Appendix 1 Inventories of deadstock on the former Templar estates in Lincolnshire, 1308–13
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Michaelmas, 29 September 1308 – 29 March 1309
Temple Bruer Estate
Rowston (TNA, E 358/18, 16/1)
1 broken iron-bound cart
1 wagon – not iron-bound
1 brass plate
1 bowl
1 metal basin
Michaelmas, 29 September – 23 February 1309
South Witham (TNA, E 358/18, 14/1 dorse)
1 iron-bound cart
2 iron-bound carts
2 brass set pots
3 brass free-standing brass pots
2 small pots
2 pans
1 ewer
2 large vats
11 tubs
3 kimnels
1 Kimnel – large wooden tub for brewing, kneading, salting meat, Merriam-Webster Online.5 barrels
2 old tuns
2 Tun – large beer or wine cask, Concise Oxford English Dictionary (henceforth COED).3 lead vessels – not valued
Forge
1 large anvil
1 small anvil
1 large hammer
3 small hammers
3 pairs of tongs
Willoughton Estate
Willoughton (TNA, E 358/18, 15/1; 15/2)
4 wagons
4 iron-bound carts
6 ploughs – not valued
Chapel
1 missal
3 Missal – book of texts used in the Catholic Mass throughout the year, COED.1 chalice
1 antiphonary
4 Antiphonary – book of plainsong for the Divine Office, COED.1 lives of the saints’
1 service book
2 psalters
5 Psalter – copy of the biblical psalms, COED.1 ordinal
6 Ordinal – book relating to the order of service, COED.Robes
2 surplices.
Kitchen
4 broken brass set pots
3 metal pots
5 brass set pots
3 brass bowls
1 brazier
1 andiron
7 Andiron – metal support, typically one of a pair, for wood burning in a fireplace, COED.1 leather oil flask
Bake house and brew house
17 vats
2 large lead set pots
3 casks
12 empty tuns
Dairy
1 small lead set pot for milk
Tealby (TNA, E 358/18, 15/2)
1 iron-bound cart
1 iron-bound cart
2 brass pots
1 metal pot
2 brass pans
1 basin
Claxby (TNA, E 358/18, 15/2)
1 brass pan
1 pan
Limber (TNA, E 358/18, 15/1 dorse)
1 brass pan
1 metal basin
2 brass pans
1 iron-bound cart
Cawkwell (TNA, E 358/18, 15/1 dorse)
1 brass pot
1 metal bowl
1 brass pan
1 cart
1 ewer
8 Ewer – large jug with a wide mouth, COED.Goulceby (TNA, E 358/18, 15/1 dorse)
1 brass plate
Gainsborough (TNA, E 358/18, 15/1 dorse)
1 cart
1 brass pan
Keadby (TNA, E 358/18, 15/1 dorse; 15/2 dorse)
1 brass pan
1 metal bowl
1 bowl
Temple Belwood (TNA, E 358/18, 15/2 dorse)
1 small broken pot
1 metal dish
Michaelmas, 29 September 1308 – 27 July 1309
Keal (TNA, E 358/18, 14/2)
2 brass pots
1 metal pot
2 pans
1 tripod
1 pitcher
1 bill
1 grater
1 ewer
And other vessels
Michaelmas, 29 September 1308 – 23 February 1309
Mere (TNA, E 358/18, 14/1 dorse)
1 iron-bound cart @ 5s.
1 iron-bound cart @ 3s.
1 brass pot holding 4 gallons
3 small pots
1 metal pot
2 brass pots
Easter, 30 March 1309 – 30 July 1309
Willoughton Estate
Willoughton (TNA, E 358/18, 53/1)
4 wagons @ 6s. 8d.
4 iron-bound carts @ 10s.
6 carts with gear not valued
Chapel
1 missal
1 chalice
1 antiphonary
1 lives of the saints’
1 service book
2 psalters
1 ordinal
Vestments:
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robes
2 surplices
Kitchen
4 broken brass set pots
3 metal pots
5 brass set pots
3 brass pans
1 andiron
1 leather oil flask
Bakehouse and brewhouse
17 vats
2 large lead set pots
4 tuns
11 empty tuns
Dairy
1 lead vessel for milk
Tealby (TNA, E 358/18, 53/1)
2 iron bound carts @6s.
