Richard Patchett of Stathern 1633 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1633/13
In the name of god Amen the 27th daie of Januarie 1632 I Richard Patchett of Stathern in the countie of Leic husbandman sicke of bodie but of perfect memorie (thanks be to Almightie god therefore) doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following
First I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of Almightie god my creator and my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Statherne aforesaid
Item I give and bequeath unto Roger Barnes a gallowtree and two hookes belonging to it and one Chaire
Item I give unto Nicholass Barnes the sonne of Roger Barnes one weather sheepe
Item I give unto Dorrothie Sumerbie my wives daughter one brasse potte and a panne
Item I give and bequeathe unto James Patchitt my brothers sonne a Heifer Calfe
Item I give unto Marke Hooton my nephew my best coate and a paire of Breeches
The residue of all my goods whatsoever my debts Legacies and funerall expences discharged I give unto Joane Patchett my wife whom I make sole executrix of this my last will and testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand the daie and yeare above written
Richard Patchitt his marke
Witneses of the Reading and publishing of this will
James Brough
Richard Rowse
PR/I/35/273
A true Inventorie of all the goods and Chattles which did pertaine to Richard Patchett late of Stathorne in the Countie of Leicester husbandman deceased Prized the third day of April 1633 by two sufficient men viz: Thomas Rouse and Roger Barnes as followeth
| Imprimis his purse apparrell and girdle | 6s 8d |
| Item a Cubbourd a Chayre a little table a seate and stooles | 20s |
| Item 3 bedsteades | 10s |
| Item 2 Chestes and a boxe | 8s |
| Item 4 bed hillings and two blankets | 21s 6d |
| Itemm one flockbedd 2 mattreisses 2 boulsters and 3 pillowes | 13s 4d |
| Item one paire of flaxen sheetes a paire of hempin sheetes and a paire of … sheetes | 12s |
| Item 2 pillowbeeres & a board cloth | 4s |
| Item all the brasse | 22s |
| Item 5 pewder dishes 2 Candlestickes a Chafing dish 2 salts & a pewder Cuppe | 10s 6d |
| Item a strike of wheat a strike of rie and a bushell of barlie | 12s |
| Item a landiron 3 hookes a fyre skammer and two frogges of Tron | 4s |
| Item a kinnell 3 barrells 3 tubbs a Cherne a penne and an old board & another old board in | |
| the Chamber | 10s |
| Item the Bacon flitches with all other provision | 16s |
| Item a salting trough & a salting trunke and a mannd | 3s |
| Item 8 pounds of hempin yarne | 4s |
| Item a Cheese hecke 2 old Chestes a three graine forke and old sheepe Crib 2 old wheeles | |
| 2 hennes & an Iron peele | 5s |
| Item a frying panne | 6d |
| Item 2 kine a heifer & a Calfe | 6 li |
| Item 14 sheepe | 4 li 13s 4d |
| Item a Roode of barlie earth and an acre of pease earth | 8s |
| Item a Cheese stone 2 panchions 3 Cheese fattes a Psalter a penner & inkehorne with all | |
| Other thinges about the house and about the yeard not known nor remembered | 3s 4d |
| Suma totalis xx li – 5 – 0 |
Probate 8 April 1633