Edward Faulks of Long Clawson 1680 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1680/138
October 12th 1680
In the name of god Amen I Edward Fawkes of Claxton in the County of Leicester yeoman being weake of body but of good & perfect memory praised be god doe make & ordaine this to bee & to stand for my last will & Testament in manner & forme following
Imprimis I give and bequeath my soule to god that gave it & my body to be buryed in the Church yard of Claxton aforesaid & as for my worldly estate I doe dispose of as followeth
Imprimis I doe give & bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Fawkes three score pounds to be paid within the space of one yeare after my decease
Item I doe give unto my daughter Mary Wright five pounds to be paid within the space of one yeare
Item I doe give unto my grandchild Robert Wright five pound to be paid at his age of one & Twenty yeares
Item I doe give unto my two grandchildren Mary Wright & Isabell Wright to each of the five pounds to be paid at the age of one and Twenty yeares or the day of there marrage which shall first happen
Item I doe give unto my daughter Hannah Dent one fether bed & five pounds to be paid within the space of Two yeares after my decease
Item I doe give unto my daughter Sarah Fawkes one Chest & all the linings that are in it & one bed stead Two bed Hillings two blankits & one fether bed
Item I doe give all the rest of my goods Cattell & Chattells whatsoever & wheresoever unto my son Edward Fawkes to pay my debts legacyes & funerall expences whome I doe make executor of this my last will & Testament
In witnesse whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the day & yeare first above written
Edward Fawkes
Read sealed published & declared by Edward Fawkes in the presence of us who set to our hands as wittnesses in the presence of
Edward Fawkes
Thomas Marriott Senior
Edward More
Robert Hand his marke
PR/I/82
October 29th 1680
A True and perfect inventory of all the goods Cattells & Chattells of Edward Fawkes of Claxton in the County of Leicester deceased the day & yeare above written apprised & Taken by us whose names are hereto subscribed
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his purse & apparel | 10 | 00 | 0 |
| Item goods in the house one Table one Cubard five Iron reckins and other | |||
| materialls | 01 | 10 | 0 |
| Item in the Two parlers foure Bedsteads & the beding & other materialls | 05 | 00 | 0 |
| Item pewter & brasse milke vessel Barrells & brewing vessels | 03 | 00 | 0 |
| Item in the Chambers Butter & Cheese one bed wheles & other materialls | 02 | 10 | 0 |
| Item two Carts Cart geares plowes harrows & plow geares | 06 | 10 | 0 |
| Item foure mares two geldings one Colt two foles | 10 | 00 | 0 |
| Item eight Cowes three heifers and Calfe | 18 | 00 | 0 |
| Item three score & ten cheese | 12 | 00 | 0 |
| Item Two Swine | 02 | 00 | 0 |
| Item wheate malt Barley pease oates & heay | 40 | 00 | 0 |
| Item fence fleakes fold fleakes sheepe Cribbs | 01 | 00 | 0 |
| Item pullen & other small things out of sight and forgotten | 00 | 10 | 0 |
| The Totall Summ | 142 | 00 | 0 |
Thomas Marriot Senior
The marke of Hugh Guy
Ed Faux husbandman buried Long Clawson 19 October 1680