Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith, fell out of a window, 2 days after making his will in 1592. Robert Herrick, the poet, was a child of 14 months at the time of his fathers death. Two of the documents are inventories of household goods, his stock in trade and his trade debts. A second inventory, drawn up in 1602 lists debts owed to him by clients
Item Provenance
Sold at auction in 1989, acquired from the private buyer on that occasion