Mary Hickling of Long Clawson 1681 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1681/117
In the name of God Amen I Mary Hicklinge of Claxton Alis Longe Clauson Widdow Beinge weake in Body but of a sound and perfect Memory praise be therefore Given to Allmighty god, doe make and ordaine this my Last will and Testament in Manner and forme followinge, that is to say
First and principally I comend my soule into the hands of Allmighty god Hopeinge through the Merritts death and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sinns and to Inheritt everlasting life, and my Body I comitt to the Earth to be decently Buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named and as touching the disposition of all such Temporall Estate as it hath pleased Allmighty god to bestow upon mee I give and dispose thereof as followeth
Item I give unto my Grand Child William Hicklinge a table and the forme in the parlor
Item I Give unto my other two Grand Chilldren Edward Hicklinge and Mary Hicklinge twelve penc a peice
Item I give unto my Soone Garrets two Chilldren twelve penc a peice
Item I Give unto Mary More my Maid Six penc
Furthermore my will is that my daughter Mary and my daughter Elizabeth shall have all my wearinge apparrill Lininge and woollen to be equally divided betwixt them
And all the Rest and Residue of my personall Estate goods and Chattells whatsoever I doe give and Bequeath unto my Lovinge Soone Thomas Hicklinge whome I doe make full and whole executor of this my Last will and Testament and I doe hereby Revoake disanull and make void all former wills and Testaments by mee heretofore made
In wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hands and seale in the twenty sixt yeare of the Raigne of our Sovaraigne Lord Charles the 2d by the Grace of god of England Scotland France and Ireland King defender of the faith &c 1674
Mary Hickling her Marke & seale
Sealed and subscribed for my Last will and Testament in the presence of
Thomas Hickling
John Smyth
PR/I/83/151
March 2 1680
A True & perfect inventory of all the goods & Chattels of Mary Hickling of Claxton in the County of Leicester widdow deceased taken & apprised the day & yeare first above written by us whose names are hereto subscribed
| li | s | d | |
| Imprimis his purse & apparrell | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| Item Two webbs of flaxen Cloath | 01 | 14 | 0 |
| Item one paire of hempen sheets | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| Item three paire of harden sheets | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| Item one bed stead & beding thereto belonging | 00 | 13 | 04 |
| Item Two Coffers & one box | 00 | 03 | 04 |
| Item one little pan & one peuter dish | 00 | 02 | 00 |
| Item one Table & one forme | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| Item things out of sight & forgotten | 00 | 03 | 04 |
| 04 | 17 | 00 |
Thomas Marriott
John Rowse his mark
Thomas Hickling junior
Probate 6 August 1681