Working Paper Series No.23

Probate Inventories of Bristol:

Examples from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Yoshihiko Okabe （Kobe Gakuin University）

July 2013

THE ECONOMIC SOCIETY OF KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY

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Probate Inventories of Bristol: Selected Examples

from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1707-1744

Yoshihiko Okabe

This working paper includes six selected probate inventories from the probate

records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) in The National Archives (TNA).

The inventories of rich and wealthy people tended to undergo probate in the

PCC, the most prestigious probate court in England. If an individual had personal

property in more than one diocese, he had to go through the PCC1 because the Bishop

of Bristol had no jurisdiction in the Diocese of Gloucester. Thus, in order to obtain

complete information on the number of surviving inventories for each area, it would be

necessary to research not only local records but also the probate records of the PCC in

the TNA.

Moore’s recent database of probate inventories from the PCC covered Bristol city

parish and related areas, so now it is possible to know which inventories came from the

Bristol area.2

In this working paper, six inventories are selected from probate records of the

PCC in the TNA. Three examples are selected from maritime occupations, because

Bristol became the second-largest commercial port in Britain in the seventeenth

century. Three more examples are selected from rare occupations that were not found

in the probate inventories in the Bristol Record Office. We can see lives of a wide range

people in Bristol in the eighteenth century from these selections.

Index of Probate Inventories Selected from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Maritime occupation inventories (3 examples)

Rare occupation inventories (3 examples)

1 Scott, M. (1997) Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills and Other Probate Records, PRO

Publications, x. 2 Moore, J. (2013) Bristol Inventories among the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Probate

Series in the TNA, unpublished.

Year Name Occupation & status Parish or area

1717 Thomas Mabson Victualler City of Bristol

1729 Nicholas Poole Mariner City of Bristol

1744 William Read No occupation City of Bristol

Year Name Occupation & status Parish or area

1707 John James Biesse Perfumer City of Bristol

1714 Anselm Jenner Mathematician City of Bristol

1718 Joseph Kippin Confectioner City of Bristol

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Maritime occupation inventories (3 examples)

(1) Thomas Mabson, victualler, City of Bristol, 1717.

A true and Perfect Invenry

of all and Singular the Goods and

Chattles debts and Credits of Tho Mabson

late of the psh of St Philip & Jacob in the

City of Bristoll victualler decd had taken

and appraised by Stephen Goldsmith

Brewer and Henry Driver Broker both

of the Said City the 11 day of August

1717 as followeth Vizt

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Impris the decds wearing Apparell 3 15 0

Money in the house when he dyed 5 12 6

In the upper Roome Eighteen dozen of bottles 0 9 0

One old bed bedstead two rugs one Cabbin

rugg and cord 0 14 0

One old Close Stoole and pair 0 4 0

Lumber 0 2 0

Second Roome one Pcell1 of bedding & bedstead 0 13 0

Malt Room Malt 74 bushells 1/5 at 2s 6d 9 5 6

One Malt Mill 0 10 0

Six Sacks 0 6 0

One Pcell of Hops 0 10 0

Fourth Roome one bed bolster & pillow 1 10 0

One bedstead matt cord rods and Curtain 0 10 0

One Rugg 0 6 0

One coffer & box 0 3 0

One Table 0 2 6

Window Curtain and Rod 0 1 6

Fifth Roome one Table 0 10 0

One Chest of Drawers 0 8 0

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One Looking Glass 0 10 0

One pair of brass Andirons 0 8 0

One Chamber Grate Fire & tongs 0 7 6

twelve leather Chairs at 2s 1 4 0

One bed bolster and Three

pillows 2 0 0

One bedstead sacking

Curtains and Rodds 1 0 0

One Quilt 0 12 0

One Rugg 0 6 0

One Red blankett 0 2 0

ten sheets 1 0 0

One Long Table Cloth 0 4 0

five bolster Cases 0 5 0

five pillow Cases 0 5 0

two Course bolster Cases 0 2 0

three Towells 0 1 0

window Curtain Vallence and Cord 0 2 6

Six old Blanketts 0 8 0

Sixth Roome one feather bed and

two bolsters 1 1 6

One bedstead sacking Curtains and rods 1 5 0

One Quilt 0 10 0

One Ovall Table 0 8 0

One Chest 0 8 0

Two window Curtains and rod 0 2 6

Three Maps and two Pictures 0 4 0

In the Hall three settles 0 10 0

four Tubs 0 4 0

One Table 0 2 0

One Table 0 1 0

47 lb old Iron at 1 ½ d 0 5 10 1/2

Three old Chairs 0 1 0

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One Chalk and Sower twine 0 2 6

