Thomas Steele of Nether Broughton 1667 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1667

In the name of God Amen I Thomas Steele of Nether Broughton in the County of Leicester yeoman being of good and perfect mind and memory thanks be given to Allmighty God for the same doe make and ordayne this my last will and testament in manner and forme following That is to say

First I give and bequeath my Soule into the hands of Allmighty God my heavenly father stedfastly believing that in and through the meritts of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ I shall obtayne forgiveness of all my sinnes

My body I Comitt to the Earth in hope of a joyfull resurrection the buriall whereof I will to be such as becommeth a Christian man of my degree and calling referring the same to the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named

And as for the ordering and disposing of all and singular such lands tenements goods and Chattells which the Lord hath bene pleased to bestow upon me in this present world I doe give dispose and bequeath the same in forme following That is to say

First I give and bequeath unto such Child as my wife Elizabeth Steele shall hereafter happen to have by me the said Thomas Steele on the body of the said Elizabeth lawfully begotten or to be begotten if any such child shalbe All my woulds Close of pasture grounds lying within the bounds limitts & precincts of Ab Kettleby & Holwell in the said County of Leicester & abutting new Scalford Feild which now is or late was in the tenure or occupation of [blank] Berry with all hedges ditches fences woods underwoods profitts comodities & appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging To have & to hold the said Close of pasture ground & premisses with thappurtenances unto the said Child & the heires & assignes of the said Child for ever

And for want of such issue I give and bequeath the said Close & premisses with thappurtenances unto my Brother Randall Steele & his heires To have & to hold the said Close unto my said Brother Randall Steele his heires & assignes for ever

Also I give & bequeath unto my said Brother Randall Steele the sume of five pounds of lawfull money of England

Also I give & bequeath unto my Sister Ann Wilford the sume of five pounds of like money

Also I give & bequeath unto my kinswoman Rachell Milner the sume of Ten shillings of like money And my will and mind is that the said three legacies above named shalbe paid within one year next after my decease

Also I give & bequeath unto the poor of Nether Broughton aforesaid the sume of Tenne shillings of like money to be distributed at the discretion of my Executrix

All the rest & residue of my goods Chattells & personall estate whatsoever my funerall discharged I give & bequeath unto my said wife Elizabeth Steele whom I name ordayne & appoint to be the onely Executrix of this my last will & testament

In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale the fourth day of June in the yeere of our Lord one thousand Six hundred fiftie and seaven

                                                                                                         Thomas Steele

Sealed signed published & declared as the last will & testament of thabove named Thomas Steele in the presens of

The mark of John Smith

Henery Smyth

Rich: Cattle

PR/I/66

A true & perfect Inventori of all the goods Cattell and Chattells of Thomas Steele late of Netherbroughton deceased taken & prised by George Browne Richard Browne Edward Righte & Henry Smyth all of Netherbroughton in the County of Leicester yeoman this sixt day of November in the yeare of our lord 1667 as followeth

	£	s	d
Impris his purse & apparel	10	00	00
It in the hall on table & frame on Round table on little table on glass Case four
buffett stooles & a forme foure Chears on Cubberd in the hubb with other things	2	10	00
It in the parler on bedstead on Round table on Cubberd two Chests on deske on
box three Cheares on covered stoole	4	10	00
It in the parler six paire of flaxen sheets six paire of hempton & hardin two
doosen of napkins four table Cloathes eight pillow beares & foure hempton
pillow beares	8	12	00
It in the parler five setts of Curtaines three Coverlets three blanckets on
Featherbed on mattress two bolsters two pillows on Carpett on dosen
of Cushions	11	10	00
It two webbs of woolen & on of linnen Cloath	2	15	00
It in the Chamber two bedsteads on Chest on Cheare on Covered stoole two
boxes on sett of Curtaines three blanckets on Coverlet on featherbed two
mattresses three bolsters five pillowes	6	17	00
It in the Chamber next a bed with the bedding & other things	1	10	00
It in the store Chamber five score Cheeses thirty pounds of butter & other things	4	10	00
It in the same Chamber on stone of wooll two ston of hemp & a halfe	1	2	0
It in the dairy five brass panns two brass potts on warming pan two frying panns
on brass morter	4	0	0
It in the said dary fourteene puter dishes two flaggons two Cups three
Candlesticks on bason eight porringers two salts six saucers two Chamber pots
with other things	2	10	08
It in the kitchin a Cheese press with Cheeseboards & brewing vessel with kitts
& pewter & other things	3	10	0
It fire Irons hookes & reckons on sworde & steeles with other things	1	0	0
It Coales in the Coalehouse	2	0	0
It in the Chamber old Corne Wheate & malte & pease & barly twenty strike	2	0	0
It in the barne barly & wheate & hay & pease uppon the hovel	18	0	0
It pales & leathers & other implements moveable	1	10	0
It eleven hives of bees	3	0	0
It on mare & on Swine hogg	5	13	0
It eight Cowes & two yeare old Calves & eighteene sheepe	19	0	0
	115	19	0
The Sum in all	223	15	0
George Browne his marke
Richard Browne
Edward Wright
Henry Smyth
Money owing uppon bond to the aforesaid Thomas Steele or his Executrix
	£	s	d
Imprimis on bond of Robert Wartnaby & William Kitchin	10	12	00
It on bond of Richard North & Richard Hall	10	6	0
It on bond of Randell Steele	10	0	0
It on bond of William Willowes & others	10	8	0
It on bond of Thomas Nix & Thomas Nix	5	6	0
It on bond of George Browne	10	6	0
It on bond of Bryan Strenger	4	10	0
It on bond of William Hill	1	2	0
It on bond of John Burton & Thomas James	2	10	0
It on bill of Thomas Lowth	2	4	0
It on bond of William Blacke	7	10	0
It on other bond of William Black	7	10	0
It on bond of Thomas Latham & others	5	8	0
It on other bond of Thomas Latham & others	5	4	0
It on bond of William Gregory	15	0	0
	107	16	00

Probate 23 November 1667