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