Held at: | National Library of |
Reference: | BR/1632/173 |
Source: | Photocopy of original documents |
Title: | Probate Collection; Bond and documents for John Prosser |
Place name: | St Margarets |
Date: | 1632 |
Description:
Documents
1. Bond dated
with bounden Margery Prosser of St Margarets, widow and Esaia Prosser of the same place, gent in a surety of £50
Date of probate: as bond
2. Inventory: dated
Observations:
His inventory is reproduced below with modern spelling.
Inventory
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| £ | s | d |
| In Primis his wearing apparel | xiijs iiijd |
| 13 | 4 |
| $one feather bed and bolster with sheets & tester | xxs | 1 |
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| $one coverlet and blanket three pair of flaxen |
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| $ one press for clothes* two coffers two table |
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| $ one chair, one wooden trind one tub four milking pails |
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| $ two brass pans one little brass pot one brass posnet |
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| $ one frying pan straight from a wide iron | xviijd |
| 1 | 6 |
| $ three kine | iiijli xs | 4 | 10 |
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| $ four bullocks | viijli | 8 |
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| $ three steers of a year and a half old | iijli | 3 |
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| $ one Bull of a year and a half old | xxs | 1 |
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| $ five calves of a year old at May next | xvjs viijd |
| 16 | 8 |
| $ one mare | xs [?] |
| 10 |
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| $ thirty nine yearling sheep or lambs | xlvjs viijd | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| $ sow and four pigs [piglets] | vs |
| 5 |
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| $ all grain & corn in the house already threshed | xiijs iiijd |
| 13 | 4 |
| $ all corn in the barn unthreshed | xxs | 1 |
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| $ 9 acres of corn on the ground growing | xxxs | 1 | 10 |
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| $ hay | xs |
| 10 |
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| $ Implements of husbandry | xs |
| 10 |
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| [comes to | £28 | 14 | 8] |
* this word has been interlined and cannot be clearly deciphered ???clothes??? is my best guess.
. Sum Tot xxixli xvijs vjd
Ref: ldhsarchive_mfs_mar_0709
