Flaming Torch

Inventory of Reed Cottage

( Reproduced with its original spelling!)

A True Inventory of all
and singular the Goods Chattels and Creditts of 
Greenstreet Late of  the Parish of Wingham Yeoman Deceased Apprized  the Nineteenth day of November 1719 Anno: Dom: 1719 By Stephen Church and Edward Baker as Followeth:

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Imprimis   His Ready Money and Wearing 

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   10.      0.       0
Apparel Linnen and Woolen

In The Hall

One Table one Fourm one Bench one Jack two Spitts one

     8.       12.      6 

Muskett one Fowling Pice, one Clock.  Seven Chairs, two 
dripen pans, two brass and four iron Candlesticks, one press one 
Settle, Curtains and  Curtain rod. one Candle box. one Stove.
Coal grates twelve pewter dishes, one dozen of plates. one iron 
pott one Brass pott. one Kettle. two Skillets. one basting ladle 
Pestle and Mortar. one Toast. Iron pot hangers and pot hooks.  
Five irons. three box Irons trivet Grid ion bellows one Copper 
pott, Books, Shelves Earth & woodrware.. 
One iron pott one sauce pan one tin pan one graple One Frying  

    0.        10.       0

pan Earthen ware in the little Gret.
In The Strong Beer Buttery
Five Barrels two stellings one Stone Bottle one tub     1.         17.      6
Three dozen of bottles, one crock of honey, two brass
Cocks and Earthen Ware ..................................................................

In Parlour

Three tables. Four Joynt Stools one Chest two Chairs
Two Spinning wheels one pound one panne two Gaiters One pillion and thirty sacks      3.          7.       6 
One Quarter of Beans and Three Bushels of Barly      1.         12.      0
Twenty Bushels of Wheat..................................................................      3.           5.      0 

In The Milkhouse

One Table two cuboards, Shelves two Milk Leads two Brine Tubs on Jar two
Keelers & two trugs two Bowls two pails two hand dishes two Butter baskits 
one water pott one brine Stock two Crocks of butter of meat one set of scales
one Cleaver one butter platter and two Bails      4.           10.        6

In The Cellar

Six Barrels two Funnels five Keelars & stelling & one irin trivet      1.               7.        6

In The Kitchen

Two coppers two churns four pails one Brewing Tub one bucking tub Seven other 
tubs four Keelars & two Stellings Scales & weights Cheeseberry Kneading trough 
meal tub two pr. Pothangers two baskits Beetle & wedges peel, Fork hand dish and 
an Iron Oven Lid      12.        11.        10

In Joseph's Chamber

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One feather Bed, Steddle, curtains Vallens &c as it stands......... � 3:10:0

 

          In the entry

Five rakes two hows two Forkes and working &c tooles � 0:10:6

 

          In the Chamber over the Milkhouse

Two Flock Beds one Bed Steddle curtains Vallens two Feather bolsters blankets coverlid and pillow cases one chest and one Chair..... � 3:10:0

 

          In the Chamber Over the hall

Four Chests one Cloth berry four Cow Straps one wool wheel one pr. Of Stock Cards and spining work. � 1:15:0

 

          In the other Chamber Over the Hall

One Flock Bed, Bed stedle, Curtains  Blankets and Coverlid, one hanging press & three

Chests �1:10:0

 

          In the Best Chamber

One Feather Bed, Bed Stedle, three Blankets One Rug, Curtains Vallens three Chests one table one trunk one Case of Drawers three Chairs hops Sword Cartridge belt & Bayonet Fire Irons & Earth ware. � 7:10:0

Thirty pair of Sheets twenty Table Clothes Thirty Towels, Thirty Napkins, twelve Pillow Bears and some new Cloth � 40:10:0

 

          In the Appleloft

One Bottle Rack, Six Birch brooms one Cyder Stock and some Apples � 2:0:0

 

          In the Barn

The Wheat Tofs.. � 26:0:0

The Barly thrash�d and unthrash�d.... � 23:0:0

Sixteen Bushels of yellow pease........... � 3:0:0

Twenty Bushels of Beans � 3:0:0

One Screy one Bushell and one half bushel one Rake One Fan two seives & two forkes.... � 1:7:0

 

          In the Stable

One Mare.... � 7:0:0..............

Two traise harness one Villiars harness the plough harness three Chains Cutter and Cutterbox Sieve Mane Horse Comb one road Saddle and Bridle three Shoveles two Spades two mathooks two Dung Forks one toft Cutter Sheers and one Lantern � 2:10:0

The Tares and the pease.......... �3:14:0

 

In the Yards & Lodges

Two Cowes and two heifers........... � 9:0:0

The poultry... � 0:12:0

Four Ladders Five paleposts two horse Stocks one hog trough and two hog Stocks Ten wattles

One gate one Crib & one Rack... � 2:0:6

Two hogs and two sheats.... � 5:19:0

One bucket and Rope..... � 0:8:0

Two Courts two ploughs and one wheel Barrow three Iron harrows one wood harrow one Roll two Slides and one Brake Share � 12:6:6

Sea coales.... � 1:5:0

The hemp two old tubs one Cheese press one Block one Stelling three hen coops two ploughshare fettles.. � 1:0:6

One Grind Stone some Bricks and Tiles &c Crib � 0:19:0

One Waggon Flotes Ropes, two Forkes two Cherry Horses and Wattle Rods. � 7:0:0

Three Planks, Benches, poles and Burning wood.. � 2:0:0

The Bean Stack � 14:0:0

Due to the Deceased from Several persons in good and bad debts, in all......... � 41:1:6

The ploughing and sowing four Acres of Wheat and the feed.. � 3:4:0

Old Lumber and things unseen and forgott   0:7:9

 

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The Totale Sum of this Inventory Amounts to Two hundred Seventy and Nine pounds three Shillings and Nine pence

 

Apprized by us: E Baker, Stephen Church

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Words and queries re. 1719 Greenstreet Inventory

 

(From Dictionary of Kentish dialect, ed. Parish & Shaw, and OED.)

 

Bedsteddle � Wooden framework of bed

Beetle � Implement for driving in wedges

Brake share � Ploughshare for cleaning ground between rows of growing plants

Bucking tub � Tub for soaking clothes in lye before washing them

Berry � Implement for beating (Cheese berry, cloth berry)

Cherry horse - ?

Crib � Barred receptacle for fodder for cattle etc.

Court � Sideboard?

Fan � Implement for winnowing grain

Fettle - ?

Graple � Gripping implement

Hand dish - ?

Keeler � Cooler

Palepost � Fence post ?

Peel � Spade for baker�s oven

Pillion � Woman�s light saddle or saddle pad for pillion rider

Pillow beare � Pillow cover

Scray � Sieve used  leaning against wall

Stelling � Stand

Steddle � Supporting stand

Stock � Trough

Seive � Bushel measure for cherries ?

Skillet � Stewpan

Sheat � Young hog of first year

Stock � Trough

Trug � Tray or basket, e.g. for milk; measure for wheat (two-thirds bushel)

Tofs � Pods of peas or ears of wheat and barley after threshing

Tares - ? (Tass = a mow of corn)

Villiars harness � (= vill horse harness) � harness for shaft horse

Wattle � Hurdle made like a gate, of split wood, used e.g. for folding sheep

 

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