Richard Huckerby of Eastwell 1597 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/218/18
In the name of god amen the yere of owre Salvatyon 1590 that I Rychard Huccarbe of Estwell within the county of Lester husbandman sycke in body but perfyt in memory do ordayn & make thys my last wyll & testament as folowethe
Fyrste I bequethe my soule into the mercifull tuytyon of allmyghty god & to his sone Jesus Christe my only Savyoure & redemer & my body to be buryed in the churche yard of Estwell
Fyrst I geve to cathedral church of [blank] iiiid
I geve to the poor mens box of Estwell iiix iiiid
I geve to Jhon Huccarbe my sone a Ry lande of west … over old hyll … & a barly lande at parsone Cloysse ende
I geve to Wyllm my sone ii Ry lands of west in … under the balke next to Mastar Portmans woonge & ii lands of barley in lyng dayll & another Ry land lyynge under the … by Nycolas Perpoyntte
I geve to Harry Huccarbe my sone a Ry land in the west … lyynge by Wyllm Walker & a … lande in lynges dayll lyynge … whether he wyll
I geve to my sone Thomas xls yf he come at any tyme to hys bretheren
I geve to An Walkar my daughter a quiy & a barran whyt yoo to Harry Huccarbe my sone [blank]
I geve to Joan Huccarbe my daughter a paire of sheytts of hempen & a coverlet of green & yellow
I geve to Sysly my daughter a Ry land in the fare west …
I geve to Willm Huccarbe sone of Jhon Huccarbe one browne cowe
I geve to the Rest of Jhon Huccarbes children amongst them a yo hoge
I geve to Wyllm Huccarbe ii sons iis
I geve to Henry Huccarby son Rychard Huccarbye a red yerlynge calfe
I geve to Wyllm Walkar 6 chyldren amongst them ii strykes of seed ry
I geve to Joan my daughter 6 chyldren amongst them a stryke of ry & a stryke of barly
I geve to An Freman a flaxen shyet with a blake …
I geve to Franssys Freman a stryke of Ry
The rest of all my goods movable & unmovable my debts payde & legacyes performed & my funerall discharged I geve them All to Franssys Huccarbe my sone whom I do make my full executor of thys my last wyll & testament
In wytness hereof Wyllm Squyar Vyccar of Eaton … herof & Nycolas Perpoynte & Rychard Spyke
Further I dessyre Mr Porttman to be my supervysore of thys my last wyll & testament & for to have his charges borne at al tyms by my executore & I wyll that Mr Portman shepard shall take the best yo & lambe for hys mastar Portman that hys ys amongst my shepe
Probate 21 April 1597
PR/I/16/80
An Inventory of all the goods of Rychard Hucerbey of Eastwell deceassed and prese the xx of Apprill 1597 by Will Portman gent Nycolas Parpoynt Ryc Spyke with others
| Imprimis his apparell with mony in his pourse | xiiis viiid |
| Item All the Brasse iiii percell | xs |
| Item foure peces of puter | iis |
| It foure boulsters i pillow | viis 4d |
| It 1 quilt 1 matresse | vs |
| It foure coverlets | xs |
| It iii peayre of course shetts | viiis |
| It 1 payre of Flaxen shets | vis |
| It 1 table clothe and tow pillowbears | iis vid |
| It iii toubes and a peale | iis iiiid |
| It 1 strike the price | xvid |
| It iii Chestes | vs |
| It iii bedsteds | iiis |
| It a chesfat a chesheck a shelve a skep and other trene ware | xiid |
| It 1 table and tresles 1 forme 1 cheare and thre cushens | iiis iiiid |
| It 1 towell 1 shet | vs |
| It ii spits ii sackes ii windowclothes | iiiis xd |
| It a old wayne | xs |
| It viii hovel props and … with overlidges | vis iiiid |
| It Ry on the hovell to threshe | xls |
| It his corne groing in the felde | xvi li |
| It the hay and all the peasse | xxxiiis iiiid |
| It 1 hempen shet and fyre Irons ii bottells | viis |
| It 1 cow 1 cabbard | xxxvis viiid |
| It plowes harrows and teames and wembles | viiis vid |
| It iii coverlets 1 bowlster 1 pillow | xxs |
| It halfe a quarter of Barley | xvs |
| It xviii fould tres | iiiis vid |
| Somm | xxix li xis viiid |
Exhibited 20 July 1597 by Francis Huckerby
