Richard Ellison of Hose 1559 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1559
In the name of god Amen the xiiiith daye of Aprell & in the yeare of our lorde god [about six words missing in fold] of the parishe of Hose in the conte of Lyc husbandman beyng syke in bodye & hole in mynd do make and ordayne this my last wylle & testament in manner & forme hereafter followinge
First I bequeth my sole to god Almightye my maker & redemer & to the blessed virgin saynt our lady & to all the holy companye of heaven & my body to be buryed in the churche or churche yarde of Hose
Also I bequeath to our ladye of Lyncolne iid also to the high alter iiiid
It I wyll that my wyffe shall have the thyrde parte of my guds
It I wyll that my wyff shall have a house & a yard land of my lorde … so longe as she is wedow & yf she marye I wyll that Thomas my sunne shall have yt & he shall nother let nor sett my lease but yt shall go to the helpyng off my [about six words missing in fold] daughter shall have the lease of the … [whole line missing in fold] wythe all the [about twelve words missing in fold] … ther partes
It I wyll that [about twelve words missing in fold] my sune Jhon & Ellesabethe my doughtter & my doughter [about four words missing in fold] paying them agayne at xv years old & to put forward ii yeares before in what kynde of barganyng the maye get wantage
It I wyll that Gregory my sune have liiis & viiid
It I wyll that Thomas my sune shall have liiis & viiid
It I wyll that Thomas my sune shall have my beste cote & I wyll that Gregory shall have a rosett cote that I my selfe shulde have mayde
It I wyll that Rychard Hand shall have a osgone of the better land & the sayd Rychard Hande to occupye wythe my wyff so long as the can agre
It I wyll that Thomas my sune shall have the asgon after Rychard Hand have left it
It I wyll that Thomas my son shall have a osgan of bable [arable?] land that Wyllm Wrighte hathe
It I wyll that Gregory shall have iiii shype of the hole beside my wyffes parte
It I ordey & make Rychard Hande my sune in law & Prudens my daughter my exsecutorix of thys my last wyll & to se yt In…ly performed as the wyll answers before god & to se my dettes & legaces payd
It I make Wyllam [in fold] & Gregorye Rowse my Supvisors of thys my wyll
Wytnessis Roberte Myller Wyllm … Robert Tyth…bie & Gregory Rouse wythe other mo
It I wyll that yf any of my yonges chylderyn depart that the part of yt shalbe devyded amonge my chylderyn that ys to saye Jhon … Elsabathe & Agnes
It I wyll that my syster Esabell shall have vis viiid for a panns [?] as for her parte I dyd spend it about the puttynge away of her chylde
Detts
Im primis to Jhon Walker xls
It to Thomas … xxs
It to Nycolys Ragge xxxiiis viiid
It to Emmot Pyke of Colsune xxs
It to Rychard Spenser liiis viiid
It to Roger … xxs
It to Thomas Rouse xls & xs
It to Jhon Spenser iiis iiiid
It to Richard Hand xxiis
It I wyll that yf any man can … in for dett bryngyng honest witnesse I wyll the shalbe payd
It I wyll that Thomas my sune shall not have thys farme yf he mary mayd the whyche dwelled wythe Antony Wayd the last yeare
It to the hye wayes iiiid
The inventory of all the guds of Rychard Elleson lately departed mayde the iiiith daye of Aprell
| It Imprimis his aparell the pryse | xs xiid |
| It all maner of beddynge pryce | xixs |
| It all maner of lynnynges | xls |
| It all kind of puter & lyttyng ware | viiis |
| It for potts panns the pryce | xxxs |
| It a hamgre iii arkes | xxs |
| It bordes forme stoule bedsted | vis |
| It all cowpery ware & t…ed ware | xis |
| It viii kye | ix li |
| It vi Yonge bestes | v li |
| It ii wenynge calfes | vis |
| It iii quarters of weatte & … | xxxs |
| It viii quarters of barley | iii li xiiiis |
| It viii quarters of peyse & beans | xlviiis |
| It xviiii strykes of mallt | xviis |
| It iiii score sheppe | viii li |
| It v horses & mares | v li vis viiid |
| It iiii yerelyng coltes | xvis viiid |
| It cart & cart geares a wene bodye | xxiis viiid |
| It the ploughe & geares | viis |
| It hovells & hovell tymber | viiis |
| It vi stone of wholl | xxxs |
| It axes & axell tres iii Iren harrows | vis |
| It all maner of old wode to the fyre | iis |
| It iii swine | xiis |
| It xii gyese with all other pullynges | vis |
| Som totalys | liii li xiis |
The praysers hereof
Robert Myller
Gregory Rowse
Robert Lytteldyke
Jhon Spenser
Jhon Saunderson