all other Wills whatsoever
In witness whereof I the said Richard Jenkinson have hereunto set my hand & seal
Richard Jenkinson his mark and seal
Sealed and signed to be the last Will and Testament of Richard Jenkinson in the presence of us
Robert Guy
Roger Weles [Wells?]
William Warde
Probate 23 May 1683
PR/I/85/42
A true and perfect Inventorie of all the goods Cattell and Chattells of Richard Jenkinson Late of Claxton otherwaies Called Longe Clawson in the Countie of Leicester Miller deceased taken Aprill the 18 in the yeare of our Lord Christ 1683 by John Dalbie; Richard Hele William Wright
| £ | s | d | |
| First of all his purse apparrell & girdle | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| Alsoe 6 Cowes 2 yerlins & a Shote | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Alsoe a littell hay & Coales & a littell wood | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Also 2 Sheepe and 2 Stone troues | 00 | 13 | 4 |
| Also 2 pots 4 pans and a warmeing pan 6 puter dishis one fladgin & Cup | |||
| 2 Candellsticks two peuter Saucers 3 a bason 2 salt sellers | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| Alsoe 2 tables 2 formes 1 Cubard 5 Cheares | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Also 4 bedsteeds | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Also 4 kiverleds & 4 blankits & wolling Chloth | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Also 8 pare of sheets 3 pare of flaxson & 5 pare of hemppen 2 featherbeds 3 | |||
| Matterissis | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Also 2 feather boulsters 3 feather pillos 2 wooll boulsters 4 wooll pillos | 00 | 18 | 6 |
| Also 4 pillobeares 2 tablechloes 4 napkins one towill 12 yardes of Hempen | |||
| Chloth 8 yardes of flaxson Chloth | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Alsoe 5 barils 3 tubes & a kinbell 4 peales one Churne 3 Chesfats one | |||
| Cheesepress 3 Shelves 1 dresser | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Alsoe 3 Chists | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Alsoe 2 Lining wheiles & 1 wooling wheile 2 boules & wooden dishis & trenshers | |||
| & milke vessils | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Alsoe fireirne & hukes & Rackirne & bellows & stules tunges & fireshufle | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Alsoe a turning frame & tules & a leather | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Alsoe A reele & weights & 2 flaskits | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Alsoe things unnamed & forgotten | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| The Sume total is fiftie & three poundes nine shillings & two pence | 53 | 9 | 2 |