One Curtain rod 0 1 0

Two Curtain rods 0 2 0

One Pse (document broken) Making 0 1 6

Two pictures of Ships 0 0 6

One muskett and Padle 0 1 6

Kitchen 109 lb of pewter at 6 ½ 2 19 1/2

One Bushell and Peck 0 1 0

three fowling peices 1 10 0

One warming Pan 0 2 6

Three pair of brass Candlesticks 0 5 0

One brass pestle and Mortar 0 2 6

two hand Candlestiks and Sconse 0 3 6

One Grate and Racks 1 0 0

four Spits 0 4 0

two pair of Tongs 0 2 0

One Dog wheele Chain 0 1 0

one frying pan 0 1 0

One corner fender ash Grate & Cheffin dish 0 7 0

One bellows pothooks & Gridiron 0 1 6

one Dog wheele and Spindle 0 4 0

Eight Earthen dishes punch bowle

and Ladle 0 4 0

In the Yard one Pig 0 18 0

One parcell of Wood 1 0 0

Two puncheons 0 10 0

In the brew house one furnace and Grates 4 0 0

three Coolers and Shute 1 0 0

two Meshing fats and one Tub 0 16 0

two joynt Stooles 0 1 8

One cole shovell 0 1 6

One pail two lade pails and one Bowle 0 1 6

One cole rake & forke 0 1 6

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four Iron skewers 0 1 0

More in the Kitchen 4 pot metle pots 65 at 5 d 1 7 1

three brass pans 26 at 11 d 1 3 10

One pr Gurswele 0 2 3

three Girts 0 2 3

two pair Stirrups 0 1 0

two Canes 0 4 0

One Curtain Rod and two Curtains 0 1 6

one brass Kettle 5 at 10 d 0 4 2

Three old Chairs & one old fire Shovell 0 2 6

In the Cellar four ring hoop’t Barrells 0 17 0

Six white hoop’t barrells 1 16 0

One But and beer half full in the rear Cellar 1 10 0

One Kiving Tub and horse 0 7 0

One Empty But 0 6 0

One Cask and Brandy 0 11 0

One upright Cask 0 1 0

Old Tubs of ale 0 10 0

One iron pail 0 1 6

three old horses for beer 0 4 0

Nine brass locks 0 7 0

two Buts and beer pricks 4 0 0

four Empty Buts 1 0 0

One powdering tub 0 1 6

One h head and fower syder 0 15 0

two small Casks and one tub 0 4 0

three large horses for beer 0 10 0

In the Stable and out - two old horses 3 0 0

two old horses 2 10 0

Horse furniture 1 0 0

One But 0 5 0

Six picks, Rake and Shovell 0 3 0

two fire forks 0 1 0

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One Mow of Hay in Mr Byams Garden 6 0 0

One Mow of Hay in Mrs Strattons ground 8 10 0

One Leaze of Barley 3 0 0

One Chaise and carriage 1 0 0

Herbage of the ground 1 0 0

the Plate weighing 50 Ounces ¾ 12 13 9

Desperate debts due to the decds

Estate 11 0 0

£ 122 11 11

Steph Goldsmith

Henry Driver Appraisers

Arthur Mabson (signed)

Extum fuit hoi Invm decimo die

mensis Julij Anno Dni 1718 _ per

Magrum Samlem Boheme Notm

Pubcum Procm din pro Exe pro

vero pleno et C perto Inveo &c sub ptest

de addendo & Dei &c

Sam Boheme (signed)

Source：PROB3/17/7, TNA.

(2) Nicholas Poole, mariner, City of Bristol, 1729.

