John Burton of Grimston 1675 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1675
February the 19 1667
In the name of God Amen I John Burton of Grimston in the County of Lester farmmer being Sicke in boddy but in my perfecte sence and memmorie prased bee to god for it doe ordaine & make this my last will & testament in manner & forme following
First I give & beqeae my Soule to almighty god my maker in whom I hope for forgeanese through Jesus Christ my redeemer & for my worldly goodes as followeth
| £ | s | d | |
| First I give to my Sone Lucke Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Item I give to my Sone Hennerie Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Item I give to my Sone Robart Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Item I give to my Sone Robart Burton Children & my Sone John Burton Children twelve pence apeese
Item I give to my dautter Marie Burton one bed with the fourniture & twenty poundes of munnie to bee paide one yeare after my decease
Item I give to my dautter Ane Burton one bed with the fourniture & twenty poundes of munnie to bee paide one yeare after my decease & one … of bulding for theare habbytation of the … …
Item I give to my Sone Richard burton all my goodes Cattle & Chattle moavble & unmoavble Whom I make the Sole exceteter of this my last Will & testament my leggeses being paid & my funerall charges discharged
John Burton his marke
Witnes to this Will
John Neale
Edward Ssleath
Memorandum I give to my dauteres to bee devided beetwixt them one dussen of napkins fore peare of Sheetes one face Cloth one vallanc for a bed one towel one pillowbeare
Probate 5 May 1675
44’28 1322/158
The Invetoerie of all the goods & chattells of John Bourton late of Grimston in the countye of Leicester within the Soke of Rothley husbandman deceased viewed and prased the frist [sic] day of May in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand sixe hundreth seventh [sic] and fife by John Goufer Gorge Stokes Robert Adcocke
| £ | s | d | |
| Frist his porse & aparrill | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Item in the hall two tables thre stowles five chares & the rest of the gouds | 10 | 0 | |
| Item in the frist parler one bedsted two chofers & one table | 13 | 4 | |
| Item in the seccond parler one bedsted one chofer | 5 | 0 | |
| Item thre patter dishes & one bras pot & one pan | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Item for the bruin vesill | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item for the bedin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Item three marse [sic] & two hefers | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Item two Cartes & two harrose one plow & geares | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Item ten acars of barle & ten acars of pase | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for all sieene & unsieene | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| The Summe total is | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Adcocke
Gorge Stokes
John Glover his marke
