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The will of Robert
Howcote of Bruntingthorpe, proved about 1603
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Background Robert Howcote was buried on 21
March 1602/03 (Bruntingthorpe bishop’s transcripts). Text Anno Domini 1602 In the name of god Amen the 15th
day of March in the 45th year of the reign of Elizabeth by the grace of god
Queen of England France and Ireland. I Robert Howcote of Brentingthorpe in the countie of
Leicester being sick & weake in body but
perfect of memory, blessed be god do make & ordayne
this to be my Last will and testament in manner & forme
followinge; first I commend my soule into the handes of the
Lord my god not doubtinge but my Lord god for his
mercies sake set forth in the bloud of his sonne Christ our saviour will receive my soule into his glory & place it in the company of his
blessed saynts my body I commend to the yearth from
whence it cam to be buried Christian like: nothing
doubting but that the great day of the Lord the generall
resurrection I shall receive it agayne by the mightie power of god not a weake
& vile & corruptible body as it is now but an Incorruptible & immortall body like unto the glorious body of my saviour
Christ: the poore
to my abilitie I have remembered: & for my wife I will have her
thus provided for: to her whole findinge fit for
her age in all things with my executor as long as she liveth
if she will Doing her indevour to take the paynes as she is able for my executor & to have £10
at her end to give where she will & if she will go away to have £12 payed
her in 3 years £4 a yeare & to have her coffer
with her Linnen & a bed furnished I give to my childers
children to every one a ewe & a lambe; & to my daughter mary I give 20s. I give to my goddaughter a Lambe: to Robert Shawe if he be willing
to go from my executor I give £13 6s. 8d. & to Richard Frost if he continew & dwell still with my executor 3 yeares I give £5. my executor I make my sonne Robert
Howcoute to whome I give
the rest of my goods all duties being discharged. to my sister I give 4 strikes of corne.
The witnesses hereunto [are]
William Clarke ye writer & William Paulyn \\ the hand of the sayd testator Transcribed by
Francis Howcutt from a photocopy of the original. |
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