Richard Brewster of Holwell 1546 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1546/20

In the name of god amen the xxiiii day of May In the yere of oure lorde god mcccccxlvi I Richard Bruster of Holwell holl of mynd do make my testament & last will as after foloweth

Fyrst I bequath my sole to god almygtyte & to oure lade sant Mary & to all the company of heyvyne & my body to be buryd in the churcheyarde of Abketylby

It to the lady of Lynckonge	iiiid
It to the hy auter	iid
It to busshell of barle to abkettylbe church
It to busshell of barle to Holewell chapell
It a stryke of molte to Syssonby chapell
It to Scalforde churche	iiiid
It to Claxtone churche	iiiid
It to Jhone my sone	a ewe & a lame
It to Wyllym my sone	a herfore
It to everye one of my god children	iid
It halfe a trentall to be done for my sole
It to evary howse in the towne and pares	a … worth

It I wyll that the rest of my goods be devyded in thre parts one parte to my wyfe & tow to my chyldren after the pronysyone of my wyfe & Thomas my sone my exsektors and Jhone Hurste my supervysar of my last wyll

Wytnessyng hereof Wyllyam More Jhone Hnefrey Richard Iarlande

PR/T/1546/21

Inventory of Richard Brewster of Holwell appraised by William More pastor John Hurst Robert Cross Thomas … and Robert Collington

Fyrst in the howse a borde a forme & ii cheres	xiid
It the hangyng in the hawle & iiii chussynges	xvid
It the amber the … & for stowles	iiis iiiid
It in the kechene pottes & panes	xxxs
It a schawfyng dyse & candilstekes	iiiis
It xxiiii pesas of puter xii porrygers ii saltes v sawsers	xxiis
It a speete & ii cobards a fryyng pane & a brandiarne	iiis
It a lead and a pere of quernes	vis viiid
It a shepfatte vi lowmes iiii pele & a schorne	viiis
It a wyndocloth & iiii seckes the stryke hopp ii scuttels & syves	iiis iiiid
It ii arkes & ii cofers iii scaudyng ledds	vs viiid
It ii matters a bed hylyng & v coverledds	xiiis iiiid
It napry ware	liiis iiiid
It the apparel	xvis
It hovel tymber bordes wyth other … wode & plow tymbar	xls
It hay	vis iiiid
It harowes & iarne ware	vs
It … wymbles & other iarne ware	vs
It ii cartes & gaeres	xxxs
It vi horsses & mares & a cowlte	v li
It ix key	v li vis viiid
It vi yonge … & iiii cawes	liiis iiiid
It xx shepe	iii li vis viiid
It vii swyne	ixs
It the powtry ware	iiis iiiid
It the croppe	v li
It ii quarter of molte and other grene	xxs
It a hyve & a sworme	vs
Suma totalis	xl li xs