Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1671/169 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Will and documents for Charles Jenyngs the younger, tanner |
Place name: | St Margarets |
Date: | 1671 |
Description:
1. Will: dated 29 October 1671
Beneficiaries: To brother, Thomas Jenyngs, all the leather and stock in the tan house and all other goods, cattle and personal estate for the settlement of debts and funeral expenses; any surplus to brother, Thomas.
Executors: brother, Thomas Jenyngs.
Marked by testator
Witnesses: Wal. Phee, David Price and Charles Jenings senior
Date of Probate:
2. Inventory: undated, value £37 7 0d. Appraisers Thomas Jenyngs and Thomas Prosser.
Observations:
Documents includes a bond with Thomas Jenyngs bound in a sum of [?]£100, and a coversheet; 4 sheets in all. An extremely interesting will giving, as it does, some detail of the tanning trade with a bark mill bark and raw hides though what a Dicker was is unknown. This man seem to be related to Charles Jennings, tanner [BR/1671/170].
Footnote:
A dicker is an obsolete measure of hides.
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