John Smith of Wycomb 1664 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1664

In the name of God Amen I John Smyth of Wickham in the Countie of Leicester Farmer being sicke in body but of sound perfect memory God be praised Doe make and ordaine this my last will and Testament in maner and forme following

First I bequeath my Soule into the hands of almightie God my maker in full hope and assurance to be saved onely by the merits of Jesus Christ my Redeemer and for my worldly goods

Imprimis I give my house in which I now live withal Barnes Stables Edifices Buildings yards Backsides Orchardes Gardens Kilne as alsoe one Cottage thereunto adjoyning now in the tenure and occupacon of Isacce Watchorne with all Easements and Emoluments whatsoever thereunto belonging unto Sarah my beloved wife for ever

It I give unto my Brother Alexander Smyth one Shilling

It I give unto my Sister Jane Hurst one Shilling

It I give unto my Sister Katherine one Shilling

It I give to Sarah my loveinge wife the ten Pounds which my Brother William Hurst oweth me which sd ten Pounds he rec’d of Mr Waldron

It I give to the Poore of the Parish Three Shillings and fower pence

All the rest of my Goods and Chattels of what nature and kind soever I give and bequeath unto Sarah my Loveing Wife whom I make full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament she seeing my Debts paid and my Legacies discharged my body decently intered and my funerall Expences defrayed

In witnesse hereof I have hereunto set to my hand and Seale this fifteenth day of Aprill One Thousand six hundred sixty and fower and of his Majesties Raign the Sixteenth 1664

                                                                                                                John Smyth

Read published signed and sealed in the presence of

J Day

The marke of Mary Davy

Isacce Watchorne his marke

Probate 4 August 1664

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The top right-hand corner of this inventory is missing

A true and perfect Inventory [“of all and” missing] Singuler the goodes Creddits and [probably “Chattels of” missing] John Smith late of Wickham in [“the County” missing] of Leicester yeoman taken and apprized by [probably “us whose”] names are hereunder written as followeth viz

	£	s	d
In the parlor next the kitchen
Inprimis One Coffer with Fowre paire of sheetes and some other Linnens and
One Fetherbed	…	10	0
In the Kitchen
It One brasse pott fowre brasse pans one Copper one little table one chaire
one dresser one fryeinge pann with breweing vessells and other Implements	6	18	0
In the Chamber over the Kitchen
It Two Hoggsheads Two Craddles Two Linnen wheeles one wollen wheele
Foure Strike of pease with other Implements	1	5	0
In the Chamber over the Stone parlor
It one Trunke of Linnens	4	10	0
It One other Trunke of Linnens	2	10	0
It One great bedstead, one chayre, one childes chaire one sett of new Curtaines
and vallance and Counterpane one beareinge blanket	5	0	0
In the boarded parlor
It One Table, one Cabinett, one bedstead, one paire of curtaines and vallance,
one chaire	1	0	0
It purse and apparrell and plate	6	13	4
It in the Closett, one Truncke books one table and other Implements	1	0	0
In the Buttery
It Three barrells one Thrall with other Implements	0	10	0
In the Dayrie
It shelves and milke vessells, and other Implements	0	6	8
In the Chamber over the entrye
It Three Strike of barley, one Cheese cratch	0	7	0
In the Cheese Chamber
It Cheeses a Cheese cratch tressells and other implements	0	5	4
It one warmeinge pann	0	2	0
In the Hall
It Two Tables 4 chaires 2 buffett stooles	0	10	0
It Fire Irons	0	5	0
In the Court yard one pump one horse trough 3 Swine troughs	1	0	0
In the Bull house
Item Hay one henn penn	0	10	0
In the Stable
Item Cratch and mangers	0	5	0
In the Orchard barne
It pease and straw	1	0	0
In the orchard
13 Fence trayes and pales and 2 Ladders	0	15	0
It pease in the yard	1	6	8
It 3 Cowes one calfe 5 Sheepe & 4 Lambes	0	11	0
It 2 Large Swyne	0	6	8
It Corne upon the ground	04	0	0
Sum total	43	7	2

Gervas Day

Nathaniell Noble

Bond, bound Sarah Smith widow of Wycomb and William Cooke gentleman of Leicester 4 August 1664, condition bound Sarah Smith executrix of John Smith of Wycomb to execute will

                                                                                                                Signum Sarah Smyth

                                                                                                                Willm Cooke