Gregory Spencer of Hose 1603 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/225/46

In the name of god Amen in the yeare of our lord god 1598 the 16 day of Februarye I Gregorye Spencer of Hoose sycke in body, but wholl in mynde, & of good & perfect Remembrance thanks be to god, I doe ordayn & make this my last wyll & testament in maner & forme followinge

Fyrst I bequeth my sole to allmyghtie god my Creator & Redemer & my bodie to be buried in the church yard of Hoose

Itm I geve unto Jhon my eldest sonne xiid & to eyther of his towe Chyldren vid

Itm I geve unto Every poore houshold in the towne id

Itm I geve unto Wyllm Spencer his Chyldren xiid & unto Thomas Chambers & his syster iiiid

Item to every one of my brethren iiiid

Itm I geve unto my sonne Wyllm the blacke browne younger fyllie

Itm I geve unto my daughter Jone a blacke …yearlinge hecfer & unto Jhon my youngest sonne one Ewe & a lambe & Gregory my sonne hath one ewe of his owne

Itm I wyll that all the grasses, …, corne, and comon which shalbe longe & grow unto or upon the oxgang of land which I have by leace shalbe dew and belonge unto my wyfe & to my iiii youngest Chyldren unto mychellmes next coming & after to Jhon my eldest sonne

Allso my wyll is that all my goods & chattells movable & unmoveable my debts & legaces beinge payed & my funerall expences discharged shalbe Equallye devided into three parts whereof I wyll that Agnis my wife shall have one part & my iiii youngest chyldren to have thother tow parts

Itm I wyll that if god do call any of my sayd Chyldren before the come to lawfull age that their parts shall then Remayne Amongest the Residew

Allso I wyll that Agnis my wyfe shalbe my full & sole Executrix of this my last wyll & testament and allso that she shall have the bringing up of my Children unto they come to lawfull Age

I doe allso appoynt Jhon Hicling minister & Jhon Litledicke overseers of this my will

Jhon Litildike

Probate 13 August 1603

PR/I/20/60

An Inventorie of all the goods and Chattells of Gregorie Spencer of Hoose late deceassed vewed, valued & priced by Gregorye Julian, Gregorie Rouse Jhon Litledicke

First his apparell with the money in his purse	xs
Itm one old coubbord tow tables tow Chears tow forms one old penn, stools	vis viiid
Itm one brandern with all the Reckings about the fyer	vs
Itm all the brase & pewter	…s
Itm iii coverlids ii bedhillings one blanket	xxiiis viiid
Itm viii pyllowes & boulsters	xvis
Itm all the napperie ware	xxs
Itm iiii bedsteads iiii coffers & iii shelfes	xxties
Itm one old trowgh with all the tubs, kyts & other implements of wood	xs
Itm iii bacon flycks	xs
Itm iii Acrs of whete & Rye	xxxties
Itm iii qarters & an halfe of barley & iii quarters & an halfe of pease	iii li xs
Itm one cart with the gears one harrowe one plowe with the gears & one old hovell	x li xs
Itm cayrtayn … standings horse … mangers planchars with other cayrtayn wood in the yard	xs
Itm xv shepe	iii li xvs
Itm v kyne & iiii younge beasts	xi li
Itm v horses & mars	vi li xiiis iiiid
It the swine and pullin	xxvis viiid
Itm cayrtayn hay	xs
	xxxviii li
The debts
First to Ralfe Whitle of Harby	xs
Itm to Wyllm Goodecarye	xxs
To Edward Handley	xxvs
To … …	viis
To Wyllm Berye	vis
To Willm Longman	xxd
To Robert Ward	xxxs
To Thomas Dale	xxxiiis iiiid
To Jhon Litledicke	viis
To Jhon Bosworth	iiis viid
	vii li iiis viiid