Inventories
WS/1676
CRO
27 April 1676
James Lem
male
Distiller
Distiller
Chester, Cheshire, England
Appraisers
Ambrose Sharples
male
Shop
1 small nest of boxes 4s
Rundlets with 27 gallons of strong waters £4 1s
2 gallons of aqua vitae 8s 4d
16 gallons of aniseed water £2 16s
20 quarts of cordial waters £5
Empty 4 gallon rundlets £1 16s 8d
10 gallons of vinegar 8s 4d
15 gallons of brandy £2 8s
36 glass bottles 6s
18 earthen bottles 3s
1 pewter gallon, 1 pewter pottle, 2 pewter quarts, 2 pewter pints, 2 pewter half-pints, 5 pewter gills, 2 pewter half gills 16s
4 tin tundishes, 2 little brass candlesticks 2s
3 silver tasters 7s 6d
1 brass scale, brass weights 7s
11 yards of fustian 9s
Yarn 18s 8d
1 little lead cistern 15s
3 joined stools 2s
1 sitting wheel 5s
17 brass cocks 17s
1 addice 10s
5 old boxes, lumber 1s 6d
Still House
1 butt and 3 quarters of spirits £15 5s
1 butt of low wine 15s
Half a butt of low wine 7s
1 hogshead of low wine 8s
4 stills, tubs, 1 warmer £30
1 copper furnace, brewing vessels £10
1 hand mill
3 empty butts, 1 hogshead £1 10s
2 hogsheads, 1 tub 5s
14 old casks £1 1s
20 old casks and rundlets £1 6s
1 shovel, 1 cole-rake, 1 pole 6s 6d
4 deal boards, 11 iron hoops £1 3s 6d
2 pewter pipes, old iron 12s
1 lead panel £5
1 great cistern, 3 shovels 11s 6d
Backside
2 trows and gears £2
Lead cisterns £2 10s
Washing vessels 5s
Store Rooms
8 casks of sugar £10
3 trusses of clove bark £1 8s
1 box of coriander seed 6s 8d
39 pounds of caraway seed 6s 8d
13 empty casks 17s 4d
7 deal boxes 6s
7 shot riddles 1s 9d
1 bench, stools 7s
7 glass bottles, earthen bottles 1s
Old copper 3s 4d
1 old copper still, 1 warmer £6
1 pair of scales 3s
1 parcel of cork 3s
Earthen bottles 3s
2 old tubs 2s
1 deal board partition 5s
Boards £1 5s
Shot House
4 tubs, covers £4
2 pipes 12s
2 frails of decayed Malaga 3s
1 shot furnace, ladles £1 10s
1 old furnace, 1 kettle £2
Rundlets, 1 powdering tub 11s
1 pair of racks 13s 4d
Old iron 6s
Cellar
Barrels of beer 18s
11 strong water casks £1 10s
17 rundlets £1 3s 8d
29 small rundlets, 2 turning dishes £1
13 glass bottles, 5 mugs 3s 6d
7 brass cocks 7s
4 barrels, 1 kilderkin 8s
1 pewter gallon, 1 quart pint, 1 half-pint, 1 gill, 3 turning dishes 7s
1 lead pipe for the pump 15s
4 stillages 15s
111 gallons ordinary strong water £16 13s 4d
2 gallons caraway water 15s 5d
1 gallon nutmeg water 8s
2 gallons cardamom water 10s
7 shelves 5s
4 gallons angelica water 15s
Kitchen
58 pounds of pewter £6 8s 8d
4 little candlesticks, 1 pair of snuffers, 1 little brass pestle and mortar 15s
2 lanterns 2s
Tinware 5s
3 brass pots, 3 posnets £2 5s
Brass kettles, copper ware £1 18s
1 boiler, 1 cover £1 10s
Old brass 3s
1 warming pan 5s
2 fenders, 1 toasting iron 9s
3 fire shovels, 3 pair of tongs, 1 cheese toaster, 1 chopping knife, 1 flesh fork 10s
1 stander 1s
2 smoothing irons, heaters 6s
1 frying pan, 1 chafing dish, 2 hand hooks, 2 iron candlesticks, 1 niggard iron 4s
1 jack with the appurtenances 15s
1 dripping pan, 2 crows, 1 iron pot, 2 spits, 1 iron pestle and mortar 15s
1 iron beam, scales 16s
2 crooks, other wooden ware 12s
3 sieves 1s 8d
Wainscot about the little closet, shelves within 16s
1 settle 5s
1 shelf, 3 boards at the back door 6s
5 shelves 2s 6d
1 cupboard over the chimney 6s
3 turned chairs, 3 joined stools 6s
7 firkins 10s 6d
2 small boxes 3s 6d
5 twig baskets, 2 straw baskets 2s
Parlour
Books £3
1 little cupboard, 1 desk, 1 box 10s
1 red couch £2
1 trunk, 1 desk, 1 box 12s
2 chairs, 4 stools 13s
2 little tables, 2 carpets 10s
Chamber over the Kitchen
1 feather bed, 2 bolsters, 4 pillows, 3 blankets, 1 rug, curtains, 1 valance, 1 quilt, 1 bedstead
5 chairs, 8 stools £1 10s
1 chest of drawers £3
1 cellar of bottles, 1 little cabinet, 1 straw box 10s
3 looking glasses, 2 twig baskets, bugle baskets £1 10s
1 table, 1 carpet, window curtains, 1 rod 17s
Closet by the Chimney
1 closet, shelves within it 13s 4d
3 boxes, 2 trunks 12s
1 trunk, 1 box 2s
Chamber over the Parlour
1 feather bed, 3 bolsters, 3 pillows, 2 blankets, 1 rug, 1 counterpane, curtains, 1 valance, bedsteads £5
1 board chest 4s 4d
2 kneading troughs, 1 box 15s
2 hatchets, 3 twig baskets 4s
12 boards, 4 spars 10s
30 measures of mixed grain £4 10s
3 bags of nails, 6 pair of door hinges £2 15s
Garret over the Parlour
40 measures of malt £6
Feather flock beds, 2 bolsters, 3 pillows, 1 blanket, 1 rug, 1 bedstead, 1 screen, 1 frame, 1 desk, 1 cradle £3
2 sacks 2s 6d
Linens
3 tablecloths 8s
3 tablecloths 10s
24 napkins £1 4s
2 tablecloths 14s
6 towels, 1 pillow-bere 7s
6 coarse towels, 4 cupboard cloths 10s
Silver Plate
143 ounces of silver plate
2 pillions, 1 saddle, 1 bridle 10s
1 new side saddle £2 10s
1 hundredweight of cheese £1
Lead weights £1 15s
Floor over the still house £1 10s
Charcoal £1
Coal 8s
Water gutters, other lumber 10s
Kiln in Northgate Street
12 measures of barley £1 10s
1 haircloth, 1 measure, 1 shovel, 1 deal board, 1 tub 13s 4d
Coal for drying malt 5s
Totals
£192 17s 9d
£8
£540 4s 7d