Edenhall 1700-1726
Early 1700s. GREAT MUSGRAVE RENTS AND FINES LIST. Bundle 1, Doc 7. 32 cm x 20 cm. Undated. Some small tears where file folds meet edge of paper, but generally in very good condition. Magna: Musgrave Rents Fine Value Fine / | | | | N 9 N3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mannerin~ de magna } acct of the names of the Tenants their Rent the sum Musgrave } their generall Fine amounts to att Twenty years Rent and also acct of the 2 years Value of every Tenants Estate and what a generall Fine amounts Decimmitle [?] Rent Rent Fine 2 y: value Fine Mr BRATHWT 00 02 00 02 00 00 02 02 00 02 02 00 Ann BUSFIELD 01 09 06 29 10 00 23 00 00 23 00 00 Thomas MAYSON 01 01 09 21 15 00 16 00 00 16 00 00 Wm BUSFIELD 00 03 06 03 10 00 02 02 06 02 02 06 Ellinor BUSFIELD 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 13 00 00 13 00 Thomas CHAPLEHOW 00 01 08 01 13 04 01 08 00 01 08 00 Wm CHAPLEHOW 00 00 06 00 10 00 00 06 00 00 06 00 Tho CHAPLEHOW 00 01 09 01 15 00 01 07 00 01 07 00 John CHAPLEHOW 00 02 03 02 05 00 01 02 00 01 02 00 Thomas COATLEY 00 01 06 01 10 00 01 03 00 01 03 00 Geo MIDLETON 00 02 11 02 18 04 02 0 0
Early 1700s? LIST OF FINES FOR MANOR OF EDENHALL. Bundle 4, Doc 2. 32 cm x19 cm. Very dirty on the back. Appears an incomplete list as there are two empty columns on the right, and the second half of tenants has no amount against their names. No date. manrrin~ de } Acct. of the money *ne Ednall } Recd and Rests due for the Generall Fyne Mr John SANDERSON 02 10 00 Geo MARTIN 04 13 04 Robt COWPLAND 02 00 00 Henery MUSGRAVE 02 06 08 Thomas STAGG 02 06 08 James NELSON 17 10 00 Philip BIRKBECK 08 00 00 William JOHNSON 04 00 00 Chris~ GIBSON 16 00 00 Widd GIBSON 08 00 00 Richard TINKLER 07 10 00 John TINKLER 08 10 00 John ROBSON 06 13 04 Idem 00 08 00 Humphrey HETHERINGTON 04 10 00 Thomas DALTON 05 00 00 John WILLIAMSON Thomas SHEAREBURNE John DAYSON Chris~ HETHERINGTON John PARKER Thomas PARKER Stephen NELSON James SMITH Thomas HODGSHON Widd HODGSHON Wm COWPER John MILNER Rich NELSON Thomas NELSON Jennett STEPHENSON Stephen TODD Humphrey DALTON Wm THOMPSON John DALTON Thomas WAKEFIELD
Early 1700s. STEWARD’S DRAFT LETTER TO SIR CHRISTOPHER MUSGRAVE. Bundle 4, Doc 37. 32 cm x 20 cm. Dirty in parts and some damp staining. Mice have nibbled away one corner of the folded document leaving two large holes. Deteriorating handwriting with numerous corrections, some of it (particularly on second page) extremely difficult or impossible to read. The initials “J. BE” probably stand for Jeffrey BECK. Honrd Sr I have lately writ above 170 lettrs To the Tenants of Hartley Soulby Great and little musgrave Blatarne and Ednall That are in arreare with there Generall Fyne To prepare itt againest [ ]esday the Tweneth and Twenty first of this Inst [ ] and in my lettr Told them I was commanded [ ] requesst them To take that for notice if they did not then pay (there noates wd be speedly sued) amongest the Rest I sent one to Mr THORNTON of musgrave whoe is 9 pound in arrerae & whoe I understand he takes itt very Ill and has Told all The Tenants of musgrave he is confident I have had no such command from yor honr. unless maliciously Instigated & so he writes so to me) or yor honr strangely altered in yor selfe) what this Considret [?] & covetious Gentleman meanes by all this I cannot Tell I am sure he is fyned as moderately as any in that mannor and I am sure the able to pay itt with the first for amny [?] of his neighbours are beholden him for money and I understand he is calling some in all in that he can Gett to obstrult [?] them be paying ther delay [?] & was allways during the during [?] the Tenants when I was formerly there upon Prensts Presenet [?] the Fynes I presume he will Mr THORNTONs Threat is me will writ to yor honr about that lettr but not one line That some Eite [?] soone [?] but what every writs I am under a great apprelapa [?] [ ] a faire hearing itt will which I am [ ]o marhily [?] surprized att haveimg acted noz [?] [ ] anything but what yore honr derects & commands [ ] in yor lettr dated the 2 of octobr last so that p ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [first line completely illegible, also has large hole in the middle] to my master pay[ ] so youe and THOMPSON and youe [ ] to make yor Csayd [?] yo** Price of last [?] [ ] of my Intak [?] I look on srinyim [?] [ ]in his for those yet [?] To have been Certend [?] we hope you & the [?] above Gett served nor doe I send them any thing pd J. BE Sr I have Read avery Straye both side yor Rufflined and afadanneing [?] Stuff but that which of itt ther Relates to me I shall answer itt att approper time and will att all times Jstifie [?] what my what I speke to you hersed youe will all att in his Good Company att pensly [?] as to my honrd mastrers pt of yor lettr pray let Mr THOMPSON and you make yor charges *** Know any matters floock of sheep on musgrave common has since Johart [?] been forward mor [?] wee umer*rs [?]
Early 1700s. DRAPER’S ACCOUNT Bundle 4, Doc 38. 19.5 cm x 16 cm. Undated. Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt Dr To John CARMALT To 26 yards for servants sheets 01 – 4 = 0 To Dtto 20 yards & half Linne } att 1s & 1d ayard } 01 2 – 6 To Dtto 10 yards more for servants } Sheets } 00 = 16 = 0 To Dtto 2 yards of harden for Towells 00 1 – 3 Bought att Rosley hill 24 yards of } hogoback att 9d 2 a yard } 00 17 – 6 To 37 yards & 2 of fyne Linne att 2s a yard } & sixpence further att all } 3 = 17 = 0 ———————- 7 = 18 = 3 =
Early 1700s? BONDS, RECEIPTS & VOUCHERS. Bundle 4, Doc 46. 12 cm x 8 cm. Just the heading is left, none of the original bonds etc. are attached. Undated. Award Bonds Receipts & ther Vouchers ———————
Early 1700s. DRAFT PROMISSORY NOTE AND DRAFT LETTER. Bundle 4, Doc 48. 19.5 cm x 16 cm. Doc 49 was placed inside this once folded Doc 48. Half of the original size page, torn off to use as scrap paper. Dirty crumpled edges with some small tears. The promissory note and letter are clearly drafts with lots of corrections, in the handwriting of Jeffrey BECK. A Mrd~ Know all men by these prsents That wee William COLLINSON of Penreth in the County of Cu~d lets [?] Furrier and Christopher PHILLIPSON of the same Furrier doe hereby acknowledge our selves to be oweing and Indebted unto Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt of Edenhall Swallow Street in the County of Middlesex Cumbrd Barrt the whole and Just sum of fifty one pounds a 13 Cul of rabbets [squeezed into a gap] [marginal note:] one Thousand one hundred and Eleven Cuple of Rabbets of Lawfull money of Great Brittain which sd sum wee doe hereby promise for our selves our heires Exectors and administrators to pay unto the sd Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE or his order in manner and forme following (That is to say) Twenty five pounds att Whitsontide next comeing and November th 11 commonly called martinmas day next comeing the other sum of Twenty five pound being the full remaines of the sd sum of fifty one pounds wee promise to make punctuall paymt as wittness our hands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Honrd Sr youe have Inclosed a Bill per 40£ which youe will be pleased to add to the acct of the Rents Mr HOW and I must pray leave to acquent youe That Mr John ETKINSON vicar of Kirby Stephen has bee and an attorney with him has been with all yor Farmers of hartly Demaisne to Demand there Tyth wooll and Lamb &c. which have never been Demand or pd to any vicar to m vicar of Kby Steven att any time or age before [ ] This The Tenant and told farmers If they did not come in 14 [?] dayes to greeson [ ] he wod sue them att the Law upon this the tenants came to me [ ] Inquered if the there had ever been a demand before some answered [ ] had ben herfers [?] forty years and ther farthers forty years before [ ] [The last 9 lines are faint and in poor handwriting, and the paper is quite dirty in places – impossible to make sense of the few words that can be read.]
