John Robinson of Scalford 1580 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1580/6

In the name of god amen the xxxth daye of September ano dni 1580 I John Robenson of Scalforth in the countie of Lecester beinge sycke in bodye but of good and perfecte Remembrance the lorde be praysed Doe make and ordayne this my last wyll & testament in maner & forme folowinge that ys to wylle

Fyrste I Commende my sowle into the handes of almyghtye god my Creator Saviour and Redemer, and my bodye to be buryed in the parishe church yarde of Scalforthe aforesaide

Itm I give and bequethe unto the mother church of Lyncolne	iid
Itm I give and bequethe to Elizabeth my daughter	xiid
Itm I give and bequethe to Jone my daughter	xiid
Itm I give and bequethe to Anthoney Robinsonn my son	iiiid
Itm I give and bequethe to Nicholas Robenson my son	iiiid
Itm I give and bequethe to the children of the sayd Nicholas	viiid
Itm I give and bequethe to my daughter Ann	iis
Itm I gyve and bequethe to Marmeduke Robenson my son	vs
Itm I gyve and bequethe to James Robensonne my sonn	vs

Itm In consyderacion of bringinge up of my two youngest children I give & bequethe unto Ann Robenson my wyfe the reversion of the lease of my howse to inioye duringe the tearme and yeares therein specified and mencioned

Itm all my debts and legacies beinge payde & my funerall exspencis discharged, the one halfe of the reste of all my goodes movable and inmovable unbequethed and not geven I give and bequeth to Phyllype Robenson my sonne and to Margaret Robensonn my doughter equally to be devided betwixte them

Also the other parte thereof unbequethed & not give I five and bequeth to Anne Robensone my wyfe whome I make Solle and alone exsecutrix of this my laste will and testament

Also I constitute and appoynte for Supervisors of this my laste will Nicholas Muston & Hughe Collington and to ether of them for there paines taking therein I gyve iiiid

Debts which I doe owe

In primis to Mrs Barsaye of Notyngehame	iii li
I doe owe Itm to Thomas Andrew of Garthorpe	xxxs
Itm to Humfrey Pyppes of Melton	xxxs iiiid
Itm to Raphe Wylde of Scalforth	xxs
Itm to Ane Watchehorne dwelinge now in Scalforth	iiis

Thes beinge wytnesses

Nicholas Muston Hughe Collington and Roger Thornell with others

An Inventorye of the goods and cattell moveable and unmoveable of Jhon Robinson of Scalforde in the county of Leicester weaver praised by Hughe Collington Willm Astell and Sethe Hosse the seconded daye of Januarye Ano doi 1580

In primis his apparell	vis viiid
Itm in the Chamber ii beds with their furniture	xxxiis viiid
Itm in the parlore ii beds with theire furniture and iiii coffers with other bede
hillings, blankets & pillowes	xliiis iiiid
Itm iiii paire of flaxen shets and v paire of harden shets with other implements	xls
Itm in the hall one cubborde and xvi peces of pewter one table, one forme one
cheare with trasons and boards and other woode	xliiis iiiid
Itm vi candellstickes	vs
Itm iiii pots v panes with other small things	xls
Itm iiii spits, one fire yron, with hookes, and hinges	vis viiid
Itm in the nether house chamber, one … with other woode	xxvis viiid
Itm in the parlore nexte the kitchine one table with other implements	xs
Itm one leade and a paire of quornes, with all bruinge vessels and other stuffe	xls
Itm one mare and a fillye	xxvis viiid
Itm ii kine	xlvis viiid
Itm iiii swine	xxs
Itm the corne in the barne and the haye	v li
Itm a greate troughe and woode in the yarde	xxvis viiid
Itm two spences with woode about them	vis viiid
Suma	xxvi li xiid