Thomas Wright of Eaton 1672 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1672

July the 9^th 1672

In the name of God Amen I Thomas Wright of Eaton in the County of Leicester yeoman beinge weake of body but whole of Minde and of good & perfect remembrance praise and thankes be given to God, I doe make and ordaine this my last will and Testament in Manner and forme here followinge (that is to say)

First I bequeath my soule into the hands of almighty God my maker faithfully trusting to be saved by the Merrits Death & passion of Jesus Christ my most mercyfull Redeemer and by none other meanes & my body to the earth from whence it came & to be Buryed in the Church or Churchyard of Eaton aforesd hopeinge from thence to have a Joyfull Resurrection with the Just at the last Day

Inprimis I give unto John Haywardine of North Stoake in the County of Lincolne Twelve pence

Ite I give unto George Stoakes who Marryed my daughter Margery Six pence

Item I Give unto Symon Wright my younger Son my Two houses or Tenements scituate lyinge & beinge in Eaton aforesaid betweene the Messuage of John Caunt on the one side & William Slater on the other side for a lease of Three score yeares & soe on, to have and to hold to him & his heires with all theire profits & commodityes to them appertaininge (the Land & Commons & all other the profit within the fieldes & Territoryes of Eaton excepted) to have & to hold the said Two Tenements with the home profits soe longe as untill my son Thomas Wright doe pay unto him the full summe of Twenty pounds & then to surrender up quietly and peaceably the said Two Tenements unto him or his

Item I give unto John Ellsome of Great Ponton in the County of Lincoln sixe pounds

Item I give unto John Smith of Ab Kettleby allsoe six Pounds

Item I give unto Hester my Daughter Threety Ewes of the Middle sort, and the best heifer, to be delivered to her use att Michaelmas next after my decease And All soe Twenty pounds in Money to be payd to her within five yeares after my decease & the fringed Coverlet and the new yellow Blanket & Two pewter dishes & the last bought Brasse pot & kettle & guile Tubs

Item I give unto Margery my daughter in case shee remaine with Thomas quietly unmolested of her husband her dyet & clothinge, shee doeing her best endevour for his benefit or otherwise if my son Thomas be marryed & she cannot agree with him if shee have necessity I will that shee have a Room in the house where Wm Burgoine now liveth for her life & pay six pence Rent yearely for it and allsoe I give her Three strikes of Barley one of Rye & sixe pounds of wooll yearely to her use, not else payable

Item I give unto Thomas my son furniture for a bed & the servants bed, the other woollens & linnens in generall

I give unto Thomas Hester Elizabeth Simon & Margery equally betwixt them to be divided All the rest of my goods

And all my Chattles reall & personall with whatsoever of Right or conscience to me doth belonge or appertaine unbequeathed and not given I doe give & bequeath unto Thomas Wright my Son whom I doe make Sole Executor of this my last will and Testament

                                                                                                                Thomas Wright

William Tinsley

Robert George

Witnesses

Probate Leicester 26 November 1672

PR/I/73/159

July the 18^th 1672

A trew and perfict Inventory of the goods Cattles and Chattles of Thomas Wright yeoman late of Eaton deceased Taken and prised as followeth by us [no details of appraisers]:

	£	s	d
Inprimis his Apparell Gerdle purse and the money also that was in it	5	0	0
In the Hall and chimney
A table and frame & two fourmes and three Chaires and two Joyned Stooles a
Cubbard one Ambry	1	15	6
A fire Iron & Gallow tree a fire shovel tongues the Bellowes and hookes with
other Small things	0	6	8
In the Parlour
One Seiled Bedstead and a halfe headed Bed a preasse one Chest and a Box	1	2	6
A feather Bed and Mattresse two Coverlets one yellowe Blancket one paire of
Hempen Sheetes and two paire of hearden Sheetes	3	6	8
Also the Bed hangings two Bolsters and three Pillowes fifteene yeards of
hempen cloath and Seaven yeards of hearden cloath	1	16	4
Moreover three Pillow Beares and foure towels two table cloathes	0	15	0
In the Corn cheamber
One halfe headed Bedsted and Bedinge upon it a trundle bed two chests and a
coffer a kimnell and a cheese Rack and other small thinges	2	1	0
Also foure strikes of Rye and six Strikes of Barely one Strike of wheate and one
of mault	1	0	0
Moreover one flich of Bacon and other house provission there	2	1	6
In the kitchen
Two brasse potts foure brasse pannes a fryinge pann and two kettles five pieces
of puter two candle stickes a salt seller and Chaffeinge dish	3	15	0
Also five tubbes and a kimnell foure pailes a churne one woollen whele two
Bottles with other earthen vessells and small things	1	10	0
Also six tod and a stone of wooll there	4	6	8
In the Buttery
Three Barrells a salteinge trough a fourme and thrall & other things	0	12	0
In the Barne
The Corne threshed and unthreshed and the heay there	9	13	0
In the yeard and Stack steed
The pease in the stack steed vallued at nine quarters	9	0	0
Seaven cowes five heiffers and three Calves	22	10	0
Also three Geldings & three mares	20	13	0
The Cartes and Cart Geares the plowe and plowe Geares the Harrowes Sheepe
Cribbs and Bease cribbes fould treays fence treayes and all other Implments of
Husbandry	13	13	4
Moreover the hovells the wood in the yeard the coales swine and poltrey there	6	15	8
In the feild
Five scoore ould sheepe and thirty lambs	22	10	0
The Croppe of corne and heay in the feild	22	2	0
Item the fallowes prepared to bee sowen twelve Acrees	8	0	0
Also in things not vewed or forgotten	0	2	6
Summe totall is	064	8	4