A True perfect and particular Inventory

of all and singular the Goods Chattles

and Creditts of Nicholas Poole late of

the City of Bristoll Marriner deced2 taken valued and

appraised by James Peare & Christopher

Redwood the Sixth day of August

in the Year of our Lord 1720 as follows

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Imprimis4 the Deceds wearing

Apparell valued at 7 0 7

Item his Chest, Books & Instrumts5 1 0 0

Item the one tenth part of the Alexr6

Pink & her Appurts as she came 25 0 0

home from Guinea the whole Ship

valued at 250 £

Item one Seventh part of the Ann

Galley & Appurts7 as she now lyes 28 11 5

in Aldn8 Clements Dock the whole

at 200 £

Item two hundred seventy six

Barrells of Pitch valued at 9s p9 Barrll 124 4 0

Item Seventy four Barrells of Tarr

at 5s per Barrell 18 10 0

Item one Cask wh 9. 112 l10 pewter returned

from Sea at 7d per pound 3 5 4

Item two doz Black hafted knives

returned value 0 2 6

Cash in his Chest 0 5 3

Item 9 C11 12 qts12 00 of Cam wood value 19 19 0

Item one Eliphants Tooth 9 st. 15 li .

at 7s 10d per C value 1 0 0

Item sixty Barrells of Pitch more

at 9s p Barrell per Eagle 27 0 0

Returned Goods on the 258 13 6

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half peices Value 0 4 0

Item a Case containing 44 ½

peices photeasatts at 15s 33 7 6

Item fourteen Do damaged

at 7s 6d Each 5 5 0

Item thirty three Cutlases

11s each 18 3 0

Item 10 Do15 damaged at 5s 6d each 2 15 0

Item ten Tapsells at 12s each 6 0 0

Item one hundred Caggs contg each

6 li is 600li powder at 3li p 100 18 0 0

Item eight quarter Barrells 9li

133li at 30s p C 2 0 0

Item 158 Cutlases at 7 d each 4 12 2

Item eleven Do Slop point Knives

at 12d 0 11 6

Item Eighteen yds16 & half of Scarlet

Cloth & one peice Bayes 13 10 6

Item three hundred & forty

Amabases 15d p 21 5 0

Item ten Do damaged at 7 ½ p 0 6 3

Item twenty English Necke ers

at 10s Each 10 0 0

Item five Do damaged at

6s 9d each 1 13 9

Item 7 English Brawles damaged

at 3s 3d 1 2 9

Item four peices & half Calico 10s each 2 5 0

Item four Chest & loose 106 Guns

at 7s Each 37 2 0

Item one hundred fifty Eight Barrs

of Iron 9 li 36 . 2 . 18 at 16d p C 29 6 9

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Item five Doz17 looking Glasses 1 10 0

Item five Crates 9 li 63 1/2 warpe ½

Earthen ware at 13 1/2d p ll 3 11 5 ¼

Item two full Cases of Spirits

and old Do 0 10 0

Item four Negroes as they came

home all Sick at 10£ 10s p head 42 0 0

443 1 1 1/4

his one tenth part of

this sum 44 3 1 1/4

302 16 7 1/4

An Additional Inventory of the Goods

Chattles & Credits of the aforesaid

Nicholas Poole deced taken valued

and appraised by Christopher Redwood

& Benoni Chimor as follows vizt

Impris the one Eighth part of the

Morning Starr & her Apparell as She 25 0 0

came home from Guinea the Ship

Stores belonging to her valued at

two hundred pounds

Item 0C 2 qrs 0 li Brass Pans on his

particular Account at 7£ p C 3 10 0

Item Ballance of Account with

his Father Nicholas Poole 133 10 63

Item two hundred pound Stock in

the South Sea 200 0 0

Item a Note of Eliz Chanteys hand 100 0 0

Item a note of Jacob Eltons hand 100 0 0

Item his black boy 20 0 0

Item Sundreys due in Account 470 0 3 3/4

1052 0 10 1/2

suma totalis

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huius Invenrij18 1354 17 5 3/4

Hill

Exhibitum fuit huimoi Invenrium

quarto die Mensis Novris Anno Doni 1729 per

Mum Georgium Hill Notarium Pubium

Procurem pro extore juro vero pleno et

perfecto Inventario &c Sub protestacne

Tamen de Addendo &c si &c

Ex

Source：PROB3/228/149, TNA.

(3) William Read, no occupation, City of Bristol, 1744.

