William Binckes of Scalford 1616 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1622/10 also PR/T/1624/7

Maye xxiiiith Anis Regis Jacobi Anglie decimo quarto Scotie quadragessimo nono Ano Dni 1616

In the name of god Amen I Willm Binckes of Scalford in the County of Leicester Clarke sicke in body but whole in mynde & of good & perfect memory thanks be to god therefore doe make & ordayne this my last will & testament in manner & forme followinge

First I bequeath my soule to almighty god & my body to buryed at the discretion of my Executrix

Itm I gyve & bequeath to the poore of Scalford xxs

It my further will ys & soe it shalbe my land shalbe sold by Edward Darker & George Bincks and by this my last wyll & testament I gyve them full authority in yt & to sel yt to the best benefit thei can to the behoofe of my wife & children & the discharge of my debts which being soe donne I gyve & bequeath unto Johane my now wife one hundreth pounds & al the linnens, wollans, bedding, bedsteads & other house hold implements she brought to me at her maryage with me

It I gyve unto eyther of her children iii li vis viiid a peece

The rest of my goods & chattles my debts being payd I gyve & bequeath unto my fyve children, Nathanyell Binckes, Willm Binckes, James Binckes, Ann Binckes & Mary Binckes equally to be devyded amongst them as they accomplish the severall ages of  xxity yeares or daye of their marryage of my above sayd dawghters except that Nathanyell Binckes shall have x li more than the rest And the disposinge of them I leave to Edward Darker George Binckes aforesayd & Willm Morrice my brother in Law of whose faithfull & willing dealing hearin I doubt not, Provyded that if any of myne owne chyldren dye before the accomplishing of the former recyted tymes the portion of that Child or those children shalbe equally devyded amongst the rest lyvinge Provided further that if my wife departe this life before she can be possessed of her Legacyes, then her Legacye & the porcons I bequeathed to her children shalbe equally devyded betwixt her three Children & myne by my first wife

It I make & ordayne unto this my last will & testament Johane my nowe wife & George Binckes full executors & for the faithfull Lookinge hearunto I gyve the sayd George xli

It I doe make & constitute Edward Darker & Willm Morrice my brother in Law supervisors to this my last wyll & testament written with myne owne hand & sealed with myne owne seale the day & yeares above written

                                                                                                                By me Wyllm Binckes

Probate 28 May 1616

The inventory is only in PR/R/1624/7

A true Inventory of the goods of Willm Byncke Clarke & vicar of Scalford as thei weare sold by George Binckes his Executor & by Tho Bincks executor of the sayd George Ano dni 1616

Imprimis received of Thomas Chadwicke	xxiiis xid
For a Gelding	x li viiis
For a Calfe	liiis ixd
For two horses	iiii li iiis iiiid
For two … kyes	iiiis
Of Mr Musson for a yong mare	v li
For a hovel, a Chamber & … of Mr Barsey	v li
For a featherbed, a presse a sheepfat & a hovel of him	vi li
Of Gooddecary for do old wood	iiis
For four shep skins	ixs
For thre kyne & a butt	xii li xs
For the Crop & … of Mr Barsy	cxxx li
More of him for vi swine	iiii li
& for 24 treas, … & rake	xixs iiiid
More of him for 22 peece of tymber	iiii li
& for 9 payre of geares & …	xxxiis
More for cocks & henns	liiiis xiid
For a Cow & a heifer of Bark Sale	iiii li xiiis iiiid
Of … …	liiis iiiid
Of John Darker	v li xixs
For a brandyron	iiiid
For 20 sheep of Raph Gilbert	vi li xiiis iiiid
Of Wm Pollard for Geese	xiis
For malte at … & Barly of Walker	iii li ixs ixd
Of Miles knight for a C…	iii li xis viiid
More of him for a bed	xviiis
For a pan of … of Burton	viiis
For pancons pippins & a pott	xvid
For 6 hens & a cobb	iiis iid
For vinegar bottle, a pippin & a basket	vid
For a matteris & 3 barrels	viiis xd
For a strike of Barly & a str: of malt	vis viiid
For a frying pan, painted cloth & …	xiid
For a barrel, a stone trough & a board	iiiis
Of Alce Wilson for a payre of harden shets	iiiis
Of Rich: Byddle for a paynt of har shets	ixs vid
Of Barth: Sale for 4 flaxen sheets 4 harden a table cloth & 5 peece of puter & 2 pottes	iii li
For 1 str & … of Barly	xs
For 2 payre of stockins of Chadwick	vs
For 7 hyves with bees	xlviiis
Fowr hybes with bees to Mr Barsy	xxxiis
One bedstead & a bolster to Stevenson	vis iiiid
One mattrys & a brasse pot to Gamble	xxiiis
One mattrys & another pot to …	vs xid
More to him a chaire & two sheets	ixs viiid
Fower sheets to Bartho: Sale	xxxiiis iiiid
A brase pott & a posnet to John Hall	xxiiis iiiid
Wood to Mr War…	xxxs
Of Watkin rec	ii li xixs
For a horse	vii li xixs xid
For a fetherbed	xls
For two tubs	xxiiiis
Of Mr Barsey for wood	vis viiid
Of Geo: Wollaton for a brast pot	viiis
For two sheep cribs	iis
Eight sheets to Lodvyck Kempe	xxxs
More to him a flitch of Bacon	xiiiis
More for thre … lambes	xis vid
One mattrys to Edw: Levers	xs
Of Ellen Fostarde	xiiiis
For a bible of John Smith	vis viiid
For a bole of Wm Smarte	viid
Of Levers for another mattris	vs
For a forke of Edw Barsey	vid
Of Wm Smarte for a mattris	viiis vid
More of him for 2 strike of Barley	vix viiid
Of Jo: Robinson for 2 barrels	iiiis iiiid
Of Jo: Darker one flitch of bacon	xiis
Of Edw: Darker a bone frank & grinding stone	xiis
More for a flitch of Bacon	xiiis
Of Henry Baxter for a Mattris	vis viiid
One Red Cowe & two swyne	iii li xs
Goods sold by Jane & Thomas Bink after the death of George abovesd
Two brasse pans to … wife	xs vid
3 mattresses & 3 bolsters	xis
One hovel to Gabriel Barnard	siis
Wood sold to Mr Barsey	xxvis
2 peecs of wood to Barth: Sale	xs
To Egar wife 2 chaires, 2 cushions & a payre of bellows	iis
One table to Wm Pollard	xxd
A peale to Dafte wife	viiid
Puter & brasse & a trusse bed & a … to Egar wife	xls
To Ellen Middleton blankets by Jane & Thomas aforesd	ixs
To Raph Frisbey one bed hilling	xviis
To Robinsons wife 2 coverlets	xxs
To Rych: Awood a coverlet & a chesrak	xvis
To Ellen Middleton a coverlet	iis iiiid
To Brey wife a barrell	sviiid
To Tho: Killingh a tubb & a boad & a peale	iiiis vid
To Brewton … a tubb	xiid
Two boeards to Tho: Mannsfeild	xiid
To Eliz. Musson two blankets	xiiis
To Emm Musson a Coffer	iiis
Two kine at	x li xs
Two kyne more	iiii li
	ccxxxvii li viiis iiid