Mary Pares of Holwell 1686 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1686/85
In the name of God Amen I Mary Pares of Holwell in the County of Leic Widdow being weake in body but of good and perfect memory do make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme following
First I give & bequeath my soule to God trusting onely for Salvation by Jesus Christ and my body to be buried at the discretion of my executrixes hereafter mentioned
And as for goods I dispose of them as followes
Itm I give to my sonne John Hoult the summe of 0l 2s 6d
Itm I give to my sonne Willm Hoult the summe of 0l 2s 6d
Itm I give to my daughter Mary Whiehead [sic] the summe of 1l 0s 0d
Itm I give to my sonne Willm Hoults two sonnes Joseph and John to each of them thirty shillings apeece to be paid within one yeare after my decease to there father and a receite given to my executrixes from him shall be a final discharge to them
Itm I give to my Daughter Susannah Pares the sume of fifteene pounds besides what she shall have by being ioynt executrix with her sister Sarah Pares
Itm All the rest of goods Cattells and Chattells whatsoever I give to my two Daughters Sarah Pares and Susannah Pares whom I make the ioynt executrixes of this my last will and testament my debts first paid and funerall expences discharged
In witnes whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seale the 12th day of March Anno Dom 1684
Mary Pares her marke
Seale & delivered in the presence of us
John Hurst
John Goodiqary his mark
Darothy Goodiqary [her mark]
PR/I/88/110
A True and perfect Inventory of all the goods Cattells and Chattells of Mary Pares late of Holwell deceased taken by us the fourth day of September whose [“names” missing] are here subscribed Anno Domi 1686
| Imprimis hir purse and apparel | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm five cowes a heifer and calfe | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm all the sheepe | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm a swine hodge | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Itm all the hey | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm all the cole and fire wood | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Itm all the linnen | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm all the brasse and puter | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm all the bedsteads and beddin | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm all things in the Hall house | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm things in the parlour not prised before | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm all the cheese | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm all things in the kiching & dairy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm those seene & unseene | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 | 6 | 0 |
John Hurst
Micheall Pares
John Goodiqary [his mark]
Exhibited 16 December 1686