46 AN INVENTORY OF 1627. 



I have brought also for comparison another Inventory of 

 1640, but this gives no values, and refers to a much more 

 important house at Craford (doubtless Crayford in Kent). 

 This is much easier to read than the Handley one, though 

 only 13 years later, so that I have not transcribed it with 

 the exception of the ee and ss and some of the spelling, it 

 differs little from the writing of the present day. The pewter 

 comprised no less than 58 dishes, besides plates and other 

 things, and there is a good deal of silver, Turkey carpets and 

 Turkey work, French chairs and carpets, tapestry and other 

 hangings and curtains, but remarkably little furniture except 

 bedsteads and chairs. It looks as if it might have been made 

 by an amateur, perhaps the owner, Mr. Robert Draper, and 

 he may have got tired of it before he came to the end, as one 

 sometimes does, I fear, with such lists ! But it is very 

 interesting as far as it goes. I will not enter into further 

 details, as it is not the subject of my paper, but pass it round 

 so that those who wish may study it at leisure. 



TRANSCRIPTION OF INVENTORY ON PARCHMENT ROLL 45iN. 



BY 6lN., BELONGING TO N. M. RlCHARDSON. 



A true and perfect Inventory indented conteyning all the goods 

 and Chatles of William Edmonds alias Younge of Woodcotte in the 

 parish of Handley in the Countie of Dorset yoman deceased taken and 

 praysed the Fowerteenth day of January by William Clarke John 

 Coumbe and Henry Thorne Anno Domini 1627 etc. 



s. d. 

 Imprimis in the Hall Two Table bordes three formes 



Eyght ioyne stooles and one Chayer . . . . 100 



Item Two Carpatts & Tenn Kushings . . . . 0134 



Item one payre of Iron Andiers & a Copper Candelstick 034 

 Item in the Roome within the Hall Two Table bords 



One Beedsteed One Cubberd & a payre of Tables 100 

 Item in the Buttery Three Hogesheads Seaven barrells 

 Three timber flaggens & three timber horses to 

 beare the barrells .. .. .. .. .. 100 



Item three pewter Candelsticks five brasse Candel- 

 sticks Two tinninge booles three pewter saltes & 

 one pewter flaggen .. .. .. .. .. 18 



