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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

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Winthrop, Adam (1548-1623)

Dettes owinge to me the xth of June 1595
Simon Facon for his yeres Rent xl s.
my cosen Joan Muskett xl s.
Richard Huggon xx s.
my brother Roger Weston for Corne viij s.
John Coker for a lode of woodd iiij s.
John Rawling for ij lodes viij s.
The Wydowe Allen for Corne ij s.
Coe for ij peckes of Corne ij s.
The goodwyfe Susan Facon for ij peckes ij s.
The Wydow Reignold for caryeng of iij lodes of woodde at xvj d. iiij s.
John Cooke for Woodde ij s.
Mr. Edward Aliston for I bl. of Rye iiij s.
Father Archer for I bl. of Rye iiij s.
Simon Risinge x s.
John Symon the smyth x s.
Summa viij li.
John Coker for ij peckes of Rye ij s.
xii d. Francis Rawlett for j bl. of Rye iiij s.
Lent my Cosen Joan Muskett the xxjth of June by Lawrence her servant iij li.
Lent her more since v li.
28 Junii Lent to Mountagu x s.
Soulde to Tilleson a lode of woodde iiij s. and for the Cariage xvj d. v s. iiij d.
Delivered to Mother Baker a lode v s.
Lent to Richard Huggons wife Anne the xvth of July viij d.
Lent my brother John Winthrop to pay the Collector iij s. iiij d.
23 Octob. lent to goodman Philip Goslinge l s.

Memorandum that I soulde my bay trottinge geldinge to the goodman John Bragge of Groton for v li. to be payd before Christmas followinge the 23 of October 1595.

Memorandum that I soulde my bay trottinge geldinge to the goodman John Bragge of Groton for v li. to be payd before Christmas followinge the 23 of October 1595.
Lent to my cosen Barnes xl s.
lent to my brother John Wynthrop xx s.

Servantes Wages Anno 1594 and 1595.
payd to Thomas Laster at Christtyde x s.
payd to Judithe Baker at seuerall tymes xv s. iiij d.
payd to Anne Page x s. and iij s.
payd to Thomas Page xx s. and xx s.
payd to Richarde Edwardes xx s. and xxx s.
payd to Thomas Laster at our Lady Day x s.
payd more to Judith Baker at Ester v s.
payd to Anne Page the 25 of July xvj s.

Thomas Page came to dwell with me the iijde day of June Anno 1593 and I agreed to giue him xl s. per Annum.

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Thomas Laster departed out of my service on Wedensday the last of Aprill 1595 and went to dwell with my brother Thomas Mildmay.

John Huggan1 came to dwell with me the first of June 1595 beinge ix yeres olde the 17 of July next followinge.

Katheryne Keye came to dwell with me the xjth of October 1595 and maried the 27 of Marche 1597 2

Mr. Mountague came to bourd with me Saterdaie the xviijth of October 1595 et soluit viij li. per Annum pro commeatu.

Judith Baker was maried to William Ponde on Thursday the 27 of Novembre Anno 1595 et Elizabethe Regine xxxviijº and the xiijth of September she was delivered of a sonne William.

The xvth of Aprill 1596 Mary Pierce went to dwell with my cosen Joan Muskett.

Elizabeth Dixon came to dwell with me on Saterday the blank of Maye 1597.3 11

1.

Probably a son of Richard Huggon (Huggan, Huggen), named on p. 49, supra.

2.

A later entry.

3.

These are later entries. Elizabeth, daughter of John Dixon of Groton, yeoman, was baptized at Groton August 3, 1578. She married Adam Goymer.

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Winthrop, Adam (1548-1623)

1595

A true note of all suche sommes of mony as John Laughlinge dooth owe to me Adam Winthrop at the feast of Thannunciation Anno 1595.
Imprimis he oweth vnto me the some of lxxx li. which Mr. Hanam did first lend vnto him for the paiement whereof I did morgage vnto Mr. Hanam the howse and land which I had in mortgage of William Gosnould lxxx li.
Item he owethe vnto me (as appeareth vnder his owne hand in this booke) xiiij li. vj s.
which is a part of the some of xx li. which Simon Facons wife lent vnto him and I did pay vnto her as suertye for him.
Item he doothe owe me for his owne bourde and for the kepinge of his ij horses from our ladye Day 1594 vntell the thirde of August then next followinge 18 weekes iiij daies at v. s. j. d. ob. a weeke after the rate of xiij li. vj s. viij d. per Annum iiij li. xiij s. vj d.
Item he doothe owe me for Thomas Lawlinges bourde during all that tyme after the rate of iiij li. per Annum 27 s. 9 d.
Item he doothe owe me for the vse of the said lxxx li. for one whole year iiij li. the which Mr. Hanam receyveth of the said Gosnold by my assignement.
Item he owethe me for a Bagge of hoppes weight CC which he sould to Mr. Thomas Cokayne for xxxiij s. iiij d. a C weight allowing him for the Cariage ther of vj s. viij d. cometh to iij li.
107 li. 7 s. 9 d. Summa Totalis Cvij li. vij s. iij d.
vltra xx li. which I borowed for him.

The value of my stocke of Cattle, 10 Maii 1595
Imprimis a trottinge bay geldinge v li.
Item a grey Colt of ij yeres old xl s.
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Item iiij Cart horse viij li.
Item xxix shere sheepe xij li.
Item xij lambes xl s.
Item x milche kyne and a Bull xxv li.
Item ij heiffars liij s. iiij d.
Item ij yearling bullockes xxx s.
Item iiij weanelinges xxvj s. viij d.
Item ij sucking Calves xiij s. iiij d.
Item ij sowes and x pigges xxiiij s.
Item v barrough hogges xl s.
63 li. 7 s. 4 d. Summa lxiij li. vij s. iiij d.
20 Junii Soulde to Thomas beamond iiij calves xxxviij s.
and v lambes—xxv s. and j bullock — xl s.
Summa v li. iij s.
11 Julii Soulde to Beamond an ewe ix s. and lambe v s. xiiij s.
Soulde to Beamont a hog for xl s.
Memorandum that I killed a steere at Christide Anno 1595 whereof the iiij quarters wayed ccclxxij li.
Soulde to my brother Snelling1 a forequarter which wayde cj li. at ij s. vj d. the score xij s. viij d.
Sould to the goodman Philip gosling a hinder quarter which wayed iiij score and v li. at ij s. vj d. the score. x s. vj d.
Sould the skynne for vij s. vj d.
the Rest I spent Summa xxx s. viij d. 12

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John Snelling of Boxford, clothier, married Anne Browne, April 6, 1575, a sister of Anne, wife of the diarist. Cf. p. 37, supra.