William Moulton of Holwell 1558 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1558

Part of the right hand side of the will is missing throughout

In the name of god Amen the xixth of August in the yeare of oure lord [missing] fyve hundeth fyftye and eight I Wyllm Molton of Holewell sick in body [missing] perfytt god be thancked make thys my last wyll  as heare foloweth

[missing] my soole to god Almyghtye and my bodye to the earthe where god [missing] provye place

Itm I bequeth to the churche of Lyncollne iid

Itm I bequeath to [missing] of the churche of … vid

Itm I bequeath to the churche of Ketylby one [missing] and to the chapel of Holywell one strycke of mault

Itm I bequeth to my [missing] Molton my best Jackett my best hatt & one oulde horsse nowe in the [missing]

[Missing] Wyllm Molton my best yoowe sheape

Itm I bequethe to Jhon Brewster xiiis

[Missing] I gyve to everye god chylde iiiid

Itm I bequethe to Ales Brewster [missing] & a lame

Itm I gyve to Ysbell Brewster one yoow & a lamme

Itm I bequethe [missing] Molton my brothers sonne one yoow & a lamme

Itm I bequethe to Rychard [missing] sonne one yoowe & a lame

Itm I wyll my dettes be payd of all my goods [missing] my wyffe have the third parte of the …

Itm I wyll that my wyffe have the third parte of all my land and … for thyrds for lyff and after her deathe I wyll that third parte of my landes and [missing] remayne to … and in the same order as by thys my wyll I appoynt the other [missing] land that ys to saye

Fyrst I wyll my sone Robart Molton have all my land [missing] to hyme & to hys heres of hys bodye lawfullye begotten and yf the sayd Robart [missing] wythe owt suche issew then I wyll my brother Rychard and hys heres male of hys [missing] lawfully begotten have … for ever paying for ever yerlye to my brother Jhon [missing] male xs and yf Jhon have no male here than I wyll the land be equally [missing] betwene the heres of my brotherene Jhon & Rychard

Itm I wyll [missing] Kyllynley dye that my son Robart and hys part be at the order of my brother [missing] Molton & Willm Mansfeyld

The rest of my goods before nott geven I [missing] … to my sone Robart to be equallye parted betwene … the [missing] & Robart I make my free executors and Wyllm Mansfeld overseer who for [missing] paynes I wyll have vis viiid

Theys being wytness

Robart Watson the [missing] Jhon Hurst Robart Crosse Hughe Holt and others

Thys is the inventorye of all the goods & cattell of Wyllm Molton latlye departed praysed the ixth of September by thes iiii honest men Jhon Hurst Robart Crosse Robart … … Heughe Holt

In primis a tabell & a forome & iii cheares & a lytle bord	vis viiid
Itm a doar & v coffers wyth other paynted clothes	iis vid
Itm a ambrey & a dyshe borde	iis
Itm iiii brasen pottes & iiii pannes & iiii kettells	v li
Itm v candyllstyckes & a basyn & a brasen morter with the pestell	viiis
Itm v chargers of pewter & xii platters & viii potengers & ii saltes and a chafynge dyshe	vis viiid
Itm the plowe wythe other iren ware	vis viiid
Itm a spytt wythe cobbers & a fyer shole & fyer iron	vis viiid
Itm certayne … wod gear … a fatt wythe other … … house	vis viiid
Itm a window … clothe & iii sackes	iiiis
Itm a payre of quernes & ii leyds	xiis
Itm other tymber in … house	iis iiiid
Itm iii betels & iii peles wyth other	iiiis
Itm vii payre of flaxen sheates & vii payre of harden cofers & apparell	xiiis iiiid
Itm a yren bound cart & a bare cart & a bound … iron harowes hovell geare & other	iii li vis viiid
Itm the heye & corne	xix li
Itm v horses & mares iii folis & the geres	v li
Itm vii keyne & iiii calfes	x li vis iiiid
Itm xxii shepe	xls
Itm iii hogges & a sowe & viii shotes	xxxiiis iiiid
Itm viii …	iis
It capons & hennes	vs
Itm iiii duckes	viiid
Itm iii hyves	vis
Itm ould troffes	iiis iiiid
Itm cockes & …	xxd