An Inventory and appraisment

of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of

William Read late of the parish of Christ Church

otherwise the Holy Trinity in the City of Bristol

Batchelor deceased taken valued and appraised the

Twenty fourth day of March in the Year of our Lord One

Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty three and afterwards

by Adjournment on the Second, third, fourth, fifth, Sixth

and Seventh days of April in the Year of our Lord One

Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Four by us whose

Names are hereunto Subscribed by Virtue of a Commission

of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury as follows

£ s d

First….The Deceased’s ready money 1312 1 1

Also…. His Wearing apparel (to wit)

One blue grey Coat with Silver’d button 1 10 .

One white Silk Camblet Coat 1 5 .

One Scarlet Coat with black Trimmings . 10 .

One Blue Grey Coat with Brass Buttons . 7 .

One Red Coat . 5 .

One black Silk Coat 1 . .

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One Scarlet Waistcoat with Silver Lace 1 . .

One Pink Coloured Padusoy Waistcoat . 10 6

One black Velvet Waistcoat 2 2 .

One Brocade Waistcoat 2 2 .

One Buff Coloured Lapelle Waistcoat . 10 .

One pair Black Velvet Breeches . 7 6

One pair White Silk Camblet Beet Breeches . 5 .

Six pair of Breeches . 14 .

One Gold Laced Hat . 2 6

One plain Hat . 2 .

One Brown Wigg . 2 6

Twenty Six pair of White Stockings 1 6 .

One Buckle . 15 .

One Umbrella . 2 6

One Red Great Coat . 3 .

Five pair of Pumps . 15 .

Nineteen Holland Waistcoats 3 10 .

Three Books . 2 .

Three Cravets . 2 6

Four Razors . . 6

Six pair of Holland Breeches . 6 .

Twenty three Shirts 5 5 .

One pair of Holland Drawers . . 6

Two pieces Spotted Cotton . 5 .

Three pair of Black Silk Stockings . 5 .

25 13 .

Also…. The deceased’s Bedd and Table Linnen and other

Goods and things as followeth (to wit)

One Table cloth . 2 .

Nine Sheets . 18 .

One Quilt . 3 .

One Counterpane . 5 .

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One Bolster and Pillow . 2 6

Two printed Linnen Pillow Cases . . 8

Six pair of Coloured Stockings . 6 .

Seven White Hankerchiefs . 5 .

Seventeen Napkins . 17 .

Three Cambrick Hankerchiefs . 4 6

A Bed Covering . 5 .

One piece of Printed Linnen . 2 .

One old Silk Banyan . . 6

Six dozen of White metal Buttons . 2 .

Two Groce of Shirt buttons . . 6

One pound of White Thread . 5 .

Nine Night Caps . 2 6

A Parcel of Writing Paper &c . 10 .

Nine Trunks 1 5 .

£ 5 16 2

Also The deceased’s Rings and other Ornaments

and things used by him( to wit)

One Rose diamond Motto Ring 3 10 .

A Cluster Rose diamond Ring 3 3 .

A Split Shank Ring 3 diamonds . 10 6

A Ring with one Rose diamond Left in it . 6 6

A Christal Shirt buckle . 5 .

A Gold Watch Chain Seal and Lockett 15 15 .

A Gold headed Cane 3 3 .

A Whiten hilt Cutto . 5 .

A Silver hilt Sword 1 5 .

£ 28 3 .

Also.. Debts appearing to be due and owing to the

Deceased at the time of his death on his Books

of Account being Jamaica Currency

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From.. George Knight 6 13 1 1/2

Robert Patterson 3 12 6

Ann Record 9 17 10 3/4

George Morgan . 13 9

Robert Turner 5 15 6 1/2

Ezekiel Barbauld 1 2 6

Clement Hoy 1 . .

Philip Edmunds 2 9 .

Elizabeth Stoddard 3 10 7 1/2

Benedicta Hall . 10 .

Daniel Nunes Fernan . 10 .

Thomas Beckford Esqre. 45 16 4

Evan Jones 1 18 9

Captain Renolds 4 10 7 1/2

Timothy Driskill 2 3 2

Manasseth Parara - for which there is

also his Note of hand 51 11 .

Lewens and Murray 1 2 9 1/2

James Johnson 20 7 9

Mr. Morgan 4 16 10 1/2

Isaac Tauro for which there is also his

Note of hand dat 24 June 1737 26 6 10 1/2

Mary Dawkins 7 10 .

