ɪt wʌz ɐn ˈoʊkən tʃˈɛst, ᵻlˈæbɚɹˌeɪtli bˈaʊnd wɪð ˈaɪɚn, ænd kəntˈeɪnɪŋ tˈuː pjˈuːɾɚ plˈeɪts stˈæmpt wɪð əfˈɪʃəl mˈɑːɹks bˈɛɹɪŋ dˈeɪts fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
It was an oaken chest, elaborately bound with iron, and containing two pewter plates stamped with official marks bearing dates from 1600 to 1764.