Thomas Lyners of Long Clawson 1577 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1577/67
In the name of god Amen in the yeare of owre lorde god 1577 the xxiiii daye of November and in the xx yeare of the raign of Elyzabethe by the grace of god quene of England France and Ierlande defender of the feaythe &c Wytnessythe that I Thomas Lyners of Claxton sycke in body and of good and perfecte Remembrans doo ordayne and make thys my late wyll and testament in maner and forme hearafter folowing
Fyrst I bequethe my soule to Allmyghte god my maker and redemer and my body to be buryed in the church yarde of Claxton my paryshe church
It I bequethe to my Curate for all my tythes and offerings by me necligentely forgotten yf any suche be iiiid
It I bequethe to the pore mans boxe iiiid
It I bequethe to Jhon Lyners my sonne vs
It I bequethe to Rycharde Lyners my sonne vs
It I bequethe to Alles Lyners my dawghter a blacke flecte heffer
It I bequeth to Ellen Lyners my dawghter a blacke cowe calfe
It I bequethe to Mary Lyners my dawghter vs
It I confesse by thys my laste wyll that Wyllyam Lyners my sonne hathe had xls for hys chyldes parte
It I bequethe to Robart Lyners my sonne xls wherof I wyll that he have xxs at the age of xviii yeares and xxs at the age of xxi yeares
It I beqethe the Reste of my goodds and cattell unbeqethed to Elyzabethe my wyfe paing unto my other vii chylderin said portions at hyr discretion
It I ordayne and mayke Elyzabethe my wyfe full and sole executrix of thys my laste wyll and testament
It I ordayne and mayke Thomas Belton and Wyllyam Belton superviors and overseers of thys my laste wyll and testament
Thes wytnesses Christofer Goodwin Vycar Wyllm Hycling thelder Edwarde Gye Thomas Forthe Wyllyam Hycling Rycarde Lyners and Rycharde Dafte wythe other men
Much of the right hand side of the inventory is missing
The trewe Inventory of all the Goodds and cattells of Thomas Lyners of Claxton deceassed valued and prysed the xi daye of December by thes men viz Hewe Flowers Rychard Hycling Rychard Dafte Thomas Forthe wythe other men
| Imprimis hys apperell | xiiis |
| It iiii kye | |
| It ii steares a heffer & a calfe | |
| It a fylle | |
| It the swine | |
| It the corne & heaye | |
| It the croppe of weate sowen | |
| It the hovelles & palles & other tymber | |
| It the plowe geares | vis |
| It the leade with other bruing vessels | xxiii s … |
| It a bedde in a chamber wythe other stuffe | xxxiiis … |
| It all the implements in the buttery | |
| It all the bedding in the parler | xlxiiis … |
| It the napery in the parler wythe other implements | xl … |
| It the puter and brasse | |
| It a copeborde wythe other implements in the howse | xiiis iiiid |
| It all the yorne [iron] ware a bowte the fyer | vis viiid |
| It all the pottery ware | |
| Suma totalis xxxii l iiis iiiid |
Probate 21 February 1571/2