Jacob Parara 13 19 3

David Nunes Froys 1 4 3

Richard Clark 181 7 7 1/2

William Goodwin 1 8 9

Matthew Corr 3 7 10 1/4

Estcourt Duckinfield for which there is

also his Note of hand for 18,,7,,6 18 10 .

George Wane 2 18 .

Estate of Daniel Thomas deced 64 12 9 3/4

Joseph Smith 7 3 9 1/2

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Isaac Alvin . 10 2 1/2

Nicholas Gunnery 1 19 4 1/2

Abram Morays 5 12 6

Isaac Pinto Brandon 18 1 6 3/4

William Thompson 31 3 8

Samuel Masias Senr 3 2 3

Nicholas Morrison 5 1 .

John Harris 7 9 5 1/2

Gibson 2 10 .

Blake 1 . .

Richard Parker 2 7 6

Pereg Musgrave 2 10 .

Captain John Plaister 2 13 9

Hannah Richardson 9 3 9 1/2

John Kinnell 4 6 10 1/2

William Smith 4 5 7 1/2

James Webb 46 6 7 1/2

Abram Hen Sequera 47 11 9 3/4

Anthony Ghislin 23 2 3 3/4

David Mendes 9 16 10

Taylor and Jackson 4 19 11 3/4

Mrs. Mackenzie 4 19 9

Jos Davis . 2 6

Peter Hughes 1 4 2 1/4

Andrew Carr 119 6 3 1/2

Edward Ganey . 6 4

Isaac Rhomalo . 8 4

Love Jones . 19 8

Daniel Broadbelt 1 5 6 1/2

Grey and Maynard 1 15 .

John Pattin 9 . 6 3/4

Algernon Furnell 1 3 9

John Hendrick 4 . .

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Currency £ 874 18 5 3/4

Which Sum being reduced to Sterling

money at Forty p Cent Exchange is. 624 18 10 3/4

Also…Debts appearing to be due and owing to the

deced on Notes & otherwise as followeth

(to wit)

From Elisha Dodd by his Bill dated 29 Janry

1740 drawn on Michael Dodd in favour 5 7 1 1/2

of the deced for £7,,10s being Jamaica

Currency which is Sterling

William Crosse by his Draft on Jon Batten

dated 23d. June 1741 in favour of Vaughan 26 18 11 1/2

and Reed for £37,, 14,, 6 3/4 same Currency

which is Sterling

Nicholas Harman’s Receipt to the deced

as Surviving Partner of Vaughan dat 4th

January 1743 for a Bill of Exchange wth 40 . .

Protest drawn by Christopher ^Terry on Robert

Wheatly for

William Howells draft on Isaac Hobhouse

dat 17th May 1743 in favour of the deced for

the Neat Proceeds of 13 Tons of Loggwood

deducting thereout of Captain Robert

Smith 20 Currency

Also By the Books and Papers of the said

deced there appears to be left in the Hands

of John Bicknill of Jamaica Eight

Pieces of Duroys that were Moth eaten

Also… It appears the deced had a Claym in

Conjunction with his Partner Vaughan out

of the St. Joseph Prize taken from the

16

Spaniards an Account of the Capture of

and Effects taken from the Ship, Sarah by

the Spaniards

Also The deced Books of Accot and Papers

Wm Scammell

Tho Dymock

Will Cadell

Wm Winston

Thos Coward

Source：PROB31/247/268, TNA.

Rare Occupation inventories (3 examples)

(1) John James Biesse, perfumer, City of Bristol, 1707.

A true and perfect Inventary of all

the goods Chells & psonall estate

of John James Biesse late of the City

of Bristoll Perfumer decd19 taken &

appraysed this three & twentieth

day of July in the year of or Lord

God One thousand seven hundred

& seven by Peter Danian & Peter

Raoulte both French Merchts

residing in the City of Bristoll

aforesd as followeth vizt

Impis In the Shopp (£) (s) (d)

