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'An inventory (of) the goods and furniture of Wrest house 1667' 9 loose sheets in bad condition, apparently rough notes not written up in final form: rooms mentioned:- the white wrought chamber, the long wainscotted room, the damask chamber, the alcove chamber and chamber next, drying room, Mistress Lucas' chamber, the withdrawing room, the gallery, Mistress Lyster's chamber, my lady Hart's chamber, Mr. Lamb's, Mr. Southwood's, Mr. Geale's, the chaplain's, Mr. Hooper's, the Colonel's, Mr. Jones', Mrs. Ratcliff's, chamber over the milkhouse, the chapel chamber, the long room, the new gallery looking into the hall, Mrs.Nedham's, Ann chambermaid's,Mrs. Lock's, the nursery, my lady's chamber,my lady Eliz. Maynard's chamber, Mr. Meynard's dressing room, Mr. Selden's, the stillyard room, the chamber by it, the chamber next Mr. Jones, the porter's lodge, the footman's chamber, the pantler's chamber, the pages' chamber, the kitchen 'bayes' room, the cook's chamber, Mr. Zinzan's chamber, the maids' chamber, laundry-maids' chamber, the white drawing-room within the parlour, the parlour, the 'frisco', the chapel, the hall, my lord's chamber, Mrs. Butler's chamber, my lord's dressingroom, Mr. Carrington's chamber over the stable, Jn. Rogers' chamber; and other minor rooms, passages and closets. (My lady's room has curtains of crimson plush, 2 great elbow chairs of the same, and the bed is furnished in crimson sarsenet, there are 7 stools covered in crimson plush, and the carpet is also crimson; there is an ebony cabinet with a frame to stand on, a great china jar, a hanging clock, 4 looking-glasses, 6 hangings of pillars and flower pots; above the chimney is a picture of Bathsheba and David,and there are 2 little porcelain jars with covers. The nursery has curtains of sad-coloured serge round the bed; my lord's chamber is furnished in green, with some crimson velvet too; and has his and his lady's pictures in gilt frames; his dressing-room has tapestry hangings, and on the table is a Turkey-work carpet.)

1667

From: 1667 To: 1667

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Lucas,
Kent, Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of,
Lister,
Hart,
Lamb,
Southwood, Nicholas,
Geale,
Hooper,
Jones,
Ratcliff,
Nedham,
Lock,
Maynard, Elizabeth,
Maynard,
Selden,
Zinzan,
Butler,
Carrington,
Rogers,
David

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