John Chester of Harby 1625 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1625/112

In the name of god Amen for as much as it is the parte of Every Christian to sett in order and to dispose of his goods which god in mercy hath bestowed uppon him before he departe this naturall life therefore I John Chester of Harbye in the countye of Leicester yeoman beinge sicke in bodye but of good and perfitte memorye (thanks be to god) doe make this my laste will and testament in manner and form following

Firste I give and bequeath my Soule unto allmighty god my maker hopinge to be saved by the merits of Jesus Christe my only Saviour and redeemer and my body to the earthe from whence it came

Item I give unto my Sonne Richard Wellingham and Kataren his now wife five pounds to be put forward to the use of their Children to be payd within three yeares after my deacease

Item I give unto my Sonne James Harby and Jane his now wife foure pounds whereof fourty shillings to be sett forth to the use of their daughter Jane and thother fourty to be put forth for the two younger Children John & Thomas to be payd within three yeares after my deacease

Item I give unto my Sonn James and his Sonne James foure pounds whereof fourty shillings to be sett forth for my sayd Sonne James his Sonne to be payd within three yeares as aforesayd

Item I give unto Ann Tylsh the daughter of Edward Tylsh five pounds when she … from her … or shalbe married

Item I give unto Jane Tylsh one Sheepe hoodge

Item I give unto Thomas Dalbye my Servante one sheep hodge

Item give unto my Sonne John and my welbeloved wife Jane my land I bought of Mathew Keempe and after the deathe of my wife unto my Sonne John and his hayres

Item I give unto my sayd Sonne John and my welbelvoed wife all the reste of my goods and Chattels unbequeathed whom I make full executors of this my last will and testament and to see that my debts and legacies be payd according to my trewe Intente and meaninge and my body brought to the Earthe …

I give unto Katharen Smale twenty shillings

Item I give unto the poore of the town of Harby twenty shillings

Item I apoynte and make my welbeloved brothers Willm Chester Thomas Dubleday and James Tylsh Supvisours of this my last will and testament to see this my will performed according to my trewe Intente and meaninge and for their paynes Takinge therein I give to Each of them five shillings

In wittnesse whereof I have sett my hand and seale the one and twentythe day of October in the firste yeare of the Raygne of our soveraygne lord king Charles by the grace of god king of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the fayth &c 1625

                                                                                                         John Chester his mark

Wittnesses

Mathew Markham

Thomas Dubleday his marke

PR/I/31

Ano Dom 1625 Novembris 17

A trew Inventore of all the goods and Chattles of John Chester of Harbye deceased the … of November in the first yeare of the Raigne of our most gracious Soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace of god kinge of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the fayth &c prised by those whose names are under written

	£	s	d
Imprimis his purse and appell	10	0	0
Item I the Hall one Coobard a table and a frame a forme and two Cheres the
firiron with other Implements	2	0	0
Item in the buttry 3 barrells with some other smale things	0	10	0
Item in the derye h… a kimmill a Chorne a Chesepresse Chesse and butter and
some other smale things	2	3	4
Item in the Chamber over the house 4 bottles 20 … & … other things		33	0
Item in a litle Chamber one bedsted with the furniture and bushell of mault		13	4
Item in the parler two beeds with the furniture to them 2 Coverings a blanket
… 4 pillows 3 … 8 pare of sheets ii table Cloths 6 napkins 3 pillowbers	7	13	4
Item in the kichinge a lead 4 pans 2 pots 2 Candlesticks … pan of puter 2 loods
of Colles and the brewinge vesell and certayne other smale thinges	7	0	0
Item in the yard the Carte and Cart geers plow & plowgeers & harrowes the
horse troughe the hovells and pales the leeders and some other smale wood	7	3	4
Item in the stable 6 horses and mares & stags	15	0	0
Item in the yarde 12 horne beese	22	0	0
Item in the same yard thirty five sheepe	13	13	8
Item nyne swine hoodgs and …	3	0	0
Item the crope of haye and Corne with the wheat … in the …	60	0	0
Item the forks tubes and Cartroope and the pullen	0	6	0
Suma Totalis	152	6	0

Prisers

Mathew Markham

James Tylshe

Thomas Dubledaye [mark]

Probate 7 February 1625/6