Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1634/199 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Inventory for Howell Harry Powell, yeoman |
Place name: | Michaelchurch Eskley |
Date: | 1634 |
Description:
Documents
1. No will or bond surviving.
Date of probate:
2. Inventory: dated
Observations:
The back of the coversheet has been used by someone to sketch a coat of arms comprising 3 wolves with a chevron and a lion.
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.
Inventory
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| £ | s | d |
Inprimis six kine price | xli | 10 |
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Item one bull price | xxvjs viijd | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Item four yearling beasts price | xxxs | 1 | 10 |
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Item eleven sheep price | xxxiijs | 1 | 13 |
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Item one Mare price | xxxiijs iiijd | 1 | 13 | 4 |
Item two goats price | vs |
| 5 |
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Item one pig price | ijs vjd |
| 2 | 6 |
Item for all poultry | ijs |
| 2 |
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Item two bushels of oats | ijs vjd |
| 2 | 6 |
Item for hay and straw | xls | 2 |
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Item two feather beds three bolsters two coverlets |
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Item one brass pan two pots one kettle and |
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Item two bedsteads price | iijs iiijd |
| 3 | 4 |
Item one table board one chair one cupboard |
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Item three coffers price | iiijs |
| 4 |
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Item all other wooden vessels | vjs |
| 6 |
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Item four platters and six spoons | iiijs |
| 4 |
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Item one spit one brand iron and one andiron | vjd |
|
| 6 |
Item all edge tools | ijs vjd |
| 2 | 6 |
Item for wool and flax | vs iiijd |
| 5 | 4 |
Item for his wearing apparel | xxs | 1 |
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| comes to | £23 | 17 | 8d |
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