William Burton of Holwell 1581 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Wills and Inventories 1581/60
In the name of god amen The x daye of November I Wyllm Burton of Holwell in the counti of Lester beyng wholl of mynd and good an perfect memore do make Thys my last wyll & testement in maner and forme foloyng
First I be quefe my sole to allmyghty god my onele savyour and redemer and my bodye to be buryed in the church yarde of Melton Mobre in the sayd county of Lesseter
Im I gebe to the poore of Melton Mobre xiid
Im I geve to the poore of Sysonbe xiid
Im I geve to … … of Sysonbe and to Predence her daughter ii of my best youes set forth by my mester John Hurst
Im I geve to my brother Robart Marsshall my best yo shep nexe
Im I geve to Katherren Sharrat a lamp hogge
Im I geve to John Francke a coffer and a rosset Jerken
Im I geve to Xtofer Harbe vid
Im I geve to Thomas Manchester a peare of …
Im my mayster John Hurst ouse me v li
Im Thomas Storrar of Clauson iii li vis viiid
Im Wyllm Broune ouse me iii li
Im … Herdson my brother ouse me iii li
Im I have one half aker of wheate of John Flouer of Clauson lying by Chapmans hedge
The rest of my goods unbequethed my dettes payd my legesses desscarged and my funerall doune I geve and be quefe to Alice Heardson my sester whom I make and ordeane my full executor of thys my last wyll and testement
Thes being wetnesses Wyllm Heane Xtofer Harbe John Francke
1581
These ys the Invetea of all good & cattel and dets of Wyllm Boorton of Hollwell lat decesed in the county of Lecetour servant to John Hurst of the same county praysed by Wyllm Hurst John Bayley Robert Crosse
| Iprymus hys apparell | vis viiid |
| Itm in hys purse | vs |
| Itm iiii ston of woll | xxxvis |
| Itm i half aker of wheate | vis viiid |
| Im xxixti shepe | iiii li xiiis iiiid |
| Thes … the Detes of Wyllm Burton owinge to hym | |
| Im John Hurst | |
| Thomas Storrar of Clauson dew to be payde at meelmas last past | iii li vis viiid |
| Im Wyllm Broune of Boorton | iii li |
| Im … … of … | iii li |
| Im I owe to Mr James Colley of Hoose a bushell of barle | |
| The sume is | xxi li xiiiis xiid |