William Hart of Grimston 1667 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1667
March the 4 1666 In the name of God Amen I William Harte of Grimston in the County of Leicester labborer beeing sicke in boddy but in my perfect sence & memorie prased bee to God for itt doe ordaine & make this my last will & Testement in manner & forme follow
First I give & bequeve my sole to allmighty God my maker in whom I hope for forgivenes thoughrow Jesus Christ my Redeemer & for my worldly Goods as followeth
Imprimis I give & beqeve to my dautter Frances Harte the Some of five pounds of Corrent munny when shee shall com to the age of sixteene & if my Wife Elisebeth Harte doe marry againe then my will is that my dautter Frances Harte shall have five poundes more within one yeare after her marridge
Item I give to my Sister Marie Hart the Some of thirtie Shillinges to be paide one yeare after my decease
Item I give & beqeve to Elessebeth Harte my deare wife all my goodes & Cattle & Chattle movable & unmoveable whom I make my sole exceturtix of this my last will Testement my leggeses beeing paide & my funeral Chargges discharged
The marke of William Harte
Witnesses
John Neale
Nickles Burgis
Probate 2 May 1667
44’28 1322/80
A true and perfect Inventory of all the Goods Cattel and Chattels of William Heart late of Grimston in the County of Leicester Labourer deceased taken March the 18th 1666 [1666/7]
Henry Ostin
Edward Jackson
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his purse apparell and girdle | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Item two Bedsteads | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Item three Coverings | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item three Blankets | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Item two Matrices | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Item one sett of Curtains | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item six paire of Sheets | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Item eight Napkins | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Item one Table cloth | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Item five Bolsters and two Pillows | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item three Pillowbears | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Item on Chest | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item one Coffer and one Box | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Item two Cubberds | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Item one Table and one Forme | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Item in Puter and Brasse | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item two Barills A paile and a Churne | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item five and twenty Sheepe | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Item two Cows and two Calves | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Item one Pigge | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Item foure Hives of Bees | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for things unnamed and forgotten | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| The Summe total is | 21 | 13 | 2 |
Bond, bound Elizabeth Harte widow of Grimston and William Hill blacksmith of Grimston 2 May 1667, condition bound Elizabeth Harte relict of William Harte late of Grimston deceased to execute will
The mark of Elizabeth Harte
The mark of William Hill