Edward Faulks of Long Clawson 1640 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1640/44
August 17th Anno Dom: 1639
In the name of god Amen I Edward Faukes of Clauston in the Countye of Leicester Tayler (being sicke of Body, but of good and perfect memory (praised be god) doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manar following
Impris I give and bequeath my soule to god that gave it and my bodye to bee buried in the Church yearde of Clauston aforesaide
Item I give unto my loveing wife Judith Faukes all my goodes moveable & unmoveable who I make full and sole executrix, to see my debts payed and discharged, and my body brought reverently to the ground
Lastly I make and ordaine my Cosen Edwarde More yeoman and Richard Holte husbandman Overseers of this my last will and Testament giveing to ether of them sixe pence a peece
Edward Faukes his marke
Testes sunt
Thomas Wright scriptor
Richard Tomson
Probate 5 August 1640, Judith Fawkes executrix sworn
PR/I/42/50
A true Inventory of all the goodes and chattles of Edward Fauks Tayler taken this 26th of September 1639 by Edward More yeoman and Richard Holt husbandman of Clauston alias Claxton in the Countye of Leicester
| Imp his purse and apparell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| It in the parlour 3 flaxen sheets | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| It 2 pillow beares 2 paire of harden sheets 2 paire of hempen sheets | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| It 3 table napkins 2 towells | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| It 2 matteresses 7 pillowes 1 boulster | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| It 3 bedsteads | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| It 3 Coverleds 2 blankets | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| It 3 Coffers | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| It 2 chaires 1 table 1 forme 2 buffit stooles 1 moulding trough 1 plancke | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| It in the chamber woole and flaxe & 4 boards | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| It 2 cheeses and butter | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| It 3 Cowes 2 calves | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| It 17 sheep | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| It 5 loades of hay | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| It 2 pitch forks and old wood | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| It the fire Irons and things forgotten | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| The some is | 22 | 2 | 4 |
They praysers names
Edward More
Richard Hoult
Exhibited 5 August 1640