Early 1700s. SOULBY INDENTURE COURT FEES. Bundle 4, Doc 49. 31 cm x 19 cm. Damp staining. Dirty crumpled edges with small tears. Doc 49 was lying inside the once folded Doc 48. Undated. There were numerous calculations scribbled all over both sides of the paper, which have mostly not been transcribed. Soulby Indenture Court fees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jane WILSON 1 : 4 : 4 Isabel PETTY 1 4 4 John TEBAY 1 4 4 Henery BURSIE 1 4 4 Mr. THORNBOROWE 1 : 4 : 4 Dtt 1 : 4 : 4 Geo ROBENSON 1 4 4 Wm ROBINSON 1 : 4 : 4 Robt RUDD 1 4 4 John PAINS [?] 1 4 4 Dtt 1 4 4 Chris BELL 1 4 4 John CLEASBY 1 4 4 Jane WILSON 1 4 4 [Name overwritten and crossed out] Dtto 1 4 4 Tho WILSON [?] 1 4 4 Robt HARRISON 1 4 4 Robt [?] GRAY 1 4 4 John GAUGH [??] 1 4 4 James HUDSON [??] 1 4 4 John WALLR 1 4 4 Tho STEWARDSON 1 4 4 Dtto 1 4 4 Tho HUTTON 1 4 4 Tho TAYLOR 1 4 4 Dtto 1 4 4 Dtto 1 4 4 Robt HAF**E 1 4 4 Eliz MUSGRVE 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wm HARRISON 1s Wm BOWMAN 1 4 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ann BUSFIELD 8d Fine 5 : 8 John BUSFIELD 7 Fine 4 : 8 Matthe BUSFIELD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16 00 10 19 10 0 ——————— 35 10 10 due ——————— 5 13 0 2 09 4 —————- 8 02 4 Recd —————- 10 07 10 17 0 8 ——————— 27 8 6 due
Early 1700s. RECEIPT. Bundle 5, Doc 6. 30.5 cm x 19 cm. Except for the one line, all else is blank paper. Recd of George PEACOCK £ 4 : 9 – 8
Early 1700s. LETTER REQUESTING LEAD FROM HARTLEY. Bundle 5, Doc 11. 20.5 cm x 18 cm. Crumpled edges. Undated, but in Jeffrey BECK’s handwriting. One side has a heading not really relating to the rest of the document and a short list of people employed. The other side has a (draft) letter. Stewards Accots. Receipts &c ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For the house Mrs Jane and her asstants For the Garden COCKERBURN [?] & BLAINE and aweeders For harow Jos: & DALTON For manner 3 fillers one stetter [?] & one Edirn [?] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ nasome anete [??] Thomas NELSON I have lately Recd orders for Repaireing the lead on the Westeran Tower att Ednall and in order thereto am to bring hether what Lead is Lying att Hartley so youe must goe to the Bayliffe of Hartley Soulby and Musgrave to sommon the Ratchees [?] (and tell them) If they Ratches bring itt to Ednall they shall have the ancient allowance youe must also order some to take down the old larger & les [?] Lead boyler which must likewise be Cut in peces and brought hether to make up the wants here this must be done this week If the Ratches Cannet bring itt you must hire itt as Cheap as you can for itt should be done before our masters be her Sr Chris~ is already come out of town but is to stay some time in Lancashire I think to be with youe about mundy come seven nights and pray in the mean time tell RUD NICHOLSON WALLER PENRITH [?] and all the Rest in yor tome [?] I due Expect money from them Tell Wm HARKER to come hither
