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Inventory: William Porrett, Hartlepool, Co. Durham, Carpenter.

Dated 7.10.1611.

The inventorie taken the seaventh daie of October in Anno xx Jacobi .......... .............. .......... 1611 ........................ the goods & chattells moveable and unmoveable wherof Willm Porrett late of Hartlepole in the Countie of durham Carpenter deceased died possessed of, and the sa.... praised the foresaid daie & yeare ......... Willm Wright of Hartlepole aforesaid in the foresaid Countie of durham  marchante Raphe Porret and Anthonie Grame of the same towne and Countie yeomen & Richard Johnson of Seaton Carew in the foresaid Countie yeoman as followeth viz.

In the Hall
Imprimis one great Cubbert 30s one lesser Cupbord 20s.............................................................................  Ls

Itm two chargers 6s 8d six platers 9s eight lesser olde pewter dishes a besson & plate of pewter & ix saucers .......... vijs ....  xxijs viijd

Itm a chamber pott of pewter a quarte pott & two pynte potts 4s 2d two saltes of pewder & one of Brasse xxd two candlesticks of pewter & one of
Brasse xviijd    in toto .........................................................................................................  vijs ijd

Itm a morter of brasse & pot mettle...............................................................................................  xiijs  iiijd

Itm a longe table of Fir wth a frame a forme wth another seat on the north side thereof vjs a lesser table of firr wth a frame & a little buffet form of firr iijs iiijd three stooles of wainscott two greater & one lesser & one litle stoole of firr iijs two old chares one greater another lesser xijd a halbert ijs vjd a callener vjs viijd   in ......................................................................................  xvjs  vjd

Itm a chimney and two porrs for rostinge of meat one pare of tonges & one porr for rypeinge upp the fier .........................  xiiijs  iiijd

Itm one Gallybalk of Iron a small crook & two bearers for the gallye balk ijs iiijd two speets ijs  a pare of gib crookes & a dripping pann of Iron vs another dripping pann of lattyn iiijd a pare of broylinge Irons vjd a fleshecrook ijd a small handax & a chopping knife viijd ....  xjs

Itm an olde carpett for the hall table iiij ould greene quishions & a lytle Scotts quishion iijs & a mapp or carde in a frame vjd.  iijs vjd

In the pler
Itm one table of furr wth a frame vs two joynte stooles xxd one dansyck chiste vs viijd another lesser dansyck chiste vjs vjd an oulde deske xviijd a lytle cubbord xvs & a lytle chaier xijd ..........................................................................................  xxxiijs iiijd

In the Buttry
Itm two lyttle Barrells iijs a stande xiiijd another lytle barrell wantinge a heade vjd a rumlett vjd a ?funneale? ijd iiij wooden ?canns? three drinckinge cupps & a stone jugg xviijd a paier of gantrees & three traies ijs ijd ................................................  ixs

In the bowltinge house
Itm a bowltinge ... vs iiijd  ffoure small knedinge tubbs xs ijd a poker xijd a tempse a syve & a boultinge cloth ijs a washeinge bowle vjd
& a small hamer ijd ..............................................................................................................  xs  iiijd

In the kytchinge
Itm a brewe leade xxs a maske fatt xxd a draff tubb iiijd two worte tubbs ijs vjd Foure skeiles ijs ..............................  xxvjs vjd

Itm one great brasse kettell xs two lesser old kettles iiijs two lytle panns two skelletts and a scamer iijs two brasse potts xvs a paier of lytle quernes for gryndinge malt xijd ..................................................................................................  xxxs

Itm an ould cawell & a bord above ytt xijd an iron porr & a coleraik ijs viijd & a paier of pott hookes iijd .....................  iijs xjd  

In the Chamber on the buttrie
Itm an ould table ijs vjd a great chiste carved xs a bedd wth a teaster xs a fether bedd & two Fether Codds xxs an ould on sea coveringe lyned vs
& a chymneye xs ..................................................................................................................  Lvijs vjd

Itm a close stoole xijd three lyninge sheites xs nyne harden sheits xviijs a table clothe of ?strakins? ijs viijd a shorte table clothe of lynninge xviijd two pyllowes xxd three nappkins & two ould towells ijs a table clothe & a towell of diap ab damaskviijs & another paier of lynninge sheits vjs viijd a spinninge wheale & foure ould tubbs ijs iiijd ............................................................................  Liijs xd

In the Chamber on the hall
Itm one Beddsteed the powles of Eller withe a teaster of Furr vjs viijd a fether bedd & two Codds xxs a covrlett black & whyte & an ould happinge
viijs two other bedstocks withe teasters of Fur xxiiijs on the one a fetherbedd a boulster & a codd of Fethers xvjs an on sea coveringe a happings
& a blanckett ixs on the other a coverlett of read and yallowe vjs viijd a fether codd xviijd & a presser vjs viijd ..............  v£ iiijs vjd

Itm his appell in the same presser................................................................................................  iiij£

