Robert Gamble of Grimston 1661 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1661
September 5 1656 In the name of God Amen I Robert Gamble of Grimston als Grimson in the Countie of Leicester Miller & husbandman in perfect minde & memory praised be God for it doe constitute & ordaine & make this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme following
First I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Almightie God & my body to be buried in Grimson Church yard
First I doe bequeath unto my Daughter Jeasse Simpsson [Jese Gamble married William Simpson at Grimston] the Wife of William Simpsson twelve pence
It I doe bequeath unto Thomas Barnes Sunn to my Wife fortie Shillinnes
It I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Gamble Twelve Pence
It it is my will that my Wife seeing my funerale discharged shal be solle Executor of this my will & Testament
It I doe bequeath to my Wife one Cottage howse in Grimson with the whomstead two Beast pastures ten Sheepe Comons one lay on the Brooke laies one Land butting on the wind mill and the Barne and the whomestead belonging to the cottage howse in Grimston aforesaid
It I desire my Brother Robert Barnes of Dalby on the woulds in the Countie of Leicester husbandman to be oreseer of this my Will and Testament and I doe give him twelve pence for his paines
The marke of Robert Gamble
Edward Darker
The marke of Robert Barnes
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Bond, bound Dorothy Gamble widow of Grimston and John Burton husbandman of Grimston 17 December 1661, condition bound Dorothy Grimston relict of Robert Gamble to administer estate
Signd Dorathis Gamble
Signed Johannis Barton [sic]
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An Inventory of all the Godes and Chattell of Robert Gamble lat of Grimston deceased taken this Eight day of March Ao 1660
| £ | s | d | |
| First the Apparrell of the sade Robert Gamble with his pourse and girdle | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| In the Hall | |||
| One coubberd one trunke thre coffers one table one fourme one cheare | |||
| tw bedsteads tw dores one fire irone one ould arke | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| In the parler | |||
| Tw pare of sheetes tw pillobeares half a dusen napkins tw touels to kilverlids | |||
| tw blankets thre pillos | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sixe putters dishes tw canlestkes … sausers six panes one bras pot one fryinpan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| One tub thre pales tw barels one chourne one chese hecke | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Thre leathers one wheale and blades | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Tw couse and on heffer | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sixe shepe | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| One pick | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Al the hay in the barne | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sixe acers of corne | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| All other rumble sene and unsiene | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| The Sum is | 22 | 3 | 4 |
Prased by us
Robert Adcock
Robert Kilbie his marke
Charles Barnes his marke