Fifteene dozen of Red paper

Powder boxes 01 17 06

Eight dozen & an halfe of other

pap boxes 00 08 06

Seventy five dozn of Washballs 02 16 03

17

Eighty six dozn of plain powder

at 2s 6d p doz 08 12 00

One & twenty dozen of the same

powder 02 02 00

Seven dozn & an halfe of Comon

pfumed powder 00 16 10 1/2

Sixteene pounds of Muske

powder 00 06 08

twenty six Rhemes of blew Pap 07 03 00

Twenty six small bottles of Hungary

water 00 12 08

two gallons & an halfe of Hungary

water 01 05 00

fower & twenty dozen of puffs 00 12 00

One pound & an halfe of Portugale

Tobacco 00 12 00

Three quarters of a pound of

Portugall Tobacco 00 13 06

Nine pounds & an halfe of Havanna

Tobacco 01 03 09

One Dozn of Jessamy Bottles 00 02 00

Eleven pounds of Sevill Tobacco 01 07 06

Twenty nine pounds of Vigo

Tobacco 01 09 00

Three dozn paps of Patches 00 09 00

Three pounds of Ange Lavdager

Water 00 07 06

Twenty bottles of Jessamy Water 02 10 00

Jeane Bieisse (signed) 35 06 8 1/2

Thirty six pounds of Sevill Tobacco 04 10 00

Six pounds of Tonguair Tobacco 00 15 00

Five pounds of Comon Tobacco 00 05 00

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Six pounds of Almond powder 00 02 08

three dozn of Portugall Dishes 00 12 00

Fifty pounds of Comon powder 00 8 04

Seven potts of Pomatum 00 05 10

Eighty seven Gallons & an halfe of

Brandy 11 04 09

Nine Gallons and an halfe of Brandy 01 11 6

One Gallon more of Brandy 00 04 00

One Viol of Beroly 00 08 00

Essence of Girofly 00 06 00

three quarts [document broken] of Essence

of Lavender 01 10 00

halfe a pound of Essence of Citron 00 05 00

An Ounce of Musk 01 00 00

Ten small Casks for the Shopp 02 08 00

One Gallon pott two quarts, two pints

two halfe pints, two Naguins & one 00 12 00

halfe Naguin potts of pewter

two Copper Fannells & ten Cocks 00 15 00

One dozn of large Empty bottles 00 06 00

One pair of Scales Beam & weights 00 13 00

three small pair of brasse Seales 00 05 00

One pr of small seales & weights 00 05 00

One brasse Shop Candlestick 00 01 06

One Shopp Chest & board 00 10 00

One Still & Worme, One fornace &

one boyler valued 08 05 00

In the Kitchin

One fire grate three pair of

tongs two fireshovells & one toster 00 10 00

two bellows, One frying pan, one

pott & a Spitt 00 05 00

fower Candlesticks, One plate

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One pair of Snuffers & Snuff

pan One powder box & one 01 00 00

Warming pan all of brasse

One Table & one Stoole 00 04 00

In the Back Kitchin

One firegrate, One Crane, one Dog=

wheele Chain, one Drippingpan, One 01 15 0

Dogwheele & one Rack

Some peeces of Lumber 00 07 00

Jeane bieisse (signed) 41 09 07

In the Chamber over the Kitchin

the Decds wearing apparell 04 00 00

One bed of hair two pillows of

feathers, two blankets, two Ruggs 04 10 00

two Quilts, One bedsteed & curtains

two Window Curtaines 00 06 00

One small Table & six old Chairs 00 07 00

In the Forestreete Chamber

One flock bed & bolster, two pillows

One blanket, One Quilt, One 04 00 00

Bedsteed & Curtains

One Chest of Drawers, One Table

One Stand & one Looking glasse 03 15 00

Six Cane Chairs 01 16 0

Six other Cane Chairs 01 04 00

One Small grate 00 03 00

Seven pair of course sheets 02 10 00

two dozn of Napkins & one dozn

of towells & three Table Cloths 01 14 00

Old hangings for the Chamber 10 00

20

two hundred pounds sterling

due upon the some of the Funds

or tallyes in Londn of which

the Writings are in the hands of 200 00 00

Mr John - Byesse French

Perfumer in Londn

One hundred pounds due from

Anthony Biesse Distiller in 100 00 00

London

Due from Magdalen Renard

which is supposed to be despate 02 12 00

Money in house 03 00 00

332 07 00

409 03 03 1/2

P Raoulte (signed)

P Danians (signed) Jeane bieisse (signed)

Intarm p Comnem in comunforma p Comnem in comunforma 24o

Octob 1707

Source：PROB5/924, TNA.

