Henry Banks of Saxelby 1586 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicester Register Books 24 Will number 18
In the name of god Amene the xviith daie of the moneth Auguste in the yeare of our lord god 1586 and in the yeare of the Raigne of our Soverigne Ladie Elizabeth bie the grace of god of Englande Frannce & Ireland Queen Deffender of the faithe &c The twentie eighte I Henrie Bankes of Saxulbey in the Countie of Leic: Clarke and parsone of the same churche beinge sicke in bodie throwe godes visitacon but in good and perfecte remembrance (praised be god) doe make this my last will and Testament, in maner and forme followeinge
First I bequieathe my soule to allmightie god, who gave yt, trusting assuredlie to be savede, bie the merits deathe and passion of our Lord and savioure Jesus Christe onelie, and my bodie to be buried in the Church yearde of Saxulbee a forsaide
It I gyve to the mother churche of Lincoln xiid
Itm I gyve to the Church of Bebye xxs
Itm I gyve to the churche of Humberstone xs and to Barkbie churche vs and to Barrowe churche vs
Itm I gyve Ypstocke to be devidede amongest the poore xs
Itm I gyve to everie poore cotcher in Beebe one stricke of Barley
It I gyve to everie poore cottier in Saxulby xiid
It I gyve to the poore of Leic Towne v li to be distributede to them bie the advise of Mr Maior, and the Chamberlayns
Itm I gyve to the prysoners in the Countrie Joall vs
It I gyve to the old hospitall or beedhouse in Leic xxs to be distributede amongest the beadmen bie the advyse of there governour, and to be paide to them so sone as coveniyentlie it maye be made
Itm I gyve to Jerman Walton a beadman of the same olde hospital xxs to be paide to him everie weeke weeklye vid untill it be come up and if god call him awaie out of this worlde before it be come upe, I will that which remaynethe be paide to the prisoneers of the Countrie goale in Leic and in licke maner untill the said Some of xxs bee come uppe
Itm I gyve to the new hospital or Beadhouse in Leic xs to be distributede amongeste the poore Beadmen
Itm I gyve to old Mackley my brother in lawe xs
Itm I gyve and bequythe to everie one of theis maryed parsons namely Willm Moore, Frances Stubbes, John Waltone Richarde Butery Robte Hoore, Edward Ryley and Henry Cowell my kynsmen to everie one of them tenne poundes to be paide and deliverede to them as it comethe upe to the handes of my Executors by the comeinge uppe of the Date or tyme of my Bills of Debte
It I will that my seaven silver spoones be distributede and gyven to these seventh persons namelie Willm Moores wiffe one to John Waltons wiffe, one to Francis Stubbes wiffe, one to Robte Hoores wiffe, one to Henry Cowells wiffe, one to Edward Ryleys wife, and to Richard Butteries wiffe one
It I will that all the rest of my houshold stuffe be devyded equally amongst seventh persons namely Willm Moore, Frances Stubbes, John Walton, Rychard Buttery, Robert Hoore, Edward Roylye & Henry Cowell
Itm I give to Arthur Mackley xx li and adition to my will
Itm I gyve to Syr Conde my Curat x li
Itm I gyve and bequeathe to Mary Trafforde my made servante vi li xiiis iiid
Itm I gyve and bequeathe to Izabell … my maide servante iii li vis viiid
Itm I gyve and bequeathe to noble my sheeparde xls
Itm I gyve to Sr Thomas Blacknall xiiis iiiid
The rest of all my goods unnamede and unbequeathede as my corne and cattell I will to be equallie devidede amongst theis forenamede maryed kynsmen and kynsweemen that is to wytt my systers children, and my Executors to have no more then one of them have
