Hello all I have obtained an inventory compiled in 1607 which contains some items about which I hope someone will be able to to provide some information Item 1 four iron candlesticks, five seggni chairs, one cheese toaster, one iron shoe and dozen of iron stands Item 2 One bacon rack, one dresser with drawers, two tables, two tin coffe pots and wax candle box In Item 1. What is a seggni chair? In Item 2. Was "coffee" a common beverage in 1607 or could the transcription be incorrect? Regards Byron Bundaberg, Australia

Dear Byron I would think there is a case here for putting the inventory on the Old English site for us all to have a look at. You could have a word with Judith (list owner) about it. It will save any guessing although I expect there are some out there who will have very good ideas about these words. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Byron Pershouse" <byro@tpg.com.au> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 7:03 AM Subject: [OEL] Words in inventory > Hello all > I have obtained an inventory compiled in 1607 which contains some items > about which I hope someone will be able to to provide some information > > Item 1 four iron candlesticks, five seggni chairs, one cheese toaster, > one iron shoe and dozen of iron stands > > Item 2 One bacon rack, one dresser with drawers, two tables, two tin > coffe pots and wax candle box > > In Item 1. What is a seggni chair? > In Item 2. Was "coffee" a common beverage in 1607 or could the > transcription be incorrect? > > > Regards > Byron > Bundaberg, Australia > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > OLD-ENGLISH Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > >

A suggestion re your 'seggni' chairs, that the word might be an adjectival form of 'sedge' (usually 'sedgen'), which has been a common material through the centuries for chair seats. Ian