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Transcribed by Kay Collins, 2009
Henry Chettle - inventory 1598

A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods and chattells which were lately Henry Chettles at the tyme of his death of Chelston alias Chelveston in the countie of Northampton deceased taken made and prysed the xjth daie of June 1598 & in Regni Regne Elizabethe nunx quadregesimo
Imprimis in the hall one bench board a table one forme one old cubbord a settle two brasse pannes a basen three brasse pottes a posnette a candlesticke a laver five tubbes two pailes two barrells two wodden boales a paire of bellowes with ... tongues and fyreshovell and fire hookes one singelle ... dishes and spoones a leaven kymnell a bolting fatte a brasen morter and one chaffingdishe with other implements
xl s.
Item the croppes in the field being xvjteene [sixteen] Acres and a half of Barly three Acres and a half of wheate fyfteene Acres of pease two Acres and a half of Oates

xxvj li. xiij s. iiij d.

Item five horses five beasts two bullocks and one weaneing calf vj sheepe five swine two shodd carts with plow and plow geares a quarne with hovelled and wodd in the yard
xxx li
Item in the parlour one bedstead with the furniture two chests two chaires an Ale stall a ch… a kymnell with certain other Implements and ten peeces of pewtar
xl s.
Item in the chambers three bedstedds six chests and cofers with the furniture to the beds x piare of sheets two pillowbeeres and three sacks with other Implements
vj li. xiij s. iiij d.
Item in the orchyard one bee hyve
iij s. iiij d.
Summa totalis
xxiij and x li. x s.
Thiese being praysers Alexander Eykins John Weed William Peacock and Thomas Vaux

NRO Ref: N W 'C&D' C153
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