William Robinson of Scalford 1671 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1671
In the name of god Amen I Willm Robinson of Scalford in the Countye of Leister being weake of body but of perfect memory & understanding (praised be God therefore) doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in maner & forme following
First I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God hoping for salvation onely by the meritts of his son Jesus xt
My body I bequeath unto the earth decently to bee interrd at the discretion of my Executrix hoping for a joyfull resurrection at the second coming of xt Jesus my saviour
And for that worldly estate wch God hath lent me I dispose of it as followeth
First I give & bequeath unto Susanna daughter of my Sister Margaret fourty shillings of Current money to be payed her within one yeare next after my decease
Also I give & bequeath unto Anne Lambert daughter to my sister Lambert of Melton five pounds of Current money to bee payed her when shee shall accomplish the age of one & twenty yeares
And if it shall please God that shee depart this life before shee accomplish that age then my will is that it bee payed unto her mother And if it shall please God that shee also shall decease before that time, then my will is that it bee equally divided & payed to her two brothers
Also I give five shillings unto Willm Adcocke my servant to bee payed within one halfe yeare after my decease
All the rest of my estate corne graine hey bease sheepe horses goods bills bonds debts dues & demands whatsoever I give & bequeath it all unto my Loving wife Mary Robinson whom I make sole executrix of this my last will & testament
Willm Robinson his marke
Signed & sealed & published the 20th day of November in the yeare of xt 1670 In the presence of
Willm Coles
Henrey Adcocke his marke
Probate 11 April 1671
PR/I/71/46
A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods chattels & cattels of which Willm Robinson late of Scalford in the Countye of Leister husbandman died seized taken by John Marshall and Stephen Awood of Scalford aforesd yeomen January the 16th 1670
| £ | s | d | |
| Imp: his purse & wearing apparell | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| In the hall | |||
| Two tables three stooles 2 chaires one cupboard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| One fireiron with other irons in the Chimney | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Seaven pewter dishes three candlesticks two salt sellars with other smaller | |||
| dishes | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| In the parlour | |||
| One bedstead with a mattrice & other bedding two chests 2 paire of sheets | |||
| two table cloths half a dozen napkins | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Seaven fleeces of wool | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| In the Kitchin | |||
| Two tubbs, 3 pailes, a brandiron, 2 brasse potts, three brasse pans | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In the chamber | |||
| Ten strike of barley foure strike of wheate | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In the buttery | |||
| Two little barrels & a churne | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| In the barne | |||
| Barley | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Hey | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| In the yard | |||
| Foure horses, foure bease | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| One cart & cart geares, one plow & plow geares two little harrows | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Three swine | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fifteene sheepe | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| A hovell & the pease | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Things forgotten or unnamed | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Sum | 46 | 4 | 4 |
John Marshall
Steven Awood