Cicely Rouse of Stathern 1638 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/249/108
Julie 25th 1638
In the name of God Amen I Cicely Rouse of Stathorne in the Countie of Leicester Widdow sicke in body but thankes bee given to God of perfect memorie doe make my last will and testament in manner and forme following vid
First I bequeath my soule into the hands of almightie God my Creator and Redeemer & my bodie to bee buried in the church yard of Stathorne
It I give unto George Huddleston my sonne in lawe five pounds thirteen shilling four pence of the twentie pounds due out of the oxgang of land which my sonne Francis had halfe a yeare … the … of it then to be …
It I give unto Roger Lee my sonne in lawe two pounds thirteen shilling four pence of the same mony to be paid at the same time
It I give unto Margarie Lee the daughter of Roger Lee my neece five markes which her father oweth mee & likewise my heifer I give unto her
It I give unto my sonne James twelve pence
It I give unto Priscilla, An & Briget my daughters all my housholde goods except those which are expressed to be given to my sonne Michael
It I give unto my sonns John & George 3s 4d a peece
It I give unto Richard Bacon my sonne in law three pounds due to me upon a bond from William Moare of Eaton
Item I give the other ten shillings of the aforesaid bond to the poore of Stathorne at the discretion of my executor
It I give unto John Rouse the sonne of Thomas Rouse …
It I give unto my sonne Michael sixe pounds thirteene shilling foure pence my best bedstead two paire of sheets a mattrice two blanquetts a coverlid a paire of pillow beares a pillow & a boulster a great pan a little pan of the middle sort two dishes of pewter to whome I give my cowes my sowe & piggs my crop both of corne & hay & all the rest of my goods & cattells & chattels moveable & unmoveable, whome I doe make executor of this my last will & testament
Sig Cicley Rouse
Witnesses of this last will & testament are
Richard Rouse Clerc
Richard Rowse
PR/I/40/198
A true and perfect Inventory taken the first daye of September in the yeare of our Lord god 1638 of the goods & Chattell of Sissile Rowse late of Stathorne in the Countie of Leicester widdow deceased prized by James Rowse & Thomas Rowse of Stathorne aforesaid as followeth
| li | s | d | |
| Imprimis her purse and Apparrell | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Item two Cowes | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Item Corne and haye | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Itm one Cowe and three piggs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm eight Sheepe | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| It seaven brasse pans and one Scimmer | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| It one pott and one Candlesticke | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| It a fireiron a gallowtree five hooks a paire of tongues a fire scimmer & one | |||
| chafein dish | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| It towe pieces of pewter | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| It a spit a paire of Cobirons a brandiron two paire of pott hooks | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item foure Bedsteads | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm 5 paire of sheets two napkins fowre pillowbears three table clothes | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Item 3 Coffers one Chest a table & frame | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Itm 6 Coverings for bedds & sixe blankets | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| It a fetherbedd a flockbedd a wool bed 3 Mattresses 2 pillowes 2 bolsters one | |||
| paire of bed Curtins | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| It one salting trough one Moulding trough five formes foure bords a bolting tunn | |||
| foure apeltrees one plow … 4 … for a Bed | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| It one Cheese presse a sheese heck and a Cheese board | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Item foure Cittes two Tubbs a barrell a traye and a … Citt | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Item two tables a Cupboard three Chairs | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Itm foure Panchins with anie other thing forgot and not prized | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Summa total | 26 | 5 | 4 |
James Rowse his marke
Tho: Rowse his marke
Probate 5 October 1638