Wade Gregory 1591 of Hose Will

Gregory Wade of Hose 1591 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1591

In the name of god Amen in the yeare of our lord god 1591 And the third day of Aprill witnesseth that I Gregorye Wad of Hoose in the Countey of Leicester husbandman Sicke in Bodye, but Whole in mynd, & of good and perfect Remembrance, thanks be geven unto the Lord, doe Ordayn & make this my last will & Testament in maner and forme followinge, that is

Fyrst I bequeth my Sole unto allmightie god my Creator & Redemer And my Bodye to be Buried in the Church yard of Hoose

Itm I doe Bequeth unto Anthonye my Sonne all my Ryght & stat the fearme wherin I now dwell

Itm I doe geve and bequeth unto my Sonne Jams the Somme of thirtene pounds, syxe shillings Eight pence

Itm I bequeth unto my Sonne Gregorie the Somme of xiii li vis viiid

Itm I doe geve & bequeth unto Richard my Sonne the Somm of xiii li vis viiid

Itm I doe geve and bequeth unto Christopher my Sonne the Somme of xiii li vis viiid

Itm I doe geve and bequeth unto Thomas my Sonne the Somme of xiii li vis viiid

Itm I doe geve & bequeth unto Wyllm my Sonne the Somme of xiii li vis viiid

Itm I doe geve and bequeth unto Elizabeth my daughter the Somme of xviii li

Itm I doe geve and bequeth unto my daughter Agnis the Summe of xviii li

Allso my wyll is that Wyllm my Sonne and Agnis my daughter shall have the Rent of my litle house wherin Robert Daliwater now dweleth duringe the term of vi years next after my departinge

Itm I geve and bequeth unto my daughter Elner xs

Itm I geve unto my Syster Jone the Somme of xs

Itm I doe geve unto my mayden Emmet xiid

Itm I doe geve and bequeth unto everie one of my god Chyldren iid

Itm I doe geve unto Everye Cottage househould iiiid

Itm all the Residew of my goods movable and unmoveable unbequethed I doe geve unto my Sonne Anthonye, whom I doe make my full & sole Executor of this my last wyll and Testament

Allso my wyll is, that my Chyldren shall have their Portions Payd unto them att sowch tyme & tymes as Mr Colley, Jhon Hiclinge minister, Gregorye Julian & Rychard Hiclinge shall thinke mete & Convenient whom I doe Appoynt and make Overseers of this my last wyll and testament

Probate Leicester 6 May 1591

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An Inventorie of all the goods & Chattells of Gregorye Wade of Hoose in the County of Leicester husbandman, valued, & priced, by … men whose names are under written the third day of May Anno Dom 1591 Thomas Mychell Rychard Hand and Rychard Hiclinge

First hys apparell with the money in his pourse

Itm the Reckings Spits and Cobberds

Itm the tables, forms, and Chears

Itm the Cushings and Paynted Clothes

Itm all the brasse and pewter

Itm three bacan flicks

Itm ii Coubbords and one Penne

Itm Seven payre of shets and one ode shete

Itm iiii Pyllowbears iii table napkyns iii towels

Itm v Coverlids, one bed hillinge, iii mattrisses

Itm iii boulsters, and vi Pyllowes

Itm one Carpet, one table Cloth

Itm Sayrtayne [?] pounds of yarne

Itm the Coffers and bedsteads

Itm one bruinge lead, with Conbs, lomms, and kyts, the querne, the trowes with other implements

Itm A wyndowinge Cloth with the sacks

Itm one Cresset, with the whells, & other implements

Itm ix kyne & vii calves

Itm viiii horses, & mars

Itm iiii draught boullockes

Itm iiii yearling Calves, & ii younge bease

Itm iiii fatte Oxen

Itm the mault & corne, threshen & to thresh

Itm the crope of heay and corne

Itm iii Carrages with all the gears, plowes, harrowes, hovills, & plow tymber

Itm the trease with other implements of wood

Itm three hives with the hearcloth

Itm the swine and Pullen

Somm Totalis is Cxxxv li xvis viiid