Braithewaite, James (Pewterer). Inventory of the goods and chattels of James Braithewaite

Folger bibliographic ID: 232475
Folger call number: Z.d.34
Folger holdings ID: 280985
Accession Number: 266449

Inventory of the goods and chattels of the London pewterer James Braithwaite, providing details of the contents of his shop and living quarters as well as records of debtors and creditors. Among the contents listed under the first heading "Pewter in the Shop & kitchin" are "5 doz[en] & 1/2 of Alchimy spoones" valued at 12 shillings, "an old counterbeame & wooden scales," "one lad-worke wheele," and "one brasse mould." Braithewaite's "livery gowne faced w[i]th budge" (presumably worn in his capacity as a Freeman of the Pewterer's Company) is listed under "Apparrell." Several members of the nobility are listed under "Good debts owing to the Testator att his decease" and "Sperate debts owing to the Testator att his decease" (among them "the Countesse of Oxford," "the Countesse of Bridgwater," and "Lady Cromwell"), while "Debts owing by the Testator att his decease" includes money owed ranging from "for 6 moneths assessment for the Army" and "to the Nurse that attended the Testator in his sicknes."

General notes

Prepared for probate purposes. At the bottom of the inventory: "Ex. per me Hen. Proby Com. Servien ad Legam Civitat London." Endorsements include: "Exhib. in Cur. Orphano[rum] xixviijo die Augusti 1651" and "Daniel Rawlinson Citizen and Vintner of London sole Executor sworne the day & yeare abovewritten" Acquired from Samuel Gedge, 2010-05-12

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Extended title: Inventory of the goods and chattels of James Braithewaite 1651 July 17
Alternate titles: Inventory indented bearing date the xviith of July anno dom 1651 of all & singuler the good[es] chattells rights and creditts w[hi]ch late belonged unto James Brathwaite late Citizen & pewterer of London deceased soone after valued & apprized by Philip Hunt, draper, Richard Mering, Haberdasher, & John Bennett & Robert Lucas, Pewterers, Citizens of London sworne for the true valuacon & apprizment thereof before the right hon[ora]ble Thomas Andrews Lord Maior of the City of London

author: Braithewaite, James (Pewterer), approximately 1617-1651
associated with: Hunt, Philip (Draper), active 17th century
associated with: Mering, Richard (Haberdasher), active 17th century
associated with: Bennett, John (Pewterer), active 17th century
associated with: Lucas, Robert (Pewterer), active 17th century
signer: Proby, Henry, -1660
signer: Rawlinson, Daniel, -1679