Winslow History | Inventory and administration of Nicholas Mitchell, 1665

Inventory of Nicholas Mitchell, 1665

Herts RO A25/3728

November the third one thousand six hundred sixtie five

A true and perfect Inventary of the goods and chattles of Nicholas Mitchell late of Winslow deceased taken and Aprized by us whose names are heare Under written

	£	s	d

Imp(rimis) in the parlour one table and frame with other furniture belonging thereto twenty three shillings fowre pence	01	03	04
In the Hall goodes Amounting to the some twenty six shillings eight pence	01	06	08
In the chamber over the Parlour two coffers[?] & 4 Cushines [fowre shillings] six pence	00	04	06
In the roome over the hall goods valued at two shillings six pence	00	02	06
In the roome over the entry goods Appertaining therin to the value fiftie shillings	02	10	00
In the chamber over the kitchin one Ioyned Bed withother furniture belong therunto six pounds	06	00	00
In Linnen fiftie shillings	02	10	00
In the Celler & Buttrie goods to the Value of twentie shillings	01	00	00
In the Milke House goods to ye Value of thirteen shillings fowre pence	00	13	04
In the Boulting House two Hutches & one Trough fifteen shillings	00	15	00
For things without to the value of	01	06	08
In the Bakehouse goods and Implements Belonging thereto thirtie two shill(ing)s	01	12	00
& for iron worke belonging to ye said house	00	15	00
In the shopp one Blanke, and 2 stools	00	01	06
In Brasse & Pewter & other Household stuffe to the value of fortie shillings	02	00	00
For his wearing Apparell & money Thirtie shillings	01	10	00
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Summa totalis	23	10	06

[signed] John Hogson
Tho(mas) Kirby his marke

[Presented 3 Nov 1665]

Administration of the estate of Nicholas Mitchell, 1665

Herts RO 101AW29

[Latin] May everyone know through the present (documents) that we, Robert Mitchell of St Gyles, Cripplegate, London, weaver [blank space for another name], are held and firmly bound to Thomas Goad, doctor of laws, official of the archdeaconry of St Albans of the diocese of London, for £40 of good and legal money of England, to be paid to the same Thomas Goad or his certain attorney, executors, administrators or assigns. For the making of which payment well and faithfully we bind ourselves and each of us separately fully and wholly, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by the present (documents) sealed with our seal. Dated 20 December 1665.

[English] The Condicon of this obligacon is such that whereas the Ad(ministra)tion of all
and singlar the goods debts rights credditts and chattles of Nicholas Mitchell
late of the parish of ~~St Peters~~ Winslow in the Countey of Bucks and Jurisdicion
of St Albans aforesaid deceased intestate is comitted and granted to the above
bounden Robert Mitchell the lawfull brother of the said dec(ease)d If therefore
the said Robert doth and shall well and truly Ad(minis)ter of and in the said
goods debts and chattles of the said dec(ease)d (that is to say pay or cause to be paid
the true and lawfull debts of the said dec(ease)d soe farr forth as the said
goods debts and chattles will thereunto extend and the law charge him
alsoe to exhibite into the Registry kept for the Archde(con)ry of St Albans a
true and p(er)fect inventory of all and singlar the said goods debts and
chattles of the said and [sic] likewise give a iust and true accompt upon
his said Ad(ministra)tion when he shall be thereunto lawfully required
and such p(a)rte or porcon of the said goods debts and chattles as shall
be found to remaine in his hands upon the accompt soe made and
allowed doth & shall distribute and pay to such p(er)son and p(er)sons
as by the said officiall or any other Judge competent in that behalf
shalbe assigned and appointed That then this obligacon to be void
or else to remaine in full power Strength and vertue

Notes

Nicholas Mitchell's burial is not recorded at Winslow but most of the records for 1665 are missing. He seems to be the son of Nicholas Mitchell, bap. 24 June 1598. His brother Robert was bap. 5 Sep 1602. Robert Mitchell (d.1587) and Alice (d.1597) were their grandparents.

National Archives CP40/2498/m1613 records a case from Trinity Term 1642 where Sir Nathaniel Brent, administrator of the estate of William Brent, tried to reclaim money owed by Nicholas Mitchell junior of Winslow baker. There had been a judgment against Nicholas for £100 debt and 70s damages at the Court of King's Bench in Michaelmas Term 1639 and Nicholas had failed to pay. Now he failed to attend at the Court of Common Pleas, and the sheriff of Bucks was ordered to execute (i.e. enforce) the payment.

At the manor court of 27 Oct 1653 (Centre for Bucks Studies D175/6, f.2r), Nicholas Mitchell divided 5 acres of meadow in Sparlowe Furlong, Demeram Field: the half "next twelve acres north" to Frances Mitchell and the half "next the land of Richard Shelton south" to George Spratley and Alice his wife and George's heirs. These were his sisters: Frances bap. 1613 and Alice bap. 1607 married George Spratley in 1645. In 1665 before his death he transferred 4 acres of land to Frances Wilmot, his sister.

The rest of the family is explained in a court roll entry from 1696. Nicholas mortgaged his property (a messuage and 1 acre of land) which passed to his brother Robert, and then Robert's grandson Robert Mitchell of London who died in 1695. His will shows that the messuage was called the Red Bull. In 1610, the tenant of "the Bull" was Nicholas Mitchell, presumably the father of Nicholas and Robert.