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Administration 
of the Estate of Thomas Vines of Dauntsey 1671

Elinore Vines, widow of Thomas Vines the elder, yeoman of Dauntsey, who died intestate, was sworn to administer his estate on 2nd May 1671. The administration bond was signed by Elinore Vines and Thomas Vines. An inventory of the estate is attached.
 

Inventory
  A true and perfect inventory of the goods and chattells of Thomas Vines, yeoman of     Dauntsey in the County of Wilts, deceased ye second day of April in the year of our      Lord 1671, taken and praised by those whose names are hereunto subscribed the 11th day of Aprill 1671
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Eighteen kine, five to (2?) yeare old, to .....?, three calves 68 0 0
To horses, one pige prased at 9 0 0
On rick of hay with ye other .....? prased at  15 0 0
In bond and money in ye house and debts which is owing 31 0 0
In the hall one table board, one chair, to joynd stools 10 0
To dozen of butter with yo reat of ye small butter 2 0 0
One flitch of bakon with ye other ..... praised at 15 0
In the kiching and ye outward? buttery
     4 kettles, 4 pots and bras pan with other small bras,
     with other ..... in same romes praised at 3 0 0
In ye buttery 4 barells, 4 cowles, 4 pailes, 3 kivers with other implyments 1 10 0
To saddels, to bridols, 3 sacks with all other working tools praised at  2 0 0
Cheese 2 praised at  1 16 0
Water and malt praised at  1 0 0
4 beds 4 bolsters 3 pillows 5 rugs and coverleds,
      and 4 pair of blankets praised at  10 0 0
4 pair of sheets, 2 pair of billows .....? with other lining? praised at  2 0 0
Three bedsteds, one chest, one .....?, five coffers with other implements 2 10 0
One quire? of new cloath praised at  1 10 0
His wearing aparrel and all other things,
     not praised before, praised at  5 0 0
                                                                                           Sum totall is 156 11 0

                                                                                  Second May 1671
                                Signed
                                    ......     X     ......
                                    Robert    X     Vines