Early 1700s. REQUEST TO CARRY A MESSAGE WITH THE PRICE OF WOOD. Bundle 5, Doc 19. 19 cm x 7 cm. Undated. Remains of small red seal. Scribbled calculations on back not transcribed. Thos NELSON at Hartley Castle These [?] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soulby 18 April Wednsday Blatarne 19 20 } Cos Hartley 19 } My Master has Writt to ye Maior of } Kendall to send to you the price of Boards } and Wood &c athere, which you must carry } to one Mr. MUNCKHOUSS at ye Heaning, who is } valueing the Wood there. Yours &cto. } pardon haste [signed] C GIBSON
Early 1700s. LISTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES. Bundle 5, Doc 23. 24.5 cm x 21 cm. Folded in half. Dirty on back, a few small tears and creased corners. Undated document in Jeffry BECK’s handwriting. Lands 27 – 9 – 5 2 63 = 4 = 5 2 19 3 10 2 31 2 8 11 J [?] 112 0 4 0 ———————— 113 15 0 ————————- £ February 023 19 6 2 March 050 16 9 2 April 028 17 01 2 May 059 03 7 June 091 00 03 July 053 04 0 —————————— 306 01 10 : 2 £ s d February Receipts 072 19 0 March Recepts 065 17 1 April Reeipt 038 07 9 May Reeipt 050 13 6 June Receipt 173 14 2 July Receipt 136 19 7 2 ————————- 538 11 1 2 ————————- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £ s – d Cattle Bought 130 12 – 4 seed oats and bigg 011 09 – 5 Taxes 005 14 – 4 in husbandry 030 19 – 1 necessaryes bought into the house 022 13 – 8 Expences when my master was } in the country } 024 06 3 Court charges att geting } the Generell Fyne } 019 7 5 2 Edenhall Repairs 002 17 1 Expences about the warren 007 05 2 Rents 000 18 – 9 Expences in Keeping the } Gardener } 001 19 9 Disbursed per Tho NELSON 022 3 – 3 2 Hartley 014 2 6 Soulby disbursmts 005 7 2 Musgrave 005 05 7 Blatarne 001 00 0 ———————— 306 01 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rests due 34 16 00 199 7 4 022 5 10 2 096 0 7 4/3 005 16 11 2 —————————— 359 6 : 9 4/3 —————————— 361 18 11 —————————— 720 5 8 4/3 —————————— Recd 121 10 8 119 15 12 2 056 12 5 2 035 5 6 28 15 4 —————————- 361 19 11
Mid 1700s? LIST OF LINEN IN THE CLOSET. Bundle 63, Doc 13. 13.5 cm x 9.5 cm. Crumpled edges. Undated, but in a bundle ranging from the 1730s to the 1790s. A Schedule of ye linen in ye Closet 22 pair of Sheets 20 Pillow slips 2 Bolster Slips 22 Table Cloths 6 Breakfast Do: 24 Table Napkins 12 Tea Napkins 24 fine Towells 12 Course Do: 10 Table Covers
1704. WAGES FOR CUSTOMARY RENTS COLLECTOR. A neat receipt. Two small punch holes. 3” x 6”. Then Received of Mr. GIBSON for Colecting The Costumary Rents for one year the sum of one pound – ten Shillings I say Received by me John TEBAY for the year of our Lord 1704 [signed] John TEBAY
29 Oct 1704. RECEIPT FOR WINDOX TAX AND OTHER TAXES. A receipt for various taxes including window tax for Hartley Castle. 4” x 6”. October ye 29th: 1704 Then Received from ye Honorable Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE Kntt: & Barrott: the sume of five shillings £ – s – d being Window Sess for ye Castle due att michallmass Last 0 – 5 – 0 Alsoe Received two pence per pound for } Master of House of Correction } and fowerpence for passing } vagrants Through ye County } due att Mickallmass Last: both together ) 0 – 5 – 0 Received as Above Written – per mee [signed] Thomas RUDD
