APPENDIX F

Copy of the Inventory of the Estate of Wm. Paine of
Boston, Merchant, Appraised by Hen. Shrimpton,
Joshua Scottow and John Richards, and Allowed
in Court at Boston, Nov. 14, 1660, Upon
Oath of Mr. John Paine, His Son

In the Warehouse Chamber:

4 peeces white Trading cloath, 42li.;

39 yrds. blew trading cloath, 9li. 15s.;

5¼ ¹⁄₈ yrds. white trading cloath, 1li. 4s. 2d.;

4 Bales nowells, 2 Bales pantozells, 1 Bale fine sheeting, 2½ Bales of broad, 4 peeces Kentings, half Bale napkening, 232li. 16s. 2d.;

2 Bales nowells Cont. 6 poanles, 43li. 6s. 8d.;

5 ps. villaranes cont., 70½, 35¼, 23, 11½ and 21¾ yrds. in all 162 yrds. at 21d. p., 14li. 3s. 6d.;

5 peeces Kenting, 44¼ yrds. at 2s. 3d. p., 4li. 19s. 6d.;

120 yrds. Humains, 123 yrds. Humanes, 123 yrds. Humanes, 99¼ Humanes, 342½ yrds. at 18d., 25li. 13s. 4½d.;

3 Ruggs, 6li. 15s.;

2 Barrells bate, 12li. powder, 9li.;

4 peeces searge, 16li.;

1 ps. carsey, 2O½ yrds., 4li. 2s.;

1 ps. more, No. 2, 5li.;

11 yrds. ⁵⁄₈ of carsy at 5s. 6d. 3li. 4s.;

6¾ of carsey at 7s., 2li. 7s. 3d.;

6¾ of carsey at 4s., 15s.;

8 peeces wt. calleco at 14s., 5li. 12s.;

50½ yrds. broad dowlas at 2s., 5li. 1s.;

23½ dowlas at 21d. 2li. 1s.;

3¹⁄₈ of locrum at 16d., 4s. 2d.;

12 of blew calleco at 18d., 18s.;

1 ps. blew calleco at 20s., 1li.;

4½ yrds. searge at 4s., 18s.;

4½ yrds. red broad cloth at 8s., 1li. 16s.;

3 yrds., 3 nailes broad cloath at 16s., 2li. 11s.;

8 yrds. ¾ red carsey at 6s., 2li. 10s. 3d.;

2¼ red at 3s. 6d., 7s. 10d.;

9¾ ¹⁄₈ peneston at 2s. 10d., 1li. 8s.;

12³⁄₈ Role cotton at 2s. 3d., 1li. 19s.;

8 pr. Irish stockens at 18d., 12s.;

8½ narrow blew linen at 13d. 9s. 2d.;

3¼ broade blew linen at 20d., 5s. 5d.;

23½ broad blew linen at 2s., 2li., 7s.;

2 pr. Stockens, 5s. 6d.;

5 pr. bodeys at 4s. 1li.;

1 groace of silver coat & other buttens with Riboning & lace, 30li. 16s. 11d.;

2 yrds. holland at 6s., 12s.;

17½ of east cloath, 8s.;

31 halfe linds at 14d., 1li. 16s. 2d.;

5 ham bourough linds at 2s., 10s.;

5 knottes of housing at 4d., 1s.;

5¼ vittery at 14d., 6s. 1d.;

10 parchmen skins, 1 trunk, 2O bookes,—of wax candle, 1li. 10s.;

58 reame of paper at 7s., 20li. 6s.;

4 baggs cotten wooll, 550li. at 5d., 11li. 9s. 2d.;

71li. hopps at 4d., 1li. 3s. 8d.;

200 hhs. salt at 1ls., 110li.;

Remant Ratling, 2s.;

pcell bookes, 2li.

In the lower roome:

2 Bailes nowells, 43li. 6s. 8d.;

1 bagg hopps, 1li. 13s. 4d.;

6li. rod Iron at 2s., 8li. 8s.;

2 Bushells wheat, 19s. 6d.;

silkware in 2 boxes, 31li. 14s.;

3 bate naile of Turky Gregrum, 10s.;

2 yrds. broad cheny & remnant of Satten, 7s.;

2li. 11 silk, 3li.;

1li. ½ fringe & muccado ends, 7s.;

2¾ soft wax, 2s.;

5½ Butts thread, 14s.;

13 yrds. old fashion lace, 2s.;

20 yrds. wt. callico, 22 laces, 2½ doz. poynts, 1li. 1s.;

8 doz. short laces, 2 doz. ¾ long, 18s.;

