John Wright of Nether Broughton 1699 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1699/98
In the name of god Amen the Seavent day of September in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand Six hundred ninety and nine I John Wright of Neather Braughton in the County of Leicester husbandman being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto god therefore Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I do make and ordain this my last will and Testiament in manner And form following that is to say
First and principally I give my Soule into the hands of all mighty god who gave it me and for my body I Commend it to the Earth to be buried in Christian and Decent manner As to my Executrix Shall think meet nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god
And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me with in this life I give devise bequeath and dispose the same in manner and form following
First I give and bequeath to my eldest son Edward Wright the sum of twenty pounds to be payd at the age of one and twenthy by my executrix here after mencioned
Ittam I give and bequeath unto my son William Wright all the howse and Land in Neather Broughton with Comons and Comon of pastures and all the appurtinances thare unto belonging at the age of one and twenthy to him and his heires for ever paying forty pound when he shall enter upon the same or within one yeare after in maner and forme following; Twenty pounds to be my daughter Dorathy Wright when he shall enter or with in one yeare after if shee bee alive the other twenty to my daughter Mary when he shall enter upon the same or within one yeare after shee being alive
Ittam I give and bequeath to my daughter Dorathy Wright one hundred and tenn pounds to be payd at the age of Twenthy one years by my Executrix
Ittam I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Wright one hundred and tenn pounds to be payd at the age of Twenthy one years by my Executrix
Ittam I give and bequeath Twenthy Shillings to the poore of Nether Braughton to be payd by my Executrix
Ittam I give and bequeath tenn Shillings to the poore of Long Claxson to be payd by my Executrix
Ittam I give and bequeath to Dorathy Wright my said wife all my goods and Chattels what so ever and of this my last will I make and ordain my Ever Loving wife Dorathy Wright my full and whole Executrix
And I doe hereby utterly dissallow revoke and annull all and every other former Testiments wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any wise before this time named, willed, and bequeathed ratifying and Confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written
John Wright
Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the said John Wright as his last will and Testament in the presence of us
John Hubbard
William Browne
Robt Garton
Henry Page
The word with
and in Nether Broughton
and bequeath was enter lined before the signing and sealing heare of
Executrix Dorothy sworn 12 December 1699
PR/I/104
A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods Chattels & Cattle of John Wright of Neather Broughton late deceased as they were taken valued & apprized by us whose names are underwritten upon the fifteenth day of September in the year 1699 as followeth
| £ | s | d | |
| Imp: His purse and apparell | 5 | 00 | 0 |
| In the house three tables two formes two buffett stooles six chaires fire Irons | |||
| hooks & reackings & other things | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| It In the best parlour one bed, two tables six chaires | 2 | 03 | 0 |
| It In the other parlour one bed & bedding two chests one chair | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| It In the far parlour two beds & bedding two Coffers | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| It In the best Chamber one bedsted two feather beds twelve paire of sheets | |||
| & other furniture & bedding | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| It one Cupboard one Chest of drawers two Chest one trunke a grate a cradle | |||
| & two chaires | 3 | 05 | 0 |
| It An other Chamber two tables two formes a stoole & coffer | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| It In the middle chamber two beds & bedding & other lumber | 1 | 05 | 0 |
| It In the cheese chamber cheese & malt | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| It in the Garrett foure wheels cloth & other things | 2 | 02 | 4 |
| It In the dairy 4 brasse potts 8 brasse panns & warming pan | 4 | 05 | 0 |
| It pewter dishes 17 And foure tancreds & other smal things | 3 | 05 | 0 |
| It Table linnin and Cushings | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| It Copper barrels Cheese presse & brewing vessel | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| It foure mares & foales six barren cattle three yearling colts three yearling | |||
| filleys | 80 | 00 | 0 |
| It ten cows & young beasts & four yearling calves | 38 | 00 | 0 |
| It Four Score and Six Sheepe | 30 | 00 | 0 |
| It Six Swine hoggs | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| It Corne and hay | 120 | 00 | 0 |
| It the fallow clodds | 7 | 00 | 0 |
| It the wagon & three carts and cart geares and plows & plow geares | 15 | 00 | 0 |
| It Harrow Sheep cribbs & trees & ladder & implements for husbandry | 3 | 00 | 0 |
| It Coales & bees | 4 | 00 | 0 |
| Lastly All things seen and unseen & not valued | 1 | 00 | 0 |
| 360 | 11 | 4 |
Engrossed upon 12 Stampt paper
Richard Wright
George Browne
William Wright