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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

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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.

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Winthrop, Adam (1548-1623)

Dettes owinge to me the xth of May 1595
Imprimis John Frenche vij li. vj s. viij d.
Item Philip Gostlinge iiij li. xiij s. iiij d.
Item John Warde xxij s. vj d.
Item Simon Rysinge x s.
Item John Symonde x s.
Item Symon Facon xl s.
paid Item my cosen Joan Muskett xl s. Received
Item Richarde Huggon xx s.
Item John Cooke iiij s.
Item my grey Colt xl s.
Item Collettes wife x s.
21-16-6 Summa xxj li. xvj s. vj d.

Memorandum that I haue in redy mony this xth of Maye 1595 v li.

One trottinge geldinge price v li. iiij cart horse viij li. x milche kine price blank one Bull xx s. ij heiffers price liij s. iiij d. ij yearlinges xxx s. iiij weaned Calves xl s. ij suckinge Calves xiij s. iiij d. ij Sowes with pigges xxiiij s. v barrough hogges xl s. xxix shere shepe and xj lambes xiij li. vj s. viij d.

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A Note of the mony which I haue paid since Midsommer Day Anno 1595
Imprimis paid to the Collector for the poore iij s. iiij d.
Item to Mr. Henry Sandes for his quarterige x s.
Item to Mr. John Chaplyn for his quarterige v s.
Item paid for vj Cusshions v s.
Item for shoes for Anne Winthrop x d.
Item to And er ton and King for mowing vj s.
Item for ij hyves of bees xij d.
Item for iiij planckes iij s. iiij d.
Item for a great planck for my bees ij s.
Item for an elme planck viij d.
Item for carieng of xvj lodes of wodde xxj s. iiij d.
Item for vj duckes ij s.
Item paid to Thomas Banckes for the barne doores and other Reconynges xvij s.
Item paid for yron worke for the barne doores vj s.
11 Julii Item for ij paire of shoes for John Winthrop xx d.
Item paid to Cokers wyfe Anna for ix days work iij s.
Item in expenses extraordinary iij s.Item paid for mowinge of grasse iiij s. vj d. and vj d.
Item paid for making of hay xiiij d. and viij d.
Item paid for a haunce roope ij s. viij d.
Item paid to my wyfe iij s.
Item to H. wife for iij wedges and a hammer xx d.
Item to Anderton and King for scowringe of L. diche ij s.
Item in expenses domestic xvj d.
Item for taske in Groton xxij d.
Item to Tilleson for iij dayes worke iij s. iij d.
15 Aug. Item for the smythe xxviij s.
Item to the soldiers vj d.
20 Aug. Item to William Symond xij d.
Item for meakinge of peaze x s. vj d.
Item to William Man for settles in the parlor x s.
Item to Mr. Joseph Bird for Tithe vj s. 13

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