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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

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Winthrop, Adam (1548-1623)

1594

A note of all suche Implementes of household as I haue bought since the feast of the Nativitie of Christ Anno 1594.
Imprimis a great bedsted of wainscotte for my great chamber v li.
Item a livery cubbard of walnuttre for the same chamber xxx s.
Item a framed table of waynscot x s.
Item a payer of greene Curtyns xxvj s. viij d.
Item a long table of waynscott for my great parlour iij li.
Item for xij buffett stooles xviij s.
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Item for a Chayre of walnuttre iiij s.
Item for a Joyned Cubbarde standinge in my hall xxvj s. viij d.
Item for a presse in the gallery vj s. viij d.
Item a salt of silver and gilt v li. viij s.
Item a dozen of siluer spoones iiij li. iiij s.
Item for vj Cusshions of Tailors shreddes v s.
Item xij pewter porringers vj s.
Item a bason and ewer of pewter vj s.
Item for ij settles in the Chymny in the hall xvj s.
Item for iij siluer bowles waighinge 23 oz. and dimidiam oz. at v s. vj d. the oz. vj li. viij s.

Item I gaue to Johane my wife my Tenement and landes lying in Edwardeston called Magottes according to hir fathers will and after hir decease I will and bequeath the saide Tenemente and landes to Robert Branston my soonne and heire vnto his mother according to his grandfathers Gosnoldes will.

Memorandum that this note was taken out of Thomas Branstons last will made the viijth of November in the xxviijth yere of Queen Elizabeth.

Robert Gosnolde was father to Johane the wife of Thomas Branston and by his Testament devised the said Tenement and landes to the said Johane his daughter and to hir first issue male or feemale of hir body lawfully begotten.

A note of the seuerall tymes that my servantes came to dwell with me since Michaelmas Anno 1604.

William Bettes came to me the iij of octobre Anno 1604 and covenanted for xl s. and a liuery per Annum.

John Prior came to me the xxiiijth of Decembre and Covenanted to serve me iiij yeres for meate Drincke and apparell and xx s. for the last yere. he did runne his way on sonday the 24 of Feb: 1604.

Sara Clarke came the iiijth of october 1604.

Henry Pease came to me the 21 of octobre 1605.

Anne Coker came to dwell with me the xth of December Anno 1606 being xiijth yeres olde.

Anne Cokye came to dwell with me the xth of January 1606. xxxiij s. iiij d. wages per Annum.

Johane Gouldesbroughe came to dwell with me the blank of January 1607. she must haue xl s. per Annum.

Alice Reignold came to dwell with me the xxvth of November and she must haue xxxiij s. iiij d. per Annum. 1608.

Roger Pilgryme came to dwell with me on Christes Daye Anno 1608. and must haue iiij li. per Annum. 57

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Winthrop, Adam (1548-1623)

A note of the quantitie of the Acres of Corne which I had growinge Anno 1594
In Churches of wheate iiij acres
  of pease ij acres j Rode
In the Tayntour field by Facons of wheate vj acres
In Lynne croft of Barley iij acres
In Bentslowe of Barley iiij acres 24 pole wanting
In Crabtre Went of pease iiij acres
  of Bullingmonge ij acres
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Summa acrarum { Weate x acres
Barley vij acres
Pease vj acres and dimidia
Bullinmong ij acres
Summa valoris xl li. ut estimatur per me
In Lynnecrofte of arrable lande iij acres xij perches
In Bentslowe of arrable lande iij acres iij Roodes and xvj perches
In the lesser part of Churches of arrable land ij acres j Roode and blank perches
In Crabtree Went of arrable lande vij acres
A note of the quantitye of Lodes which I felled in my grove called woodcocke grove the which I beganne to cutt downe in January Anno 1593 sic and Elizabethe xxxvijto.
Imprimis I payd for the makinge of lx lodes at vj d. the lode to Anderton and Kinge xxx s.
Item paid to Anderton and Kinge for the makinge of xxxty lode of woodd felled 1595 xvj d. vj d.
Item paid more to Anderton and Kinge for xxxj lodes xviij s. j d.
A note of the bargayne of Tymber which I bought of my brother Anno 1602
Imprimis I had xij lodes of brusshe xxiiij s.
Item tenne lodes of woodde xl s.
Item ix lodes and dimidium of Tymber and xx foot iiij li.
Item soulde the barke for xiij s. iiij d.
Item solde the baste for ij s. viij d.
Summa viij li.
Woode felled at home since Michaelmas 1594
Imprimis felled in Huettes medowe vj lodes
Item in Hall field x lodes
Item in Latchemere medowe j lode
Item in Lappages medowe ij lodes
1595. Item in Woodcock grove lxj lodes
1597 Item in Wronglande xij lodes
Item in Muchefield iij lodes
Item in Gosnoldes xiij lodes
Item in Woodcock grove blank

1610 Memorandum that the 2 of september my Wife bought x lambes of Nutton. 58