[Will & Inventory - John Swingler 1730]

In the name of God Amen I John Swingler
of Kibworth Beauchamp in ye county of Leicester
Yeoman being weak in body but thanks be to
God perfect in my understanding.

Imprim: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife
Rebeccah Swingler part of my counting [?] house that is 
ye Brewhouse sellar, little parlour chamber -*- of Brew-
House with ye garden priviledgs [?] to it wth priviledge
to ye pump for water for her use and privilege to
hang closes in ye orchard for drying having her["having her" 
inserted above line] and twenty pounds
to be paid to her by my executor two year after my
decease and all ye Goods in ye house to her and her
two sons James Bull & Job Bull except those which
were mine before any late marriage. Which Goods I
give to my Daughter Mary Swingler and fifty pounds
to be paid her by my Executor a year after my
decease. Lastly I appoint my son William Swingler
sole Executor, he paying all my debts & legacys
and defraying all my funerall charges moreover
I give to my wife Rebeccah Swingler ye best heifer
In ay [?] possession of XXXX & XXXXXX [Two names which 
are unreadable are crossed out] I vow [?] this to be my last Will & 
testament & hereunto set my hand
and seal ye twenty ninth day of December in ye 
second year of ye Raine of our soverayne Lord King -* George
and in ye year of our Lord 1729.
                               The mark of
                                XX
                                John Swingler
Sign sealed & delivered in
ye presence of :
Robt Haymer
Richard Allen
Richard Huen [?]

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January ye 12th 1729\30 Inventory taken of the Goods
& Chattles of ___________John Swingler of Kibworth
Beauchamp           in the County of Leicester late 
Deceased                                    £  s  d 

[-*- -*- -*- -*- -*-] _________            77  0  0
Two cows two Heifers one yearling & 
two Calies[?]                              89  0  0
One Pigg                                    1 00  0
Fifty Nine sheep                           20  0  0
[-*- -*- -*-]                              12  0  0
[-*- -*- -*-]                               7  0  0
Malt                                       8  0  0
Pease[?] & Greain thrashed and washed      16  0  0
Two longous [?] two Carts Three Carrieres[?]20 10  0
[-*-]
Two bedsteads one fetti [-*- -*-]two [-*-]}
h-*- two [-*- -*-] two Chests and           }
[-*- -*-] Long table four Suffik Stools}
Three Chairs five [-*-] Dishes one Dozen}
of Plates one Pewtr~ tkard [?] two -*-}     5  0  0
Setts [?] one thread-*- one [-*- -*- -*-]  }
one tub two Pails five Sheets one   }
Doz                                        }
of Napkins one table Cloath Pillois[Hilleis?] [-*-]  }
one Ironing stand[?] fire Grate two Barrels}
One Clock [?]                               1 15  0
Part of two long [?] S-*-                  10  0  0
Purse & Apparrell                           8  0  0
                                         _________
Appraised by                        Total 174  5  0  

Robert Allen [?]
James Mattock [?] 

[The individual amounts are very difficult to read accurately
 so they don't add up precisely, the total is clearer and is probably correct]

[There is a stamp saying "Eight Pence Quire" on the 
top left hand corner of the Inventory, these words are topped with a crown]                       

[Will was probated I think in 1730, as that is the entry in the records.]
[Transcribed by Cary B 12th May 2008 © and downloaded from www.caryb.co.uk]