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Transcribed by Kay Collins, 2012
John Gifford 1681 inventory

A true & perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods Chattells creditts & debts of John Gifford late of Chelston & Caldecott in the County of North'ton dec'd taken & appreised the Seavententh day of November in the yeare of our Lord 1681 before us whose names are here underwritten

L
s
d
Imprimis his weareinge Apparrell & money in his purse
2
0
0
Item Barley in the greate Barne & wheat in the Little Barne
30
0
0
Item pease and oates & hay on the hovells & in the yard
30
0
0
Item seaven houses
12
0
0
Item sixteene beas[t]e & bullockes and Fyve calves
18
0
0
Item Fyve and twenty sheepe
8
0
0
Item seaventeene hogges
8
10
0
Item Pullinge in the yard
0
5
0
Item plowes geares carts and harrow
5
0
0
Item wood & lumber in the yard
1
0
0
Item in the Hall Three chests table forme three cheeres and a safe fore peuter dishes two kettles one brase pott with other lumber
1
0
0
Item in the chamber over the Hall two bedds and other lumber
0
5
0
Item in the Parlor a [peck of woll] & two barrells two formes
0
6
8
Item in the Kitchen two tubbs two bucketts with other old lumber
0
3
4
Item Three paire of sheetes and other small linnen
0
6
8
And all other lumber in the house and yard
0
1
0

Sum Total
106
17
8
Witness our hands
Henry [Cox]
Samuell Manninge his mark
Thomas Cleuard his mark
John Sawyer

Note: the sum is actually £116.17.8


NRO Ref: N Inv 1681/215 Jn Gifford
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