13 oz. coventry thred, 4s.;

1li. cource wt. thred, 6s.;

½li. whited Browne, 2s.;

3li. colloured thred, 9s.;

4li. black & browne, 2li. 2s.;

12 Hatts, 10 bands, 3li.;

20 browne holland, 2li. 10s.;

18½ yrds. Humanes, 18d., 1li. 7s. 9d.;

83¾ pantolanes, 4li. 3s. 9d.;

41¼ yrds. vittery at 14d., 2li. 10s. 6d.;

26½ poledavy at 18d., 1li. 19s. 9d.;

30¾ nowells at 16d., 2li. 1s.;

5¾ locrum at 18d., 8s. 7d.

36 locrum at 18d., 1li. 19s.;

8¾ ¹⁄₈ blew linen at 14d., 10s. 1d.;

30 yrds. sacking at 9d., 1li. 2s.;

221¼ yrds. Cotten cloath at 2s., 4d., 25li. 16s. 3d.;

8 yrds. greene Cotten at 14d., 9s. 4d.;

18 of wt. cotten at 1s., 18s.;

24 Irish, 12s.;

3 Remnants boulting, 2s.;

3li. suger, 3li. 15s.;

1 Tire for wheeles & old Iron, 3li.;

13 cart boxes & 3li. in Iron waite, 2li, 10s.;

Basketts, Rubstones, 15s.;

pcell of wt. salt, 12s. 6d.;

pcell of cards & old hops, 15s.;

a screw & 9 mose skins, 2li. 10s.;

pll. of old rope & line, 10s.;

pcell of Cotten wooll, 5s.;

Barrell of Oatmeale, 1li. 5s.;

2 Kettles, 3 spades, 1 pan & nailes, 2li. 5s.;

1 cutting saw, 6s.

In the cellar:

30 hhds. mallasses at 3li., 90li.;

5 barrells macrell, 1 halfe barrell, 7li. 5s.;

2 Iron bound hhds., 10s.

In the other cellar:

3 hhds. Rum, 30li.;

pcells of sower wine, 3li.;

old cask, 10s.;

beaver, 49li., 22li. 1s.;

beaver, 160li. at 18d., 12li.

In the lentoo house end:

30 tunn salt at 40s., 60li.;

4 sawes, 2li.;

boulting mill, beam board, 2li.

In the Iron house:

77½li. barr Iron at 20s., 47li. 10s.;

5¾li. cast backs at 15s., 4li. 6s. 3d.;

11½li. Andirons at 15s., 8li. 12s. 6d.;

9¾li. potts & Kettles, 12li. 3s. 9d.;

5 Iron skilletts, 13s. 6d.;

beames & scales, 1li. 10s.;

39½li. cast waites, 29li. 12s. 6d.;

857li. cotten wooll at 5d., 17li. 7s. 1d.;

377 of hopps at 4d., 6li. 5s. 3d.;

7 hhd. 3 butts suger, 65li.;

2 qt. fish, 1li. 4s.;

1 firkin butter, 1 soape, 2li.;

5 li. bate, 8li. barr Iron, 4li. 18s.

In the yard:

28 tun. pact casks, 9li. 16s.;

7½ hhds. lime, 1li. 13s. 9d.;

6000 pipestaves at 4li., 24li.;

1400 boards, 5s. 6d., 3li. 17s.;

12000 Rotlin, 4li.

In the dwelling house:

10½ yrds. sacking & canvas, 7s. 10d.;

2¼ cloth rash at 6, 13s. 6d.;

9 bate naile of dowlas at 2s., 17s. 10d.;

yrd. narrow taffety, 6s.;

4½ liver colloured searge, 18s.;

1 groace 4½ doz. hookes & eyes, 2s. 6d.;

2 yrds. blew Trads cloath, 10s.

At Mr. Scottowes:

2 Bales nowalls, 43li. 6s. 8d.;

1 ps. pantossam, 5li.;

1 ps. sheeting, 6li. 2s. 6d.

At Mr. Broughton's:

3 butts 1 hhd. suger at 25s., 35li.;

140¼ hhd. salt at Ils Shoales, 70li. 2s. 6d.;

20 hhds. at Mr. Parker's, at 10s., 10li.;

1 hhd. Rum at Mr. Handsons, 10li.;

at Linn workes, 1 horse, 10li.;

at Capt. Johnsons, leather, 00;

at Mr. Buttolls, leather, 00;

at Capt. Clearkes, an Anchor, 1li. 10s.;

Adventure in Thrumboll to England, 49 hhds. oyle, 5 M. 8 C. 81li.

