William Leavers of Long Clawson 1637 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1637/144
In the name of god Amen the sixteenth day of August in the twentieth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles, by the grace of god kinge of England Scotland France and Ireland, kinge defender of the faith &c Annoq dni 1636 I William Leavers of Claxton als Clawson in the Countie of Leicester yeoman being sick and weake in body but of good and perfect memory, prased be god, doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge
First I give and bequeath my soule to Almightie god hopeinge to be saved through a true and lively faith in Christ Jesus And my body to be buried in the Church yard of Claxton aforesaid
Itm I give and bequeath to my eldest sonne Richard Leavers and his heires the howse wherein I now dwell scituate in Claxton aforesaid together with thappurtences And alsoe the two oxganges of land thereunto belonginge (except one litle close of pasture in the East end of the Towne of Claxton aforesaid) thone oxgange of the said two oxgangs of land lieing and being within the feildes and liberties of Hose in the said Countie, and thother oxgang of Land within the East end feildes of Claxton aforesaid
Itm my will is that my loveing wife Elizabeth shall have the thirds of my said lands Or else to live together with my said eldest sonne Richard and to have her diet clotheing washeing and all other necessaries fitting and convenient for a woman of her age and condicon and alsoe thirteen shillings and foure pence to be yearely paid her by my said sonne Richard
Itm I further give and bequeath unto my said wife Elizabeth all my bedding lynnens brasse and pewter whatsoever, to be at her free disposeinge
Itm I give and bequeath unto my youngest sonne William Leavers the litel close above excepted to enter upon presently after my decease which close is Bounded … the kings high way lieing on the west side thereof and the land of William Garton on the east side thereof and my brother Robert Leavers on the south side thereof
Itm I further give unto my said sonne William thirtie pownds of lawfull money of England to goe forward presentlie for him
Itm I give unto my said sonne William one ewe sheepe
Itm I give unto my eldest daughter Elizabeth Leavers one heifer
Itm I give unto my second daughter Margaret Leavers one ewe and lambe
Itm I give unto my third daughter Anne Leavers forty pownds to be paid her by my Executors when she shall accomplish thage of one and twentie yeares
Itm I give unto my youngest daughter Jane Leavers likewise fortie pownds to be paid her by my executors when she shall attaine to thage of one and twenty yeares
My will is that if my two youngest daughters Anne and Jane or ether of them chance to depart this life before they or ether of them accomplish thage of one and twenty years, that then the porcons above menconed shalbe equally devided amongst the rest of my children then liveinge
Itm I give unto my two daughters Anne and Jane & either of them one ewe sheepe
Itm I give unto Mary Rowse the wife of Jeffery Rowse of Hose six shillings and eight pence
Itm I give unto Mary Leavers and Joane Leavers my kinswomen xiid a peice
Itm I give unto Mary Litledike the wife of Robert Litledike of Statherne one strike of Barley
Itm I give unto Anne Hart of Melton Mowbray widdow one strike of Barley
Itm I give unto my kinsman Richard Tompson two shillings and six pence
Itm I give unto the poore of Claxton aforesaid three shillings and foure pence to be distributed to them at the discretion of the Overseers of the poore for the tyme beinge
The rest of all my goods moveable and unmoveable unbequeathed I give and bequeath to my Loveinge wife Elizabeth and Richard Leavers my eldest sonne whome I make and ordaine joynt executors of this my last will and testamt to see the same performed and my body reverently and decently brought to the ground
And lastly I intreate and make Thomas Leavers and Thomas Tompson of Claxton aforesaid Overseers of this my last will giving to either of them for their paynes vid
In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand the day and yeare within written
Willm Levers
Testes sunt
Rob: Hickling
Ambrose Lee
Probate 12 April 1637
PR/I/39/40 A true Inventory of all they goodes & Chattells of William Leavers of Claxton als Long Clauston in the Countie of Leicester lately disceased, Taken the 6th daye of March 1636 By Robert Hicklinge and William Garton of Claxton aforesaied yeomen and Steven Hanson of Hose in the Countie aforesaied husbandman
| £ | s | d | |
| In primis his purse and apparel | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Itim in the parler a feather bed and a boulster | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim 6 bedsteads, 1 frame & table, a Forme, 2 Chests a Chere | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim in the other parler, 2 bedsteads 2 Cofers | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Itim in the Chamber 3 bedsteads, 2 Chests 1 litle Table | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Itim 1 Cubberd, 2 tables, 2 formes, & settles, 3 Cheres | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Itim 6 barrells, 1 Chorne, a throle | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim 5 Tubs the brueing lead 4 Kimnells, 4 Kitts with other implements | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Itim bedding 5 Coverleds, 3 blanketts, with a mattresse, 3 pillowes | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim 6 Coverleads, 3 mattresses, 4 blanketts, 8 pillowes | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim 9 payre of flaxen sheets, 1 halfe | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Itim 11 payre of Hempton sheets, & 5 payre of harden | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim 4 boarde Clothes, with 2 peeces of hempton, with napkins, & Towells, and | |||
| pillowe beares | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim 4 peeces of wollen Cloth with Cushions | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Itim 3 flitches of Bacon & a halfe with yarne and shelves, with other | |||
| impleaments | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim Brasse 4 potts, 4 pans | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim 2 sylver spoons | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim of pueter, 14 peeces 6 porrengers 4 Candle stickes, with spoons, and | |||
| other impleaments | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim in the yarde, 5 horses & mares | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim 8 Cowes 2 heafers | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim 29 sheepe | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim swyne & pullen | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Itim 3 Carts, with plowes, harrowes, plowe tymber, 2 Leathers, and the hovell | |||
| geare | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim Carte geares, & plowe geares with a saddle, & other impleaments | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim the Croppe in the feilde & Corne in the barne, with pease on the hovell | |||
| & hea | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim a little wheat | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim oweing in William Nicholsons hands | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim other money oweing | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim pales, fleakes, forkes & rakes | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim the gallowe tree, fire Iron, a wyndowe sheet, & all impleaments about the | |||
| fire, & thinges forgotten | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| The whole Sume is | 158 | 10 | 0 |
They praysers names
Robert Hickling
William Garton
Steven Hanson his marke
Exhibited Melton Mowbray 12 April 1637