Gabriel Caunt of Stathern 1664 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1664
In the name of god Amen I Gabriel Caunt of Statherne in the County of Leaster husbandman beinge sick in body but woll & perfect in memorie thanks be to almightie god doe make this my last will & testament in manner and forme as followeth
Imprimis I will & bequeath my soule unto god who gave it me and my body to be buried after a Christian manner in the Church yard of Stathern
First I give & bequeath unto my wife Ann Caunt tow Cowes one called Killinglie & the other called … & the fourth part of the four oxgangs of Land so long as we have it & then to have the thirds of my owne land during her life & further I doe give unto her foure sheepe & my will & mind is that my son George Caunt shall plowe her land as he doth his owne & loade it & get it in the barne & divide it when its winnowed by the strike & my will is that she shall have the Chamber called the Willowes for her … without molestation & my desire is she may live peaceably together
Item I give unto my son John Caunt one browne heifer that is with Calfe
Item I give to Roger Caunt the house upon the Ashbie Leases to him & his eyers for ever and the horse that is lame & tow lambe hoogs to his tow children not to have them till one whole yeare after my death be expired
Item I give unto the six children of John Talles of Plungar six lambe hoogs after the same manner
Item I give unto the four children of James Jarvises foure lambe hoogs after my decease
Item I do give unto tow children of John Yardwoods tow lambe hoogs to have them one yeare after my death
Item I doe give unto Thomas Spreckley tow children tow lambe hooges to have them delivered one yeare after my decease
Item I doe further give unto my daughter Pegg Spreckley in full of all her portion one shilling
To this as my last will & Testament I doe set my hand & seale the 28 July [year hidden]
[Marginal addition] All my goods I do give to my son George Caunt for & towards the paying of my debts but what is my wifes & given her in my will to have them
This was written before the sealinge hearof
PR/T/1664/36
Bond, bound George Caunt of Stathern yeoman, Martin Ashby of Stathern weaver and John Machin of Stathern labourer £84 2 August 1664, condition bound George Caunt eldest son of Gabriel Caunt labourer of Stathern deceased, executor according to tenor of his will, to produce and inventory and administer estate
George Caunt [his mark]
Martin Ashby [his mark]
John Machin [his mark]
PR/I/62/80
A trew Inventerie of all the goods and Chatteles Moveables and unmoveables of one Gabril Caunt of Stathorne in the Countie of Leicester husbandman late Deceased in the yeare of our Lord god 1658
| In primis his purse and Apparell | 20s |
| Item on Cubbard Tenn peecs of pewter | 7s |
| Five porringers Tenn pewter spones | 11s 12d |
| Item one chafing dish 2 candlesticks and 2 salts | 5s |
| Item three Brasse potts | 16s |
| Item one great pann and three little kettles | 24s |
| Item one Table with a frame and one forme | 6s 8d |
| Item one little fall borde and one little forme | 2s 8d |
| Item one frying pann | 6d |
| Item 2 Tubbs 2 Kitts and one Barrell | 8s 8d |
| Item 2 booles 3 chaffatts 4 Dishes halfe a Dozhen of Trenchers with | |
| other Implements | 20d |
| Item painted clothes in the haule | 2s |
| Item 2 sives 2 scuttles and one churne | 12d |
| Item one fire irone one pare of Tongs and rackings | 12d |
| In the parlour | |
| Item one paire of flaxen sheets one paire of hempen sheets and one | |
| paire of harden | 20s |
| Item 10 yards of new hempen cloth | 8s |
| Item 3 pillowbers 2 towells and 2 napkins | 6s 8d |
| Item 3 Coverletts one matteresse | 12s 4d |
| Item one boulster and 7 pillowes | 9s 6d |
| Item 3 chests and one bedstead | 13s 4d |
| Item one linnen Wheele and one wollen one … and a Basket with other | |
| implements | 4s |
| Item 2 kine and one heiffer | 4£ 13s 4d |
| Item 3 stoore swine | 20s 6d |
| Item 13 sheepe | 43s 4d |
| Item one mare and foale one colt and Barren Mare | 6£ 13s 4d |
| Item the Cropp praysed att | 15£ 13 4 |
| Item the Carte and Cart geares | 40s |
| Item one plow and 2 plow beames | 2s 6d |
| Item one hovel with overliggers | 6s 8d |
| Item 2 loads of Coales | 13s 4d |
| Item one ould harrow 2 Pick forks with other implements | 3s 4d |
| In primis his purse and Apparell | 20s |
| Item on Cubbard Tenn peecs of pewter | 7s |
| Five porringers Tenn pewter spones | 11s 12d |
| Item one chafing dish 2 candlesticks and 2 salts | 5s |
| Item three Brasse potts | 16s |
| Item one great pann and three little kettles | 24s |
| Item one Table with a frame and one forme | 6s 8d |
| Item one little fall borde and one little forme | 2s 8d |
| Item one frying pann | 6d |
| Item 2 Tubbs 2 Kitts and one Barrell | 8s 8d |
| Item 2 booles 3 chaffatts 4 Dishes halfe a Dozhen of Trenchers with | |
| other Implements | 20d |
| Item painted clothes in the haule | 2s |
| Item 2 sives 2 scuttles and one churne | 12d |
| Item one fire irone one pare of Tongs and rackings | 12d |
| In the parlour | |
| Item one paire of flaxen sheets one paire of hempen sheets and one | |
| paire of harden | 20s |
| Item 10 yards of new hempen cloth | 8s |
| Item 3 pillowbers 2 towells and 2 napkins | 6s 8d |
| Item 3 Coverletts one matteresse | 12s 4d |
| Item one boulster and 7 pillowes | 9s 6d |
| Item 3 chests and one bedstead | 13s 4d |
| Item one linnen Wheele and one wollen one … and a Basket with other | |
| implements | 4s |
| Item 2 kine and one heiffer | 4£ 13s 4d |
| Item 3 stoore swine | 20s 6d |
| Item 13 sheepe | 43s 4d |
| Item one mare and foale one colt and Barren Mare | 6£ 13s 4d |
| Item the Cropp praysed att | 15£ 13 4 |
| Item the Carte and Cart geares | 40s |
| Item one plow and 2 plow beames | 2s 6d |
| Item one hovel with overliggers | 6s 8d |
| Item 2 loads of Coales | 13s 4d |
| Item one ould harrow 2 Pick forks with other implements | 3s 4d |
| Praised the 26th of September by theise persons whose names are under written: Henry Greene Ralfe Caunt his marke Ralfe Wilson his marke | |
| Summ is 42 li 14s |
Probate 4 October 1664