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THOMAS HOUGHTON’S INVENTORY 1611

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THOMAS HOUGHTON’S INVENTORY 1611

 The inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels of Thomas Houghton late of Swanwicke within the parish of Titchfield in the county of Southampton yeoman deceased, made and praised by William White, Henry Boyes, John Waller, Thomas Spershott and William Colbrooke.

The 9th day of December in the 9th year of the reign of our sovereign Lrd James by the Grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland defender of the faith etc. and of Scotland the 45th : Anno Domini 1611.

 

 

 

 

 

In the Hall

£

s

d

Imprimis 1 joined table with a frame, 6 joined stools

1 bench and a wainscot back

 

26

 8

Item 1 cupboard, 3 turned chairs and 3 small stools

 

16

-

Item 1 pair of andirons, 1 fender, 3 pot hangers

1 pair of fire tongs, 1 fire shovel, a pair of bellows

3 toasting irons, 1 fire prong and a grid iron

 

18

-

Item 2 Bibles and other books

 

25

-

Item 1 Corslett, 1 pair of Curattes, 1 Birding piece

5 Callivers with furniture to the same.

  4

 -

-

In His Bed Chamber

 

 

 

Item his wearing apparel

  7

 -

-

Item in ready money

20

 -

-

Item 10 small silver spoons

 

50

 

Item 1  joined bedstead, 1 truckle bed, 2 feather beds

Item 2 feather bolsters, a pair of blankets, 1 rug,

1 quilt, 1 Arres coverlet with curtains

   7

 -

-

Item 1 little cupboard, one table with a frame, 1 form

1 chest, 1 coffer, 1 close stool, a pair of andirons

1 pair of Cottrills, a warming pan, 1 fire pan

1 pair of tongs and 2 iron bars

 

44

-

Item 26 yards of wainscot

 

52

-

Item certain necessary tools for husbandry

 

12

-

Item certain glasses

 

  5

-

Item certain boxes for spices and oil glasses with certain yellow wax and other small trifles.

 

  6

8

In the New chamber

 

 

 

Item 1 table and a frame, 2 jointed stools, 1 form and

A livery cupboard.

 

20

-

Item 1 jointed bedstead and a jointed truckle bed.

2 feather beds, 2 feather bolsters, 2 flock bolsters

2 coverlets, 2 rugs and 2 pairs of blankets.

  7

10

-

Item 20 yards of wainscot.

 

40

-

In the little Chamber next ye Hall

 

 

 

Item 1 bedstead, 1 featherbed, 1 feather bolster 1 old coverlet and 1 pair of blankets

 

40

-

Item 17 yards of wainscot and other small things.

 

40

-

In the Outer Loft

 

 

 

Item 1 jointed bedstead with a truckle bed, 1 feather bed

1 flock bed, 2 feather bolsters one coverlet and 2 blankets.

   5

10

-

Item 8 feather pillows and 12 cushions

 

44

8

Item 3 jointed chests and 1 jointed stool

 

26

8

Item 4 yards wainscot

 

8

-

In the New Loft

 

 

 

Item 3 chests, 1 table with a frame, 2 jointed stools and

10 dozen of trenchers

 

20

-

Item 2 coverlets, 3 carpets, 2 blankets, 1 cupboard clothe

with a cushion

   5

  -

-

Item 8 new pieces of woollen cloth

 

40

-

Item 17 pair and 1 sheet of canvas, 14 tablecloths, 2 pair

of Holland sheets, 1 christening sheet and a linen tester

11

  -

-

Item 1 holland table clothe, 13 pillowbeerers, 4 cupboard cloths

2 dozen and 1 table napkins

  5

  -

-

Item 16 hand wipers, 5 linen bags, 3 wallets, 11 cheese cloths

 

16

-

Item Certain stained cloths

 

  6

8

In the Middle Loft

 

 

 

Item 6 tods and ½ of wool

  7

16

-

Item 100 pounds of lambs wool

 

50

-

Item 1 old cupboard with certain small implements

in it, 1 round table with a form and 3 small chests

 

30

 

Item 6 flaggon bottles, 6 leather bottles and 1 wooden bottle

 

26

-

Item 2 iron dripping pans, 3 plate dripping pans

Item 10 sacks and 2 bags

 

25

-

In the cheese Loft

 

 

 

