medling? bottle

[ElizabethHerts]

I have a will from1638 and the testator is leaving one of his daughters some household items:

Item I give unto my daughter Prudence five shillings to be paid within halfe a year next after my decease More over I give unto her my great brasse pott and a little potte and the browninge bottle and and (sic) one ?he? medling bottle and the Joyned bedstead and table in the further chamber and also three platters;

It looks just like "medling" bottle. There is a possibility the "m" at the beginning of the word is something else, but it very much looks like an m.

[Lindsay]

Wild guess - could it be something to do with medlars?

[kiterunner]

Can you post up an image of the word, please, Elizabeth?

[ElizabethHerts]

I'll do it asap, Kate.

[ElizabethHerts]

The word is more or less in the centre.

[Phoenix]

It's one other.....

are you sure it isn't kettle, rather than bottle?

Could medling mean of the middling size?

[ElizabethHerts]

Now I look at it I think it might be "kettle" and not "bottle".

[ElizabethHerts]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

It's one other.....

are you sure it isn't kettle, rather than bottle?

Could medling mean of the middling size?

Once I saw the words enlarged it became clearer. The copy I have is smaller.
Before is mentioned "the browninge kettle".

"Medling" referring to size seems to be a good explanation, Kate, thanks.

[ElizabethHerts]

What is the word before "medling"?

[Phoenix]

other