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Inventory of Reed Cottage |
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( Reproduced with its original spelling!) |
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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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Apparel Linnen and Woolen | ||||||
In The Hall |
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One Table one Fourm one Bench one Jack two Spitts one | ![]() |
8. 12. 6 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Three tables. Four Joynt Stools one Chest two Chairs | ![]() |
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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 |
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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 |
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Six Barrels two Funnels five Keelars & stelling & one irin trivet | 1. 7. 6 | |||||
In The Kitchen |
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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 entryFive rakes two hows two Forkes and working &c tooles � 0:10:6 In the Chamber over the MilkhouseTwo 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 hallFour 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 HallOne 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 �
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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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