Robert Hurst of Holwell 1551 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1551/53

In the name of god amen in the vii day of September in the yere of our Lord god by mcccccli I Robt Hurst of Holwell in the parishe of abkeytelbe beyng in holle mynd & remembrance dothe make & ordyne thys my last wylle & testymente as here after folowethe

Fyrst I bequethe my soulle to almyghty god & my body to be buryed in the churche yard of abkeytulbe

It I bequethe to my mother church of Lyngeon iid

It I gyffe to the poor mens boxe xvid

It I gyff to everie godchylde iiiid

It I gyffe to Rychard Smalye a shep or a lame

It I gyff to Schalford a strek a malt to be gyffyng to the poore people

It I gyff to Wartnabe a strek of malt to be gyffyng to the pore people

The resydew of my gudds I wyll that they be devydyd in iii parts the on to bring me to the grond A nother to my wyffe the iii to my chyldne & … that ys left of my part my wyll beyng fulfyllyd schalle reymayne to my wyffe & my chyldne

I make my executors my wyff & my brother Jhone Hurst & he to have for ys paynse vis viiid & Robt Blankney my Supervisore & he to have for ys payns iiis iiiid

Wytnes Wyllme Mowre Robt Crosse Robt Colyngton Wyllme … with other men

Thys ys the Inventory of Robt Hurst of Holwell in the paryshe of Abkeytulbe made in the yere of our Lord god mccccc & li presyd be Jhone Hurst Jhone Bayley Wyllme … Robt Blankney with other moo

Fyrst a borde a forme & a cheere	xxd
It a nambre	iiis iiiid
It a dyss… ii lommes with other trenstuff	vs
It a pane a keytull & iii potts	xiiis iiiid
It ix platers & viii porrygers iii saucers & salt iiii candelstyks & a chawendysse	xiis
It iii cofers ii bedds	ixs
It ii mattrys a bede covering ii coverleyds	xviiis
It vi payre of flaxson schetts & ix payre of hardyne schetts iii bord clothys iiii towells	xls
It iii spynyng whellys	iis
It a payre cobirns & the tonges & hynklys	iis
It xx schepe & lamms	viii l
It ii oxsn & ii bulloks	v l xiiis viiid
It v kyne a styre & a hayfore	iiii l
It ii marys a feyly & a colte	iii li
It xiii sweyne	xxxs
It the pultreware	vis viiid
It a wayne the plowe ii … ii …	xxxs
It plowtymbere howel… with other wood	xxs
It the haye	xxxiiis iiiid
It the croppe of corne	ix l
Suma total	xlii l