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Eleanor

Eleanor Report 21 Dec 2006 23:22

BENNETT COCK, yeoman, of Gwithian written: 2 Dec 1700 proved: 21 Jul 1701 son: BENNETT COCK 15 L. & 1 moiety of Tent. where I now live daughter: MARGARET PHILLIPPS 15 L. son: JOHN COCK 20 L. & the other half of said tent. daughter: ANN 20 L. son: WILLIAM 10 L. daughter: JANE 10 L. house and garden to son WILLIAM & daughter JANE each grandchild 2 sh. 6 d. ELIZABETH WILLS 5 sh. JACUBB MAY 1 sh. poor of Gwithian 5 sh. daughter: ELIZABETH w/o THOMAS HOCKIN 5 sh. wife: JANE COCK all the rest & executrix Benett Cock witnesses: CHARLES COCK, CA. CRAZE, FFRANCIS HOCKIN What is Moiety of tent? and what is L? Thank you!!

Eleanor

Eleanor Report 21 Dec 2006 23:23

Please see below

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Dec 2006 23:24

Well, 'Moiety' means 'small portion' or 'half'. I see there is a mention of the 'other half of said tent.' Tent appears to be an abbreviation............. Reg

Janet in Yorkshire

Janet in Yorkshire Report 21 Dec 2006 23:25

L is pound! Moiety is a portion/share Tent - tenement? = house, land, rent. In this instance, i would guess it it is his piece of land with dwelling, which may be freehold, or could be tenanted. Jay

Eleanor

Eleanor Report 21 Dec 2006 23:26

wow they had pounds! thanks guys :)

BrianW

BrianW Report 21 Dec 2006 23:32

sh is 'shilling' (one twentieth of a pound) 5p in todays coinage d is pence (one twelth of a shilling) 0.4p in today's coinage For those too young to remember real money.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 22 Dec 2006 05:56

And £10 was worth what £1200 is today. but given that,relatively speaking, income was only a fraction of what we earn today it meant he was fairly wealthy.