Alexander Spell of Holwell 1702 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1702/5
In the name of God Amen I Alexander Spell of Holwell in the County of Leicester Grasier Beinge of perfect Mind and memory praised be God for it But Weake and Indisposed in body Doe make this my Last will and Testament in manner following
Impris I Comend my Soule to God Almighty that give it me hopeing through the Merritts of Jesus Christ to Inheritt Life everlasting and My body I Comend to the Earth to be decently buried by my Extors hereinafter named
Impris my will and mind is that my debts Legacies and Funerall expences be first paid and discharged by my Extors hereinafter named
Item I give to my foure daughters, to witt, Mary Ward, Frances Hazlewood, Susanna Parr and Margarett [blank] which I had by my first wife Forty shillings apiece to be paid to them Severally by my Extors
Item I give to daughter Elizabeth Spell the Sume of fifty pounds
Item I give all my bease sheep and Cattell Except one Yearling Calfe to my two Sons James Spell and John Spell to be equally divided between them in case they two can agree so to do If not I give all the said bease Sheep and Cattell unto my Son James he payeing Forty pounds unto my Son John, that is to say, twenty pounds thereof within one Yeare after my decease and the other twenty pounds within two yeares next after my decease
Item I give the Yearling Calfe before excepted unto my Loveing wife Elizabeth Spell
Item I give to my said wife Elizabeth Spell the Interest and Improvement of one hundred pounds from the time of my death for the terme of her naturall Life in case she keepe herselfe my widow and shall not marry againe, and from and after her decease I give the said one hundred pounds unto my Said three Children James, John and Elizabeth Spell to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike and I will my said wife to pay twenty shillings Yearely out of the said Interest and Improvement towards house keeping
But in case my said wife shall marry againe, I revoke the Legacy of the Interest and Improvement of one hundred pounds before given to her for her life, and I give her twenty pounds of the said one hundred pounds and one bed and beding to it and the other fourscore pounds I give unto my aforesaid three Children James John and Elizabeth Spell to be equally divided amongst them Imeadiately after my wifes Second Marriage
All the rest of my goods Chattles Cattles and personall estate whatsoever unbequeathed of I give to my Loveing wife Elizabeth and my son James whome I make full and Joynt Extors of this my Last will Revokeing all former and other wills by me made
In Witnesse whereof I the said Alexander Spell have hereunto set my hand and seale the seaventh day of March in the Fourteenth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord William the third by the grace of God King of England &c Annoq Dni 1701
Signum Alexander Spell
Signed sealed published and declared by the Testator for and as his last will and Testamt in the presence of us who Subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the said Testator
Wm Reeve
William Durant
Probate 17 April 1702 to Elizabeth and James Spell
PR/I/108/177
A true and perfect Inventory of all and singler the goods, Chattles, Cattles and Creditts of Alexander Spell Late of Holwell in the County of Leicester Grazier decd taken and apprised by us whose names are hereunder written the sixteenth day of April in the first yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne Queene of England &c Annoq Dni 1702 as followeth
| £ | s | d | |
| Impris his purse and apparell | 05 | 00 | 00 |
| In the parlor | |||
| Two beds and Bedding | 03 | 00 | 06 |
| Other goods in that Roome | 01 | 01 | 00 |
| All Sorts of Linnen | 05 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Chamber | |||
| One bed and Bedding and some other few Goods | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| Goods in the house and Kitching | 02 | 04 | 0 |
| Brasse and pewter | 03 | 10 | 0 |
| Brewing vessel | 02 | 00 | 0 |
| Sheeps wooll in the house | 10 | 00 | 0 |
| For a Cart and Geares | 01 | 10 | 0 |
| One hundred sheepe | 40 | 00 | 0 |
| Five bease | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Ten other bease | 20 | 00 | 0 |
| One horse and a maire | 05 | 00 | 0 |
| Debts sperate & desperate | 150 | 00 | 00 |
| Things unseene and forgot | 00 | 10 | 0 |
| 263 | 05 | 6 |
John Moore
John Goodicary