(2) Anslem Jenner , mathematician, City of Bristol, 1714.

A true and Pfect Inventory of all and

Singular the Goods ^ Chattles rights and Creditts of Anselm Jenner

late of the City of Bristoll Mathematician (Deceasd)

taken Valued and Appraisd this 27th day of September 1714

by us Thomas Plumer George Bartlett Wm French

Elizabeth Croft James Baker, who have Subscribed our

names hereto . /

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Impis To money in the house 2 18 -

To his wearing Apparell 3 - -

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money recd for Lemons and Oranges 1 16 5

money recd for Cheese - 17 4 1/2

a pcell of Lemons and Oranges 13 - -

No 1. 1C20 2 7 horse nailes at 18s p C 1 8 1

2. 0 - 2 - 26 Rusty nailes at 28s p C 1 - 6

3. 0 - 3 - 7 hooks at 14s p C - 11 4 1/2

4. 1 - 1 - 1 Spa_rabells at 18s p C 1 2 8

5. 1 - - - 10 nailes at 24s p C 1 6 1

6. 0 - 2 - 11 broads at 10s p C - 6 -

7. 0 - 2 - 4 Rusty nailes at 12s p C - 6 5

8. 0 - 2 - 18 Rusty Iron at 6s p C - 4 -

9. 1 - 1 - 6 Ditto - horse nailes at 16s p C 1 - 10

10. 1 - 1 - 25 Ditto - Ditto at 16s p C 1 3 6

11. 0 - 3 - - Ditto - hooks at 16s p C - 12 -

12. 0 - 2 - 12 Ditto - nailes at 28s p C - 17 -

13. 0 - - - 20 Ditto - 4d nailes at 28s p C - 5 -

0 - 1 - 2 Ditto - nailes at 14s p C - 3 9

4 dozen & ½ Rusty Augers at 4s p dozen - 18 -

2 dozen & ½ Ditto howes 29li 6 at 8s p C - 4 4

14 dozen axes and bills 4C - 1 - 16 at 11s p C 2 8 5

4 Rusty Frying pans 18li at 14s p C - 2 3

loose Bushell Iron 1C - - 10 at 4d p C - 4 4

8 dozen of Rusty Chisells and Gouges at 20d p - 13 4

1 Rusty malt mill and wheel at - 4 6

1 pr old Stilliards - 3 6

3 old Beames - 8 -

2 doz - 10 Rusty plane Irons at - 2 6

63 old Iron Shott and Shells at 3d p C 9 9 -

22li pewter at 8d p li - 14 8

1 warming pan - 2 -

a pcell of Japan Ironware 1 - -

22

4 Ship Kettles qt - 72 li at - 6 -

200 ftt of 2 inch plank at 1 14 -

30 foot of ¾ inch board at - 2 6

13 Cheeses 2C - 2 at 20d p C 2 10 -

Rotten Cheese 5 C - 1 at 9d p C 2 7 3

42 Sticks of Turkey box 9C - - 10 at 6d p C 2 16 -

English Ditto 10C - 3 - at 1s 4d p C - 14 4

266 Orange Boxes at 2 ½ d p box 2 15 5

4 three Legged Staves at 6s 6d p 1 6 -

3 plain Tables at 8s p 1 4 -

2 doz Gunter Seales at 1s 6d each 1 16 -

13 doz Slatts at 4s p doz 2 12 -

Carried over £ 68 17 4

Brought over £ 68 17 4

7 Quadrants at 3s 6d p 1 4 6

4 Ditto old and 2 cross Staffs - 9 -

7 Nocturnalls - 7 -

6 Rule at 9d p - 4 6

3 Gunter quadrants at 8d p - 2 -

2 Sliding Gunters at 18d p - 3 -

1 Square and one Friggon - 3 -

1 old box and needle - 1 6

18 pair of Points for Compasses - - 6

15li of brass at 8d p li - 10 -

9 Stone Tables at 4s p 1 16 -

3 Bedsteeds - 12 -

a Sett of Gageing Instruments - 16 -

1 Ovill Table and Desk - 4 -

1 old Saddle - 2 -

1 12 ftt Telliscope - 10 -

1 old Chest of Drawer - 4 6

12 Rules - partly Don - 4 -

23

2 Sawes one plane & wth the Benches and

other things in the Work Roome - 10 -

old Broken Instruments - 6 -

1 plate Case - 10 -

1 Desk wth drawes and locks - 8 -

4 wood bottom Chaires - 2 -