11 Nov 1704. HARDWARE ACCOUNT FOR WORK AT HARTLEY CASTLE. A neat and clean account. 8” x 6”. Worke for the Castle since August the first 1704 £ – s – d 700 nails for the Roofe att 10d A hundered 0 – 5 – 10 32 nails at 4 A peny 0 – 0 – 8 112 at ten A peny for the plummer 0 – 1 – 1 24 tacks for fastoning the pipes at 1d-½ } A peace 3s and for making 12 – 6d } 0 – 3 – 6 2 new Shoes 0 – 0 – 7 more nales for plumer 0 – 0 – 8 nales for lo mil troughs 0 – 1 – 6 2 bandes and nales for lo kil steep [?] 0 – 0 – 6 2 bandes for longrig 0 – 0 – 6 4 picks ling for hartlay mil 0 – 1 – 6 nales for ladfat 0 – 0 – 2 for one man making for grat } one pare of thongs and chafing dish } 0 – 1 – 0 —————- Totall 0 – 17 – 6 November ye 11th 1704 Received in full of this Bill per mee [signed] Will HUTCHINSON
25 Nov 1704. CURATE OF RAVENSTONEDALE’S STIPEND. A very neat and clean receipt. 4” x 6”. Novembr 25th 1704. Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE the Summ of two pounds ten shillings and six pence due to the Curate of Ravenstondale out of Blatarn at Martinmas last. I say Received by me [signed] Jo: DALTON Curate of Ravenstondale
30 Nov 1704. VARIOUS WORK DONE AT HARTLEY CASTLE. An account for a variety of carpentry work. A bit dusty and aged on the back. 12” x 7”. Worke for the Castle since August the first 1704 £ – s – d Six dayes on the dineing roome Rofe 0 – 6 – 00 fower dayes more sowing sowking bords for the Haull window and stars Case 0 – 4 – 00 tow dayes Liing the haull window gutters 0 – 2 – 00 tow dayes on the stars head Lion on timber and sarking 0 – 2 – 00 one day binding a pare of stathes Ender [?] Park both troughs 0 – 1 – 0 one day sowing brauls for Soulby mill and other mills besids 0 – 1 – 0 three dayes sowing bords of elm for hartley mill whell and adower at blandess and som at Low mill step and for other Euses 0 – 3 – 0 one day at Longrigg making adower and mending other dowers 0 – 1 – 0 one day at Ladwhat making a portall 0 – 1 – 0 one day binding apare of dower Cheeks and hanging adower and putting up Spars in the brows 0 – 1 – 0 forten dayes for posting sowing and making and Lion of troughs for Low mill 0 – 14 – 00 tow dayes for sowing oke boords 0 – 2 – 0 halfe aday for putting a braull in at Low mill 0 – 0 – 6 ———————- Totall 1 – 18 – 6 November ye 30th. 1704. Received in full of this Bill per mee [signed] Robert WALLER
09 Dec 1704. GARDENER’S WAGES RECEIPT. A receipt with a small pin hole in centre. 3” x 6”. 9th Dr 1704 Then Recd: of Chr GIBSON the summe } of fifteen shillings being for working in the } £ s d Garding betwixt Miches. and ye twentyth: of Novbr: } 00 = 15 : 00 as wittness my hand } [signed] Richard ELWOOD Pd. per [signed] Chr GIBSON Junr.
