Richard Julian of Hose 1671 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1671
August 28 1667
In the name of God Amen I Richard Julian the Eldeste of Hose in the County of Leicester yeoman being of perfect memory (praised be God) doe ordaine and make this my Last will and testament in manner and forme following
Imprimis I commend my Soule and body into the hands of Almighty God my Creator and Redeemer hopeing to be saved by the merritts of Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer
It I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Julian the summe of foure skore pounds of good and Lawfull English money to bee paid (by mine executrix hereafter named) when the said Elizabeth my daughter shall accomplish the age of three and twenty yeares, or sooner at the discretion of myne executrix and twenty pounds in household goods
It I give unto my daughter Alice Julian the summe of foure skore pounds of good and Lawfull English money to bee paid unto her when shee shall accomplish the age of five and twenty yeares, or soon at the discretion of her mother, and twenty pounds in household goods
And if either of my daughters shall depart this Life before they shall accomplish their severall ages then my will is that their several porcon or porcons shalbe equally divided by my children then alive
It I give unto my Sonne Richard Julian his heires and assignes for ever all those severall parts or parcells of land which I bought of Thomas Julian George Julian Nicholas Whitticarrye or Willm Blagg James Kempe and Thomas Kempe or anie of them to have the same when hee shall accomplish the age of twenty and one yeares provided alwaies and it is my will and intention that if my Sonne William Julian doe pay him the said Richard the summe of foure skore pounds of good and Lawfull English money within one yeare next after hee the said Richard my sonne shall accomplish the age of twenty and one yeares that all the said purchased Land shall remayne unto my Sonne William his heires and assignes for ever, and to none other intent or purpose whatsoever
Lastly I make Anne my wife sole executrix of his my Last will and Testament to whom I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods cattells and Chattells whatsoever or wheresoever, shee payeing all my debts and legacies, and dischardgeing my funerall expences
And also my will is that shee shall have all the benefitts and profitts of all my Land untill my Sonne William shall accomplish the age of one and twenty yeares, and further my will is that my wife Anne Julian shall have and quietly enioy halfe the houses buildings Orchards and gardens dureing her natural life, if shee continue a widdow and unmarried
I make my kinsman George Dixon and George Julian supervisors of this my will and testament desireing them to assist my wife and children in their estates and conditions, and if anie difference arise betwixt them or anie of them to end and to determine the same
In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett mine hand and Seale the day and yeare first above written
Richard Julian
Sealed signed and published as the will and testament of the above named Richard Julian in the presence of
Grego: Julian
John Rowse
Richard Julian
Probate 12 May 1671 to executrix
PR/I/71/75
March 6 1670
An Inventory expressing and declareing the goods Cattells and Chattells moveable and unmoveable of Richard Julian Late of Hose departed, taken and valued by us whose names are subscribed the day and yeare first above written
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his purse and his apparrell | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| In the hall two Tables two frames with stooles & chaires | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| In the two parlours one Table two chests one cubheard one bed with stooles | |||
| and Boxes | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| In the chamber two Beds one Chest and two Coffers with other Materialls | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| In the little parlour one Bed three coffers one seate with other necessaries | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In the dary & Buttery one Salting trough cheeseprease & Barrells with other | |||
| necessaries | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| In the Kitchin and Kitchin chamber one copper with Brewing vessels and one | |||
| Bed | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| In the House pewter and Brass | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Item wollens and Linnens | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| Bookes | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| For victualls as Bacon, Butter & Chees | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| For Bees | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Beasts 8 Cows and eight small beasts | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| Horses & mares | 40 | 10 | 0 |
| For Sheepe | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| For Swine | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| For Hay and corne in the House and in the yarde | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| For Carts cart geres plows and plow geares | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| For Coales and other necessaries in the Kilne | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| For Manner in the yard and Leathers and other impliments Belonging to | |||
| Husbandry | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| For new cloth | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| For Corne Sowen | 42 | 5 | 0 |
| For Hovells | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| For dripping pan fire Iron and other necessaries belonging to the same | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| For the Horse trough and other Materialls belonging to the well | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Summe totalis | 248 | 0 | 7 |
In wittness to which Sume we the praisers of the goods have Hereunto subscribed our Hands the 6 day of March An: dom: 1670
Richard Simpson clerke
Thomas Hickling
John Stokes
Tho: Garton