Inventory of Mathew Bishop, 1689

Herts RO A25/4300

An Inventory of the Goods & Chattells of Mathew Bishop of Winslow in the County of Bucks Lately Deceased


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Imprimis his wearing Clothes & money in his Pockett
30
0
0
In Corner Chamber over the Shop i bed & Bedsteed i table & Chaires & Stooles & 2 truncks w(i)th other Lumber
3
13
4
In the midle Roome i feather Bed & Beding i litle Table etc.
2
2
0
In the Roome over the Hall i Chest i table 2 Chaires etc
1
10
0
In the Garrett i bedsteed & Truncks 2 Chests 10 p(ayr)e of sheets w(i)th pillow Beeres & Table Linen w(i)th other trumpery
5
7
6
In wheat
1
0
0
In the Hall i table w(i)th Chaires & Stooles i Jack handirons fire shovell & tongs & hang(er) i flich & half of Bacon w(i)th other small things
2
1
6
In the Cellar Barrells & Brewing vessells w(i)th other small things
1
3
4
In the Pantry i table dresser i bress i Cupboard & pewter w(i)th other necessaryes
4
6
8
In the Brewhouse i furnace 3 potts 4 kettles i brass pan & skilletts w(i)th other necessaryes
3
15
6
In the yard i hovell w(i)th wood & straw w(i)th other Lumber
3
1
0
In the Warehouse for Broad Cloth & narrow Cloth
95
0
0
It(em) for searge & stuffs
51
0
0
It(em) for buttons & hose for woosted & yarn
25
0
0
Silver Lace; thred; & fringes w(i)th Pins & paper & silk
40
0
0
In the Shop for woollen Cloths
38
0
0
for stuff & shalloon
35
0
0
for Crapes & tammyes & half silk stuffs
65
0
0
for dimothy & Cull Linen & fustean & Buckroms & bone
25
0
0
for Ribons & Galloomes Gimps & silk Laces tapes & fillatings
140
0
0
For Cottens flanells Bayes & Linseys
35
0
0
For silks & Callicoes
36
0
0
For Lockrom & Dowlis
69
0
0
For Hollans; Scotch cloth & Muslings
96
0
0
For blu Linen & osnabrigs
61
0
0
For Bedtick & other linen Cloth
5
0
0
For Crokers; Barrus[?] & sacking
12
0
0
For hose, Leading Strings, & laces & cruell
11
0
0
For kentings & Cambricks
9
15
0
For Canvus & hempen Cloth
8
0
0
For Malt
2
0
0
[page 2] Item In the Shop for Boddis
6
0
0
For Leather pokettskins
2
05
0
For Tobacco & Pipes
For other odd things
6
10
0
For Bonds & Book Debts & For money in the house
395
0
0
 
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409
15
0
on the other side
918
15
10
 
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1328
10
10

Prized by us John Henly Tho(mas) Godwyn Tho(mas) Foster

[Presented 6 July 1689 by Mr Peter Barrett notary public for Thomas Bishop son & administrator]

Administration of Mathew Bishop, 1689

Herts RO 125AW3

[summarised from Latin and English]

Thomas Bishopp of Winslow, shopkeeper
John Croft of the same, clerk
Thomas Robinson of Winslow, yeoman
were obliged for £2,000
dated 27 June 1689

Administration granted to Thomas Bishop "the naturall and Lawfull son & Administrator of Mathew Bishop deceased".

Thomas appeared in person and stated that Mathew died intestate on the last day of April 1689. He was sworn by John Cole, archdeacon.

Notes

Mathew Bishop farthing both sides
One of Mathew Bishop's "farthings"

Mathew Bishop was buried on 3 May 1689. He must have been by far the richest man in Winslow at the time in terms of the value of his stock but his household furnishings were very modest (perhaps he had already given most of them to his son). He also issued his own trade tokens with three boars' heads. One of these was found at Beachampton in 2012. He wrote a number of wills for other people but did not leave one himself. He married Deborah Shrimpton on 16 March 1649/50, and may have come to Winslow with John (or Thomas) Bishop who was vicar 1648-52. Deborah was buried on 27 June 1688. Their children baptised at Winslow were:

bress ?= press

stuffs: stuff normally refers to worsted made of mixed fibres

shalloon: A cheap, closely woven, twilled textile made of worsted, often hot pressed, chiefly used for linings (Dictionary of Traded Goods)

tammies: light weight, plain-weave fabrics that were strong and stringy (Dictionary of Traded Goods)

dimothy = dimity: stout cotton cloth, similar to fustian often with a linen mix, but distinctive because it was stripped or patterned with fancy figures in the weave (Dictionary of Traded Goods)

Cull Linen: not identified

Galloomes = galloon: A kind of narrow, close-woven ribbon or braid, of gold, silver, or silk thread, used for trimming articles of apparel (OED)

Gimp: Silk, worsted, or cotton twist with a cord or wire running through it (OED)

Bayes = bays: a textile characterized by a woollen weft about four times heavier than the warp and crammed enough to hide it (Dictionary of Traded Goods)

Lockrom = lockram: a linen cloth of variable qualities used to make both wearing apparel and household linen (Dictionary of Traded Goods)

Dowlis = dowlas: a coarse kind of linen cloth (Dictionary of Traded Goods)

Scotch cloth: a fabric resembling lawn but cheaper (Dictionary of Traded Goods)

blu Linen: blue linen was common, and valued at 7d - 14d / yard (Dictionary of Traded Goods)

osnabrigs = osnaburg: a kind of coarse linen (and later cotton) cloth originally made at Osnabrück, used esp. for making rough hard-wearing clothing, or for furnishings, sacks, tents, etc. (OED)

Bedtick: i.e. the material used to make a bedtick: A large flat quadrangular bag or case, into which feathers, hair, straw, chaff, or other substances are put to form a bed (OED)

Crokers: a croker sack is a southern U.S. term for a sack of coarse material; presumably this refers to something similar

Barrus: reading and meaning uncertain

cruell = crewel: A thin worsted yarn of two threads, used for tapestry and embroidery (OED)

kenting: a kind of fine linen cloth (OED)