Cotten neate, 12 qt. fish, 289li. 7s. 5d.;

To Jamaco & p left in Jamaco before p Adam Westgage, 52li. 12s.

The house more:

3 Satten dobletts, 1 taffety cloak, 4li.;

money, 5li. 11s. 9d.;

2 gold rings, 2li.;

1½ C. wt. suger at 4, 6li.;

¾ of cast ware at workes, 100li.;

¾ stock of sow Iron & coals, 450li.;

¾ of ye workes at hamersmith & Brantree, 800li.;

Dwelling house, warehouses & appurtenances at Bostone, 400li.;

watertowne mill house, land & apprtenances, 150li.;

½ mill at exeter & halfe of the prvilidge of mill & land, 40li.

Household stuff & is in the cellar under ye Hall:

1 Iron Trivett & Tramell, 1 barr & 2 Cobbe Irons, 1 fire shovell, 1 Ketle, 2 brass pans, 1 Copper Kettle, 1 brass skillett, 1 flagon, 20 old dishes, 1 Iron pott, 1 spitt, 1 pr. bellowes, skimer, 3li. 19s. 6d.

In the Hall:

1 pr. Iron Andirons, 1 pr. tonges, 11s. 6d. more;

one Cubord, 15s.;

1 Tabell & carpett, 2s., 4 leather, 2 other chairs, 1li. 5s., 1 setle, 4 stooles, a cushion, 14s., 1 clock, 2li., 7li. 5s. 6d.

In the little room:

1 Bedsteed & curtaine, one bed, one boulster, 1 rugg, 3 blanketts, 1 pr. sheets, 4 table cloath, 8 naptkins, 1 pewter dish & one bason, one salt, 2 brass candlestickes, 1 ladle, 1 warming pan, fire pan, 20s., 1 basket, 1 chaire, 1 cushion, 7li. 4s.

In the other little roome:

One bedsteed, curtaines, fether bed, 3 blanketts, 1 coverled, 2 bolsters, 3 pillowes, a trundle bedsteed, a fether bed, pr. of sheets, coverled, bolster, Tables & chaires, 8 Cushions, 1 Joint stoole, 3 pewter dishes, 1 salt, 1 Brass skillett, 1 skimmer, 1 pan, 1 seive, 1 Bible, 11li. 7s. 6d.

One silver Candlestick, 1 Tankard, one beere boale, 2 wine cupps, one dram cupp, 6 spoones, 17li.;

1 brass scillett, 1 pewter dish & bason, 2 brass Candlesticks, Joynt stooles, one Tramell, 1 Ketle, 1 sive, shovell, 1 back, 2 Cob Irons & dripping pan, 1li. 15s.

In the closett:

13 pewter platters, 2 py plates, 6 smale plates, 5 saucers, 1 pewter & 2 brass candlesticks, 1 urin botle & 1 bed pan, 12 earthern dishes, 2 pudden pans, 5li. 10s. 6d.

In the hall chamber:

One bedsteed, Curtaines & vallens of red searge, 1 fether bed, 2 bolsters, 2 pillowes, 3 blanketts, 1 tapestry Cuverled, 10li.;

2 Cubberts, 2 Cubbert cloathes, 1 table, 4 red stooles, 2 red cloath chaires with fringe, 3 leather chaires, 2li. 15s.;

1 great chaire, 7 pichers, 10s., one pr. brass Andirons, one back, 3s., 8li. 5s.;

6 cushions & 1 pc. of carpeting & old vallens at 1li. 4s.;

one Trunk, 8s.;

one chest, 8s., 2li.

Within the trunk & chest & in the hall chamber:

7 pr. sheetes, 4 diapr. table cloathes, 2 plaine, 9 pillow beers, 4 Cubbert cloathes, 2 napkins, 1 tapestry coverled, 2 darnick carpetts, 2 pr. sheets, 7 damask naptkins, 2 short diaper table cloathes, 3 pillow beers, 26 diaper naptkins, 14 plaine naptkins, one red rugg, 21li. 18s.

In the Garrett:

One Rugg, three blanketts, one flock bed, 1 Coverlett, one bolster, one blankett, 3li. 7s.;

money, 123li. 14s.;

In vessells, 200li.;

total, 4,239li. 11s. 5d.

Due to the Estate:

In debts accotd. as certaine, 1,500li.;

as doubtfull, 700li.;

stand in the book yett acttd. of as utterly lost & desperatt, 836li. 6s. 2d.

Debts due from the estate, 1500li.

—Essex County Quarterly Court Records, Vol. II, pp. 271-274.