Thomas Pearson of Plungar 1564 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/255/59
In the name of god Amen the xvi daye of Apryll In the yerre of ower lord god mdlxiiii I Thomas Peirsson of Plunggar In the Counte of Lessetur sycke In body butt perfytt of Rememberans dousse make thys my laste wylle and testemente In manar And Form folloyng
Fyrste I be quethe my sowll unto Allmyghty god And my body to be beryyd In the chyrche yarde of Plunggar a fore sayd
Also I geve unto the mother chyrche of Lyngcon iiiid
Also I geve And be quethe unto Issabell Cooke my dowghtar the best perre of flaxon shetys but one And the greatyste Arke In the house
And to Allys Cooke hyr dowghter a chear & the beste pewtar plattar that was hir oone
Also I geve unto Thomas Peirson my sonne xxvis viiid to hys chylds partte to be payd to hym att iii severall days that ys to saye At the Feyste of the puryffycacyon of The blessyd vyrgen Mary nexte Folloying one parte And that daye twelve monethe A nother partte And that daye xii monethe After that the theyrd partte
Also I geve unto Ellyne my wyffe And to John my sunne all my houshold goods that ys a bove the hecke that be longs to the huswyfere that ys unbequethed
Also I wylle that my wyfe schall have the thyrde parte of my goods movabull & un movabull wythe owte the doore
Also I wylle that the other two parts of my goods schall be equaly devydyd unto Rychard Peyrssun my sunne And John Peyrssun my sunne And John Cooke my sunne In lawe baryng the too parts of my shepe shall Remeine unto Richard & Jhon my ii sunnys And Jhon Cooke to have no parte of my shepe
Also I geve unto Alys A b… A shepe hogge
Also I orden and make Rychard Peyrssun my sunne And Jhon Cooke my sunne In lawe my exsecketors of thys my layste wylle An testement for to dyspoys my goods to the tenor hereof as my truste ys In them
Also I make Jhon Blancley supervisor of thys my laste wylle home I do desyer for god sake to see ytt truly performyd And he to have for hys penys taking [no bequest stated]
Thes men being wytnes Jhon Cooke the elder and Jhon Blancley & Rychard Pelle & John Whytyll with other moo
A Invetory of All the goods of Thomas Peyrsunn laytte of Plunggar dyssesyd And presyd by Johon Blancley & John Cooke the Elder And Rychard Pelle & John Whytyl the Fyrste daye of Maye In the yerre of ower lord god mdlxiiii
In pris the … crop … of the grond | v li |
Itm ii oxon & ii sterys | iiii li vis viiid |
Itm ii marys & A nolde mare & A fylley | iii li |
Itm iii keye & A lyttyl stere & iii cawvys | iii li xvis |
Itm xxiiii shepe | xlvis viiid |
Itm A sow & iiii pygkys | xs |
Itm All the pullyn In the yard As hennys duckys and geys | iiis iiiid |
Itm A wayne And the weyne gerys And the plowe And the plow gerys | xls |
Itm the hovyll And payllys wythe other woode In the yarde | xs |
Itm All the brasse And pewtar in the housse | xs |
Itm All the wodwar in the housse As Arkys And lommys bords … wythe suche stuffe | vis viiid |
Itm All the wollyns & lynnygs In the parlar | xs |
Itm A speyt & the tongks & the pott hucks | iis |
Itm the cornne In the housse | xs |
Itm the bacon by the bawkys | iiis |
Summ totalis | xxiii li xiiiis viiid |