a Counter and Shop Chest - 4 -

1 Press to make Lemon Juice - 8 -

3 Small Silver Dram dishes and one old Watch 1 11 -

1 large Ovill Table 1 - -

1 Flock bed and Bolster Rugg - Coverlet and

Curtain - 19 -

2 Quilts - 3 blanketts 1 - -

5 pair and one Sheet - 16 -

6 Table cloths - 9 Napkins - 13 -

8 Course Towells - 1 10

a Suits of old Curtaines - 15 -

a pcell of old Books 1 5 -

a pcell of old Basketts - 10 -

a pcell of old Lumber - 7 6

26 Reemes of brown Cap paper 1 19 -

89 16 2

Sundry Debts outstanding

Sundry Sumes recd of Severall psons to the 29th day Septemr

1714 32 11 0

122 7 2

Thomas Plumer

Geo Bartlett

Wm French Appraisers . /

Elizabeth Croft

James Baker

signed

24

29o Sept * 1714 * Susanne S Jenner

Test Robto Clark A M

John Furges

Source：PROB 32/58/75, TNA.

(3) Joseph Kippin, confectioner, City of Bristol, 1718.

A true and perfect Invenry

of all and singular the Goods Chattels

Rights and Credits of Joseph Kippin

late of the City of Bristoll Confectioner

deced taken and appraised the thirtieth

day of August in the Year of Our Lord

one thousand seven hundred and eighteen

as followeth (vizt)

Impris The Testators wearing

apparell and Silver Watch 5

Item ready money in the house 212 11 6

Item debts owing to the Testator 336 10

Item household Goods - thirty Chairs 6 12 6

Item four Tables 1 15 6

Item three Glasses 2

Item Six Mapps 5

Item three Grates with the Appurts 2 3

Item four beds with the appurts 11 15

Item window Curtains 15

Item one case of Drawers 7 6

Item one Stand 4

Item one pair of Andirons 8

Item one Chest 12

25

Item one parcell of Books 5

Item one Clock 4

Item one Gun 15

Item Pewter and

Brass Utensills 6 16 8

Item Drink Casks

Ans Tubbs 1

Item a Meshing Hatt 5

Item Table Linnen 2 10

Item Goods omitted 13 4 10

Item Stock in Trade - Comfitts 7 18 9

Item Jellys and Marmalett 19

Item preserved Ginger 2 2 6

Item Chips and Peele in Syrupp 33 2

Item Chips and Peele canded 1 8

Item Cittron 7 6

Item Chocolate made up 2 11 4

Item Coffee Roasted 5 6

Item Teas Bohea and Green 17 8 5

Item Spices 7 16

Item Sugars Candys & Syrrups 37 3 7

Item Sweetmeats &c 3 17 11

Item Paper 4 16 3

Item raw Lemons and Juce 4 13

Item Rice and Seeds 7 12

Item Almonds and Coco Nutts 12 16 10

Item Bisketts and Wafers 2 1 2

Item Starch and Blew 8 7 7

Item Reasons and Currants 18 18

Item Utensills 37 13 9

Suma totalis

26

hujuis Invenris £ 821 16 7

Sam Boheme (signed)

Exhibitum fuit humoi Invm decimo

quarto die mensis Martij anno Dni 1718 (24-March-1718) per

Magrum Samuelem Boheme Procurem

pro Extrice et pro vero pleno et perfecto Invio

sub protestaioe tamen de addendo et Di &c

Kippin Josephus

Invm Exttum 13o Martij Bristol

1718

Source: PROB 3/18/56, TNA.

1 Parcel 2 deceased 3 videlicet = namely 4 Imprimis =firstly 5 Instruments 6 Alexander 7 Appurtenances 8 Alderman 9 per 10 li: 1stone(st)=14 li (lb, pounds weight). 1quarter(qr, qtr) = 28li=2 stone. 1

hundredweight (cwt)= 4 qtr=8 st =112 li. 11 cwt 12 quarters 13 containing 14 about 15 Ditto 16 yards 17 Dozen 18 Inventarji 19 deceased