1545 Inventory of John Hayser
Thys is the Invytarye of John Haysser of Waldryngfeld in the Cowntie of Suff[olk]
Husbandman in the yere of the reyen of KyngHenerye the eight of th[a]t name kyng
Of E[n]gland of frawnce, of yrelonde and Defender of the fethe and supremhedeinerthe?
Immediatlye next Christ of the church of England and yrelond the xxvi m (26)
The seconde day of September and prysyd by John Rose John Havell& Thomas Tayler
It[e]m vi (6) melcheneytte (cows) iiii li (£4.00)
I[e]tem v (5) wenyngkaulves xv s (15/-)
It[e]m vi (6) old shepe& v (5) lambes xviiisiiiid (18/4d)
It[e]m too hogges iiisiiiid (3/4d)
It[em] too yerelyngkawlfes (calves) xvis (16/-)
It[e]m a nagge viiis (8/-)
It[e]m too lodes of hey (hay) viiis (8/-)
It[e]m iii (3) Quarters?ofpopleburde?(barley?) iiiisviiid (4/8d)
It[e]m xxxv (35) cheses x s (10/-)
It[e]m xviii (18) hens & a cock iiisiiiid (3/4)
It[e]m too bushels of rye iis (2/-)
It[e]m a bushel of peese& a bushel of rye meale xviiid (18d)
It[e]m a brassepott iiis (3/-d)
It[e]m a smanle kettle viiid (8d)
It[e]m a wyde yoke, too payre of trayse& a collar xiiii (14d)
It[e]m a pewter dysshe iiid (4d)
It[e]m a mattock & a shovull xd (10d)
It[e]m a faume? (forme) vid (6d)
It[e]m a chyrne (churn) xd (10d)
It[e]m a spyth (spit) a tryvit& a tramell xxd (20d)
It[e]m a sythe, too shares & a culter xxd (20d)
It[e]m A bucket & A cheyne (bucket & chain) xvid (15d)
It[e]m A fetherbede& a payre of bed-ydles xiid (12d)
It[e]m v (5) yards of whyte russet iiisiid (4/2d)
It[e]m Awolstydedublet (worsted doublet) iiiis (4/-d)
It[e]m tooJerkynges A petyecote A payre of slorpes xxd (20d)
It[e]m A payer of whytehowes? (hoses?) xxd (20d)
It[e]m tooshertts viiid (8d)
It[e]m Apotte of butter of ii (2) gallons viiid (8d)
It[e]m too mylkpans& too mylkekooleres iiid (4d)
It[e]m too crème pottes iid (2d)
It[e]m Asaltyng trough viiid (8d)
It[e]m Acheseracke& too cheseberdes iiiid (4d)
It[e]m A table & too chesefattes vid (6d)
It[e]m A mylkyngpayle& A mawude? Iiiid (4d)
It[e]m xii li (£12) of old yro[–]y? vid (6d)
So by 1545 we have it that Henry VIII is not only King of England, but also Ireland and France and Defender of the Faith and supreme head of the Church in England and Ireland. ( 400 plus years of Irish troubles are about to kick off) . The pricing of the inventory is done by John Rose, John Havell and Thomas Tayler. Words which intrigue are melcheneytte ([milking] cow), popleburde (barley), tryvit and tramell, bed-ydles. Presumably there was a MRs Hayser becaeuse the inventory includes a petticoat and a pair of slorpes. A salting trough . A mawude associated… Read more »