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Jonathan Lawton - inventory 1726

An Inventory of the Goods & Chattells of Jonathan Lawton of Bosieatt deceased taken & Appraised the first day of August 1726 by us William Finney and William Farrow
In his beed Chamber
1 Feather beed, 1 blakett, 2 pillows, 2 boulsters, 2 old trunks, 1 hanging press for Cloths, 1 Close Stool
1
15
00
In the middle Roome
1 great Chest, 1 box
0
04
00
In the Little Roome
1 beedstead, 4 blanketts, 1 Rugg, 1 Chest, 1 box, 1 Little Safe
0
14
00
In the Garrett
1 beedstead, 1 Tabacco Knife & Stoole, 1 Arme Chair
0
08
00
In the drink house
2 barrells, 1 bottell
0
04
00
In the Kitchin
1 Gride Iron, 1 Fire Shovell & tongs, 1 pare of pott hookes, 1 pare of hooks, 1 pare of bellows, 1 pare of Hillards, 2 Candell Sticks, 3 Chairs, 1 Leaden bowle, 1 pewter dish, 1 Canthrone?
0
09
00
In the Dary
1 Satling troffe, 1 Kimnel, 1 Tubb, 1 Churne, 3 Kittells, 1 porrage pott, 1 morter & pestell, 1 brass pan, 1 boule
0
15
00
In the Barne
1 Arke, 2 Ladders, 1 gire & Ropes, 4 Rafters, 2 Iron Rakes, 4 Forkes, Hay, 1 bushell, 2 sieves
2
10
00
In the Shop
The Working tooles, firewood, 1 Ladder
0
15
00
In the wood barne
Fire wood, 1 ladder
0
10
00
In the out Roome in the yard
Severall boards & Lumber
0
15
00
In the Yard
1 Hovell, wood, straw & huddells, 1 Malt mill
1
10
00
2 Cows, 1 pigg
6
15
00
In the Fields 4 Acres of graine
7
10
00
Wheat th[r]eshed in the house
1
00
00
Warring Aparell & Linnell
2
10
00
Taken and appraised by us - Will Finey

Notes: Although this is filed in 1726, the date of the proving was added as Sept 9th 1727
Perhaps a huddell is a hurdle, a gire is a gear, and linnell is linnen?

NRO Ref: N Inventory 1726/171
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