In the Chamber on the dores
Itm one stand bedd iijs iiijd one ould mattress xvjd a paier of sheits of strakins iiijs an ould boulster two codds & a pillow ijs a covrlett
and a happinge xs ................................................................................................................  xxs viijd

Itm an ould beddstock xijd two ould happings iis a paier of sheits ijs a hempe heckell vjd a baskett & an ould chist xviijd & a bread brac... wth a
tonge xijd .......................................................................................................................  viijs

In the shopp
Itm a newe Cobble iij£ ijs iiijd an axe ijs an addge xijd a hande sawe vjd an arme sawe xijd three womells xijd three ?pcers? xijd Fyve
clinckinge hamers xxd a fyell & a sett for a sawe vjd a small fyell ijd a cawkinge iron iijd three small chisells viijd two plaines viijd a paier of pincers iiijd two peeces of wainscott for kames & somme for draughts vs a scraple ijd a gryndstone ijs a pitche pott iijs iiijd a rosell pott xs iijd and another pott of brasse vs vjd a Forme vjd seaven paier of wooden tonge for cobbles xijd an arme sawe wth armes iijs a peece of ashewood at
the .... doore & other crookte wood vs iiijd .....................................................................................  iiij£ xixs 8d

Itm threscore & tenn wainescott xxvj£ vs CLviij small sparrs xxiiijs two chalder of coles xvjs a ledder xvjd twoo Furr dailes vijd foure olde
tubbs xijd .....................................................................................................................  xxviij£ viijs iiijd

Itm Fyve score small b.....ttings .....................................................................................................................  xLvjs viijd

Itm ?malte? in the .ard... xijs in bigg ijs in tow ?...supixscon? thirty stone iiijs xd one greate fishe tubb xijs one lesser fishe tubb viijs one other tubb iijs three other tubbs & a salte iijs three ......lls of pytche xxiiijs salte fishe vs a half hundrethe weighte of Iron vs .. tram ...tackes iiijd ...............  viij£ iiijsw iiijd Itm one cowe Ls a calff xs in haye iijs & ?? sylver spones xxxs ..............  iiij£ xiijs

Itm golde in purse three sp..... ryalls xlvs a double duckett xiijs iiijd in redey money xiijs xjd ...............................  ?iij£? xijs iijd

Itm a lease or grannte of two pts in Fyve to bee devyded of the tythe corne of Seaton Carewe for Fyve yeres ......................  ?iiij£?

                                                                                                                           S. total CLxxxv£ iiijs
 
debts owinge to the testator

Impr oweinge by Mr John Welburye  ......................................................................  x£
Itm owinge by Henrie Castle to paie att martinmes nexte  ...............................................  xiiij£
Itm owinge by Richard Johnson  .........................................................................  x£
Itm oweinge by John Watson of Sheriton  ................................................................  iiij£
Itm oweinge by ......... S...tt  .......................................................................  vjs vjd
Itm oweinge by Richard Bentley for corne & ?othr? things  ..............................................  xvijs
Itm oweinge by Mathewe Thornton for ?netts?  ...........................................................  xijs
Itm oweinge by John Sherwood  ..........................................................................  xijd
Itm oweinge by Roberte Watson of Nether Hart  ..........................................................  iij£ xs jd
Itm oweinge by Raphe Potts of Readraw  .................................................................  xs
Itm owinge by ?Willm? Lingwood in pte for a nett  ......................................................  ijs
Itm oweinge by Willm Gibson  ...........................................................................  xijs iiijd

                                                                                               S.. debit  xLiiij£ xjs xd

debts owinge by the testator

Impr owinge to Richard Johnson for malte  ..............................................................  xijs
Itm oweinge to John Shippd of Greatham  ................................................................  iij£ vjs viijd
Itm paied to the towne towards repaieringe the peare & other dues  .....................................  xs xd
Itm paide forthe for Funerall expen... att his buryall  ................................................  xLs
Itm paied for a mortuary  ..............................................................................  xs
Itm paied for his .....stone in the churche  ...........................................................  iijs iiijd
Itm paied to John Thorpe wch was for x Furrdailes  .....................................................  vjs viijd
Itm pd for a sledd to lead tythe wthall att Seaton Carew  ..............................................  iijs iiijd
Itm pd for stackinge tythe corne att seaton aforesayde  ................................................  iijs viijd
Itm pd for gatheringe the corne there  .................................................................  vs
Itm pd for mendinge the hedge aboute the barne there  ..................................................  xd
Itm pd att durhm for the administracon & other chargs in courte  .......................................  xvijs iiijd
Itm pd for horse & other charges att ?dynner?  .........................................................  vs vjd
Itm owinge to Jane H..ton the maide servante for her wage  .............................................  xiiijs
Itm pd to John Thorpe for writinge  ....................................................................  vjs viijd

                                                                                S.. oweinge & disbursed   x£ vs xd

                                                                       S.. total of the goods & debts     CCxxix£ xijs ijd

                                                                                 S.. oweinge & disbursed  x£ vs xd

                                                             S total the debts & other things deducted    CCxix£ vjs  xd

transcript Dave King, published 22.5.2009