Probate Inventory of Sylvester Petyt (1638-1719)
A true Perfect and particular Inventory
of all and Singular the Goods Chattells and
Credits of Silvester Petyt late of Bernards Inn
London Gent decd begun to be taxen valued and
appraised the 19th November 1719 and continued by
severall adjournments to the 11th January following
By virtue of a Comission of appraismt hereto
issued out of the Perogative Court of Canterbury
and directed unto us whose names are hereunto
Subscribed as follows vizt.
Plate and ready money vizt.
Imprimis. Four Silver Buckells Three
bits of Silver Two buttons
one Carved gilt Cup and
Cover Two Tancards Two
Salvers Two Pottingers
Three Candlesticks one
Plate One Sugger box one
Cup two Tumblers three
Castors one Cup and Cover l s d
One Soop Ladle Twenty 88 14 06
Spoons Twelve Forks one
Salt one Scolopt Sugar Dish
Three Seales Two pair of
Buttons Eleven ounces of
olde silver coyne all weighing
Three hundred and Thirty
eight ounces and quarter att
Five shillings and three pence
Pr ounce
One hundred King Edwards shillings-----------------05:00:00
one diamond Ring with seaven stones---------------12:00:00
a fashionable Silver watch and Chaine---------------03:00:00
one flat Silver watch and Chaine------------------------01:16:00
one Do. with a studded Case and Chaine------------01:10:00
one Smal Ovall Silver Watch-----------------------------00:15:00
Four Silver buckles three bits of Silver &
two buttons---------------------------------------------------- 00:08:00
nine gold Rings one Serjeants Ring one
Stone Ring all weighing one Ounce and
eighteen penny weight at l03. s10. pr ounce----------06:12:00
s. Tankard and Salt & 2 Spoons old Sterling
weighing 26 ounces & 4d weight at s5 pr
ounce-----------------------------------------------------------06:11:00
24 old shillings-----------------------------------------------01:00:00
in money paid into Mr. Lambs hands------------------05:15:01
A piece of old Gold-----------------------------------------00:08:06
Severall peices of old Coarse Silver
meddals Weighing 3 oz. 8d weights:
another parcel of old mixt Coarse Silver
3 oz. 8d wt. worth about------------------------------------00:18:00
remaineing in Mr. Lambs hands of money
deposited with him by the Testator in his
Life Time----------------------------------------------------1264:17:04
Severall old Copper pieces of no value--------------00:00:00
Copper Swedish money----------------------------------00:08:09
The Testators pictures household Goods Books and wearing apparrel vizt:
Eighty two old pictures of different sizes-------------03:00:00
Mr. Petits and Mr. Catersons pictures in
Ovall Gilt Frames--------------------------------------------01:01:00
one hundred and ninety four large &
small prints Maps and Coats of Arms-----------------01:10:00
Seven prints framed with Glass and
one Dutch Glass two Ovall prints of
Queen Anne and Prince George in
Carved Frames-----------------------------------------------00:15:00
An Indian Card table lined with Crimson
plush One Walnutt Tree inlaid Table A
Smal Table & Tea board A writing Stand
one Walnutt Tree ffiligree Table & eight
Stands-----------------------------------------------------------00:15:00
One large Oval Wainscott Table one black
Table with a Drawer broken one black and
white Eight Square Table one Smal ovall
Table a Square Table and an old Deske------------00:16:00
an Indian Beauroe------------------------------------------01:05:00
A Walnut Tree Sriptore & a Chest---------------------01:10:00
a smal inlaid Cabinet upon a Chest of
Drawers--------------------------------------------------------01:01:00
a Black Chest on a frame---------------------------------00:10:00
a Smal Black Cabinet--------------------------------------00:05:00
Two playing Tables Box Dice & mon[?]---------------00:08:00
one Looking Glass in an inlaid Frame &
one Weather Glass-----------------------------------------01:05:00
Two looking Glasses in Black frames
and three Glass Sconces----------------------------------03:10:00
nine Cane Chairs and a Cane Couch
Squab and Bolster and two Worsted
Damaske Stools Seven Turkey workt
& two Stuffed Chairs a ship & Step
Ladder-----------------------------------------------------------01:00:00
an Old Iron Grate one Warming pan
Some old Iron one Iron Lock and Key
belonging to the Chambers -------------------------------00:14:00
One Worsted Damask Bed Compleat a
Feather Bed and Bolster one pillow and
two Ruggs-------------------------------------------------------04:10:00
a Fiddle and Case a Glass Case & some
odd things-------------------------------------------------------00:02:06
A sacking Bedstead with serge furniture
and Rods a Feather bed a bolster Two
pillows four Blankets and some hangings
belonging to the Bed Chamber---------------------------02:00:00