Item 10 bushels of Rye , 3 bushels of Wheat

Item 8 quarters and ½ of Oats all threshed

  6

  6

-

Item 7 cwt and ½ of cheese

  7

10

-

Item 2 gallons of Honey, 20 gallons of grease

and 1 firkine of mead

  3

18

4

Item 16 pounds of Hops and 1 gallon of Mustard Seed

 

  9

-

Item 2 pair of Stock Cards, 1 linen torme

13 sieves and ridders, 9 baskets, 2 flasketts

4 straw baskets and 8 tubs

 

24

-

Item 1 bushel and ½ of Oatmeal 2 cheese racks

3 shelves, 1 table with 2 trestles and 1 joined form

 

14

-

Item 10 buckets and certain crocks with certain millions

 

22

6

Item 3 sieves, 1 covell and a mouse snatch

 

12

0

Item Certain metal and linens

 

13

4

In the Apple Loft

 

 

 

Item 16 bushels of Apples

 

40

-

Item 23 platters and 17 pottengers 2 basins

Item 22 saucers, 8 pewter dishes, 2 chamber pots, 1 ewer

6 pewter salts, 4 little pewter pots, 1 drinking tonn

13 brass candlesticks, 6 brass flour pots

3 brass chafing dishes and 2 brass mortars

with their pestles and 4 dozen spoons

  7

10

10

Item ½ a bushel of hemp Seed 6 pound of feathers

and 15 ripp hooks

 

  9

-

In the Entry

 

 

 

1 tryer 1 box with medicines in it

with other necessaries

 

16

-

In the Butterie

 

 

 

Item 9 score pounds of Butter, 1 safe, 3 frying pans

12 milk vessels, 2 butter churns, 6 tubb

to powder meat and butter in, 1 kneading kyver

3 ½  bushels 1 peck and a gallon and 6 stone jugs

  5

  1

-

 

 

 

 

Item 1 Furnace

 

40

-

Item 8 brass pans and a basin 13 brass kettles

  7

18

-

Item 7 brass pots, 5 skillets and a bell skillet

  3

  5

 

Item 2 skimmers, 2 little brass ladles, a dozen of pewter,

2 brass lavers and a dozen spoons.

 

19

-

Item 2 cwt and a quarter of iron, 1 pair of scales and weights.

 

49

4

Item 14 barrels and firkins.

 

31

-

Item 1 brewing vat with a stand and 2 kives

 

13

4

Item 5 old tubs a bouttinge whitche, 3 kevers and 8 barrels.

 

24

-

Item 12 cheese vats

 

12

-

Item 1 moulding board, 1 square table, a clensive 2 chopping boards, 3 pair Item of pothooks, a pair of bellows, 2 cleavers,

2 chopping knives, a bread gratt

a handhook and a trivet.

 

12

6

Item 5 bushels and a ½ of peas 12 bushels of

bay salt and 2 bushels of White Salt.

 

31

6

Item 3 broches

 

  6

-

Item A kyll hair, 1 winnowing sheet and a vessel of verges.

 

25

-

Item 16 hogs of bacon

10

  -

-

In the Servants Chamber

 

 

 

Item The bedding with other things

 

30

-

In the Round House

 

 

 

Item 1 youlting vat, 1 powdering trough, 6 covells, 1 hen coop,

1 old bowl

 

28

-

In the Round House Loft

 

 

 

Item Certain leathers and hemp 6 pair of cart cloths

and certain other items of household stuff

 

  4

11

-

Item 2 cheese presses

 

10

-

Item 2 hides

 

26

-

In the Mill House and Mill House Loft

 

 

 

Item 1 quern and a pair of millstones with all other things there

  3

13

4

In the Hackney Stable

 

 

 

Item Saddles, bridles and pannells

 

30

-

In the Old Brewhouse

 

 

 

Item Prongs, sieves with the other things there

 

16

-

Item In the loft a pair of hampers and

Bellow boards with other things.

 

  5

-

In the Storehouse

 

 

 

Item At the Storehouse ox yokes, plough wheels

Bolts whippens and a dung rake.

 

27

-

Item 8 plough chains 3 pairs of strands

1 old chest with the implements therein

 

40

-

Item Certain augers and cart strakes

Many other things.with

 

20

-

Item 1 old trough with old iron therein, wedges,

mattocks, beaters and other implements.

 

30

-

Item Certain ropes of all sorts, 1 whip saw

Hoops and hacksaws and divers other

Implements of husbandry.

 

40

-

Item 12 shovels 12 bill and axes with a cutting knife

and 2 tubs with other things.

