Intoxicants and Early Modernity

Inventories

Reference:

DN/INV 60A/151

Archive:

NRO

Date:

11 October 1677

Testator:

Thomas Dey

Gender:

male

Occupation:

Brewer

Intoxicant-related Occupation(s):

Brewer

Place:

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Appraisers

Name:

Richard Betts

Gender:

male

Kitchen

Entry:

1 fire cradle, 1 fire iron, 1 great toasting iron, 1 fire pan, tongs, cheeks, 1 purr, 1 pair of bellows £3 5s

Entry:

1 brass jack, weights, 2 spits, 1 gridiron, 1 fork, 2 andirons, 1 dripping pan, 1 small toasting iron £1 10s

Entry:

4 brass rings, 1 brass plate, 1 candlestick 4s

Entry:

1 dresser, 1 rack, 1 candle-box, 1 salt box 12s

Entry:

8 old chairs, 3 joined stools, 1 trencher box 8s

Entry:

3 great pewter dishes, 19 smaller dishes, 2 basins, 4 pewter plates, 6 porringers, 10 saucers, 1 salt, 5 flagons, 1 quart, 1 pint pot £4 10s

Entry:

2 pewter chamber pots 3s

Entry:

22 earthen plates 1s 10d

Entry:

12 drinking pots 2s

Entry:

2 candle pots, 1 silver spoon £3

Fore Room

Entry:

1 brass kettle, 1 brass pot 6s

Entry:

1 long table, 4 joined stools 14s

Entry:

8 pictures, 2 chairs 7s 6d

Entry:

Old iron cradle cheeks, 1 purr 7s 6d

Entry:

1 settle, 1 form, 1 small table 4s

Entry:

2 curtains, curtain rods 3s

Little Parlour

Entry:

1 old fire cradle, cheeks, 1 fire iron 5s

Entry:

1 press £1 10s

Entry:

1 small old table, 2 joined stools 3s

Entry:

5 chairs, 2 pictures, 1 brass plate 10s

Entry:

1 hake 6d

Kitchen Chamber

Entry:

2 bedsteads, 1 valance, curtain rods £2

Entry:

3 feather beds, 2 rugs, 5 blankets £6 15s

Entry:

4 feather bolsters, 3 pillows £1 6s

Entry:

2 mats, 2 cords 3s

Entry:

1 nest of drawers, 1 cupboard cloth £2

Entry:

1 fire cradle 3s

Entry:

1 table, 1 carpet £1 5s

Entry:

6 chairs, 2 low stools 6s

Entry:

1 warming pan 3s

Entry:

10 pair of sheets £2 5s

Entry:

42 napkins 16s

Entry:

12 pillow-beres 16s

Entry:

7 board cloths 11s 6d

Entry:

1 old linen cupboard cloth 2s 6d

Entry:

20 towels, 5 pictures, 1 looking glass 6s

Little Chamber

Entry:

1 bedstead, 2 coverlets, 2 blankets, 2 feather beds, 2 bolsters, 2 pillows, curtains, 1 valance, curtain rods £3 10s

Entry:

2 old cupboards 4s

Entry:

1 chest, 1 box 8s

Entry:

1 close-stool, 1 pan 8s

Entry:

1 bridle, 1 saddle, 1 pillion, 1 pillion cloth 10s

Entry:

3 chairs, 1 small stool 2s 6d

Entry:

1 smoothing iron, 2 heaters 1s 6d

Brewhouse

Entry:

1 filling copper kettle 15s

Entry:

2 turnels, 1 pair of slings, 1 jet, 1 hop mat, 1 rudder 6s

Entry:

23 barrels of ship beer £5 10s

Entry:

5 barrels of fishing beer £2

Entry:

12 keelers 3s

Entry:

8 chaldrons of coal £6

Two Garrets

Entry:

1 close bedstead, 1 feather bed, 2 bolsters, 1 coverlet, 1 mat, 1 bed, 1 cord, 1 blanket, 2 washing baskets £1 10s

Entry:

1 table, 2 trestles, 6 poles 2s 6d

Entry:

Lumber 5s

Cellars

Entry:

19 butts of old beer £25 14s

Entry:

28 empty butts £2 16s

Entry:

1 hogshead, 1 barrel, 5 small empty barrels 10s

Entry:

5 beer flagons, 4 liggers 15s

Wash House

Entry:

1 washing copper, irons 15s

Entry:

2 skillets, 1 brass mortar 4s

Entry:

1 frying pan, 1 maid 3s

Entry:

1 chafing dish, 1 iron pot, 2 iron kettles 6s

Entry:

Lumber 3s

Yard

Entry:

13 small barrels, 1 empty barrel 15s

Entry:

3 barrels ship beer 15s

Entry:

1 horse £3 10s

Entry:

Fat staves, bottoms £3 10s

Malt Chamber

Entry:

53 combs malt £21 4s

Entry:

Part of a bag of hops £3

Entry:

1 screen 1s

Entry:

1 bushel 4s

Totals

Recoverable Debts:

£61 12s 9d

Irrecoverable Debts:

Wearing Apparel:

£5

Total Inventory Value:

£190 8s 3d

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