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Consistory Court, Inventories

Catalogue reference: DCb/PRC/21

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This record is about the Consistory Court, Inventories dating from 1573 - 1604.

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Reference
DCb/PRC/21
Title
Consistory Court, Inventories
Date
1573 - 1604
Description

Contains inventories registers. Inventories were prepared and presented in court as part of the probate process (the proving of wills and related testamentary business). They list the deceased's belongings and their values, including such items as household goods, tools, and personal items (often room by room), and any debts owing to him or her.

For example:

Inventory of the goods of John Durkyn of Marden, Kent, deceased, made by John Furner, Edward Cutbush and George Daie of Marden, Kent. 7 June 1600. The inventory is arranged by room and by property and gives prices of the items and total sum:

'In the Hall'

Table, cupboard, settle, chair, little table, bible, fire of brandirons, three painted clothes...

The inventory includes contents of Cheese House and numbers of cattle kept in Yalding, Kent (DCb/PRC/21/16).

Arrangement

These records are arranged in chronological order.

Related material

<p>See inventories held by the Centre for Kentish Studies for the rest of this series.</p>

Held by
Kent History and Library Centre
Language
English
Physical description
14 files
Copies information

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Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f7c74815-43ca-4478-90a2-59ef97399fda/

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Consistory Court, Inventories