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| An undated inventory of the contents of Middleton Hall, Middleton Warwickshire. probable date is 1676, after August 22nd when Emma widow of Francis Willughby the naturalist married Sir Josiah Childe and closed the Hall when she moved to her husband’s residence. |
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(page 1 ) In the ParloreTwenty cane chairs Two tables one round one oval One grate with brass boles fire shovel & tongs. Two flat smoothing irons One large looking glass Four linen curteins for windows two iron rods Seven turkey cushions Kederminster stuff. Two footstools fet work One large map Geograp. & Seven pictures ancesters. Two little cushions coverd with stuff Two hooks for tongs & irons fire shovl brass knobs Hall One little square table in the passage into the Parl(ou)r Two long tables four forms or benches whereof two joyned work. One clock Laundry Chamber One table prety long Joyned work another carpently One cupboard Four rush bottomed chairs. Three stools two covered both joyned Two red covered stools One looking glass One pair of bellows fire shovl and tongs Bayliffe Chamber hung with painted stuff Three feather beds four bolsters two down pillows Two bedsteds two pairs of curteins & rallings One cupboard of drawers One Turkey stool, one joyned, one chest two stools One looking glass the glass broken One close stool Three rugs seven blankets One warming pan Six Curtein rods. Curtein rod for the window. In the Study to the Masters Chamber One Turkey chair One looking glass Five books in folio 2 off St Austin 2 English Annotations & one volume of Pool’s Synopsis One ink bottle Masters chamber hung One stand for basin wt wash in curteins five valens rods Six cane chairs six cushions One carpet One table & fire box One bedsted one feather bed 3 blankets One green rug & counterpane fire shovel & tongs one bolster & two down pillows. Soldier’s Chamber Five blankets one feather bed one bolster Four curteins, valens, Bedsted One table & cover of stuff Two red chairs one turkey work chair & stool, One leather chair, one stool joyned uncovered. Buttery Two ale tubbs One triangular stool One ale tub old |
(page 2 ) In the bread roomOne bread chest Yarn blades one pair Over against the buttery Two hogsheads, one grate, three thralls The coal cellar One Spanish table Twenty one hogsheads Twelve lesser vessels or smaller barrels One under tub & 3 more in other places Glasses for the garden twenty one whole and one broken. One bottle basket. Nine pint bottles & two Boston bottles Thralls four. Two tuning dishes tinn. Bottles five dozen & ten. four stone bottles Old Cellar Wainscote that belonged to the parlour Chamber over against Frank mans Two pillows one feather thother flock Two flock beds three flock bolsters Two blankets one old leather jack One old sted standing by another standing up. Old Larder One tinn safe One sauce tub One cup wherin they used to wash feet Two spinning wheels for spinning linen. Two more wheels one goodwife Messon’s the other Nan Shepard’s, a jersey wheel. One large chopping block Two wooden pasty plates Two old joynt stools Two wyre moles traps. Three brass pans for ashes. A jack weight, hundred weight of leade one of stone. Wash house Four old brass pans,note one is of copper. Two old brass kettles Two cowls A garden cowl Two brand irons One great chees tub One long under tub One chees loder One tunning dish In Spinning Hous Two soap tubs One bath tub A great brass pot in the furnace A pair of wooden pales A pair of Cubbards or racks. In the Dayry Five chees fats Two churns An Alombic or hot still Three long hair lines Two barrels A Dolphin cheesfat Brewhous One mashfat One leaden furnace One leaden cooler One fat & an hogshead One hand pump |
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(page 3 ) Botling HousTwo kneading troughs Two mouling boards Chees Chamber One chest Eleven tressels Two chees tables Chamber over the Dayry A grate for the hall West Larder A kimnel A powdering tub A tub to keep salt in An hair cloth A pair of great scales In the Kitchen Six pottage pots Two fish kettles the one copper another brass & two plates Two mortars & pestles one brass other iron Kettles five A brass pot lid One brass ladle One prayer hand bell Four iron dripping pans One scummer Four iron pans Two collendèrs Two frying pans A pair of wafer irons Three gridirons One smoothing iron Chafing dishs two One trivet Two smoothing irons & two pairs of heaters Three iron forks An iron oven lid Five spits A pasty plate & one pie plate Two pair of pot hooks cleavers three Chopping knives two Wracks one pair Smal pot hooks five One fire shovel One pair tongs One iron to lay before the dripping pan A grate with a plate hanging thereon One pair of creepen One jack Two suits of Armour One fowling piece Two muskett barrels Two grators Chains for the jack three Tinn uwers three Pewter dishes seven Pewter basons two One table Four joynt stools one leather stool One stool with a back |
(page 4 ) Two little joynt foot stools(p 4) Two trays Trenchers three dozen & nine Pastry peales eight A siev & a search Two rolling pins A little spice cupboard A bacon chest A pair of bellows Pails good three Four pails more Four skellets New Larder One cupboard One flower bin One marble mortar & wooden pestle Two galley pots large & two lessor Two more galley pots for pickles Two white basins Two flint glasses Nine knives One white plate One lock & key for garden bridge Three great lead weights & five lessor Queen’s Chamber One bedsted curteins valen wrought One feather bed Two down pillows and one bolster Two blankets Yellow silk counterpane One green couch one little drawer table Two stands one dressing table eight chairs wrought fire shovel tongs fire irons Bellows One looking glass one white chamber pot Four window curteins Hanging shelf. Brush. Little chamber betwixt Queen’s & best One bedsted & bolster of feathers Three blankets & a rug Two covrd stools & one joynd Best Chamber Bedsted feather bed Two blankets & a quilt, three pillows Bolster inner valenc. One looking glass Six chairs Two stools One dressing table & another table Two stands fire shovel & tongs & pair bellows Hanging shelf, five window curteins & rods. Six pictures. Two white chamber pots. Dining Room Three tables two dozen of leather chairs. Three leather carpets one great flower pot for chimney one iron back for chimney. At the Stair Head A square table One hanging candlestick Red Chamber Bedsted, feather bed, two blankets One rug. Counterpane, one bolster Two pillows Two carpets |
