Research Notes:

The Will of Henry Carpenter of the Parish of Illogan in the County of Cornwall, Yeoman, proved 28 Mar 1637. ²

In the name of God Amen I Henry Carpenter of the parish of Illoggan in the County of Corne Wall yeoman beinge of perfect minde & memorie at the makinge hereof thankes be unto Allmightie God, doe make this my last will & testament in manner & forme followinge

First I committ my soule into the hands of Allmightie God and my bodye to Christian Buriall.

Imprimise: I doe geive & bequeth unto the parish Church of Illogan x? s.

I doe make Give & Designe mine tenement in Merres Wolas unto my two sonns Thomas Carpenter & Henry Carpenter.

Item. I doe give & bequeath unto my wife Sedwell Carpenter & my two sonns Thomas Carpenter & Henry Carpenter All my goods within dores and without equally jountlye & severallye executors.

But I doe except that my wife Sedwell Carpenter shall have the full use and managinge of the Land and goods duringe her widowe hood or before such time as the Chyldren com to the full age of one and twentye yeares of age.

the signe of Henry Carpenter

Johanes Carpenter Teste
the signe of Richard Paule.

A true Inventorie of the goods & Chattels of Henrie Carpenter Deceased of the parishe of Illoggan praysed by Richard Triell & Bastian Merrin of the fore said parishe the xxiiii daye of Februarye Anno domini 1636/7.

Imprimise for his Aparell ——	£2 00s 00d
It: for two fether beds ——	£3 00s 00d
It: for 4 boulsters & 4 pillows ——	£2 00s 00d
It: for 3 peires of blankets ——	£1 10s 00d
It: for 2 peires & halfe of bed sheets & 2 pillow tyes ——	£1 00s 00d
It: for 4 Rugs & one Coverlet ——	£2 00s 00d
It: for 6 yeards of Cloth ——	£0 12s 00d
It: for 3 bord Cloths & bord napkings ——	£0 7s 00d
It: for -- bord Coverlet ——	£0 03s 00d
It: for 2 bed steeds ——	£1 06s 00d
It: for an ould truskell bed ——	£0 01s 00d
It: for 3 table bords formes & gimstooles? ——	£1 10s 00d
It: for one Chayre and other stooles ——	£0 02s 00d
It: for two brusshes ——	£0 01s 06d
It: for two Couppards ——	£1 00s 00d
It: for 3 brazen Crokes & one posen ——	£2 06s 08d
It: for 2 greate pans 6 little pans & two skillards ——	£6 10s 00d
It: for two Candle stickes & one Chaffer dish ——	£0 06s 00d
It: for xxio: platters & 6 poggers ——	£1 12s 00d
It: for 5 sawsers 2 salt salers & one tynninge cup ——	£0 04s 00d
It: for 7 sylser spoungs ——	£1 08s 00d
It: for a dozen and haulfe of tynning spoungs ——	£0 01s 04d
It: for -- owld yower & a little brazen . . . . . . . ——	£0 01s 06d
It: for one byble and 3 lyttle bookes ——	£0 06s 00d
It: for four Cloming disshes ——	£0 01s 00d
It: for 4 glasses & 2 bottles ——	£0 2s 0d
It: for . . . . . . . ——	£0 01s 00d
It: for 2 . . . . . . . ——	£0 01s 00d
It: for one musskets and furniture ——	£1 00s 00d
It: for a dozen and haulfe of thre---- ——	£00 00s 09d
It: for 6 streening disshes one bowle & 1 ladle ——	£00 00s 09d
It: for one hossket tubb & 1 salt barrell ——	£0 05s 01d
It: for two trunkes and a Cradle ——	£00 03s 00d
It: for one haw------ furniture ——	£00 04s 00d
It: for two wheele barrows ——	£00 05s 00d
It: for Clominge vessels ——	£00 01s 06d
It: for victualls butter and Cheese ——	£00 07s 00d
It: for Sackes ——	£00 04s 00d
It: for 6 pounds of woulle ——	£00 06s 00d
It: for candles ——	£00 01s 04d
It: for two vats ——	£00 00s 08d
It: for rops halters & gy---- ——	£00 01s 06d
It: for one flasket and basskets ——	£00 00s 08d
It: for a saddle and his furniture ——	£00 08s 00d
It: for a peire of andyers and two brandes ——	£00 04s 00d
It: for 4 chaynes & 4 peire of Crookes ——	£00 06s 00d
It: for sho----- . . . . . . . . ——	£00 06s 00d
It: for edge tooles and owld . . . . . . . ——	£00 04s 00d
It: for an owld plow and toe youkes ——	£00 01s 00d
It: for arts and barlye ——	£02 10s 00d
It: for a grending stone ——	£00 01s 00d
It: for 3 kine ——	£07 00s 00d
It: for 2 yerlings & 2 young bullocks ——	£02 06s 08d
It: for 37 sheepe ——	£07 08s 00d
It: for 3 broches and a bar of Iron & a little . . . . . . . ——	£00 04s 00d
It: for one sow and one pigge ——	£00 08s 00d
It: for 3 horses and one coult ——	£05 00s 00d
It: for hynds and duckes ——	£00 02s 00d
It: for things un knowen ——	£00 02s 00d
It: for a Chattell lese tenement ——	£30 00s 00d
[Total]	£87 17s 06d