Probate Inventory of William Cooke
Probate Records are court records dealing with the distribution of a person's estate after death. Experienced valuers would assess the value of all of a person's possessions to determine the total value of their estate.
This is translation of part of the Inventory of the "Goods and Chattells" of William Cooke, a tailor, who died in Yapton and was buried in the Churchyard on 3rd March 1641.
| £ | |
| In the Chamber | |
| One joined bedsted one fetherbed 2 bolsters one coverlet 2 blancketts and one paire of sheets and 2 pillows | 6. 00. 00 |
| One feather bed one flock bolster one pillow one coverlet 2 blanckets and one paire of sheets and one old bedsted | 1. 10. 00. |
| One great Chest one box one Chaire and one Other Chest | 0. 15. 00. |
In the Hall |
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| One Cupboard 3 stooles and 3 Chaires | 0. 12. 00 |
| One andiron one slise 2 paire of pot hangers 3 paire of pott hooks 2 paire of gridirons 2 spitts one paire townges 3 pressing irons | 0. 10. 00 |
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| One flockbed and bolster one old bedsted one koverlet | 0. 12. 00 |
| One yoatkate and one silting trough | 0. 13. 00 |
| One kever of halfe bz (bushel) and one peack | 0. 03. 00. |
| One mault quearne | 0. 05. 00 |
In the Loaft |
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| One old bedd and bedsted and 2 blanckets | 0. 10. 00 |
| Hemp seed | 0. 08. 00 |
| Hemp shealed | 0. 08. 00 |
| 3 Cheasts 1 toarne 2 paire of wooled Cards | 0. 10. 00. |
| One little table one wardbill | 0. 01. 00 |
| 3 Cheasts | 0. 05. 00 |
| 3 sarces | 0. 01. 06 |
| 2 baskets and one bottle | 0. 02. 00 |
| 2 old tomes | 0. 01. 00 |
The total value of his possessions was £33-02s-02d.
AM
Dec. 2006
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