John Robinson of Scalford 1639 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/250/21
March the thirtieth day of Anno dni one thousand six hundred thirtye & nyne John Robinson of Scalford in the Countye of Leicester Clothworker beinge suddenly taken with Mortal sicknes but of good & perfect memory did make his last will before us whose names are underwritten in manner & forme followinge videlicet
Imprimis hee the sayd John Robinson did give to his sonne William Robinson his draught
Item he gave to his grandchilde Susanna Marriott fortye shillinges or a Cowe
Item itt was his will that all the rest of his wordly goods should bee equally devided (his funerall Charges and all his debts whatsoever being first defrayed & defaulked) between the above named William Robinson his sonne & Anne Robinson his daughter they devideing penny for penny and thus much wee can testify
John Bardsey Vic ibid
Robert Kirkby Curat ibid
Probate 28 November 1639
PR/I/41/79
A trew & perfect Inventory of all the Goodes Cattell & Chattels of John Robinson of Scallford in the Countie of Leicester Clothworker deceased taken August the 7th Ao Dom 1639 by
Bartine Hough
Thomas Howett
| Inprimis his Purse & Girdle & Apparrell Forty Shillinges | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Item in the Hall one Cubbert one small square table & a table with a Leafe one | |||
| Chaire, one buffit stoole one Gallytree two pott hookes a tostine Iron a payre | |||
| of Tongues, & firepan, & a fire Iron, & a little Cubberd in the Chymney a forme | |||
| & a Settle foure & twenty shillinges & eight pence | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Item in the Parlour one Longe Table with a frame & a forme, one Chaire five | |||
| Cushions a Bedstead a featherbed 2 Pillowes, a Bolster one Coveringe a payre | |||
| of Blanketts, a payre of Sheetes & one Pillowbeare foure Poundes ten shillinges | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Item an Oake Chest, 3 Sheets, one Hempton, & two hardinge ones, one Table | |||
| cloth, nine Napkins, & one Pillowbeare, one Pound & eight Shillinges | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| In the Chambers | |||
| Item in the Chamber over the Parlour a Bedstead a payre of Sheetes a Coveringe | |||
| & a Blanket, a Mattrice, a Pillowe, & a Boulster one Pound | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item one Chest a Noble | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Item Woole & Yarne fiveteene Shillinges | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Item a Skep & a Strike of Otemeale foure Shillinges | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Item two flitches of Bacon one pound foure Shill: | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Item 3 Linnen Wheeles & a peele, & one woolen wheele sixe Shill eight pence | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Item a flasket 3 Sives, 2 Skuttels a … & a Shelve foure Shillinges | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Item in the Chamber over the Buttery | |||
| Two Bedsteads, 2 Coverings, 2 Blanketts, 2 Mattrices, 2 payre of Sheets, one | |||
| Bolster one Pillow, one pound ten Shillinges | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Item in the Buttery one Hogshead & 3 Barrells twelve Shillinges | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Item a Planke & a well … fourteene Shill: | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Item in the Kitchinge a Copper a Mastfatt a …fatt a Cooler & the rest of the | |||
| bruinge vessels, two pounds three Shill: foure Pence | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Item 2 Tubs & a kimnell twelve Shill: | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Item one great Pan & 3 Brasse Panns & one Brasse Pott, & one Iron Pott one | |||
| Pound 3 Shill: 4d | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Item ten Slipings of Linnen ten Shill | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Item 6 Cowes & a Calfe eighteene Pounds | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Item 40 Sheepe & 23 Lambs fiveteene Pounds | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Item a Sow & eight Piggs three Poundes | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Item a Hovell & other wood in the yard one pound | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item in the Stable one Racke & Manger 4 plough beames & 3 axletrees & planks | |||
| & 2 Load of Coales two Pounds | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for milke vessels, Cheesepresse & a Churne & Butter & Cheese three | |||
| Poundes | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Item 6 fence …, & 3 Ship cribs, & 4 hovell posts one pound three Shill | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Item 3 payre of Sheares for a Clothworker, & other thinges belonging to the | |||
| trade, one Pound | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item 4 pitchforkes, & 2 Rakes three Shill: 4 pence | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Item 2 threegrained forkes, a Shovell & a hopper one Shill eight pence | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Item 4 peeces of Puter, 2 Candlesticks 2 Salts one Bason, one Sawser & Chamber | |||
| pott eleven Shill: | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Item 4 Strikes of Corne nine Shill: | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Item eight Acres of Wheate, Rye & Barley, & eight Acres of Pease twenty | |||
| Poundes | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for Hay Sixe Poundes | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Item 4 draught Cattell, three & twenty Poundes | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for 2 Carts & Cartgeares, & Plough & ploughe geares, & 3 Harrowes & | |||
| other utencels seaven pounds | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for old Iron, & utencels for house keeping & other thinges not named | |||
| & forgotten two Shillinges & sixe pence | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| The Summe total is one hundred & three & twenty poundes eighteene | |||
| Shillinges & two pence | 123 | 18 | 2 |
