Thomas Wright of Nether Broughton 1640 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1640/75
The 24 Daye of August 1640
In the name of God Amen the Daye & yeare above written I Thomas Wryght of Nether Broughton in the Countie of Leicester husbandman being sicke in bodie but in good & perfect Remembrance the lord be praised therefore I doe Constitute and make this my laste will and Testament in manner & forme following That ys to saie
First and principall is I Doe Comende my Soule into the hands of Allmyghtie God my maker and Redeemer Assuredlie trusting that by and thorough the onelie merritts of Christ Jesus my onelie Saviour and Redemer I shall gain perfect Remyssion of all my synnes and my bodie I doe Comend to the earth from whence it Came to be Decentlie Buried in the Church yarde of Nether Broughton aforesade and touchinge all my worldlie goodes wherewith the God hath beene pleased to blesse mee I Doe Dispose of them as followeth That is to saie my will ys to
Itm I give unto the pore of Nether Broughton iiis iiiid
Itm I give unto my daughter Jaine Wryght xxx pounde to be peaide 4 yeares after my deceayse
Itm I give unto my daughter Jone Wryght xxxl to be peaide when shee Coumes to the eage of 24 yeares
Itm I give unto my daughter Marrey Wryght xxxl t be peaide when shee Coumes to the eage of 24 yeares
Itm I give unto my brother Henry Wryght the over Chamber meate and drynke and Clothes so longe as hee shall lyve
Itm I give unto my daughter Ann Wryght the nether most Chamber meate and drynke and aparryll yuseing hir well yf the done not shee shall have frif pound a yeare as longe as shee shall live
Itm I give unto my daughter Elyzeabeth Hycklyn xiid
Itm I give unto my daughter Marryit Bossorde xiid
Itm I give unto Marrey Hycklyn one ewe lame
Itm all the reste of my goodes I give unto my wife Marrigit Wryght and my Soone Richard Wryght and I doe make them my soule excextrexe of all my goodes
Itime I give unto my Soone Richard Hicklin xiid
Itime I doe make my Soone Richard Hicklin and Thomas Wryght my oversseares of this my will
Itime I give unto the Church of Nether Broughton iiis iiiid
I have unto sete my hand and Seale
Thomas Wryght marke
Thomas Wryght
Richard HIcklinge marke
PR/I/42
Preaised the xvi day of September Anno Dom 1640
A trewe Inventory of all the goodes Cattell and Chattell of Thomas Wryght of Nether Broughton husbandman in the Countie of Leycester Laite Deceased
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his pursse And his Aparill | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Itm three Beadsteades belonging to as Coverlydes pillows and boulsters and | |||
| Mattryses | ? | ||
| Itm in the Chamber tewe beadsteades and Clorthes belonging to them | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm five peare of flaxson sheets | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm five peare of hempin sheetes | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm seaven pillow Beares | 0 | 14 | iiii |
| Itm fore towels | 0 | xvi | iiii |
| Itm A dausson And a halfe of Napkines | 0 | xv | 0 |
| Itm … … Cloes | 0 | 10 | x |
| Itm one prasse … Coverlides one boulster three fether pillows 4 matryses | |||
| And three Blankites and five Coushing And one Longe | vi | 10 | viii |
| Itm one … in the far parlor and a buffit forme one Chest one buffit stulle one | |||
| Coffer | iiii | ? | |
| Itm in the hither parlor one Coubard one Cheaste one Chearne and one Coffer | 0 | xvi | ? |
| Itm in the Hall one taibell and frame three Cheares towe Buffit Stooles | 0 | xiii | ? |
| Itm in the Hall one Coubard and putter on it | 0 | ? | |
| Itim all the Brasse in the hall And Chichin | 4 | iiii | ? |
| Itim in the Chichin quernes olud Leade | ? | ? | ? |
| Itim in the buttery fore barriles fore kites three tubes | v | iii | ? |
| Itim in the dearyhouse and Chease Chamber | 3 | vi | iiii |
| Itim in the hither Chamber one Chease and Cloth in it and other things | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim foure heffers And Mares | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim four heffers and six … and fore Caulves | xxx | 1 | 0 |
| Itim xxx Cheese | viii | 0 | 0 |
| Itim all the heay in the Closon | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Itim two Cartes and Carte geares | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim plowes and plow timber and harrowes | 0 | ? | ? |
| Itim for fleakes and … and Chraches | 0 | ? | ? |
| Itim five Swine | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim a … of olde peasse | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itim fortie pounde of wolle | 1 | 6 | ? |
| Itim for wheeles | 0 | v | ? |
| Itim for pullin | 0 | ? | ? |
| Itim the … and the … and fore … and all other Implements seene and unseen |
Apreased by us Willyam …afford and Richard Hicklyn and Thomas Wryght
Probate 7 October 1640