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Will and Inventory of Steven Minchin/Mynchen, husbandman, 1588

Minchin/Mynchen was a husbandman who owned 11 acres of land and a second house which he rented out. At the time of his death his inventory listed three cows, 16 sheep, three lambs and three pigs which he bequeathed between his four children. He also owed his niece in Mapledurwell money from a former legacy and made a bequest of 1s. to Dummer church.

 

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