| ALLOM |
Alum, salt used a great deal in medicine and curing bacon. |
| ANDIRONS |
Large fire-dogs used to support a spit over a fire. |
| BOARD CLOTHS & SIDE BOARD CLOTHS |
Cloths used to cover the boards which made up a table. |
| BURGAMY PITCH |
Burgundy pitch made from the resin of spruce/pine. |
| CALIVER |
Early form of hand gun. |
| CHAVEN DISH |
Chafing dish, a small portable grate filled with burning charcoal to keep food warm, an early form of hot-plate. |
| COMPOSS |
Compost. |
| COPPERAS |
Sulphate of iron or green vitriol. |
| COUCH |
a rare item of furniture at this time. |
| COVERLID |
coverlet. |
| CURRAL |
cure-all? |
| CURTAINS & VALANCES |
Bed hangings. |
| DIAPER, FLAXEN & HOLLAND |
Varieties of material. |
| DAFFIES ELIXER |
The Revd. Thomas Daffy (1617-80) produced a concoction "elixir salutis" which was reputed to make those who drank it, "cheerful". Daffy claimed it would cure anything and everything. |
| DRIPPING PAN |
Used to catch fat and juices from meat cooking over an open fire. |
| FATT |
Vat. |
| FLASKETT |
Washing basket. |
| FURZE |
Gorse, used as thatch for barns and for fuel. |
| HOGSHEAD |
Container for storing 54 gallons of beer. |
| HORFELL |
Hovel, used as a temporary shed for crops or animals. |
| HORN BOOKS |
For children, consisting of a single leaf, containing on one side the alphabet large and small-and a copy of the Lord's Prayer; and this leaf was usually set in a frame of wood, with a slice of diaphanous horn in front - hence the name horn-book. Generally there was a handle to hold it by, and this handle often had a hole for a string. |
| JACK |
Used on the open fire with the andirons to make the spit revolve. |
| KETTLE |
A cooking pot for the open fire. |
| KIMNELLS |
Tubs of varying sizes. |
| LADE |
Lead. |
| MATT |
Used on top of the cords which were stretched across the framework of a bed and below the mattress. |
| MAULT MILL |
Malt mill. Dried malt had to be ground before it could be used for brewing. |
| NAPKINS |
These are mentioned in great quantities in some inventories. As there were no forks at this time, food was eaten using spoons and fingers and the napkins used to wipe the hands and fingers afterwards. |
| PAIMELL |
Pummel, part of a saddle. |
| PATTENS |
Clogs shod with an iron ring. |
| PEALE |
Instrument used to insert or draw bread from an oven. |
| PILLOW BEERES |
Pillow cases. |
| POT HOOKS |
For suspending a cooking pot over an open fire. |
| PROVINDER CHEST |
Used for dry food for animals e.g. hay. |
| PULLEN |
Pullets. |
| RIDLE |
Sieve. |
| RUGG |
Cover for the bed rather than a floor covering. |
| RUNDLETS |
Small barrels. |
| RUSHEY LEATHER CHAIRS |
Smooth tanned leather, scented on the flesh side with birch oil. |
| SAFE |
Cupboard used to protect meat etc. from flies etc. |
| SCONCE |
A bracket fixed to a wall for holding a candle. |
| SEAM |
Malt measure, 8 bushels. |
| SLICE |
Instrument used to rake out ashes in oven ready for bread. |
| SPANISH TABLES |
Made from mahogany. |
| TESTER BED |
Canopied bed. |
| THEALE |
Piece of wood. |
| TRENCHER |
Wooden platter. |
| TRUCKLE OR TRUNDLE BED |
Low framed, fitted with castors to enable it to be rolled under a high bed during the day. Often used by children or personal servants. |
| TUNNEL |
Funnel made of wood or metal. |
| TURKEY WORK CHAIRS |
Covered in woollen material worked on looms. |
| WALLETS |
Bags for provisions when travelling. |
