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Title: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Sunday 13 November 22 16:02 GMT (UK)

Starting with the general

An Inventorie  xxx taken and xx the
xxiij day of January 1617 of all the
goodes and chattells movable and unmovable
of Ideth hornblow widow of xxxx
in the tythe of Thatcham in the countie
of Berks  xx  xx by xx  xx
xxx  underwrytten

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Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: Bookbox on Sunday 13 November 22 16:59 GMT (UK)

An Invitorie indented taken and praysed the
xxiiijth Daye of January 1617 of all the
goodes and Chattells moveable and unmoveable
of Ideth Hornblowe widow of Henwicke
in the p(ar)ishe of Thacham in the countie
of berkes late diceased by those whose names
ar heare underwrytten

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Sunday 13 November 22 17:55 GMT (UK)

Thank you Bookbox. Henwicke is the plum which hopefully will tie up elsewhere.
On the inventory itself

Imprimis for wearring apparell                           zzz
   in the xxxx
xxx  xxxx xxx on fether bolster               
twi fether pellowes on xxx                               xxl   xis  8d
one blanket

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Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: Bookbox on Sunday 13 November 22 18:13 GMT (UK)

Imp(ri)mis her warring Apparrell         xl^s (= 40 shillings)

in the chamber
It(em) one flockbead on(e) fether borlster
two fether pellowes on(e) coverled
one blancket                             xx^li vj^s 8^d (= £20 6s 8d)

Notes
warring = wearing
flockbead = flock bed

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Sunday 13 November 22 18:45 GMT (UK)

Thank you. Finding names of items tricky.
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I make little sense of these 3 lines
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Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: Bookbox on Sunday 13 November 22 18:51 GMT (UK)

It(em) three ould coffers – iij^s
It(em) three ould beadsteads – iiij^s
It(em) one ould cobbarrd with other lumber – iiij^s

cobbarrd = cupboard

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Sunday 13 November 22 19:07 GMT (UK)

Great. Thank you. You are making real progress for me.

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   In the halle
it(em) one ould cobbarrd                       zz
it(em)         xx  xx  xxx xxx
it(em) one  xx and kettel  barrell and
    xx one bowl  xx spoones
and   xxx

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: goldie61 on Sunday 13 November 22 19:41 GMT (UK)

It to ould table boards one forme                                           iiijs iiijd
It one kever one littell barrell one toble
three bockets one bowle disher spones
and trenchers                                                                              vjs

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Monday 14 November 22 09:43 GMT (UK)

Thank you goldie61
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It(em) two   xx  xx                                                    xxx
It(em)   xx spoones of pewter two  xx forkes                xx
It(em)  one ould xx  and xx xx                                     xx
It(em)  in  xx                                                               xx
It(em)  one spoone of   xx   and  xxx                             xx
           xx
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Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: Bookbox on Monday 14 November 22 11:27 GMT (UK)

It(em) two ould chayers – vj^d
It(em) vij peeces of pewter two candellsteecks – vij^s
It(em) one ould bason one chaffing dishe – ij^s
It(em) in brase – x^s
It(em) one peare of pothangers one peare pothookes – xij^d

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Monday 14 November 22 12:11 GMT (UK)

Thank you Bookbox.
The next few lines I really need help for I can make no sense of them
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Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: Bookbox on Monday 14 November 22 14:42 GMT (UK)

It(em) one wollen wheele one lenon wheele – xij^d
It(em) one boshell one pecke one seve one ruder – ij^s iiij^d
It(em) one ould kever and a littell kever – iij^s
It(em) three repe hookes – vj^d
It(em) fyve pegges – xxx^s

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Monday 14 November 22 16:19 GMT (UK)

Thank you for that. Not surprised that it all meant so little to me. Kever, seve, ruder  are not to be found in my usual reference sources.  Wollen & lenon  seem to be fabrics but their connection with a wheel beats my imagination.
Moving on to complete the hall and start in the barn
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Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: Bookbox on Monday 14 November 22 16:56 GMT (UK)

Quote from: toby webb on Monday 14 November 22 16:19 GMT (UK)

Kever, seve, ruder  are not to be found in my usual reference sources.  Wollen & lenon  seem to be fabrics but their connection with a wheel beats my imagination.

Spinning wheels for wool and linen, perhaps?

kever = cover (cloth)
seve = sieve
ruder = rudder?


It(em) vj henes a coke iiij duckes a drake
one gose one gander – vj^s 8^d

in the barne
It(em) in corne – xx^s
It(em) in haye – xxx^s

(Sorry, I can't do any more today.)

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Tuesday 15 November 22 10:39 GMT (UK)

Thanks Bookbox.  Am investigating spinning separately, but please don't apologise for closing for the day. I am very grateful for everything you have done.

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it(em)    zz upon the ground                              zzz
it(em)  one oulde   zzz   ladder                         xis 8d
it(em)  zz    zz   zz   z                                          zz
it(em)  zz    zz   zz   z                                         iiij s
it(em)  zz    zz   zz   z                                          xl

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Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 15 November 22 15:04 GMT (UK)

It(em) corne uppon the ground – iiij^li x^s
It(em) one ould carte one ladder – vj^s 8^d
It(em) obscured by fold – vj^s
It(em) in botter and cheese – iiij^s
It(em) fyve kyne (= cows) – x^li

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Tuesday 15 November 22 17:18 GMT (UK)

Wonderful. I would never have got that.

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it(em) two  zz                                             z
it(em) four bollocks one  zz calf                    z
it(em) one old mare one colt                       zzzl
it(em)  xxi   zzz                                          iiij
it(em) zzz                                                   zz
                 Soma totalis                       liil iiijs   xiijd

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Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 15 November 22 19:26 GMT (UK)

It(em) two heyfors (= heifers) – iij^li
It(em) fower bollocks one weninge (= weaning) calfe – iij^li x^s
It(em) one ould mare one colt – xxx^s
It(em) xxi sheepe – iiij^li
It(em) the executors yeare* – xv^li
Som(m)a totalis – lij^li iiij^s viij^d

          * the projected profits from the estate during the year allowed to the executor(s) to handle it

Title: Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
Post by: toby webb on Tuesday 15 November 22 22:10 GMT (UK)

Thank you Bookbox. This completes the inventory or Edith Hornblow. I have now been able to complete over a dozen will/inventory  transcriptions solely because of the help I have received on this site. Very many thanks to you all. Toby.