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Transcribed by Kay Collins, 2012
George Knighton 1685 inventory

April the 8th 1685 
As the spellings make this difficult here is a translation:
the invintory of Georg Knightons goods of Chelston cum Caldecott
   
L
s
d
Item purs and aparil
5
poundes
Item for the graine in the high feeild
45
0
0
grain in the High field
Item for the graine in the peease feeild
15
0
0
grain in the pea field
Item for Carts and wheeles
3
10
0
carts and wheels
Item for on framed havel
0
10
0
a framed hovel
Item for on horse and the geears and halters
1
0
0
one horse & gears and halters
Item for an other hovel
0
10
0
another hovel
Item for the [horotras hoys troses lathers] and other wood about the yard
1
0
0
?trusses & ladders
Item for on Cowe and on Calf and on bul
2
10
0
one cow one calf and one bull
Item for Cowe racks
0
3
0
feed racks?
Item for Plowes and Plow timber and harrowes and Rowle
0
16
0
plows, beams, harrows, roller
Item for the hoges in the yard
1
0
0
hoggs
Item for three stocks of bees
0
10
0
bees
Item for the dung in the yard
0
13
4
dung
Item for the tabels and stowls and the Chears in the hall with other lumber in the hall
1
0
0
tables, stools and chairs
Item for the grace in the feeild
1
10
0
?grain
Item for tow Ewes and lambs
0
13
4
ewes and lambs
Item for pweter and brace
2
0
4
pewter and brass
Item for tubs and chees pres and other things in the dary hows
0
5
0
tubs, cheese press and things in the dairy house
Item for the things in the Cheeschamber
0
5
0
things in the cheese chamber
Item for things in the Cichin
0
5
0
things in the Kitchen
Item for the beeds and beedin and the Chests and Coberds and boxes in the paler
4
0
0
beds, bedding, chests, cupboards & boxes in parlour
Item for linan yarn and wollan yarn
1
0
0
linen yarn and wool
Item for linan in the howse
2
0
0
linen in the house
Item for the goods in the hall Chamber
2
0
0
in the chamber over the hall
Item for the goods in the paler Chamber
1
10
0
goods in chamber over parlour
Item for the greene in the barn as is to thresh
1
10
0
grain in the barn to be threshed
Item for sacks and other od things
0
10
0
sacks 
   
96
6
0
appraised
 the goods praised by John Bolton
Thomas Clarke


NRO Ref: N Inventory George Knighton 1685 No 158
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