William Spick of Ab Kettleby 1595 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/216

In the name of God Amen The ixth daie of Marche the yeare of our Lord God 1594 and the xxxviith yeare of our Soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Queene defender of the faith &c I William Spicke of Ab Kettlebye in the Countie of Leicester husbandman beinge of whole mynde and in good and perfect [hole] praised be god therefore, make and ordaine this my present Testament contenyninge therein my last will in manner followinge

First I comende my Soule into the handes of Almightie God maker of heaven & Earth and of all things therein, assuring my selfe of eternall Salvation thorowe Christ Jesus our Saviour, knowinge to be saved throughe the same my bodie shall rise againe at the last daie unto eternall life

Item I geve to the Church of Ab Kettleby [hole]

Item I geve to the poore people of Ab Kettleby iis

Item I geve to everie one of my God children iiiid a peece

Item I geve & bequeath to my father Richard Spicke the beste …tree on the Roe

Item I geve & bequeath to William my Sonne the longe table in the house, the fourme the Quernes, the Leade, the best Carte & Carte geares, a Plough & Plough geares

All the rest of my Goods unbequeathed my debtes beinge first paid & my funeral expenses discharged I geve & bequeath them unto my wife & children to be devided between them equally by equall and even portions

Item I ordaine & make Susanna my wife my full & whole Executrix of this my last will and testament

Item I make William Black my father in lawe the Overseer of this my last will

These beinge witnesses, Thomas Neale Vicar of Ab Kettlebye, John Neale, & William Stokes with others

PR/I/15/68

The Inventorie of all the Goods Cattells and Debts of William Spicke of Ab Kettlebye in the Countyie of Leicester husbandman deceased praised by these men the viiith day of May 1595 John Neale Willm Stokes & Wm Alsoppe

First his Apprell	13s iiiid
Item in the haule one long table, one foorme, on Chaire, one Cupboard, one penne, the docer
cloth, two lynen wheeles, one wollen wheele with the fire Irons	35s
Item one greate brasse pan with two little pannes, three brasse potts and Chaffing dishe one
… with 4 candlestickes, prise	iii li xvs
Item vi pewter dishes, vi charges, ii saltes, iiii pewter porringers, with other old pewter	xiiiis
Item in the Parlor two bedsteads	xs
Item one featherbed with a boulster & three mattrisses	xls
Item v bedhillings and two blankitts	xxxs
Itm iiii coffers	xiiiis
Item iiii paire of flaxen sheets, v pillowbeares, vi table napkings	xls
Item v table Clothes and two Towells	xxs
Item iiii paire of hempen sheetes	xxs
Item iiii parie of harden sheetes	xiis
Item the painted clothes in the parlor	iiis iiiid
Item in the kytchinge one leade, one paire of old Quernes	xs
Item ii troughes, one loome with other smale things	xs
Itm in the Butterie two little tubes with foormes & other implements	iiiis
Item two Plowes with colters & shares with plough geares and plough tymber, iii Iron harrows
with pickforks & other things	xxs
Item the hobells, sheepe Cratches, & … for shepe & other old wood	xxxs
Item the kyne & the Sheepe	xxi li
Item v Swine	xvis
Item v horses & mares	viii li
Item one Cocke & two hennes	xiid
Item the pease sowne	iiii li
Itm the Barlie	liiis iiiid
Item two landes of wheate	vis viiid
Item iiii lands of rye	xxs
The Sume, the debtes not deducted is 61 li 4s 4d
The debtes of William Spicke which he oweth are these
First to my father Richard Spicke	vi li
Item more to my father Richard Spicke	iiis iiiid
Item to my Sister Hellene Spicke	liiis iiiid
Item to Mr Neale vicar of Ab Kettlebye	x li
Item to Willm Stokes	iiis vid
Item to Michaell Pares	xls
Itm to James Nottall of Broughtono due at Martillmes	xliiiis
Itm to John Symson	viiis
Itm to John Hurt	iis iiiid
Itm to wydowe Pares	vs
Itm to Willm Shepson	xvs
Itm to John Pares	ixs
The whole Sume the debtes beinge deducted is
xxxiii li iiis xd

Probate 6 May 1595