Temperance Rowell of Saxelby 1688 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Rothley Peculiar Wills 1575-1700 R149
In the name of god Amen I Temperance Rowell of Saxulby in the County of Leicester widow being sick & weake in body but of sound & disposing minde & memory, god be praised, do make & ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & form following renounceing all former wills & Testaments by mee formerly made
Imprimis I give & bequeath unto my Two sonnes George & Adam Black Ten pounds of price of good & lawfull money of England, to be paid unto them by my Executor, in manner following, that is to say, to Adam, his Ten pounds on the first day of May next insueing the date hereof: & to George his ten pounds on the eleaventh of November next insueing the date hereof
All the rest of my goods & Chattells undisposed of by this will I give & bequeath unto my eldest sonne John Black; whom I do hereby make & constitute the sole Executor of this my last will & Testament
Temperance Rowells marke
Sign’d, seal’d, published & declared by Temperance Rowell aforesaid (to be her last will & Testament) January the 17th Anno Dom 1687 In the presence of us
Thomas Bleay
Elizabeth Browns marke
Mary Cowpers marke
Probate 7 May 1688
44’28/1322/254
A True & perfect Inventory of the goods & Chattells of Temperance Rowell widdow (late of Saxulby in the County of Leicester) deceased As it was taken & the goods Apprized by us whose names are subscribed (Inhabitants of Saxulby aforesaid) February the 23th 1687
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis Purse & Apparell | 1 | 00 | 00 |
| Itm In the house | |||
| A Cupboard Two small Tables A Land Settle A form An old Coffer Three Chairs | |||
| A fire iron A few hookes & rackings A fier Shovell tongues An old Churm | |||
| Three bad Cushions Two linnen Wheeles | 1 | 00 | 00 |
| Item In the parlour | |||
| A Bedsted A Feather Bed & the furniture thereunto | 2 | 00 | 00 |
| Two[MJ1] small Tables & A Form A Chest & Coffer | 1 | 00 | 00 |
| Flaxen sheets Five paire Three hempen sheets Three pillowbeares Napkins | |||
| flaxen six one hand Towell | 1 | 10 | 00 |
| Item In the further Parlour | |||
| A Table Two fourms A Feather Bed Two Bolsters A rugg Two bad Blacketts | |||
| Old curtaines | 2 | 00 | 00 |
| Item A wooden garner Three Shelves Five Trussells Fourteen Cheeses Two old | |||
| Bedsteds An old tubb A little wheat & barley | 2 | 00 | 00 |
| Item In the Kitchin | |||
| A masshing Tubb Three Small Tubbs Five Barrells A bad pair of Querns About ten | |||
| hundred of coales A Thraul A brandiron | 2 | 00 | 00 |
| Pewter & Brasse | 2 | 00 | 00 |
| Item In the yard | |||
| Four Cowes one heifer A weaning Calfe A little unthrashed Barley Four sheep | |||
| A Pigg Some hay | 12 | 00 | 00 |
| Due upon Bond | 10 | 00 | 00 |
| For things unseen & unApprized | 00 | 2 | 00 |
| Tot | 36 | 12 | 00 |
Apprized by us
John Kirkby
Charles Stringers marke