Robert Littledike of Hose 1723 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1723

In the name of God Amen

I Robert Littledike of Hose in the County of Leicester Husbandman being mindfull of my Mortality Do make and Ordaine this my Last will and Testament in manner following viz

Imprimis I Give unto my Couzen Soloman Littledike of …Cliff in the County of Northampton the Sum of one pound

Item I Give unto my Couzen James Littledike Brother to the above Written Soloman Littledike the Sum of one pound

Item I Give unto Couzen Mary Bealey of Pickworth in the County of Rutland the Sum of one pound

Item I Give unto the Poor of Hose the Sum of five Shillings

Item all my Goods Chattles Rights Creditts and Personall Estate of what kind Soever and wheresoever the same shall or may be found I Give and Bequeath to my Dearly Beloved wife Mary Littledike Shee Paying all my Just Debts my funerall Expences the Severall Legicyes aforesaid & Lastly I Do hereby make ordaine Constitute & apoint my said Wife Mary Littledike Sole Executrix of this my Last will & Testament hereby Revoaking all other former wills & Testaments whatsoever by me at any time heretofore made

In Wittness whereof I the said Robert Littledike have to this my Last will & Testament Set my hand & Seal this Second Day of December 1723

                                                                                                         Robt Littledike his Mark

Signed seald Published & Declared by the sd Robert Littledike as this Last will & Testament in Presence of

Wm Chamberlain

Thomas March

Henry Stokes

A Trew and Perfect Inventorey of all The Good and Chattles That Robert Littledike of Hose in the County of Leicester was possessed of who Departed this Life December the Third in the year 1723

	£	s	d
Imprimis His Purs and Apparil	02	10	0
Item 4 Mares and one Coult	23	0	0
Item 7 Cows 2 Heffers 2 Calves	16	10	0
Item 3 Swine	02	0	0
Item 32 Sheep	08	2	6
Item Barley in the Barn & on the Hovil & wheat in the Barn	10	0	0
Item one Bean Hovil	10	5	0
Item 4 Loades of Hay	05	10	0
Item 1 Cart one Plow Two Harrows	04	0	0
Item Gears and Other Implements of Husbandry	00	10	0
Item Clods to Sowe in the field	12	0	0
Item Coles and one Cistern	02	2	0
Item In the Kitchin 3 Tubs one Coper & other Materials	00	13	0
Item In the Dairey 3 Barils one Churn 3 kitts & other things	00	16	0
Item in the Chees Chamber Malt & Chees & Bacon	03	0	0
Item In the Kitchen Chamber one Bed & Beding & other things	00	9	0
Item In the Little parlor one Bed & Beding one Chest & Cubberd	02	1	6
Item In the Great parlor Two Beds and Beding one Table five Stools one
Cubberd Two Chests and other things	03	10	0
Item Brass and puter Belonging to the House	02	2	6
Item In the House one Table and Chaires fire Iron & Hooks and Several
Other Nesacryes	00	17	6
Item Fould Trayes Laders and Other things	00	5	6
Things unseen and forgotten	00	2	6
Sum	110	7	0

Appraised by us

Robert Hickling

John Goodson

W Chamberlain

Probate 24 December 1723