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The Will of Nicholas Grosse, dated 28 June 1643
 

This will made the 28th day of June An Do 1643
 
The last will and testament of Nicolas Grosse
 
In the name of God Amen I commend my spirit into the hands of almighty God and my body unto the holy earth beinge in my perfect sense and memory
 
Imprimis
I give to Jane my wife one cowe and four year old heafer one mare tenn sheep the best crock and best pann one caldron and the pann wich was her owne three platters one oudden bol and other small things
 
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I give to my wife the livinge(?) to Corken(?) Yeat(?) as longe as shee live if the tow kine(?) live soe longe
 
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I give to my wife my one beed furnished and one but (cut?) of beds
 
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I give to my sonne Robart Grosse thirty shillings
 
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I give to Robart Grosse his children twenty one shillings being (?) shillings to each of them
 
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I give to George Grosse his datter Jane one to year ould heafer
 
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I give to my tow sonnes George Grosse and Ambrus Grosse beinge made executors alike all the rest of my Goods and livings and have heare unto put my hand the day and yeare first above writen
 
The sine of Nicolas Grosse

 
A true inventory Invented of all the goods Cattalls and Chattles of Nicholas Grosse late of Luxulyan in the County of Cornewall yeoman deceased praised and valued XXIXth day of December Ano Dmi 16[omitted but prob 43] by Walter Pooley and Thomas Williams as followeth:

Imprimis his purse girdle knife sheath money in his purse and wearing apparel £1
Itm 1 bed 13/4
Itm 1 other featherbed furnished £1
Itm 2 flaskett(?) and 2 coffers 2/-
Itm 9 platters 8/-
Itm his spoones and one candelstick 2/-
Itm 2 Boxes(?) 2/-
Itm 1 panne 10/-
Itm 5 old panns £1
Itm 1 crocke 5/-
Itm his victualls 6/8
Itm A Cage and Stooles & 1 forme 3/4
Itm 2 Oxen & 2 (?) £9
Itm his woode £1
Itm 4 acres of corne in the grounde wheat and rye £5
Itm 4 kyne £8
Itm 5 yong Bullocks £6-5/-
Itm 1 horse or Nagg £1-10/-
Itm 1 old mare and colt £1-5/-
Itm 1 other mare 10/-
Itm 5 weaning calves £2-10/-
Itm the corne in the mowhay £12
Itm 10 sheepe £2
Itm his hoggs and piggs 13/4
Itm his pultery 1/6
Itm all his iron worke belonging to husbandry 10/-
Itm 1 cow and a heifer £3
Itm 2 panns & 1 crock 1 caudron & 1 wooden boule £1
Itm 10 sheepe £1-5/-
Itm for forgotten goods if any be 1/-
The totall sum is £60-2/2

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