1 iron-bound cart @3s.
2 brass bowls
1 metal pot
2 brass pans
1 baker’s peel
9 Baker’s peel – baker’s shovel for carrying loaves into or out of an oven, COED.1 pig of lead weighing 10 stones @ 4d. per stone
18 willow posts
Claxby (TNA, E 358/18, 53/1)
1 brass pot
1 brass pan
Limber (TNA, E 358/18, 53/2)
1 brass bowl
1 metal pot
2 brass pans
1 iron-bound cart
1 broken iron-bound cart
Cawkwell (TNA, E 358/18, 53/2)
1 brass bowl
1 metal pot
1 pan
Goulceby (TNA, E 358/18, 53/2)
1 brass bowl
Gainsborough (TNA, E 358/18, 53/2)
1 broken cart
1 brass bowl
Keadby (TNA, E 358/18, 53/2)
1 brass bowl
1 metal pot
Temple Belwood (TNA, E 358/18, 53/2)
1 broken brass bowl
1 metal pot
Michaelmas, 29 September 1311 – 2 July 1312
Temple Bruer Estate
Temple Bruer (TNA, E 358/18, 38/1 dorse; 38/2 dorse)
2 iron-bound carts @ 9s. 6d.
6 wagons @ 6s. 8d.
9 ploughs with all gear @ 1s.
Hall
6 boards @ 1s.
1? with ewer 1s.
Pantry
10 silver spoons @10d.
1 tin salt cellar
2 baskets
3 knives @ 4d.
Buttery
9 casks
1 pipe
10 Pipe – large cask for wine, especially as a measure equal to two hogsheads, COED.3 barrels
1 iron-bound barrel
1 iron-bound keg
2 tin pots
3 tankards
2 tuns @ 10s.
1 maplewood mazer with silver feet @ 10s.
11 Mazer – hardwood drinking bowl, COED.1 goblet with silver feet @ 10s.
Brewhouse
2 lead vessels @ £1
1 moveable lead vessel @ 6s.
1 large vats
20 small vats
2 tubs @ £1
Kitchen
3 brass set pots @ £1
5 brass pots @ 10s.
3 metal basins @ 1s. 6d.
1 brass pan with feet @ 2s.
1 brass pan with feet @ £1
2 worn out brass pans @ 1s.
1 brazier
3 tripods
3 knives
1 saw
1 iron spit @ 2s.
Farm buildings
8 tuns
3 troughs
1 board @ 2s.
Dairy building
8 lead pans each @ 4s.
2 lead set pots with small utensils @ 4s.
Forge
1 plate
1 chisel
2 large hammers
2 small hammers
4 pairs of tongs
1 chisel @ 12s.
Carpenter’s shop
1 large axe
2 axes
3?
1 bier
1 saw
2? @ 2s.
40 quarters of lime in the kiln @ 4d. per quarter
Rowston (TNA, E 358/18, 38/2 dorse)
1 iron-bound cart @ 10s.
4 ploughs with gear @ 4s.
1 brass pan
1 metal basin
1 brass bowl @ 8s.
Kirkby (TNA, E 358/18, 38/2 dorse)
1 iron-bound cart @ 6s.
2 ploughs with gear @ 1s.
1 brass pan
Brauncewell (TNA, E 358/18, 38/2 dorse)
1 iron-bound cart @ 5s.
2 carts @ 1s.
1 brass pan with tripod @ 1s.
Welbourn (TNA, E 358/18, 38/2 dorse)
1 brass bowl @ 1s.
Wellingore (TNA, E 358/18, 38/2 dorse)
1 brass pan @ 2s.
1 metal basin @ 2s.
Michaelmas, 29 September 1311 – 16 June 1312
Aslackby Estate
Aslackby (TNA, E 358/18, 39/1)
2 iron-bound carts with all gear @ 10s.
2 iron-bound carts with all gear @ 5s.
4 ploughs with all gear @ 1s 6d.
2 boards with trestles and 1 tablecloth @ 2s.
