Simon Stevenson of Scalford 1662 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1662/10

In the name of God Amen I Simon Stevenson of Scalford in the County of Leister being weake of body but of perfect memory & understanding praised bee God therefore doe make & ordaine this my Last will & testament in maner & forme following

First I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God hoping to bee saved onely by the merits of Jesus xt my Saviour my body I comitt unto the earth decently to bee interred at the discretion of my executor And for that worldly estate which God has lent mee I dispose of it as followeth

First I give & bequeath unto my eldest Son Thomas Stevenson all that Messuage house & tenement with all the appurtenances in Scalford wherein I now dwell, together with all those two yard Land & a halfe And likewise all that Cottage which I bought of Henry Darker now in the occupation of Christopher Blower with all the appurtenances I give & bequeath the same unto my abovenamed Son and to his heires for ever

Item I give unto my Second Son John Stevenson of Bottesford in the County of Leister one hundred pounds of current money of England to bee paied to him his heires executors or administrators within five years next after my decease

Ite I give & bequeath unto my Loving wife Alice Stevenson the one half of all my household goods whatsoever which being equally divided shee shall make choice of which part shee please

Ite my will is that if my sd wife thinks not good to live with my eldest son That then hee shall pay her ten pounds a yeare in leiu of her joynture so long as shee live, fetch her one load of coales, & pay for them likewise at the pitts, in every yeare of her life & that shee shall have if shee please the upper parlour & the … called B… a Mussons house, & the chamber over it with the buttery adjoyning & the little garden at the doore

And my will is that if my wife survive my sd son then whoever shall succeede in the land shall doe the like

Also I give unto my two daughters Elizabeth & Anne twenty shillings a piece to bee payed in Current money within one year next after my decease

Also I give unto the poore of Scalford twenty shillings to bee distributed within one month after my decease

All the rest of my goods cattels & chattels debts dues bills bonds or whatever the same shalbee I give and bequeath unto my eldest son Thomas Stevenson whom I make full & sole executor of this my Last will & testament, made sealed & signed the twentieth day of May in the fourteenth yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the 2d of England Scotland France & Ireland King &c And in the yeare of our Ld xt 1662

                                                                                                                Simon Stevenson his marke

Published as the Last will & testament of the abovenamed Simon Stevenson in the presence of

Willm Coles

The marke of Thomas Francke

Steven Awood

Probate 20 June 1662

PR/I/59/13

A true & perfect Inventory of all the goods cattels & chattels whereof Simon Stevenson of Scalford in the Countye of Leister lately deceased dyed seized of taken the eighteenth day of June in the yeare of Ld 1662 by Donnald Freeman Gentl: & Stephen Awood Yeoman

In the Hall	£	s	d
Imp: two tables
Ite: sixe joyned stooles
Ite: one cupboard
Ite: one coffer
Ite: the irons in the chimney
Ite: twelve pewter dishes
Ite: other odd things	2	10	0
In Kitchin
Imp: one Mashfatt
Ite: three tubbs & other brewing vessels
Ite: one brewing lead
Ite: two brasse potts
Ite: three brasse pans
Ite: other odd things	2	15	0
In the parlour next the street
Imp: one … bedstead
Ite: one plaine bedstead
Ite: one 2 coffers
Ite: one sett of curtains with valans
Ite: 2 coverlids & 2 blanketts
Ite: 2 matriss
Ite: 2 boulsters & two pillows	2	10	0
In the parlour next the yard
Imp: one … bedstead
Ite: 2 chests & two coffers
Ite: one sett of curtaines & valanse
Ite: one blanket, one coverlid one featherbed with a bowlster & mattrice
& pillows
Ite: 10 paire of sheets 6 napkins with other wearing linen	5	3	4
In the buttery & dairy
Imp: 5 barrels one thrall & the dairy vessel	0	15	0
In the Lodging chamber
One bedstead with the bedding 6 sacks with other odd things	1	0	0
In [lost when the top of this second page was indented]
Imp: two carts 2 plows foure harrows one sett of cart-gears one sett of plow
geares with other materials belonging to husbandry	5	0	0
Ite: six cart horses & Mares with one yearling filly	26	0	0
Ite: sixe swine	2	0	0
Ite: eight bease & three yearling calves	23	0	0
Ite: fourscore sheepe	28	0	0
Ite: the cropp of two yard land & a halfe	50	0	0
Ite: things not named nor sett downe	0	5	0
Ite: his purse & girdle	5	0	0

Somm total is 154-13-4

Donwell Freeman

Steven Awood