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Inventory of William Hickin
« on: Tuesday 15 September 15 11:10 BST (UK) »
I have made a start on this but there is still a lot I'm having trouble with.  Can I call on you again, please?

Imprimus   .....  money in his purse ----------- viil.....viiid
....... [this word keeps cropping up - I can't read it and I can't even seem to guess it from the context!] such ffurniture in the lower parlor in the parsonidg  house at ffitz
one chest .... .... [that word again] linnens & other such ffurniture in the upper chamber
in the parsonidg house of ffitz
another chest ... [....] papers & ..........

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Re: Inventory of William Hickin
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 15 September 15 11:12 BST (UK) »
Now what have I done????  You can tell I'm brilliant with technology - I'll try posting the scan again and see if I can make it readable this time  ;D
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Re: Inventory of William Hickin
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 15 September 15 11:41 BST (UK) »
Hopefully this in an improvement  :-\
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Re: Inventory of William Hickin
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 15 September 15 13:09 BST (UK) »
...readie money in his purse 0 __ 0 __ vijs __ viijd (7 shillings and 8 pence)

I believe the word which is puzzling you is:  c(er)taine

The word sometimes before it is:  w(i)th

I see lower down Mrs Gibbons, as mentioned in the earlier extract.


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Re: Inventory of William Hickin
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 15 September 15 15:39 BST (UK) »
Here are a few of the easy ones while I scratch my head over the others:

a Carte rope w(i)th some yron Tooles & two twiggir cheyres [presumably wicker chairs]
a bed stead
a new cloke and his wearing apparel
a fethr bed & coverlett
a payer of stockins & 3 [Rufe?] [Bords?]
a kureding tubb [Curding tub]
a litle table & 4 stoles
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a harrow
a bed-stead

I'm not convinced about the word you have transcribed as suche.  It looks to have more letters and the c seems wrong.  Still puzzling over that one...

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Re: Inventory of William Hickin
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 15 September 15 18:07 BST (UK) »
Also:

two litle hatchels [a type of comb]

Some incomplete entries:

a sith & [Che?ll] & dishes [scythe]

a [?] silver spone

I'm not sure what it is in the chest with the papers.

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Re: Inventory of William Hickin
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 15 September 15 21:57 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for all that Horselydown.

Do you think the word before silver spone is the same word before furniture at the beginning where I had it down as 'suche'?  Not too sure about the initial letter, though.
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Re: Inventory of William Hickin
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 15 September 15 22:29 BST (UK) »
Perhaps the item after the sith begins with Ches, i.e. cheese?
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Re: Inventory of William Hickin
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 15 September 15 22:52 BST (UK) »
I'm not sure what it is in the chest with the papers.

writtings

a sith & Cheswill & dishes (= scythe, chisel)

two litle hatchets