Hello. This is a 1718 Derbyshire Inventory of a husbandman. We have decided it is written in Derbyshire dialect but I think we have done quite well. 3 illegible lines and a few odd words out of 24 lines. I am posting the whole lot in one see what you think.
For fare? trmess? in the house.
for 2 Treipotes? and brass
for puter (pewter)
for 1 clloack(cloak) and i have no idea what the rest says.
Next image:
in the chamber over the leatell(little) parllor(parlour) for ******
in the sellear(cellar) for alle (ale) and bruing(brewing) effelles?
And next:
Says:
for 5 knie? & 6 bolleackes(bullocks)
for 5 flarickoros?
And finally the last word on this line:
for 10 hoarses and sadleass(sadles) and other ******
Thanks in advance & hope!
Mitch
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Thread: Contents of an inventory
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25-01-2014, 8:54 PM #1
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Contents of an inventory
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25-01-2014, 9:08 PM #2Allan F SparrowGuest
In the third extract, that "knie" might be "kine" which at least fits the context. Sorry, but that's the only bit I have any idea on!
Second part: could it be brewing vessels?Last edited by Allan F Sparrow; 25-01-2014 at 9:17 PM. Reason: Addition
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25-01-2014, 9:25 PM #3
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Brilliant! Thanks
For the uneducated (moi) a kine is an archaic word for cows or cattle.
And I agree with vessels.
Thanks
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25-01-2014, 9:29 PM #4Allan F SparrowGuest
You're welcome! I really cannot make sense of the rest, but maybe someone else will join in...
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25-01-2014, 10:21 PM #5Allan F SparrowGuest
Just had another thought: in the first extract, could it be "iron posts and brass"? Don't where the iron posts might be, though!
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25-01-2014, 11:31 PM #6
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26-01-2014, 8:56 AM #7Allan F SparrowGuest
Sue could well be right on "goodes". Overnight, I came to think that pots was more likely than posts. You pays your money and takes your choice!
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26-01-2014, 11:40 AM #8
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At the top it says, Item for fire irons in the house
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26-01-2014, 12:02 PM #9
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for 1 clock (it may be cloak but I have seen clock spelled like this) and a warming pan in ?? wodenware
bruingue selles, maybe the ue belongs to brewing , leaving sells, small stools or fells, animal skins??
hoarses and saddles and other gears, although I have never seen that word spelled like that before
Will go and get the OED and have another look, cicilysmith
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26-01-2014, 12:09 PM #10
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it's bruing vessels, sorry, you've got that sorted already.
I think starickers are stirks, young bullocks or heifers
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