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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Nathaniel Sparhawk's Accounts, 1638–16391
Sparhawk, Nathaniel

1639-08

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Reckind the 5 daye of the eight moneth 1638 and ther was dew vnto me fower skore poundes sixten shillinges seaven pence 80 16 7
Item the 10th of December,
  30 yds. of brodcloth the one half at 11s the yard and the other half at 11s 6d yd. 16 17 6
  2 tillets about the clothes 3s 6d a pece of cloth to pack yt in 18d 0 5 0
  4 li. of candle at 7d per li. 0 2 4
  To William Coles 4s 8d 4 li. candle 2s 4d 0 7 0
135
Item by your order to goodman Bullocke 3 0 0
Item to mr. Wintroppes man black thrid 0 0 7
Item To Thomas Kinge by your order in goods the 12th of February 3 16 3
  more to Thomas Kinge in goods 1 12 5
Item 4 hogsheds 10s 2 li. of candell 14d a skine of silke 1d 0 11 3
  2 koops 2d nayles 2s 4d 3 li. candell 21d 0 6 1
  6 thousand of nayles 14s 2d 3 li. candell 21d 0 15 11
  Tobaco 18d an axe 2s 8d 2 li. candell 14d 0 5 9
  2 thousand of nayles at 21d per hundred 1 15 0
110 11 3
Item 1 payer of hose 3s 6d 0 3 6
  by your order to John Champney in wars 0 5 7
Item a doeskine 3s 5d 3 yds. ¼ of lase 6d ob. claspes ob. 0 4 0
  2 li. candell 14d 0 1 2
Item To mr. Padue the 15 of the second moneth as by a nott in goods 4 3 0
Item To your man 18 C 4 skore and 10 of ten peny nayles at 11d per Co. 0 17 0
Item 3 li. candell 21d 1 peyer hose 3s 2d 1 li. candell 7d 0 5 6
  1 li. of glue 10d 3 li. of hoops 3s 6d 6 li. candell 3s 6d 0 7 10
  1 yd. bindinge 1d 3 li. candell 21d 0 1 10
Item To Thomas Kinge the 17 of the 4th moneth by your order 1 8 0
  1 li. candell 7d 1 gallon of vinnger 22d 0 2 5
  ½ li. shott 1 ¼d 3 quire of paper 18d 0 1
Item the 26 of the 5 moneth to Thomas Waytes in cheese and other thinges 0 15 0
Item To your Lad 11 pyntes of vineger 2s 4d 1 yd. locrum 16d 0 03 8
  1 payer of shoes 4s 0 4 0
  The charge yt cost the protestinge the bills 0 10 0
  The 3 bills that fayled one of mr. Collets of 30li and 2 of mr. Ingall of 20li a pece 70 00 0
190 05
136
    Reseived by goodman Rice 67 10 0
    Res. by Elder Chempney 6 14 0
    Recs by mr. Sheperd 42 00 0
    Recs by Elder Champeys brother 36 00 0
    Recs by that the Govornor for the Bullockes by my brother Stone 40 00 0
192 4 0

This is a true accompt:

per mee James Luxford Ca. August, 1639

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop: mr. Sparhawks Account.

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