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Inventory of Robert Clapham of Great Crakehall, 11 April 1642

A true and perfect inventory of all the goods and chattels of Robart Clapham of Great Crakehall within the parishe of Bedale, lately deceased, and praised this leaventh day of Aprill Anno dmi 1642, by fower honest men ; Richard ...... , William Collinson, Richard Mason & Thomas Harrieson

In primis his purse and apperrell £3 - 0 - 0
It. fower oxen and hay £21 - 0 - 0
It. tow meares & a stag £7 - 0 - 0
It. forteene steares & tow heffers £7 - 10 - 0
It. three kyne & three kalfes £9 - 10 - 0
It. eighteene ewes & lambes, and eleaven geld sheepe £11 - 8 - 0
It. tow swyne hodgs £1 - 6 - 8
It. eight acres of hard corne £19 - 0 - 0
It. five acres of oates and pease £7 - 0 - 0
It. twelve bushell of barly £2 - 0 - 0
It. baken & beefe £1 - 10 - 0
It. towe yeares in a farme £6 - 0 - 0
It. six bushels of rye and six of pease  
   
Debts oweinge by the testator :  
It. funerall expenses £4 - 3 - 0
It. oweing to his father William Clapham £29 - 0 - 0
   
Debts owing to the testator :  
James Richardson £10 - 0 - 0
   

Richard Benson
William Collinson
Thomas Harrison
Richard Mason

[ Anne Clapham, his widow, is granted probate ]


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