Robert Hyde of Saxelby 1601 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/223/9

In the name of god amen The xviith day of June Ano Dom 1601 I Robt Hyde of Saxulbye doe make this my Last will and Testament in the manner and forme following

First I give and bequeathe my Soule into the hands of allmightye god and my Bodye to be buried in the Churche yard of Saxulbye aforesayd

Itm I give to my Sonne John Hyde v li to be payd at the age of Sixteene yeare

Itm I give unto Thomas Hyde v li to be payd at the age of Sixteene yeare

Itm I give unto Elyzabeth Hyde my daughter v li to be payd at the age of Sixteen yeare

I give also to my sayd daughter Elyzabeth my Best Brasse Pott and the best cawdron or pann, and foure of the best pewter platters, and the best duble sault seller and a Common playne bedsteede with a mattris and a payer of flaxen sheetes and a payer of hemppe sheetes & a payer of harden sheetes & a Coverled and a Blanckett with a boulster and ii pillowes with the pillowe beares for the sayd pillowes

The rest of my goods and Cattels unbequeathed I doo give to my wyffe Elyzabeth Hyde whome I make full executrixe of this my last Will and Testament and furthermore my mynde is that if any of my sayde Three Childeren dye before the age of Sixteen yeare then that the part or sume of monye of him or hir so deceased shall remayne unto the other ii Childeren and yf any of the sayd twoo Childeren doo decease then that the sayd whole sum of monye shall remayne to the Longer Liver of the sayd three Childeren

In Witnes wheareof to this my last will and Testament I have putt my hand & seale the day and yeare first above written

                                                                                                                Robt Hide his marke

Sealed in the presens of

William Bond

Edward Dalton

Nathaniel Rutland

George Rodelye

Probate 17 October 1601