a long piece of parchment photographed in six sections. Ultraviolet light was used to enhance the very faint script. The parchment contains an inventory of Stephen Rawes' goods.
A true & perfect Inventory of all the goods
& Chattells moveable & immoveable of
Stephen Rawes within the parish of Winderme
and Countie of Westmorland deceased late
Aprised the xxvth day of November
Anno Domi 1623 by these 4 sworn men
[vist] Thomas Grave James bragthat[?]
Richard Grave & George Dixon of
Brant fell as followeth
imprimis Manure & hay xs
I---- - theffes[?] whohe plough ) iiiis
--- for borde & a x of potts )
Itm for ploughes & a harrow iiiis vd
--s 3 lathes & a f--d[?] xiid
--- bi- rams xid
--- ---- Rowe xxvs xd
Itm a tabl & a chest wt other several[?]iiis
Implements iiis
Itm yeates & a t--ghill iiis
Itm 2 old sithes & an old sword xxid
Itm his Apparell xs
Itm a bow bow bagge & arrows iiis
Itm 2 barrowes -- p---- small inp-e- vid
Itm chestes stoles & thiwes[?] iiiis
Itm pewter vessall iiis vd
Itm -- brasse pot a ketle & axe vis xiiid
Itm wodden vessell xid
Itm Racken cooke brandreth & ) xid
surl[?] for all implements[?] )
Itm Axes staves womble & )
--- 20 rloames belonging to the trade) xvis
a forke & an Iron hammer xid
Itm 2 old spring wheeles bedstocke )
Itm post welle Ropes a boyar worke ) xvid
Itm ---st - a pity forke )
Itm 2 quishons & 2 old sickles viiid
Itm a hammer & a candlesticke a ) xd
Spalne[?] boke & some quils )
--- --
--------- bonder vd
Debts owing unto him
Imprimis et[?] miles[?] dxon )
-- - B-rthat ) xx ---
NOTES:
- It is possible that he was at one time a soldier.
- Brant Fell is to the south east of Windermere.
- Boke is a book.
- Brandreth is a gridiron or trivit.
- Quishon is a cushion.
- Racken is a strip of iron suspended in chimney on which to hang kettles etc.
- Itm ets = Item.
Other people mentioned in the Inventory.
- James Bragthat
- George Dixon.
- Richard Grave.
- Thomas Grave.
Transcribed from the original by Julian Rawes, 2016