John Teate of Scalford 1680 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1680/114
In the name of God Amen I John Teate the elder of Scalford in the County of Leister being weake in body but of perfect memory & understanding (praised bee God therefore) doe make & ordaine this my last will & testament in maner & form following
First I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God hoping for Salvation onely by the merits & mediation of his son Jesus xt
My body I bequeath unto earth decently to be interrd at the discretion of my Executrix hoping for a joyfull resurrection
And for that worldly estate which God hath lent mee I dispose of it as followeth
First I give & bequeath unto my loving wife Frances Teate all that Cottage house or tenement wherein I now live with the shop barne outhouses thereunto belonging, as also the garden close with the … thereunto appertaining with two bease pastures two sheepe comons … thereunto appertaining, which I Lately purchased of Mr George Harrys of Melton I Say I give the same unto the sd Frances Teate during the terme of her naturall life
And after her decease I give & bequeath the same unto my eldest Son John Teate during the terme of his naturall life & after his decease I give & bequeath the same unto his eldest son John Teate & to the heires of his body Lawfully begotten for ever & for want of such heires, then to the next son of the said John Teate his Father Lawfully begotten, & to his heires for ever, And for want of such Son or heires, I give & bequeath the same unto John Teate eldest Son of my Son Francis Teate of Stonesby & to his heires for ever, & for want of such heires then to the next Son of the sd Francis Teate & to his heirs for ever, but if it please Go That neither of of my Sons have any heires male, Itm I give all the formentioned premises unto the right heires of my eldest son John Teate for ever
And for all the rest of my estate goods chattells utensils belonging to my trade, debts dues or demands whatsoever I give & bequeath the same unto my Loving wife Frances Teate making her full & Sole executrix of this my last will & testament & revoking all other wills by mee formerly made
Signed sealed & published the thirteenth day of September in the yeare of our Ld xt 1680
John Teate his marke
Signed Sealed & published in the presence of us the word next twice interserted
Willm Coles
Tho: Shelton
William Chester
The marke of Thomas Burbidge
PR/I/82/133
A true & perfect Inventory of all the goods & chatels of which John Teate Sen: of Scalford in the Countye of Leister died seized taken by Thomas Shelton & Willm Darby the 25th day of September 1680
| Imp: his purse & wearing apparell | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| In the Hall | |||
| One cupboard one table one forme two chaires the fire irons with other small | |||
| things | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In the parlour | |||
| One trusse bed with the bedding belonging to it, being a feather bed, one | |||
| feather bowlster 2 pillows 2 blankets a coverlid &c | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Another bedstead with a matrice & other bedding belonging to it as also two | |||
| chests & a livery cupboard | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| In the chamber | |||
| One bedstead with the bedding belonging to it | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Two small coffers with ten paire of sheets 5 paire of pillow beares one tablecloth | |||
| 10 napkins | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Two webbs of woolen cloth | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In the buttery & dairy | |||
| Foure barrels two tubbs three pailes with other vessel belonging to the dairy | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| In the Shop | |||
| Two Loomes with other utensils belonging to the trade | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| In brasse 3 pans & two potts | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| In pewter 6 dishes 2 candlesticks | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| In the barne | |||
| Some pease & some hay | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| In the yard | |||
| Two milch bease 2 heifers & two calves | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| One Swine hogg | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| One hovell with the hay upon’t | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Things forgotten or unamed | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Sum: | 34 | 4 | 4 |
Thomas Shelton
William Darbe his marke