Two Close stools and pann two Cushions
& a Deale Leaf & Table-------------------------------------00:12:00
Two Small old Tables one wainscott
cornered Table a Joynt Stool and two
boards ----------------------------------------------------------00:06:00
A wainscott Chest of Drawers a reading
stand & step Ladder a Fire Screen a Matt
a Wainscott Ovall Table & ten Turkey
workt Chairs--------------------------------------------------01:01:00
A Camblett easy Chair------------------------------------00:06:00
A Cedar Scriptore & Carved Frame------------------01:10:00
A Walnut Tree Beauroe-----------------------------------01:15:00
A large Clock with a Walnut Tree Case
playing Sevll tunes--------------------------------------------05:00:00
A Fine Table Clock with Brass work &
a case-----------------------------------------------------------05:00:00
A plaine Table Clock with a Black Ebony
Frame ----------------------------------------------------------03:00:00
An Eight day Clock-----------------------------------------04:00:00
A smal Looking Glass with a Carved
Frame Gilt-----------------------------------------------------00:10:00
A weather Glass---------------------------------------------00:12:00
A Fire Stone Fender Fire Shovell Tonges
poker and hookes------------------------------------------00:10:00
A smal Shipp ------------------------------------------------00:04:00
Twenty one images & Toyes over the
Chimney & seven peices of Glass ware-------------00:12:00
The pictures of the Earl and Countess of
Cumberland and their Daughter in black
and Gilt Frames---------------------------------------------01:10:00
Two pictures of Mr. Wm. Petyt & one
other of Mr. Silvester Petyt in Gilt Frames------------03:03:00
The pictures of ye. late Lords Cheif
Justices Coke Hale & Holt in Gilt Frames------------06:06:00
The pictures of Two Judges Heads and
Mr. Hobbs in Frames and of Queen
Elizabeth in a Gilt Frame and of our
Saviours head in Ditto and a Smal picture
of a Church----------------------------------------------------01:10:00
The pictures of King Wm. & Queen Mary
in Oval Gilt Frames and of King Charles
& ye. Duke of Brandon in Gilt Frames-----------------02:00:00
The pictures of Lord Bacon and his Son
Machiavel Mr. Rowland Holt and his Son
Mr. Baxter King Charles on horsback and
Of Queen Elizabeth in Frames--------------------------03:10:00
The pictures of Mr. White four smal heads
and two Smal pictures-------------------------------------00:10:00
fforty four prints with Glasses and a Dutch
Glass-------------------------------------------------------------00:10:00
Two Crucifixes two Candlesticks one
other Crucifix in an Ovall fframe Two
Smal heads in round frames a Coat of
Armes three wooden Cups one Tea
Canister two Straw boxes & some odd
Toyes ----------------------------------------------------------00:06:00
one hundred and Thirty five Smal prints
In Frames------------------------------------------------------00:15:00
two Doz. Of Earthen plates & two fruit
dishes of the Same & two Cupps-----------------------00:06:00
A Smal inlaid Cabinet a Smal Wainscot
Cupboard a Wainscott ovall Table and
one other Stepp Ladder-----------------------------------00:16:00
one Feather Bed Bolster pillow blankett
& a thick quilt -------------------------------------------------01:10:00
A muskett Baganett Sword and powder
Box--------------------------------------------------------------00:15:00
five Swords and a hanger--------------------------------01:15:00
a Smal Turkey Carpet a Smal Wainscot
Cupboard a Leather Chair Three Smal
Deal Boxes a Smal Leather Trunk some
Green and sad Coloured hanging and
Curtaines Two pewter and two Brass
Candlesticks ------------------------------------------------00:14:00
A large Iron Chest with two padlocks-----------------02:10:00
A Smal Iron Chest broken--------------------------------01:10:00
a smal inlaid Cabinet in the Closett-------------------00:12:00
an Old Box and Trunk--------------------------------------00:02:00
The deceaseds Two Clokes and all his
wearing apparrel both Linnen and
Woollen and two Lawyers Gowns----------------------05:05:00
Sheets and Table Linnen---------------------------------02:15:00
Two Load Stones a Compass Six Snuff
Boxes a pair of Scales & Weights Some
pewter & Brass medalls & odd things----------------02:00:00
about 1000 Miscelaneous Books and
pamphlets most Octa. & Quartos-----------------------40:00:00
Law Books & Manuscripts given by the
Testors Will to Mr. Wrights son----------------------------06:00:00
To be continued…
[An extremely detailed 18th century inventory of a very wealthy London citizen. This first section, detailing his household effects, gives a vivid impression of the interior of his home in Belle Sauvage Yard, Ludgate Hill.]
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