Probate Inventory of Francis Saire  15/8/1605

1.An Inventory of the goodes Chattel[e]s and

2. Credittes of Francis Saire late of bernardcastell

3. in the Bishoprick of durham deceased praysed the

4. xvth day of August 1605 / by Reynold Brecking, Charles

5. Sanderson, Robert Markendall, and Edward dobbyn, as followeth

6. In primis his apparell viij lis

7. Item in plate, a silver salt, double gilt & silver Cuppe )

8. double gilt, & silver Bottell with a Chayne, and xvjten )xviijli vjs viijd

9. silver spoones )

10. It[e]m in the great Chamber, a bedstead with a Teaster )

11. a long table with a frame & a Carpett covering, twelve

12. buffet stooles, a playne Chaire, a chaire with a Carpett back ix lis

13. an a Cushing in it of the trka* work, two stooles with

14. Carpett Cushing[e]s , an yron Chymney & tenne Cushinges

[* I think this is Turkey Work which is woollen material woven in the same way as Turkish carpet]

15. It[e]m in the litle Chamber, thre great Chest[e]s, a Tryndle

16. bedstead, two litle Buffet stooles, a Close stoole of ease xlvj s viij d

17. an yron Chymney and fowre Cushing[e]s

18. It[e]m in the same Chamber, six payres of lynnen and

19. harden sheetes, one sheete more, & a paire of lynnen l s

20. hanginges

21. It[e]m two lynnen table clothes, and fowre table napkins x s

22. It[e]m thre Fether beddes l s

23. It[e]m thre bolster[e]s and two pillowber[e]s x s

24. It[e]m two of worne Blankett[e]s vj s

25. It[e]m thre bedd Covering[e]s

26. It[e]m in the hall & buttery, two Charger[e]s a Bason

27. and an ewer x s

28. It[e]m six peeces of pewther & two Chamber pott[e]s x s

29. It[e]m seaven peeces of small pewther and two sawcr[e]s v s

30. It[e]m a quart pott, and two pynte pott[e]s ij s vj d

31. It[e]m five saltes xviij d

32. It[e]m thre Tynne Candlestick[e]s & a latyn Candlestick iij s iiij d

33. It[e]m a plate lock, & a Capcase lock iiij s

34. It[e]m a great yron Chymney with a fire shovle, a [? porre]

35. a payre of yron gallowes, a broyling yron, a paire of xx s

36. [? Ielyes] & a paire of tonges

37. It[e]m a long Table, two Chaires, two litle buffet stooles

38. & a Cradle xvj s

39. It[e]m his warlike apparel, as a steele cote, two swordes

40. a dagger, a halbert a Gonne with a flaske and xl s

41. thre touche boxes

42. It[e]m a Saddle, a bridle, a male pilion, & a port [? Mantau]

43. It[e]m in the fore Chamber, two Chest[e]s a Chaire

44. and two Coffer[e]s xvj s

45. It[e]m in the kitching seaven Brasse pott[e]s, a kettle

46. two pannes, a morter & pestell a fryeing panne iij lis vj s viij d

47. two [? ---------- illegible] dripping pannes [? ------ illegible]

48. It[e]m [? ---------- illegible], two [? gilefatt[e]s], a [? Gy------t]

49. a hogshead foure Barrell[e]s a dresser borde, a washing xxx s

50. troughe, thre litle bowles, two [? peckes] & two [? bolt[e]s]

51. In the loft over the halle, a litle arcke, a Trunke

52. two Barrell[e]s, two [? h-----s], a [? baskett], two pitchforks,

53. six Rakes, and [? moud] Rakes, a Lyne Wheele, certaine xx s

54. ould glasse, a wyndowe, thre wodd flaskett[e]s, a wodd

55. frame for dryeing corne, a Brawgham, a payre

56. of haymes, a paire of trases, a gavelocke & a shovle

57. It[e]m two horse and one mare vj lis vj s viij d

58. It[e]m one Cowe xxxvj s viij d

59. It[e]m yeard[e]s of ould hay x s

60. It[e]m one Close & a Ruck of hay in it in Marwod liij s iiij d

61. It[e]m a Carte xx s

62. It[e]m a lode saddle ij s vj d

63. It[e]m a Table without a frame iij s iiij d

64. It[e]m xxvj stones and a half of lyntt in the ware howse vj lis iiij s

65. It[e]m in the ware howse more, two swalles of wodd,

66. Six powles, a Smythes vice, a paire of scales xij s

67. and certaine weight[e]s

68. It[e]m Coles & fire wodd xx s

69. It[e]m the Turkyes and fowre Chickens v s

70. It[e]m tymber trees and sawen wodd appearing

71. by a p[ar]ticular xv lis iij s viij d

72. It[e]m a Tynne bottell xij d

73. It[e]m a Marking panne and a Marking gun xvj d

74. It[e]m wares in the shopper appearing by a p[ar]ticular xlv lis ij s vij d

75. It[e]m debt[e]s owing to him appearing by his debt bookes v C xlvj lis xviij s 9 d

76. It[e]m severall leases praysed to CCCliiij lis iiij s viij d

77. Item bond[e]s and bill[e]s prayed to CCClxij lis xj s v d

78. Som[m] MCCCCj lis v s iij d

79. debt[e]s which he did owe

80. In primis to [? ---------- illegible] of York [? viij …… …… d]

81. It[e]m to M[aste]r Lawrence Edward[e]s of York xx s

82. It[e]m to Bartholimewe hesloppe xxiiij lis

83. It[e]m to M[aste]r John Barker & Richard Rogerson v lis viij s viij d

84. It[e]m to M[aste]r John herryson of leedes x lis v s viij d

85. It[e]m to Mathewe Topyn of Yorke xiiij lis [? v] s ix d

86. It[e]m to Francis Wharton viij lis [? iij d]

87. It[e]m to Gabriell Wharton xviij lis xj s j d

88. It[e]m to John Perkin Cxl lis

89. It[e]m to Thomas Applebye xxj lis

90. It[e]m to Raphe Saire Liiij s ij d

91. It[e]m to Philippe Adames of [?C----------e] iij lis xviij s ix d

92. Som CCxlix lis xvij d

93 Sum[m]a Clara MClij lis iij s x d

A "mercer" was originally a general dealer (which was probably the case here) but later came to mean a dealer in fine wool and satin. 

Francis Saire was a very wealthy man - the £1400-5-8 then equates to £189,320.23 in new money in 2004!!

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