1587 Invesntory

[Bradwell77]

I can get most of this inventory, but some sections are challenging.

Think anyone could help?

Thomas Mason of Edgcott, Bucks, my 11x great grandfather.

Good luck!

[Bookbox]

If you can get most of it, it would save us a lot of time if you would please identify the parts that are causing difficulty.

[Bradwell77]

Of course, here is what I can make out. Thanks

Ashcott in comitat Bucks The xxix day of december AoDm 1587
An inventorie of the goods of Thomas Mason late of
Ashcote deceased 'praised the day and year above
written by Henrie Monday Nicolas Goodgame
Richard (Banks)
Imprimis in the haule a table ii copbberds a forme a benche
() (painted clothe?)(?)
Item one pot four kettles fyve pewter platters
ii candlesticks
Item in the chamber iii coffers ii bedsteads iii ()
(?) ii formes and (?) (painted clothes?)
Item (?) (pairs of sheets?) ii bolsters (?) coverlets ii ()
and his ordinary apparell
Item his () in the fields and his (??) at ()
Item iii (stooks?) of ()
Item in the () and all the ()() the ()
and ()()() ; tymber and wood
Item iiii hennes and a coke (cock)
Item (?) (horse?) and a cow

[horselydown86]

Here are some from the end of the list.

It(em)  his tilthe in the field(es) & his corne at whom

It(em)  iij stok(es) of beesse

It(em)  the hay & all the Lomber w/in the house

            and a brode as Iron ware: tymber & wood

................................................

It(em) an hecfor & a cow

[horselydown86]

It(em)  iiij payer of sheetes ij bolsters ij coverlid(es)

           & his ordiniary apparell

Note that I think he has scrubbed out a repeated ij cov(er)leed(es) at the end of the first line but may be wrong about his intention.

[Bookbox]

Imp(ri)mis in the haule a table ij coubberds a forme a bentche
certaine painted clothe bentche [deleted] shelv(es)
& a heire pinn[?]* 

It(em) in the chamber iij coffers ij bedsteeds iij barrels
a keve** a shelve ij formes & iiij painted clothe               

*Not sure about this, but I think the letter immediately after the p is deleted, leaving pinn

**A keve is a type of pot or jar

A couple of other points, as regards transcribing exactly what is written (as far as you can), without modernising the spellings:

Achecotte in comitat(u) Buck(es)

An Invitorie of the good(es) of Thomas Mason late of
Achecote diseassed prysed the day and yeare above
writtne by Harrie Monnday Nicholas Goodgame &
Richard Barker

[Bookbox]

It(em)  iiij payer of sheetes ij bolsters ij coverlid(es)

           & his ordiniary apparell

Note that I think he has scrubbed out a repeated ij cov(er)leed(es) at the end of the first line but may be wrong about his intention.

I agree with this.

[Bradwell77]

Hi guys

Many, many thanks for all of these. Very helpful.

As regards literal translations I love the vernacular and script used by the clerk, but I am passing this on to family so appreciate the modern parlance.

That said Edgcott was Attchecott in the 16 century - spelling obviously down to the cleric.

Great stuff, many thanks.