 

21

4

Item 5 bushels of barley

 

12

4

Item At the sawing pit in planks, bedposts

With other joiners timber

 

14

-

Item 200 of inch board.

 

13

4

In the Plough House

 

 

 

Item 1 drag and 2 harrows

 

24

2

Item 6 ploughs with their irons

 

30

-

Item 1 Barley roller and 2 timber rowles

 

  4

6

Item 1 cart with a tip-lade

 

46

8

In the Cart House

 

 

 

Item 1 old cart wheel with wattles and planks

 

22

6

Item 1 long lade with a pair of wheels, 1 dung

pot with a pair of wheels and certain

sheep racks there.

  4

12

-

Item 1 grinding stone

 

  6

8

In the New Brewhouse

 

 

 

Item 1 old vat with other things

 

  6

8

Item 12 thousand of slats

  3

  6

-

Item 5 hog troughs

 

  5

-

Item 1 sow with pigs and boar

 

37

6

Item 8 staulls of bees

 

 

 

In the Cow House

 

 

 

Item 1 rack and a range with certain

plough timber and cart timber

 

53

4

In the Ox Stall and Bull House

 

 

 

Item 2 racks and 2 ranges

 

  6

8

In the New Barn

 

 

 

Item 5 quarters and ½ of wheat

  8

  5

-

Item 20 bushels of Rye

  3

 

 

Item 2 quarters of peas

 

48

-

Item 4 quarters of oats

 

40

-

Item 2 willies 1 barn shovel and a fan

 

  7

-

In the Old Barn

 

 

 

Item 2 loads of fodderstraw and haulm

 

10

-

In the Stable

 

 

 

Item Item Cart harness and plough harness with a

rack and manger

 

45

-

In the Farm Hall

 

 

 

Item 2 joined tables with frames

1 joined stool with 3 yards and ½ of wainscot

 

56

-

In the Parlour

 

 

 

Item 1 bedstead with a truckle bed, 1 table with a

frame, 4 joined stools, 1 livery table and

6 yards of wainscot

  3

12

-

In the Servant’s Chamber

 

 

 

Item 1 bed furnished

 

25

-

Item 1 chest

 

  2

6

Item The stained cloths

 

  5

-

Item 1 little old bedstead

 

  2

6

In the Kitchen

 

 

 

Item 1 furnace, 1 new vat, 1 salting trough, 1 hen coop

3 old tubs and a form

 

26

-

In the Kitchen Loft

 

 

 

Item

  8

  -

-

Item Certain hemp and a well bucket with axe

And bill helmes and cart axes (axle?)

 

  6

8

In the New Barn

 

 

 

Item 10 quarters of wheat

15

   -

-

Item 10 quarters of barley

10

 

 

Item 2 quarters of rye

 

48

-

In the Great Barn

 

 

 

Item 40 quarters of oats

20

  -

-

Item 12 bushells of beans

 

48

-

Item 1 fan and a willie

 

  5

-

Item Of old hay 15 loads and of new hay 10 loads

30

  -

-

Item 1 load of vetches

 

13

4

In the Gates

 

 

 

Item 3 fatting beasts

8

6

8

Item 22 kine and a bull

53

13

4

Item 12 working oxen

30

  -

-

Item 8 yearlings and 8 weaners

18

13

4

Item 1 fatting bull

  4

  6

8

Item 9 hogs and 10 porkers

10

  -

-

Item 11 horses and a weaning colt

26

  -

-

Item 240 sheep

72

  -

-

Item 1 cart with wheels and all things thereunto

belonging and sheep racks and a coal cart

  3

  -

-

Item 1 new pair of wheels and certain tillows

with a new lade unmade

 

28

8

In the Fields

 

 

 

Item 18 acres of wheat and 6 acres of rye

24

  -

-

Item 20 foddering racks

 

20

-

Item 12 ladders

 

24

-

Item 26 poultry and 7 geese

 

24

-

Item The glass at the farm

 

10

-

Item The lease of the farm

80

  -

-

Item All the lumber and things forgotten

 

20

-

 

 

 

 

Debts owing to the said Thomas Houghton at the time of his death

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur Charlett oweth

  3

  -

-

Widow Wigge

 

10

-

Henry Horsley

 

40

-

Nicholas Pinke

 

20

-

Robert Bramman

 

10

-

Thomas Turner

 

  4

-

Henry Milsome

 

  8

10

 

 

 

 

Total sum £696 7s 6d

 Debts owing by the said Thomas Houghton at the time of his death to Alice Lymbo   £8