Robert Mayfield of Goadby Marwood 1667 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1667

In the name of God Amen I Robert Mafield of Goadbye Marwood in the County of Leic being weake in body, but of good & perfect memory doe make my last Will & testament in manner & forme following

First I bequeath my soule to almighty God hoping to bee saved by the merits of Christ my Savior & my Body to the earth to be buryed in the Church yard of Goadby aforesaid

Item I give to my Brother Edward Solvin and his wife of Bourn= Broughton in the County of Lincoln twenty pounds

Item I give to my Brother Mafields children of Goadby Marwood to be imployed for their use twelve pounds

Item I give to my Cosin James Mafield of Cambridge five pounds

Item to my Cosen Sarah Mafield of Melton fifty Shillings

Item I give to my Cosen Mary Mafield of Melton fifty Shillings

Item I give to my Sister in Law Sarah Mafield of Melton fifty Shillings

Item I give all the rest of my goods and chattells whatsoever (my debts & Legacies being payd) to my brother Edward Solvin of Bourn=Broughton & my Brother Mafield Cloxton Mafield of Goadbye whom I make my Executors of this my last will & testament revoking all former wills & tastaments whatsoever

In witnes whereunto I have sett to my hand & seale the two & twentyeth day of August 1667

                                                                                                                Robert Mafield his marke

Signed, sealed, & published in the presence of us

John Richardson

Geo: Stokes

John Kitchin

Probate Leicester 3 October 1667

PR/I/66/118

The right-hand side of this inventory is missing until about half way down

A true & perfect Inventory of [“the goods” missing] and Chattells of Robert Maf[missing] of Goadbye Marwood deceased [“taken” or similar missing] September 16^th 1667 by us whose names are underwritten

Imprimis his purse and apparrell
It in the Hall, a Table, 9 Stooles, 9 chaires [missing] & a gallowtree, a fire iron,
a paire of tongues, a paire of bellows, a fire shovel, a frying pan, missing]
shelves, and other implements
It in the buttry, 4 pewter dishes, one bason, a [missing] pint, a pewter
candlestick, 3 little sawsers, saltsellers, three brasse pans, 2 barrels, 3
pippins, a cheese board, a cheesfat, & other implements
It in the same parlour 2 coffers, one trunck, 25 yard of new hempen cloth,
one paire of flaxen sheets, 3 paire of Hempen sheets, 4 pillow beares,
one long table cloth, 2 napkins, 2 towells	3	5
It in the same parlour, 2 shelves, 1 …, 1 stool, a ladder, 2 sieves, one pair
of scales, 2 sacks, 2 bags, 1 iron candlestick, 1 wire candlestick, 1 pewter
chamberpot, 1 basket, 2 scuttles, 1 flasket, 1 dozen of trenchers	0
It in the chamber over the Hall, 3 strikes of malt, 1 strike of wheat & rye	0	6	0
It in the chamber over the parlour 25 tod of wool, 1 halfe headed bedstead,
a cutting knife & a hay hooke	25	7	8
It in the nether House 18 long boards, 12 short ones, a churn, a salting Tub,
a pail, 3 forks, 1 rake, 2 hundred of coales, & some old wood	0	19	6
It in the yeard, one oat Hovel, 2 beasts cribs, one pig, a horse & a mare, one
cow	18	3	0
It 35 fallow sheep in Saxby & Wickham field	10	0	0
It in Mr Sherwins ground 60 sheep, 10 cowes & a calfe, 3 Hay stacks	80	0	0
It debts the greatest part being desperate	13	1	1
Suma totalis	159	14	01

Richard Noble

John Kitchin