Inventory of Richard Edmondes, 1556

Herts RO A25/196

Richard Edmondes is probably the father of the Vicar of Winslow of that name who is recorded (probably erroneously) in Arthur Clear's list as dying in 1558.

The Inventorie of all the goods which Richard Edmondes off Wynslo had the tyme off his deathe praysed the xxth daye of August by Jhon Boston John Palmer William Parrett Antonie Wendelborow William Gyles

In his haule
In pr(im)is v chargers, ij basons, v Canstikes	x s
It(em) vj pewterdysshes, ij potingers, ij sawsars, ij pewterpotts, a broken saltsellar	iiij s
It a Cobard, a table & a forme	x s
It a rownd table, ij cheres, iij cowsyngs, iij stowles and a paynted clothe	vj s
It a barre of yron yn ye chymney	ij s
It ij potthangings	xij d
It a payre off andyrons	iij s iiij d
Sum	xxxvi s iiij d
In hys chamber
It ij fetherbeds iiij olde mattresses, v cov(er)letts	xxx s
It v bolstars, ij pillows w(it)h pillobers, one blankett	xiij s iiij d
It vi payre of shetes, v Cofers,	xiij s iiij d
It v bedsteades with all paynted clothes	xvi s viij d
It iij table clothes a towell, a table napkyn	vj s
Sum	iij li xix s iiij d
In hys kytchyn
It iij barasse potts & a posnett	x s
It iij pan(n)es, ij c(ol)anders, ij kettles	xx s
It a troff & a bowltinge vessell	iij s iiij d
It iiij tubbes, ij vates	x s
It a bokett, a payle & a kymnell *	iii s iiij d
It a spytt, ij potthokes a fyer forke	ij s
It a payre of tonges, a fyre showle	xij d
It a busshell a half pecke a handbaskett	xii d
It ij shyves *	vjd
Sum	lj s ij d
In hys yearde
It a welbokett w(it)h ye cheyne, ij ladders	iij s iiijd
It a bare Carte	vj s viij d
It a plowghe with ij cheanes	vij s
It iij tymbre & fyer wood	xiiij s
It in[?] bourdes and plancks	viij s
It yn heye	xxvj s viij d
It yn wheate	xlviij s
It yn barley	xlvj s viij d
It yn beanes & pease	xlvj s viij d
It yn bees hony & waxe	liij s iiij d
It yn shepe	vij li
In lames	xxvij s viij d
It ij horses & one mare	xxxiij s iiij d
It iij kyens	xl s
It ij hogges	vj s viij d
It viij gease	ij s viij d
It ij sackes, a pycheforke a payre of fetters	xij d
It ij locks ij logger staves * with old yron	viij d
an axe, a hatchett iij repinge hokes	viij d
It ij bylles a payre of bellowes	xx d
It a grydarne, a fryingpan, a trevett, a tragg rake * & a bottell	xxij d
dysshes trenchers & spones	iiij d
Sum	xxv li xv s x d
S(um)ma to(ta)lis omni(um) inventor(um)	xxxiiij li ij s viij d

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Notes

kymnell: A household tub, of varying sizes and purposes (Bucks Probate Inventories)

shyves: ?panes of glass (OED, shive n.1, 3)

logger staves: ?staves for making a barrel or ladder (OED, stave n.1)

tragg rake: ?drag-rake (OED)

See the Edmunds family for more information.

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