Robert White of Nether Broughton 1633 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1633/39

In the name of god Amen In the year of our lord god 1632 and the v Day of Apryll I Robert White of the lodge in the parrysh of Nether Broughton in the countie of Leycester laboror Sycke in bodie butt in good perfect Remembrance God be thanked I doe ordaine and make that my last Will and testament in manner and forme following

Fyrst I give and bequeth my Soule to allmyghtie god my maker and Redeemer In whom I trust to be saved and my bodie to bee buryed in the parrysh Church yard of Nether Broughton aforesaid

Item: my will ys that my wyffe Judith White shall have my howss at Melton Mobree and all the commydities therto belonging during hir naturall lyffe

Item: my will ys that my wyff Judith White shall have all my goods and Cattells moveable and unmoovale duryng hir naturall lyffe to the brynging upp of Chyldren

Item: my will ys that my wyffe Judeth doe marrye againe after my decease that then shee shall give to foure of my Children Robart and Wyllyam and Alce and Ann every one of them four pounds

Item my will ys that John White my sonne shall have my howsse at Melton Mobrey with all the commydities therto belonging for ever after the decease of Judith my wyffe paying unto his brother Robart White Syx pounds within foure years after he doth enter of the howss and to help his other brother Willyam White to a trade

Item I doe make Judith White my wyffe my Sole Executor

                                                                                                         Robert White mark

These were witnesses

Robert Hopkins

Charles Nuttall

PR/I/35

A true Inventory of the goods and Cattels of Robart White in the lodge in the Parishe of Nether Broughton in Comit Leister laborer late deceased prised by us William Wrighte John Pearsand William Orson the xiiith day of Julie An Dom 1632

Imprimis his purse and apparell xxs

Item one brasse pott iii brasse pans xxvis viiid

Item 7 peeces of Puter ii salets 2 Candelstickes & one frying pan xiiil iiiis

Item foure Coffers one strike one Peck and halfe Peck xxs

Item three barrells one tubb two churns 2 wheels 3 peals 2 bools one tankard one spade xxs

Ite one brasse bed and one trundell bed xxvis viiid

Item one Cubard vi buffet stooles ii tables with one little fall table xxs

Ite 20 plankes & … other implements xxxs

Ite the butter & cheese a payre of bellowes pott hookes & fyer Yors xs

Ite foure Coverleds 3 Blankets ii Matteresses iii bolsters vi Pillowes iii Cushions & one Paynted Cloath 2l

Item … flaxon sheets iii pillow beares ii towels iii napkins one face cloath 2l

The foure payre of flaxon sheets one table cloath with 7 pounds of flax xxs

Item cloath at weaving & yearne iiii poundes of woole ii forkes and a … Caskett and Payre of Clods xs

Item one hoffell one hachett one bill & other things vis viiid

Item 3 kine & 2 Caulfes viiil

Item 2 Piggs vs

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Debts that the testator oweth iiil xs

Probate 3 June 1633