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Probate Inventory of Simon Benning

Port Royall February 19th 1687/8
An Inventory of the Goods and Chattles of the Dedisseased Mr. Simon Benning as there was apprais by Mrs Richard Greene and John Roswell and are as followeth (viz_)

……………………………….          li// s// d

To 1//7li//mould weighed 150//at 1sp li…………………..07//10//–

To 1/4li//mould 115//at 1s p li ………………………. 05//15//–

To 1//4li//Duep 117 at 1s p li ……………………..  05//17//–

To 1//midle plater mould at //1l//112 p li ………………… 05//12//–

To 1//bason and 1 Plate mould at 1l//117 p li ……………….05//17//–

To 1//Plate mould at 1l:35 p li ……………………..01//15//–

To 74 pound of Iron working tooles …………………..01//04//–

To 14 pound of old mettel at ……………………..00//08//09

To 50 pound Scruf pewter ………………………  01//11//03

To 2 anvils & 12 hammers at ………………………02//10//–

To 1 wheele and Spindle ……………………….  03//00//–

To Blocks & old things in the workhouse ………………..  01//10//–

To 250 of cast Rufe plates at 8d p li ………………….. 07//16//–

To 60 pound of old brass at ………………………01//17//6

To 3 //hundred of old pewter Lay at 6d p li ………………..05//13//6

To 190ct//28li at Seven pence half penny p li ……………….60//05//03

To 113// of alloy at 4d half penny p li ………………….  02//02//8

To 20//pound of old pewter at 7d½ p li …………………..//12//6

To 3_//pound of new pewter at 12d p li …………………  1?//12//–

To 1 case of glass bottls at ………………………  –//05//–

To 1//cestern of pewter at ……………………….   –//07//–

To 2 pai__ of old Scales & weight at ………………….  –//15//–

To 26ct:45li//pound of pewter at 1s p li ……………….   132// 5//–

To 2 old beds & bedstead ……………………….    02//10//–

To 1 bead & bedstead at ………………………    03//–//–

To 1 Table Looking glass 2 chairs & a box ………………..01//–//–

To 1 bead & bedstead curtins & vallians …………………07//–//–

To 2 Chest of Drawers Tables 6 Chers and

1 Looking Glass …………………………      10//–//00

To 2 chests and Linnen 1 close Stoole and

Hammerkar …………………………..        05//–//–

To 1 Jack 1 Kittle & sume

old things in the Coockroom ………………………   02//15//–

To cash 3li10s to 28 ounces of Plate ……………………10//10//–

To 1 grinstone water cask & tools…………………….  01//–//–

To 3 Tables Desk the Furniture of the Low room ……………..07//–//–

To 1 Large Looking glass at ……………………..  01// 5//–

To 1 Bead & beadstead curtins & valliance ………………    05//–//–

To 6 chaares and a Table ……………………..      02//–//–

To old Copper & brass 121li: at 7p½ p li …………………03//15//01

To course brass 21li at 4p½ p li ……………………   00// 7//11

To book debts Standing out ……………………..     28// 8//0

To bad debts Standing out ……………………..    29//18//0

the marke of ————-
Richard R. Greene £376//11//10
John Rosswell ————-

Notes:

  1. 20 shilling (s) = 1 pound (li), 12 pence (d) = 1 shilling
  2. li = libri (pound)
  3. ‘p’ — per
  4. Lath to spin pewter
  5. Here, ct = 10-pound units. This works out to be 1900 li (plus 28 li) for a total of 128 li.
  6. Probably cistern, which in this context means a chest or box
  7. Hammock