And my Executors I doe ordayne and appoynte Willm Moore Frannces Stubbes and John Walton, and Tho: Wilson vicar of Humberston I doe appoynte the supervisor and overseer of this my Laste will and Testamente that my goodes be faithfullye and trulie distributede & deliverede according to my will, & to have for his paynes 3s
In wyttnes hereof I the testator have Sett to my hande the daye and yeare above written
By me Henry Bancks
Theis beinge wytnesses
Tho: Wilson wyttnes Willm Bonde Willm Hutchinson marke
Probate 8 October 1586
PR/I/8/85
A true Inventory of all the goods & cattle of Henry Bankes parson of the rectorye of Saxulbey late decessed made & preysed by these men, namely Wyllm Bonnd, Wyllm Hutchynson & John Morrys with others
| Inprimis his money & gold and his bookes | cxx li |
| Item his purse & his apparell | v li |
| Itm in the hall a table & two formes | iiis |
| Itm in the parlar, a table, a bedstedd, three cofers, foure stooles and a cheare | xxiiis iiiid |
| Itm tenne stonne of woole | iii li |
| Itm three bed covering, two coverleddes two blanketts & three fether beddes | v li |
| Itm foure payre of flaxen sheyts & ix payre of harden sheits | lvis |
| Itm two pillowes 4 boulsters, two table clothes, sixe table napkins | xis iiiid |
| Itm foure bedstedds | xviiis iiiid |
| Itm two potts, two pannes, a posnett & a chafingdishe | xxxs |
| Itm foure platters, two puter dyshes, five porryngers one saucer | xiis |
| Itm in the buttery a save, three barrells & a geyling fatt | xiiis |
| Itm in the kitchyn two spytts two cobberds, two fyre yrons a payre of tongues, a payre of bellowes, | |
| two pott hookes & a fyre shovel | xiis |
| Itm a frying panne & a cresset | iis |
| Itm a lead, two cowls, three peyles, thre kymnyles a stryke two troughes, a cheise presse & a hemp | |
| stocke | xviiis |
| Itm a shepefatt, 3 peces of wood, 12 sparres with other old wood | xviiis viiid |
| Itm foure horses | vii li |
| Itm six kyne & foure calfes | xii li |
| Itm fyftye sheepe & eight lambes | v li xiis |
| Itm three cartes | iii li |
| Itm a … of haye, two hoffells, & twenty foure hurdles | iiii li xiis iiiid |
| Itm tenne Swyne | xlvis viiid |
| Itm three wyndowing clothes, viii sackes, & two rookes of coles | xxiiiis viiid |
| Itm in the stable, cart geers, racke, manger with other wood in the stable & two leathers | xiiis iiiid |
| Itm foure quarters of malt & a heyre clothe | iiii li xiiis iiiid |
| Itm foure acres of barley & three acres & a halfe of peise | v li |
| Itm six cusshynnes & eight sylver spones | xliiiis viiid |
| Itm a certayne of pales, one cocke & sixe hennes, a saddle & brydle | xiiis |
| Detts owing to Henry Bankes | |
| Inprimis Wyllm Coot | l li |
| Willm Gregorye | xl li |
| Itm Thomas Tooley | xl li |
| Itm Wyllm Hutchynson | xl li |
| Itm Willm Worship | xx li |
| Itm Frannces Byckerton | vii li xs |
| Itm Nycholas Granener | xx li |
| Itm Wyllm Freeman | xx li |
| Itm Thomas Hickelyng | vi li |
| Itm John Walker of Leicester | ii li viiis |
| Itm John Morrys | xx li |
| Itm Rychard Gamble | xxs |
| Itm Wyllm Trussell | x li |
| Itm Robert Nycoles | xx li |
| Itm Robert Gesson | ls |
| Itm Mr Willm Ashbey | xx li |
| Itm John Cowell | v li |
| Itm Mrs Rydinge | lxxx li |
| Itm Bartylmew Broxbey | iiii li |
| Itm Wyllm Moore | xl li |
| Itm Frannces Stubbs | xxx li |
| Itm John Walton | xx li |
| Itm Robert Hoore | x li |
| Itm Edward Rylye | x li |
| Itm Henry Cowell | x li |
| Summa total | dcc li 9s 8d |
