Mary, I am not sure about the area, but he is listed as Mr John Bardolphe.
His final item was a cow in the Churchyard. The fact that he is called Mr,
and the cow on the church yard implies he was a member of the clergy and the
rest of the property implies a certain amount of wealth.
Frank
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde
1854-1900
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This is just an informed guess but I do know that 'painted cloths' mentioned
in
probate inventories for the Holderness area of Yorkshire about the same time
were the 'poor man's tapestries'; as such they were hung on the walls as
decoration. Do you think that 'staine cloathes' might be a local word for
the
same thing. You do not mention the area of the country in which the will was
drawn up but have discovered that local terms for everyday items are just
that
- local - and can vary within a very small area.
Mary
Quoting Frank Clement-Lorford <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hi, in transcribing an itemised will in 1602, items in the parlour
included
> 'The staine Cloathes'. Does anyone know what this is, or attempt a guess?
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> It is a vulgar error to suppose that America was ever discovered. It was
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