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    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.


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    in the chamber over the leatell(little) parllor(parlour) for ******
    in the sellear(cellar) for alle (ale) and bruing(brewing) effelles?


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    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!

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    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?
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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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    You're welcome! I really cannot make sense of the rest, but maybe someone else will join in...

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Allan F Sparrow View Post
    Just had another thought: in the first extract, could it be "iron posts and brass"? Don't where the iron posts might be, though!
    I think it says 'iron goodes and brass'. Right at the end of the same extract it says 'and other goodes' with an e in goods.
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    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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    At the top it says, Item for fire irons in the house

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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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    it's bruing vessels, sorry, you've got that sorted already.
    I think starickers are stirks, young bullocks or heifers

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