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(page 5 ) Curtains & valons rod one & lacesOne couch three chairs Two stools to the beds One plush chair. Two plush stools old One foot stool one stand Two tables One french table unjoynted or down Fire shovel tongs bellows Red buckram to go about the valons to save them Close stool & pan In the space into the chapel Three trunks & a chest & a large hanging wainscote press in which is two large carpets of Turkey work A piece of printed Kederminster & three red carpets Four leather carpets In the old study Two wrought stools One wrought chair One chest & one stand & a great Nest of drawers One chair uncovered A three footed stool Frank’s Chamber Three barrels Bedsted,feather bed, a bolster Three blankets, a three footed stool Old Lady’s Chamber Bedsted,three feather beds three bolsters Three pillows eight blankets & a counterpane Two matts for beds. One couch Two cushions wrought Three chairs Two close stools a close stool with a pan in it Four red curteins & valens four window curteins Two carpets Two sheets to lap up the furniture of the room One hanging shelf Two pictures of the Lady Childs & her children Fire shovel tongs & bellows and irons Two soft brushes Six Turkey work stools A foot stool One stand. Gallery Three chairs.Three stools turkey wk Two large trunks.A french table Two cake hoops of tinn Space before the Nursery One nest of drawers Three feather beds. One trundle bed and the other two with curteins Nine blankets one rug one cover lid three bolsters three pillows two little pillows two large fire boxes one rush chair two song stools A woolen smoothing cloath Lady Barnard’s Chamber One bed & a matt. Two blankets and a counterpane |
(Page 6 ) Bolster & two pillows curteins wrought & valens Two looking glasses Two hanging shelves two tables two stands three chairs One dressing box two carpets one of which is Ked— erminster One foot stool Fire shovel tongs bellows and irons A pair of snuffers & a bruss Window curteins of Kederminster In the Lobby A large joynt chest A box close stool for children with a pan in it An hand rubbing bruss Two soft rubbing brushes Children’s cann A bristle besom Two blew jugs Two curtein rods Lady Childs Chamber Thirteen books in folio sent in by Mr Ray One book in quarto & one in octavo One bedsted with curteins & valens,one feather bed one bolster three pillows Seven blankets one quilt of calico One looking glass One troy weight Six cane chairs & one chair same cover with the bed One chest of drawers unlocked and the other locked One black cabinet One stand one bruss,two hanging shelves One little table Six cushions Two carpets Four valens for the bed curteins for the canopy bed and frame for the canopy. Some odd things of Calico & Kederminster in a box A small fine twiggen skem basket Mr Willughby’s picture Fire shovel & tongs & irons & round irons to keep up the fire,bellows two large fire boxes Looking glass Two window curteins A pewter cistern Pewter trencher plates three dozen One chees plate,three pie plates One bedpan. Two flagons. Nine sawsers, one potinger,two salts,one pint pot A brass preserving kettle Close stool & pan,a spitting pan Linnen Five pairs of fine sheets Five long towels Three duester cloaths & two the stanley left Two hall table cloaths Five cupboard cloathes For pair & half of pillow biers One fine long towel Two damask napkins One coarse towel Three dozen & ten coars napkins A bolster case & a bag to put foul cloathes in A trug basket two parlour table cloaths one pair more of fine sheets |
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( Page 7 ) Maids Chamber two offTwo Bedsteds Feather beds Feather bolsters One flock bed Seven blankets Mr Ray’s chamber One bedsted Kederminster curteins & valons Two pillows & bolster Three blankets A good rug One feather bed Two carpets, two smal tables One joynt stool One turkey work chair Two Kederminster chairs One Kederminster cushion and two Kederminster stools Gire shovel & tongs Room betwixt Mr Ray’s & stil chamber One bedsted One good feather bed One feather bolster Two smal tables Joynt chair uncovered Mr Ray’s Study One crazy livery table Kederminster carpet StillChambre Two pair of yarn blades One fire screen Five chair frames One stoole One rush old chair One livery table One trundle bedsted One turkeywork loom Old pair of verginals Old green cushion that was formerly the pulpit cushion in the church A piec of a trench diner table Two stills (In the) Garret Sixteen pewter chamber pots High brass candle sticks Nine brass hand candle sticks Ten pewter candle sticks Five pewter basins One tin spitting pan Two pair of snuffers one brass the other iron Four pewter sockets for candle sticks Old plush pillion cloath A bol for the chappel |
(page 8 ) One joynt footstoolOne coven chair A smal joynt stool One iron grate One red pillion cloath One pillion One flat iron Two irons that used to be houled for the beads One fire box Six hors cloaths & each a pad A box with five dozen & four trenchers One pair of stag horns And an old ripple comb Two little close stools one hath a pan in it One wooden bottle A large fir box with a few white quarrys in it An old heavy coffer lockt up supposed to have candles in it In the Chapel One table.One tub for foul cloaths Close stool & pan Two presses for cloaths & napkins Space before the nursery room A livery table. One Trunk One pair of tables One warming pan. One close stool & pan |