Thomas Stanwidge of Long Clawson 1583 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1583/70
In the Name of god amen the xvth of September 1583 and in the xxvth yeare of the Raign of our Soveraign Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god Queene of England France & Ireland defender of the faythe &c I Thomas Stanwidge of Claxton in the Countie of Leicester husbandman do make & ordeyne this my last will & Testament in maner & forme followinge
First I Comende my soule unto almightye god maker of all thinges visible & invisible, assuring my selfe of eternall salvacon by a lyvelye faythe in Christ Jesu, and my bodye to be buryed in the Churcheyarde of Claxton
Item I gyve to the Churche of Claxton xiid
Item to the mending of the causes xiid
Item I will that Elizabeth my wyfe have my farme, untyll my sonne Hew be of xxiti yeires of age, to thende she may bringe up my children
Itm I gyve to Hew my sonne foure landes, ii leyes, & one pece of meadowe, lyinge within the fieldes of Claxton, when he shalbe xxiti yeares of age
Itm I will that Elizabeth my wyfe shall have the thirde parte of my goodes the other two partes to be equallye devyded amongst my Children when they shalbe maryed or be of xxiti yeares of age
I do make Elizabeth my wyfe & Hew my sonne Executors of this my last will & Testament, and Richard Hubbard Supervisor
Witnesses to this will
Richard Hubard
Willm Marrat
& Roger Goodwyne
An Inventory of all the goods cattell and debts of Thomas Stanwidge of Claxton in the county of Leicester husbandman which departed this lyfe the xxxth day of September 1583 praysed by these men
Willm Marrat
Edwarde Gye
Richard Hickling
Roger Goodwin
| His purse & apparel | xiiis iiiid |
| In the howse | |
| vii smale pannes & one Cettle | xls |
| v brasse potts | xxxiiis iiiid |
| xii pewter dyshes ii candlesticks one chafeing dish | xiiis iiiid |
| ii bourds ii formes one cupborde a penne ii cheares & one … setle | xxvis viiid |
| In the parlar | |
| v payre of flaxen sheets vi payre of harden iiii coverledes iii boulsters vi pilowes & iii | |
| mattresses | iiii li |
| iiii beadsteades iiii cofers one lynen wheele & a wolen wheele | xxs |
| Paynted clothes in the howse & in the parlar | xiiis iiiid |
| In the kitchin | |
| iiii tubes iiii …. | Xxs |
| ii troughes one stopfat | xiiis iiiid |
| One brewing leade iii lytle spits one payre of tonges [about three words lost in fold] | xs |
| In the yarde | |
| Pales with other Implements in the Cowhose | xxs |
| Stuffe in the shope ii hovels | iii li |
| One carte iiii harrowes one coulter one share with other Iron stuffe | liiis iiiid |
| xiiii oulde fleakes ii ould ladders with coales & an ould heare cloth | xxs |
| vi hyves with bees | xxs |
| One mare one coulte ii fillyes ii oxen & iiii Cye | xvi li xiiis iiiid |
| lxxx sheepe | xiiii li |
| xi swine … geese … duckes and hennes | iii li vis viiid |
| In the Barne | |
| Wheate in the barne & in the feelde | x li |
| Barly | x li |
| Pease & hay | x li |
| Debts owing to the testator | |
| John Dobleday | iiii li |
| Some 90li 15s 8d | |
| Debts owing by the testator | |
| To Thomas … John Flower & George Grantham | iiii li |
| To Roger Goodwyne my brother in lawe | viii li xiiis iiiid |
| The whole … the debts deducted is 78li 9s 4d |