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1. Bill for Sir Francis Child for military clothing, 1712 May 9.
- Creator:
- Peirce, Jeremiah
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS FILE 19610
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript bill for scarves, livery lace, fringe and tassels purchased in 1711, issued to Sir Francis Child at Ludgate Hill
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Child, Francis, Sir, 1642-1713., Peirce, Jeremiah., and Great Britain. Army.
- Subject (Topic):
- Material culture
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bill for Sir Francis Child for military clothing, 1712 May 9.
2. Inventory of all the goods of Sir Peter Frescheville Knight deceased; praised by Roberte Sitwell, Henry Oxley and [A?] Richards at Stavley, 1559 Nov 25.
- Call Number:
- Osborn a33
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript roll, on parchment, of a household inventory. The valuation, which totals 36.02.00, includes household furniture such as beds, silver serving pieces and spoons, farm equipment, and livestock
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Frescheville, Peter, Sir, d. 1559?
- Subject (Topic):
- Material culture, Inventories, and Probate records
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Inventory of all the goods of Sir Peter Frescheville Knight deceased; praised by Roberte Sitwell, Henry Oxley and [A?] Richards at Stavley, 1559 Nov 25.
3. [Will], 1539 Oct 23.
- Creator:
- Fitzjames, John, Sir, 1470?-1542?.
- Call Number:
- Osborn a35
- Image Count:
- 8
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, on parchment, in a single secretary hand, of a copy of the will of Sir John Fitzjames. The will opens with an appeal to "the most blessed Mother and virgyn Marie St. Anthony and St. Chr[ist]ofer" for their intercession for his soul; arrangements for funeral and intercessory Masses and for a Month's Mind service and The extremely detailed lists of personal and estate bequests that follow comprise a virtual household inventory of the manor house at Redlynch in Somerset. His widow, Eleanor Draycott, receives liferent of Redlynch and Knoll as well as use of the household furnishings, including the beds, hangings, "carpettes, cusshyons, dysshes, potts, and pannes," as well as tablecloths, jewelry, and various articles of plate. Fitzjames also leaves "my greate book of Statutes in vellum or parchment" to his cousin Nicholas Fitzjames, the nearest male heir and successor to Redlynch; silver cups to various other relatives; and ten shillings for "every mayden of good and honest conversation" in his household
- Description:
- In English and Latin., With: 3 documents on parchment concerning James Fitzjames. (1) Indenture transferring revenues and fees inherited from Sir John Fitzjames in the county of Somerset, signed and dated 26 June 1568. (2) Indenture concerning the same, signed and dated 26 June 1570. (3) Attestation of probate of a will for a member of the Fitzjames family in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, signed by the Clerk Thomas Argall and issued in the name of Archbishop Cranmer, n.d. (damaged)., and With: volume of manuscript transcripts of three of the documents made for Sir Thomas Phillipps, with genealogical notes on the Fitzjames family.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Draycott, Eleanor., Fitzjames, John, Sir, 1470?-1542?., and Fitzjames family.
- Subject (Topic):
- Catholics, Decedents' estates, Inheritance and succession, Manors, Material culture, Prayers for the dead, Saints, Cult, and Wills
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Will], 1539 Oct 23.
