Hugh Buxam of Eastwell 1578 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1578
In the name of god Amen the xxiiiith daye of September and in the yere of our Lorde god 1578 I Heugh Buxam of Estwell in the countie of Leicester husbandman beynge sicke in bodye but of good and perfect rememberance thanks be to god do ordaine and make this my last will and Testamente in manner and forme following
Fyrste I bequiethe my soule to Allmyghtie god and my bodye to be buried in Christian buriall
It I do geve to the Churche of Lincoln iid
Itm I do geve and bequiethe all my goods my farm onelie excepted and my deibts payed shall equallie be devided betwixte my wyfe and Childeren
Itm I geve to my wyfe my farme whome I do make the executrix of this my laste will and Testamente and she to geve fortie shillinges to be devided amongeste my Childeren and to have the bringing uppe of them with theire parts untill they come to theire full and perfects age
It I do ordaine and make Nicholas Perpoynte of Estwell my Landlorde and Grabiell [Gabriel?] Buxam of Overtonne my brother the Overseers of this my last will and Testament
Theise beynge wytnesses Willm Heathe Clerke Henrie Hawtrie with other moe
All such deibts as Heighe Buxhame doethe knowledge hym selfe to owe and be indeibted before his death
Fyrste to Willm Crosse xliiis
Itm to Rylie wife xvs
Itm to Nicholas Kyttchine xvis
Itm to Mr Heathe parsone of Estwell whereof my Syster Mason muste paie the one halfe xxs
Itm to Willm Spregley xs
Itm to Thomas Cooke iiiis
Itm to Willm Forman xiid
Itm to Anne Warrener iis
Itm to Mr Heathe iiis iid
It to the good wyfe Perpoynte xxd
Itm to Roger Byrde viiis iiiid
Itm to the Smithe of Eaton iis iiid
Itm to Walter Stanley xxxiiis iiiid
Itm to my brother Tubwell … vs
It to my father in Lawe xxxs
Itm to my maide att Martilmas and her liverie vis vid
Itm to the Shepperd att Martilmas and the thirde parte of his liverie vis iiiid
It to Alice of Whatton iix vid
Some of the deibts xli xvs xid