3 brass 4 gallon pans
1 brass 3 gallon pans
2 broken metal basins
3 broken brass bowls
1 axe
2 knives for vegetables
1 iron spit
7 tuns
4 barrels
2 vats
2 tubs
1 trough
2 knobs
1 tank
5 hay forks
2 shovels
2 spades
4 iron hay forks
1 axe
1 gimlet
12 Gimlet – small T-shaped tool with a screw tip for boring holes, COED.1 chalice with paten @ 6s. 8d.
2 pipes for the altar
1 missal
1 ordinal
1 portable breviary
13 Breviary – book containing the service for each day to be recited by those in Orders in the Roman Catholic Church, COED.1 lives of the saints’
1 psalter
Michaelmas, 29 September 1312 – 6 June 1313
Eagle Estate
Eagle (TNA, E 358/18, 39/1)
1 iron-bound cart @ 6s. 8d.
2 iron-bound carts @ 4s.
2 iron-bound wagons @ 6s. 8d.
2 wagons without iron @ 3s.
5 ploughs @ 1s. 6d.
House
1 ewer
1 large basin
1 ewer
4 boards with trestles
3 small benches with feet
2 fixed tables – not valued
1 old broken bench
2 chairs
4 small benches
Store room (Cellar)
1 tablecloth with cover
1 piece of canvas
10 old and broken bowls, goblets and mazers
2 tankards
1 pail for an ale feast
2 small kegs
2 iron-bound barrels
7 tuns
2 barrels for an ale feast
3 broken tanks
1 salt cellar
1 pewter pitcher
1 cupboard
1 pair of balances
6 small ?
6 knives for cutting bread
Pantry
1 large tank
1 tub for butter
1 small tank for oil
2 bread baskets
3 casks for flour
1 handle for hauling a bucket from the well
1 pair of iron fetters
2 small tubs for fuel
Kitchen
3 set pots – not valued
1 large brass pan, size 10 gallons, broken and worn
7 brass pans, size 1 gallon, worn
4 metal pots
1 large brazier
2 small braziers
1 iron spit
1 tripod
3 stools
1 brass pan for fruit
1 grater
1 large knife for meat
1 knife for cutting vegetables
Dairy
1 lead set pot – not valued
5 lead vessels?
1 churn
2 tubs
6 scoops
1 board
1 iron tripod
Brewhouse
2 lead set pots – not valued
2 lead troughs
16 large vats
6 knobs
3 tubs
1?
2 large bowls
1 pair of tongs
1 large basket for malt
3 carrying baskets
Bakehouse
3 large troughs
3 flour baskets
2 tubs
2?
2 sieves
1 strainer of dregs for the malt kiln
Carpenter’s workshop
2 axes
3 chisels
7 gimlets
2 braziers
1 tumbrel
14 Tumbrel – open cart that tilted backwards to empty out its load, COED.3?
1 chisel
1 chain
1 large iron hammer
2? of iron
Forge
1 large brazier
3 small braziers
5 large hammers
3 hand hammers
4 flails
7 pairs of tongs
4?
2?
1 forge hammer
2 pairs of pincers
2 palettes
2?
1 pair of bellows
Chapel
1 chalice with paten
2 pipes for the altar
2 sets of vestment
1 missal
1 troper
15 Troper – medieval book containing tropes or sequences for farsing the sung parts of the Mass,1 ordinal
1 antiphonary for the whole year
4 books
2 psalters
1 censer
16 Censer – container in which incense is burnt, COED.2 pewter candlesticks
2?
And other books with vestments and various sacred relics and crosses at the same place in one chest being under the said of the said David [Sir David Graham] and William [William de Spanneby]
Michaelmas, 29 September 1312 – 24 December 1312
Carlton (TNA, E 358/19, 31/2)
1 iron-bound cart @ 4s.
3 ploughs with all gear @ 1s.
1 brass pan
1 metal basin
1 tripod
Michaelmas, 29 September 1313 – 8 December 1313
Aslackby Estate
Aslackby (TNA, E 358/18, 55/1; 55/2)
3 carts
1 worn cart
3 ploughs
1 worn plough.
Kitchen
2 boards with trestles
1 trough
3 brass bowls
2 metal pots
2 brass pans
1 cauldron
2 tanks in the kitchen
Chapel
1 chalice with paten
3 pipes
1 missal
1 ordinal
1 portable breviary
1 lives of the saints’
1 psalter
Brewhouse
7 vats
4 barrels
2 vats
2 vessels
1 trough
2 knobs
5 forks
2 boards
2 mattocks
4 hay forks
1 axe
No other accounts give any indication of dead stock.