| Title | Office copy of Sir William Stanhope's Will to William Stanhope youngest son of John Stanhope, late of Elvaston, estate at Linby including the advowson, manor of Heywood, parish of Bingham, Notts. With stock of sheep and conies, lands at Darton Grange, Oxton, Notts, lands at Blidworth, Notts and a messuage and lands lately purchased of Samuel Jebb, with power to make a wife a jointure (exceptions specified) provided he remarry with one of Lady Wentworth's daughters; these are entailed to William and heirs male, remainder to nephew George Gook; 2 Heynor Coal Delph, entailed as above; to nephew Godfrey Wentworth and heirs, land at Morley Park and Heage with houses, buildings, coal delphs, Belper, manor of Heage, fee farm rents of Morley Park, Belper Park, Belper Mill called Hopping Mill, Bradley Laund and Windley Farm; lands at Hempsell Houses, with manor of Bullwell and advowson, 1/6 Shepards Farm, parish Greasley, Notts; to godson William eldest son of Michael Stanhope of Boxton, Kent and heirs male, lands in Arnold, Notts and at the Red Hill or within precincts of Arnold, fee farm rents there, remainder to William Stanhope son of John (above), with power to William Stanhope son of John (above), with power of William the godson to make a jointure; to William Stanhope of Elvaston household goods and plate in house at Linby and quick stock, except sheep and various named horses given to servants, to godson William household goods etc at Shelford manor house and quick stock with exceptions of sheep and horses given to a servant, to maintenance of 6 old men in his almshouse £1200, to Charles Wetton alias Stanhope 2nd son of Earl of Chesterfield £1000, and another £1000 on conditions and if not fulfilled, to god daughter Lady Catherine Stanhope, many small bequests of £5 or £10, to Earl of Chesterfield, manor of Shelford already settled upon him by deed, the long shuffeboard table in the great hall, the new lodge upon Arnold Playnes with 1 acre, the new mill at Bretby, rent charge of Horsley Mill of 40 shillings which Chesterfield is willing to take in exchange for 2 acres upon which testator has built called Gilhams Bower, to all servants a year's wages; to poor of Shelford £10, to poor of Linby £10, to poor of Arnold £5; surplus of estate to William son of John Stanhope and William son of Michael Stanhope (above) equally; executors are Sir George Cooke of Wheatley and William Wentworth of Woolley. Dated 6 Apr 1703 Codicil bequeathing various sums of money, gold spoon and ring; also gold guineas, silver £2,400 and interest due to mortgage, £100 and interest due on a bond, £1000 and interest due on a mortgage, £800 and interest due on bond to be used to pay legacies etc, the surplus to purchase land for William son of John and William son of Michael Stanhope; a desperate debt of £1100 and interest and £600 due to testator from King Charles's cofferer and treasurer bequeathed to William son of Michael Stanhope. 6 Apr 1703 |