Wild Ralph 1583 of Scalford Will

Raffe Wilde of Scalford 1583 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1583/97

In the name of god amen In the xiiiith of Januarie Ano Doi 1583 I Raffe Wilde of Scalforde in the countye of Leicester husbandman sicke in bodye but whole in minde and of good and perfect memorye god be thanked therefore do make and ordaine my laste will and testament in maner and forme followeinge

Firste I bequeathe my soule to allmightye god and my bodye to be buried in the churche of Scalforde

Itm I geve to everye cottager in Scalforde iiiid

Itm I geve and bequeathe unto my brother Robarte his iii children iii li that is to saye to Thomas Wilde xxs, to Elizabethe Wilde xxs (also I geve to the saide Elizabethe my bigeste pann) and to Margaret Wilde xxs also I geve to the said Margaret one cubborde

Itm I geve and bequeath to the three children of Jhon Tyde iii li that is to saye Agnes Tide, Alice Tide, and Elizabeth Tide everye one of them xxs

Itm I geve to Jhon Wilde my quornes and one grate loumbe

Also what debts soever are betwixte me & the said Jhon Wilde I frelye forgeve them

Itm I geve and bequeathe unto the iiii children of Willm Smithy iiii li that is to Jhon Smithe xxs to Thomas Smithe xxs To Jane Smithe xxs to Elizabeth Smithe xxs

Also I geve to the said Elizabethe my beste brasse pott

And I will that Willm Smithe theire father shall receave the said iiii li on may daye come twelve monthe nexte insheweinge the date hereof

Itm I geve and bequeathe to Elizabethe Marche xiiis one yarde and an halfe of carsye, my biger brase pott, one pann, two platters, two loumbes, a little paile, one coffer, a wollen whele, one brandyron, a paire of tongs, a fireiron, a matterise, a pece of harden clothe contayneinge ix yards and a halfe

Itm I geve to Jane Twichell iis

Itm I geve to Willm Bell my graye coate, and a paire of olde hosse

Itm I geve to Nycholas Welse one arke

Itm I geve to Gregorye Cam my russet coote, for making my grave and layeinge downe the stones againe
Itm I geve to Walter Skinner my beste hosse

Itm I geve to Rycharde Jhonson one of my shirts

Itm I geve to Willm Belye my leather ierkine

Itm I geve to Willm Becrafte [?] my canvas doublet

Itm I geve to Jane Twichell and Elizabeth Marche my bedstead betwixte them

Itm I will that yf anye of the iiii children of Willm Smithe departe this worlde before the daye of theire mariage or the time of lawfull age that then theire percone bequeathed shall remaine to be geven to the longer lyvers of them

Itm the residewe of my goods unbequethed my funerall discharged I geve and bequeathe unto Robarte Wilde and Jhon Tide whom I make my full executors, and geve full authorytyte to gather upe suche debts as are oweinge unto me as followethe

In primis oweinge unto me by Nycholas Musson vi li xiiis iiiid to be payed on Lammas Daye nexte ensheweinge the date hereof

Itm oweinge unto me by Hughe Collington vi li

Itm oweinge unto me by Robarte Noble xxs to be paied on the feaste daye of St Mychaell the archeangell next ensheweinge the date hereof

Itm oweinge unto me by Willm Moore xs iiiid

Itm oweinge unto me by Sethe Hosse xs

Itm oweinge unto me by Willm Buggye viiis

Itm oweinge unto me by Lodwicke Kempe the elder iiis iiiid

Itm oweinge unto me by Thomas Geale the elder iis viiid

Itm oweinge unto me by Jhon Astall iis

Itm oweinge unto me by George Binckes iiis viiid

Itm oweinge unto my by my brother Thomas Wilde xxs

Itm I have iii stone of wolle, and iiii pounde at Jhon Wilde his house which my executors shall receave

Thes beinge wittnesses to this my last will & testament Willm Binckes Nycholas Camme Willm Astall Sethe Hosse Nycholas … Willm …

Probate 28 February 1583/4

An Inventorye of the goods of Raffe Wilde of Scalforde in the county of Leicester husbandman taken and praysed by us Willm Moore & Nicholas Harbye the xxiith day of Januarye Ano Doi 1583

In primis one yarde and a half of carsyeiis iiiid
Itm one olde brasse potte, & a little panneiiis vid
Itm one pannvis
Itm one brasse pottiiiis
Itm one brandyron, one paire of tongs a fireironxiiid
Itm two loumes, one paile a wollen wheleiis
Itm one olde cofferxiid
Itm ix yards and a halfe of harden clotheiiis iid
Itm one olde loumeiiis
Itm one frieinge pann, with pot hookes and pot hinglesxs
Itm one painted clotheiis viiid
Itm two little plattersxiid
Itm one olde cubbordevis viiid
Itm his apparellxvis
Itm his bedinge, and bedsteadxvis
Itm one olde arkexxd
Itm one olde frame for quornes, and one quornestoneiiiis
Itm one leather and certaine olde woodeiiiis
Itm old yronxiid
Itm one cofferiiis iiiid
Itm in his pursexxs
Itm iii stone of woollexxiiiis
Itm his debtsxvi li xvs iiiid
Sumaxxiii li iis xd