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Transcribed by Megan Butler, 2008
William Bayes - 1716 Inventory

A True & pfect Inventory of all ye Goods Chattels & Credits of William BAYES late of Rushden in ye County of Northampton Carpenter late deceased Taken & appraised by Thos MALLERY Joseph MAY & Thos PRATT Jan: ye 29 1715
 
£
s.
d.
In ye Kitchin
 
 
 
one Table 2 stools 6 chears one glasecase one dreser 5 glases 2 Earthen bassons one wooden cullinder one Gunn one Chavindish 2 Iorn candlesticks one candl Box one salt box one spit ye Iorns in ye chimny and other Lumber
1
2
6
In ye Buttery
 
 
 
one Kneading troufe one nest of drawers one papermill 2 meal sives one [ryeing] sive one skip one bushill one yoake 4 forms 4 shelves one wooden morter one choping block & knife 2 hatchits & sum other lumber
0
9
4
In ye Parlor
 
 
 
one Table 6 chears 2 Boxes one bedsted one fether bed one fether bolster & 2 pillows 2 blankits one coverlid & a Set of cushins
2
15
0
In ye Deary
 
 
 
3 Tubs one kimnill 4 Barrills one churn 4 Kettles one brass pot one skilit one brass ladle one warming pan one bake pan 4 pewter dishes 5 pewter plates 2 pewter candlesticks 3 spoons one salt one poringer one bason 3 tin pans one [lanthors] one [lethe] bottle 15 glas bottels one chees pres 8 chees fats one pestel & morter one Wood chees plate one frying pan one doz & 1/2 of Trenchers bouls dishs, pots, panshins Shelves & other lumber
3
10
6
In ye Chamber over ye Deary
 
 
 
one Trunk 2 Chests 3 Boxes 2 flock beds 2 bolsters 3 Wool pilows one fether pilow one blankit one coverlid ye bedsted & ye curtens 6 pare of hem sheets 2 pare of flax one od one 4 pare flax pilow drawers 16 shifts & shurts 7 towels 8 pare of hemp pilow drawers a hood & scarf & one little silver spoon 3 little Rings books picturs cushings and other od thinges
8
14
6
his purs and Apparrill
3
0
0
money by him and Debts
15
15
0
In ye old Chamber
 
 
 
one bedsted 2 bords 7 galons of wheat od iorn & other old lumber
0
14
0
In ye Shop & Yard
 
 
 
the Tools bords Wood in ye yard one wheel barrow one shovel & other od things
1
12
6
In ye Barn
 
 
 
3 forks 3 Rakes 2 lathers [?ladders] payes & barly straw
0
14
0
 
38
7
4
Tho: MALLERY
 
 
 
Joseph MAY
 
 
 
Thomas PRATT
 
 
 

NRO Ref: N Inv 1716 Bundle 54A
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