Nat Gould

Inventory of William Gould 1725

The Inventory of the property of William Gould accompanying his Will reads as follows:-

[[page 1]
“August the 31 – 1725

A true & perfect Inventory of the goods Cattells & Chattells of Wm. Gould of Crowdicote in the parish of Hartington & County of Derby Husbandman as followeth

	£ s d
Imprimis
one hundred & twentyseven sheep	31 – 15 – 00
Forty five Lambs	06 – 14 – 00
Seventeen Cows	51 – 00 – 00
A bull	02 – 00 – 00
Three stirkes	04 – 18 – 00
Three Caulfes	02 – 00 – 00
An old mare & fole	02 – 10 – 00
Two Colts & A Filley	10 – 00 – 00
Five Cows & A Twinter*	18 – 00 – 00
Hay att Crowdicote	10 – 00 – 00
Hay att Park house	07 – 00 – 00
Two Bullocks	07 – 00 – 00
House place
Fire Grate & Hearth Grate	00 – 13 – 00
Six Chairs & A rest	00 – 13 – 00
A Salt Coffer	00 – 01 – 00
Two Tables three Buffets & A seat	01 – 00 – 00
Puter Tin & Clock	02 – 00 – 00
Brass	02 – 00 – 00
Bakestone & Brundrett	00 – 05 – 00
Wooden ware	00 – 15 – 00
Cheese press & An old Cup board	00 - 06 – 00
Parlour
A Table 2 Buffetts & 2 Little Cupboards	01 – 00 – 00
Little Parlour
A bed & A Little Cupboard	01 – 05 – 00
Chamber over parlour
A Bed	02 – 00 – 00
A Table A press & 2 Chairs	00 – 10 – 00
Chamber over the house
Wooll	22 – 10 – 00
A Bed	01 – 05 – 00
	188 – 10 - 00
[[Page 2]
Chamber over the house
Two Chests & 2 Boxes	00 – 12 – 00
An Ark*	00 – 10 – 00
A Cheese Hatch	00 – 05 – 00
Cheese	05 – 10 – 00
Weights & Scales	00 – 02 – 06
Kitchin Chamber
An Ark*	00 – 06 – 00
Meale	01 – 06 – 00
A Bed	00 – 10 – 00
An Iron pott & A Kettle	00 – 06 – 00
A wean [[wain?]	03 – 00 – 00
odd Lumber	00 – 05 – 00
His mare Saddle & Bridle	05 – 00 – 00
purse & Apparrell	04 – 00 – 00
A swine	01 – 10 – 00
Money upon security	100 - 00 - 00
	123 – 03 – 02
[[from page 1]	188 – 10 - 00
totall	311 – 13 – 02

Valued by us Isaac Gould John Rogars”.

[[*A twinter is a cow that has lived through two winters. An ark is a chest or coffer.]

 

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