Bartholomew Morris of Grimston 1638 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/249/90
Only the first page of this will is included, although that would seem to be almost the entirety of it. It may be that the next page is in the archives but was accidentally not reproduced.
In the name of God Amen I Bartholomew Morris of Grimston in the Countie of Leic yeoman being sicke and weake in bodye but in perfect minde and memorye thanks be to god therefore doe make my Last will & testament in manner & forme following
Imprimis I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of Jesus Christ my redeemer by whose aloane meritts & mercies after this mortall Life ended I certainly hope for life everlasting, my bodie to the earth from whence it came to be buryed in the Churchyard of Grimston aforesaid by my ancestours
Item I give & bequeathe unto my five daughters, Susanne, Cornelia, Elyzabeth, Marie and Joane, the full & right sume of Twentie pounds a peece, to bee paid unto them & everye of them as they shall accomplish the full age of Twenty and one yeares, or at their severall dayes of marriage which shall first happen, provided the said Children be advised & ruled by their Mother & overseers of this my testament in their said marriages, otherwise to stay as for their said portions untill the age of one & twentie as aforesaid
And if it please god any of my five daughters depart this Life before they accomplish the age of one and twentie yeares or be married as aforesaid, then my will is That the porcon of that child or chilldren so dying shall be & remaine unto my executrix for & towards the better maintenance & breeding of the rest
Ite whereas Ann my wife is now greate with childe, if it shall please god to blesse her with a daughter, then that daughter to have twentie pounds in manner as her other sisters and my land to bee solde or remaine wholly to my executrix if with a sone then he to inherit my Land as was agreed upon at our marriage by Indenture
Ite I give & bequeath unto eight of the poorest of the Towne of Grimston sixe pence a peece, to bee paid unto them within one halfe yeare next after my decease when my executrix shall think fit
Ite I make Anne my wife full & sole executrixe of
PR/I/40/301
A true Inventory of all and singular the goods & Chattells of Bartholomew Morris late of Grimston Comt: Leic: yeoman deseased taken and prased the fift of October Anno doii 1638 by us whose names are hereunto subscribed Inhabitants de Grimston …
| £ | s | d | |
| In the Hall | |||
| Imprimis two tables two Joyned formes two Joyned Stooles three Chaires fier | |||
| Irons and other Implements there | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In the parlour | |||
| It one bedsted one featherbed and Curtaynes | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Ite one trundlebed with Cloaths upon it | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| It two Chests foure Cofers with other implements | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| It flaxen sheets three paire hempton sheets foure paire of harden sheets | |||
| fifteene paire two payre more over worne | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| It foure flaxen table Cloathes foure more Courser one dozen & halfe of napkins | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| It five pillow beares three Courser & one towel | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| In the little parlor | |||
| It one bedstead with Courtaynes one Cofer one boxe ten quishions with other | |||
| implements ther | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| In the Chamber over the hall | |||
| Ite eight puter platters one bason & seaven lesser peeces sixe porringers foure | |||
| saucers two saltsellers one flagon one Chamber pott one Candlestick two | |||
| drinking Cups one dozen and halfe of spoones | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| It one olde Chest three shelves with other implements | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| In the Chamber over the parlor | |||
| It one Coverlet with other stuf & Implements ther | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Linn and wollin Cloth their more & Stuff | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| In a little … | |||
| It one Cheese presse with other odd things | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| In the dary house & buttrey | |||
| It three brass potts eleaven pans two Candlesticks one Skymer one bason five | |||
| barrills and other Implements ther | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| In the kitching | |||
| It one lead two brewing vessells one kneding tube with spits Cobiron & frying | |||
| pan & other Implements | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| In the folde | |||
| It eleaven Scorre sheepe and seaven | 78 | 6 | 8 |
| In the yard | |||
| It three … swine one sow & nine … | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| It three stone troughs Carte geares plough geares leathers locks forks & other | |||
| Implements in the stable | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| It postes five peeces and … … for three hovells faggotts fleaks & other wood in the | |||
| yard | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| It Coales two payre of Cart blades with som other wood in the killne with | |||
| quarnes & one stone trought | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| It three Iron bound Cartes | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| It two great & two small harrowes one load of plaster one long ladder and two | |||
| short ones | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| It apell trees and plow timber | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| It barly pease wheate Rie and hey | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| It three geldings three mares two foales and two Colts | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| It ten kine foure heighfers & foure Calves | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Corne Sowne aboute foure Acres | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| It three sillver spoones & three … | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| It his purse his sword & his aparrill | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| It all other rumble seene & unseene or forgotten | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Suma tot | 337 | 16 | 10 |
| Debts owing to the testator | |||
| By William Boeman Henry Kilbie payable at Whittsontide last | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| By Henry Kilby due att March the 25th | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
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