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Offline JosiahS

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John Brett Inventory totals
« on: Yesterday at 17:43 »
Hello there

Alongside the will for John Brett there was an inventory for the property which he owned.

I can read it reasonably well but I am struggling with the numbers.  The last page seems to include a total and then some sort of adjustment in 1614 which I don't really understand.

I'd really appreciate it if someone could take a look, give me a feel for the value (is there a crib sheet somewhere for how they did numbers back then? and also what is going on in 1614.

Thank you
DU: Jones, Miller, Laverick, Orwin, Burn, Finlay, Robson, Robinson, Jobling, Fenwick, Spoor, Saunders, Billingsley, Appleby
NB: Pickard, Gilchrist, Curry, Heron, Thompson, Bell, Henderson, Aynsley
CU: Bell, Armstrong, Parker
SY: Saunders, Bartlett, Ellis
SX: Bartlett, Cager
BK: Saunders
NY: Miller (Swaledale), Raw
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Re: John Brett Inventory totals
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 18:26 »
On 8 April 1614 the executor added money to the total against this explanation.

It(e)m receaved more in debt(es)

dewe and oweing to the sayd

testator M(aste)r John Brette at

the time of his deathe ^and in readie money in his hpurse
[sic]^ the

som(m)e of _________________________ CClxx li xvj s
    [= 270 pounds and 16 shillings]

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Re: John Brett Inventory totals
« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 18:32 »
Many thanks for that - a decent sum of money for 1599!
DU: Jones, Miller, Laverick, Orwin, Burn, Finlay, Robson, Robinson, Jobling, Fenwick, Spoor, Saunders, Billingsley, Appleby
NB: Pickard, Gilchrist, Curry, Heron, Thompson, Bell, Henderson, Aynsley
CU: Bell, Armstrong, Parker
SY: Saunders, Bartlett, Ellis
SX: Bartlett, Cager
BK: Saunders
NY: Miller (Swaledale), Raw
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Re: John Brett Inventory totals
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 18:34 »
The numbers are a mixture of Arabic and Roman numerals.

The Arabic numbers are 50, 15 and 5 pounds respectively on the first, second and fifth lines at the top.

There was a period early in the C17th (roughly) where we find this mixed choice of numerals.

ADDED:

I made a small change to Reply #1 in the spelling of som(m)e.