John Bird of Saxelby 1705 Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/112/53
An Account, or Inventory of the goods & Chattels of John Bird Shepherd (late of Saxulby in the County of Leicester) deceased, with the valew of them; by us whose named are subscribed; as wee adjudged upon view, the 3d day of June 1704
| £ | s | d | |
| Purse & Apparel | 00 | 2 | 6 |
| In the house | |||
| An old Cubbord, Table, Fourm, Landiron, Racking & hookes | 00 | 5 | 00 |
| Three Small old panns, A little brasse pot, Three small pewter dishes, together | |||
| with 12 pounds of flaxen yarn | 00 | 9 | 00 |
| In the parlour | |||
| Two sorry old Bedds, with their Bedsteds, Two pair of sheets (such as they were) | |||
| Two pillow beares, Two Boulsters, & Three bad pillows, Two bad hillings, | |||
| & A bad Blanket | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| In the Chamber | |||
| Two very bad old Coffers, & A bad Chest, & an old bad woollen wheele | 00 | 2 | 6 |
| In the Dairy | |||
| Two small old Barrells, & A Churn, Four panchins & Three pipkins | 00 | 1 | 6 |
| In the pasture & field | |||
| Two Ewes & Lambes | 00 | 7 | 6 |
| One heifer & A bad Calfe | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Three Rudes of pease | 00 | 11 | 00 |
| A Small Land of wheat about A Rude | 00 | 11 | 00 |
| For things forgotten, or unwillingly overseen | 00 | 1 | 00 |
| Tot | 4 | 15 | 4 |
Attested By us
John Simpsons marke
Thomas Johnson
I have seen the particulars, of above 4L oweing to several persons at the death of the beforesaid John Bird (taking into the Account the small Charges of his Buriall, with the four shills to the Queen)
Witnesse my hand