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Figure 6. Engraving of Warwick Castle, 1654, by Wenceslaus Hollar, RCIN 802945. The Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023.
[Front cover]
Warwick Castle Inventory An inventory taken at Warwick 22 January 1644
2356-09-11
f. 1r
An inventory taken at Warwick 22 January 1644 of all and singular the goods, chattels & credits of the Right honourable Robert, Lord Brooke, Baron Brooke of Beauchamp Court in the county of Warwick, who deceased 2 March now last past, apprised by Thomas Fish, Job Murcott, John Halford and Thomas Greene, gentlemen.
Warwick Castle, vizt
The great hall
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In the wardrobe
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f. 2r
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f. 3r
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[f. 3v]
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f. 4r
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[f. 4v]
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f. 5r
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[f. 5v]
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The inner room in the wardrobe
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[f. 6v]
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In the still-house
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In the room within called the plate house
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f. 7r
In the chamber over the great hall porch
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In the little room adjoining
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In the chapel
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In the great chamber
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In the green bedchamber
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In the little room without
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In the new dining room
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In the withdrawing room to that on the chamber over the pantry
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The passage room over the bread pantry
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In the passage above stairs to the chapel pews
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In the armoury
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In the gold bedchamber
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f. 8r
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In the little wainscot room without that chamber
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In the room over the gold bedchamber
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In the chamber within that being my Lady's wardrobe
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My Lady's chamber
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In the plush bedchamber
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In the room within that
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In my Lord's closet
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In the watch tower chamber
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f. 9r
In the little hall
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The pantry there
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In the kitchen chamber
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In the little kitchen
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In the pastry
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In the scullery there
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In the larder
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In the strong beer cellar
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In the small beer cellar
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f. 10r
In the wood cellar
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In the great kitchen
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In the old bakehouse
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In the lowest room in the clock tower
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The second story in the clock tower
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[f. 10v]
In the inner room there
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In the third story in the clock tower
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In the lowest room in Guy's tower
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f. 11r
In the second room in Guy's tower,
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In the inner room there
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In the third room
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In the inner room there
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[f. 11v]
In the fourth room in Guy's tower
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In the lowest room in the gatehouse next the inner court
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In the second room there
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In the inner room there
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In the closet at the door there being Mr Hawksworth's
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In the third room in the gatehouse
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f. 12r
In the inner room there being the closet
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In the gunner's room
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In the fourth room in the gatehouse
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In the lowest room in Caesar's tower
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In an inner room there
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[f. 12v]
In the second story in Caesar's tower
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In the inner room there
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In the third story in Caesar's tower
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In Mr Norton's kitchen being now the smith's forge
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In the inner room there
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f. 13r
In the first room above stairs in the gatehouse by the bridge
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In another inner room there
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In the stable
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In the chamber over the great stable
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In the chamber over the little stable
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In the chamber over the porch there
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In the porter's lodge at the outer gate
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[f. 13v]
At the mill
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At the farm
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At Paul's house
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f. 14r
At Wedgnock Park
In the hall at Goodrest house
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In the parlour there
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In the study chamber
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In the chamber over the parlour
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In the room without
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[f. 14v]
In the chamber over the hall
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In the inner room there
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In the Queen's chamber or the chamber over the cellar
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In the passage at the door
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In the chamber over the dairy house
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In the little chamber at the door
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f. 15r
In the two rooms over the kitchen
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In the garret little chamber
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In the cellar
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In the dairy house
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In the kitchen
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In the stables
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In a hovel by the stable
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In the park
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In Goodman Goadby's house
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In Mr Hawksworth's lodge
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In Hugh Hopkins's house
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In Edward Griffin's lodge
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Md. This is a true copy of the inventory here before mentioned, the original whereof (being under the hands of the aforesaid Thomas Fish, Job Murcott, John Halford and Thomas Greene) is now remaining at Warwick Castle, in the custody of Mr Henry Hunt, examined by us.
John Dawson }
Hugh Meades } Scriptor
[Back cover]
Warwick Castle Inventory
The inventory taken at Warwick 22 January 1644
2356-09-11