John Stokes senior of Wartnaby 1686 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Record 1686
In the name of God amen I John Stokes Senior of Wartnaby in the Countie of Leicester yeoman being sick and weake of body but of perfect mind and memory praised be God for it doe make and ordain this my last Will and Testamt in manner and form as followeth
Imprimis I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of Allmightie God and in Jesus Christ my redeemer by whose bitter death and passion I hope to be saved
I bequeath my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried at the discretion of my Executor
And as for that Temporall Estate which God hath bestowed on me I bequeath it as followeth
Item I give unto my wife Elizabeth all my land till my Sonne William shall accomplish the age of one and twenty yeares and then my Son to enter of halfe and after the wifes death to have all my land for him and his heirs forever
Item I give and bequeath all my Goods and Cattell whatsoever unto my Loving wife Elizabeth whom I make my whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament
Item my Will is that my Sonn shall have his maintenance and bringing up with the Goods and as for the former wills by me in any wise made I utterly make voyd
In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twentie fort day of September 1685
The marke of John Stokes
Sealed signed and declared for his last Will and Testament
Edward Jackson
Robt Wartnaby
The mark of Will Quenby
Probate 16 April 1686
44’28/1322/239
A true and perfect Inventory of al the goods and Cattell of John Stokes of Wartnaby in the Countie of Leicester yeoman late deceased being viewed and prized the fieft day of October 1685 by us whose names are hereunto subscribed
John Cant
Robt Wartnaby
John Cope
Robert Epperston
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimus for his purs and apparell | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Item goods in the hall two tables and the frames six stooles seaven Chairs and | |||
| fire iorn and hooks and rack iorn | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| It for goods in the parler two bedsteads with the furniture | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Two Chistes a Cofer and a box | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Item for goods in the kitching | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| It for goods in the Chamber over the parler one bedstead with the furniture | |||
| and one table and other things | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Item in the store Chamber for goods | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| It for goods in the Chamber over the hall | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| It for goods in the buttery | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| It for puter and brass | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| It for one stond hors two geldings and three mares and two filles | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| It for six Cowes and two bulls and two yong beas | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| It one Waggon and two Carts with the … belonging to them | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| It for sheepe | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| It for three leathers four sheep Cribs two harrows two feed treas and the | |||
| fold fleakes one … one hors trofe and the things to the well two … and timbers | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| It for Cart gears and plow gears | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| It for one swine hogg | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Item for linning | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for barley | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| It for pease | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| It for hay | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| It for the land that is to sowe | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| It for things unnamed and forgotten | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sum is | 203 | 18 | 8 |
Exhibited 16 April 1686
