Probate Inventory of Christopher Petyt
A true and perfect Inventory of all the Goods
Cattells Chattells Credits and debts of late
Christopher Pettyt of Ortontown alls Overtown
in the County of Westmorland Gent deceased
as they were appraised by us whose names
are here under subscribed November ye 7
Anno domini 1702
Item Bedsteads and Bedding ----------------------------9-09-06
Item Chists and Trunks--------------------------------------2-00-00
Item Table linning ---------------------------------------------4-07-06
Item " plate vessell ------------------------------------------10-05-00
Item " pewther ------------------------------------------------ 1-12-06
Item Brasse and brewing vessell ------------------------2-00-00
Item Barke spitt berkonrook
and Tongs------------------------------------------------------ 0-13-04
Item Gridiron Brandiron and
Chafeing dishes-----------------------------------------------0-05-06
Item a frying pann----------------------------------------------0-01-04
Item wood vessell earthen vessell
Glasse vasses and glasses ----------------------1-14-00
Item Cardes and Spinning wheell------------------------ 0-01-00
Item poake Sacks and winowcloath--------------------- 0-03-00
Item a dishboard-----------------------------------------------0-03-00
Item a fowling peine ----------------------------------------- 0-10-00
Item Carts and wheels ploughs harrows
Cartgeare and ploughgeare-------------------- 0-15-00
Item hack spade Gavelock
and Iron mallett--------------------------------------0-06-06
Item Horses and Mares------------------------------------8-00-00
Item Three Kine-----------------------------------------------4-10-00
Item Two young Heiffers------------------------------------ 1-10-00
Item five Sheep----------------------------------------------- 0-15-00
Item five Hoggs------------------------------------------------1-00-00
Item Hay in the Lathes and
in the stack-------------------------------------------6-00-00
Item Bigg and oats-------------------------------------------6-00-00
Item fire fuell and manure----------------------------------0-06-08
Item a Garner in the Lathe---------------------------------0-06-08
Item Books---------------------------------------------------- 1-06-08
Item Mealle Mault and Beife------------------------------0-14-00
Item Boards and Loose wood----------------------------0-10-00
Item poultery --------------------------------------------------0-02-06
Suma Totall---------------------------------------------------78-12-00
Debts oweing by the deceased ------------------------121-17-09
Item funerall expenses--------------------------------------06-13-00
Debts oweing to the deceased
All desperate Debts ------------------------------68-15-08
Apprised by us
Robert Dentt – jurat
Samuell Bindlesse
Bryan Birkbeck jurat
Christo: Birkbeck
Apud App… 9 Die mensis ~~~
Novembris 1703 …. Sint ~
…………………………… bonor
Com sint Maria Petty vid….
[A good example of an early 18th century probate inventory. Christopher Petyt was the uncle of William and Sylvester Petyt and lived at Orton Hall, Westmorland. Note the dialect spellings of some of the items listed.]
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