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APPENDIX 2 INVENTORY TAKEN AT BROOKE HOUSE, HOLBORN, 28 JULY 1643

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2024

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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Historical Society

[Front cover]

Brook House Inventory Pro Brooke domina con Bovey armiger The inventory taken at Brooke House in Holborn, London, 28 July 1643

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An inventory of the goods & chattels *at Brook House in Holborn London* of the Right honourable Robert, Lord Brooke, deceased, taken & appraised 28 July 1643 by Mr George Ingram & Mr Charles Cockain, as followeth

In the gallery

In the great dining room next the street

In the little dining room

In the great dining room next the garden

In the withdrawing room

In the corner chamber next the garden above stairs

In the parlour

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In the steward's chamber

In the hall

In the kitchen

In the wash-house

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In the wash-house chamber

In the garret

In the back yard

In the pantry

In the cellar

In the butler's chamber

In the porter's lodge

In the hall at the house next to Brooke House on the west

In the kitchen

In the room called the Evidence Room

In Mr Robert's chamber

[p. 4]

In the young lord's chamber

In the garret

In the stable

In the stable chamber

In the loft

In the groom's chamber

In the coach-house

In the garden

In Mr Bridges's chamber

In the chamber against it

In the garret

In Mr Sadeskey's chamber

[p. 5]

In the still house

In my lady's chamber

In the back chamber

In Mr Smith's chamber

In the upper chamber Mr Crosses

Over the gardener's chamber

In the balcony chamber

In Mr Edward's chamber

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In the parlour chamber

In Mr Overton's chamber

In Mr Sadler's chamber

In Mr Halford's chamber

The dining room next the street

The great dining room next the garden

In the wardrobe

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Summa: 1078-18-06

At Brook House in Hackney

At Brook House in Holborn

George Ingram, Charles Cokayne

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Since added    125-17-08

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This writing was showed unto George Ingram gent.

Footnotes

WCRO, CR1886 BL2712.

References

2 William Herbert, 3rd earl of Pembroke (1580–1630). His mother was Mary Sidney, sister of Sir Philip Sidney: ODNB.

3 Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586), author and courtier. He attended school with Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke. The inscription on Brooke's tomb notes he was ‘Friend to Sir Philip Sidney’: ODNB.

4 Creeper: a small iron ‘dog’, of which a pair were placed on a hearth between the andirons: OED.

5 Fustian: a kind of coarse cloth made of cotton and flax: OED.

6 Diaper: a linen fabric woven with a small and simple pattern: OED.

7 Pillow-bere: a pillow case: OED.

8 Court-cupboard: a movable sideboard or cabinet used to display plate: OED.

9 Perfuming pan: pan used to burn incense, etc. for fumigation and disinfecting: OED.

10 Porringer: a small bowl or basin, typically with a handle, used for soup, stews, or similar dishes: OED.

11 Skillet: A cooking utensil of brass, copper, or other metal, used for boiling liquids, stewing meat: OED.

12 Pot-hook: A hook suspended over a fireplace on which a pot or kettle may be hung: OED.

13 Gridiron: A cooking utensil formed of parallel bars of iron or other metal in a frame, usually supported on short legs, and used for broiling over a fire: OED.

14 Trivet: a three-footed stand or support, often for a pot, kettle, or other vessel placed over a fire for cooking: OED.

15 Flock: a material consisting of the coarse tufts and refuse of wool or cotton: OED.

16 Sumpter cloth: a cloth or blanket designed to cover the back of a sumpter or packhorse, or its load: OED.

17 Stills: apparatus for distillation: OED.

18 Limbeck: an early apparatus used for distilling: OED.

19 Verdure: a rich tapestry ornamented with representations of trees or other vegetation: OED.

20 Persey: Persian carpets: OED.

21 Fat: a large vessel for liquids, a brewer's vat: OED.

22 Cooler: a container in which anything is cooled or set to cool: OED.

23 Haft: a handle: OED.