Edward Faulks of Long Clawson 1719 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1719

In the Name of God Amen The [blank] day of August 1719 according to the computation of the Church of England I Edward Fawlkes of Claxton alias Long Clauson in the County of Leicester being weak in body but of a sound mind and memory (Blessed be Almighty God for it) doe make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following That is to say

First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hopeing through the meritts and mediation of Jesus Christ my only saviour and Redeemer to receive full pardon of all my sins and be made a partaker of life everlasting And as for my body I commit to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such manner as my Executor hereafter named shall think fit and convenient

And as touching that temporal estate which the Lord in mercy hath lent me, I dispose of it in manner and forme following That is to say

First I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Jane Fawlkes seaven pound a year during her life, & I will that my Executor pay it yearly to her, And I give her also all my household goods to use or sell or dispose of as she pleases

Item I give unto my daughter Mary Doubleday five shillings

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne Fawlkes fourty pound

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Robert Fawlkes sixty pound

Item I give unto my Grandchildren Edward Doubleday, Mary Doubleday, William Doubleday, Anne Doubleday, and John Doubleday five shilling a piece

But note & observe that my mind and will is that my wife Jane Fawlkes receive three pound and ten shillings at the half years end after my decease and soe successively every half year

And whereas I give to my son Robert Fawlkes sixty pound I will and my mind is that he receive twenty pound of the sixty when he comes out of his apprentiship to buy him a loom to work on, and the other fourty pound a year after my decease

And I ordain and appoint my son Edward Fawlkes to be my sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament

In witness whereof I the said Edward Fawlkes doe hereby revoke and make void all former Wills and Testaments by me made And I do hereby ratifie and confirm this to be my last Will and Testament setting hereunto my hand and seal

                                                                                                         Edward Fawkes

Signed sealed and published as the last Will and Testament of me Edward Fawlkes in the presence of

John Reay

John Stevens

Mary Stevens her marke

A true and perfect Inventory of the Goods Chattels and Cattell of Edward Fawkes of Claxton alias Long Clauson in the County of Leicester deceased the sixth day of August 1719 And apprized the 20^th day of the same month by us whose names are here subscribed

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Imprimis his purse and apparel	2	3	4
Item seventy nine sheep and five and forty lambs	46	13	4
Item hay and Corn	66	0	0
Item The Clot upon the ground	7	10	0
Item Wagon and two Carts and geers & sheep cribbs & all materialls for
husbandry	22	10	0
Item Wooll	9	12	6
Item Nine milch kine and four hefers, & a rearing Calf	24	0	0
Item Nine swine young and old	3	6	8
Item Eleven horseflesh old and young	50	0	0
Item Malt and wheat & barly & Rie in the Chambers & beans	3	2	4
Item In the chees chamber the Cheese and the shelves	4	0	0
Item In the Chamber over the parlor a bed & bedding & a little wool	1	15	0
Item In the Chamber over the house a wool bed & bedsted	0	10	0
Item In the Chamber over the Kitchin a try for corn and a shrik	0	10	0
Item In the farr parlour a bed & bedding & curtains a livery cubbord & chairs	5	0	0
Item In the great parlour two beds & bedding & linnens & a table & a press
cubberd & other smal things	8	0	0
Item In the Kitchin a Copper 4 Tubbs 4 Barrells	3	0	0
Item Brass a kneding tubb & a cheess press, a churn & other things	2	0	0
Item Coales	1	15	0
Item In the house peuter & some earthen plates	1	4	0
Item The fire iron & Rackin a fire shovel & tonges & other things viz six chaires
& a litle round Table	0	10	0
Item Things unseen and forgotten	0	10	0
	263	12	2

John Reay

Hugh Stevens

William Doubleday