Nicholas Harbee of Scalford 1599 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/220 page 50

In the name of god Amen I Nicholas Harbee of Scalford in the countye of Leicester husbandman sicke in bodie but whole in mind and of good and perfect memorye thanks be to god therefore do make and ordeine this my last will and testament in maner and forme followinge

First I bequeathe my soule to allmightye god, and my bodye to be buried in the church yard of Scalford aforesaid

Itm I geve unto Alice Harbee my daughter v li to be paide her at mayday come twelve months

Itm I geve and bequeath unto Willm Harbee my sonne vi li so that he make clame of noe suche debts as I oughte him which yf he do claime them my will is that he shall have his debts payde him which I ought and noe further legacye and the legacye (yf he will … to it) to be payed at mayday come two yeares next after the date hereof

Itm I geve and bequeath unto Betterise Harbee my daughter v li to be payed at mayday come thre yeares nexte after the date hereof

Itm I geve and bequeathe unto Margarett Harbee my daughter v li to be payed at the age of xxi yeares

Itm I geve and bequeathe unto Sarah Harbee my daughter v li to be payed at the age of xxi yeares or else at the day of her mariage

Itm I geve and bequeath unto Mariery Harbee my daughter v li to be payed at the age of xxi yeares or else at the daye of her mariage

Itm I geve to Elizabeth my wife one baye cow one younge colte of two yeares old and one blacke horse, two ewes and lambs and two lambe hogges

Itm I geve to Elizabethe my wife and Thomas Harbee my sonne the lease of my farme I now dwell in in equall portions, except that my wife departe this life before the expiration and end of the terme of yeares, yet unexpired in the said lease which yf she doe then I geve and bequeathe (after her decease) the whole lease during the terme of yeares then unexpired unto my aforesaid sonne Thomas Harbee

Itm the rest of my goods unbequeathed my debts beinge payed and my funerals discharged I geve and bequeathe unto Elizabethe my wyfe and Thomas my sonne whom I make my full executors of this my last will and testament

Itm I will that Elizabethe my wife and Thomas my sonne shall occupie my farme and use my goods ioyntely together during her widowhood and his tyme beinge unmarried, but yf either of them marry then the yards and farme to be equallye parted and either of them to have equall portions and to be at equall charges in bringing up the rest of my children not able to helpe them selves

Further I will that yf either of my executors depart this life the goods being unseparated that yet it shalbe lawfull for either of them firste departing this life to dispose of the one halfe of my goods (which is his or her bequeathed portion) at his or her pleasure … … … … in my last will and testament which might or may hinder the same

Thes being witnesses to this my last will and testament

Wiam Birkes [Binckes?] marke

Robert Noble

Nycholase Robinsone

Probate 5 July 1599

PR/I/17/45

An Inventorye of the goods and chattels of Nycholas Harbee of Scalford in the countye of Leicester husbandman taken and praysed the iiiith daye of June ano dni 1599 By us Willm Neale yeoman Sethe Hosse yeoman Robarte Noble husbandman and Raffe Gilbarte husbandman

In primis his apparell	xxs
In the hall
Itm one table with cheares formes Stoles and cushenes	xiiis
Itm one cobboard with payneted clothes	iiiis
Itm xvii peeces of pewtare & porringers, one basan iii sawsers one pewter salte
iii candlesticks	xvis
Itm the fireiron and hinges	xviid
In the kitchen
Itm iii potts iiii pannes iii kettles	liiis iiiid
Itm one payre of quernes	xs
Itm dishes, spoones, trenchers, a salteing troffe, with other implements in the kitchen	xiiis iiiid
Itm one old lead	vis viiid
In the parloure
Itm x payre of flaxen and hempen sheets	xxxiiis iiiid
Itm iiii payre of harden sheets	viis
Itm vi napkins iii boardeclothes two towels vi flaxen pillow beares iii other
pillow bears	xviis
Itm the bedsteads with the furniture	xxvis viiid
Itm ii matrises and one quilte	xxs
Itm ii bolstars and v pillowes	xs
Itm iiii coffars and the painted clothes	xs
Itm iii bottils	iiis
Itm one fryeing panne and small gavellock	xvid
In the chamber
Itm the barley maulte rye and wheat therein	xxviiis
Itm one bedspread ii chese cratches and the chest	iiiis
Itm v bacon flitches	xxvs
Itm iii broches and one paire of cobyrons	iiis iiiid
Itm one brandyron	xviiid
Abroad in the yard and other places
Itm the coles	xxs
Itm two olde carts	liiis iiiid
Itm the charte geares and ploughe geares ii shares and … and one ploughe	xviiis
Itm the tymber for ploughe and carte	xiiis iiiid
Itm the hovels palles and ladders	xxs
Itm iiii younge swine	xxs
Itm vii kine, one heckfer, and iii weaning calves	xs li
Itm ii horses and one mare	ix li
Itm one …clothe iii sacks, one stricke with sives and scuttles	vs
Itm the cocke and hennes	iiis iiiid
Itm iiii sheepe	xxvis viiid
Itm the crope of corne and haye	xxiiii li
Itm the lease of his farme	viii li
Sum tolis	iiii xx iii li xvs vid