22 Dec 1704. LAND TAX FOR HARTLEY DEMESNE & BARNES TENEMENT. A very neat and clean receipt. 3” x 8”. December 22d: 1704 Received then of the Honored Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE Baronett } £ s d two poundes fifteen Shillings for ye. third Quarter Sese for ye Demaine } 2 ~ 15 ~ 0 att Hartley due the 8th. of this month I Say recd by me } [signed] William CLARK. Collector recd for Barnes Tennement due then 9d½
1705. RENTS DUE IN HOLME CULTRAM, AND DRAFT LETTER. Bundle 5, Doc 10. 16.5 cm x 12 cm. Top edge crumpled and dirty. One side of paper has list of rents which stops abruptly – paper was probably cut in half and then used to draft a letter on the back. The draft is in Jeffrey BECK’s handwriting. Some scribbled calculations on the front not transcribed. Rents due within the mannor of Holme Cultram to the Executors of the late Queen Dowagrs per anno Domi 1705 £ s d Coppy hold Rents due half yearely } upon the 25 of July – 1705 } 115 14 – 6 New Erections 000 04 – 6 Feefarme and other Rents due } halfe yearely att Mich~as 1705 } 036 18 1 Colt Park Riveing Ground in the hard of the Holme ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sir I Recd yors from the hands of Mr JEFFERSON where I had not an opportunity to Give youe my answer to tell youe my great Greafe att the prejudice the Troopes horses has done youe yesternigh of Tusday att night but Just after I Recd yors ~ I went to them where wee made amew hot [?] in Wreawood and Railed all the Watterside looking towards yor Grounds and this same day wee shall doe the other Grounds put I pray youe will allow the soldiers to Ellevat [?] a hot on yor side and any any prejudice done youe prvent which I hope will prvent all further truble and prejudice the horses can doe by Running over and noe doubt my masters will att any time allow youe the like favour and for my owne part will use Ivrey [?] entruest [?] Endeavour to secure
20 Jan 1704/5. AN ACCOUNT OF RABBITS SOLD IN 1704 A fresh, neat and clean account. 15” x 6”. The Rabt Acct for 1704 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sepbr 23 1704 numr price £ s d Mr SIMPSON 01 at 8 00 00 08 John DALTON 01 at 8 00 00 08 To Penreth 03 at 8 00 02 00 Ocbr 6 My Lady LONSDALLl 02 at 8 00 01 04 Sold to Penreth 05 at 8 00 03 04 To my Lady LLONSDALL 02 at 8 00 01 04 To Penreth 02 att 8 00 01 04 My Lady LONSDALL 02 at 8 00 01 04 Sold to Penreth 03 at 8 00 02 00 my Lady LONSDALL 02 at 9 00 01 06 27 Sold to Penreth 03 009 00 02 03 Novbr 4 To Penreth 03 at 9 00 02 03 My Lady LONSDALL 02 at 9 00 01 06 To Penreth 10 at 9 00 07 06 Sold to Penreth 20 at 9 00 15 00 Abram STOOKS 01 at 9 00 00 09 Sold to Penreth 03 at 9 00 02 03 25 Robt MIRES 45 at 9 01 13 09 3 Debr. Will~ COOKSON 52 att 9 01 19 00 9 Robert MIRES 50 att 9 01 17 06 16 Will COOKSON 55 att 9: 02 01 03 23 Robert MIRES 70 at { 00 12 09 { 02 02 00½ 30 To William COOKSON 52 at 9½ 02 01 02 John BROWN 05 at 9 00 03 09 Janry 7 To Robt MIRES 47 at 9½ 01 16 08 In ye Towne four Cuple but given in in Robt MIRES Account Will~ COOKSON 54 at 9½ 02 02 09 20 Robt MIRES 41 009½ 01 12 05 ——————— 20 09 : 09 ———————
25 Jan 1704/5. RECEIPT FOR ONE MILITIA SADDLE. A receipt with a small pin hole in centre. 3” x 7”. Janry 25 1704/5 Joseph JEFFERSON Aqts for a Melitia Sadle 14s ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January ye 25th 1704 Reseved of mr GIBSON for one new Sadle 14 Shellings I Say Reseved by me [signed] Jos JEFFERSON
01 Feb 1704/5. PAY FOR HUNTING & CARRYING RABBITS TO PENRITH. A receipt with a small pin hole in centre, and a bit rough at top. 3” x 8”. 1st Febry 1704 then Recd of Chr GIBSON one Pound } three shillings & sixpence being for 47 days Hunt= } £ s d ing and six shillings for Hunting on the nights & } 01 : 19 : 06 also 10s for Carrying Rabetts to Penrith I say Recd } in full of the above sums } per me [signed] Humphrey DALTON
05 Feb 1704/5. RECEIPTS FOR LAND TAX, BRIDGE REPAIRS & MILITIA. Neat and clean receipts. A small hole in centre. 9” x 7”. Ocbr ye 10th 1704 An aqt for two quar =terly paymts of ye Land Tax and repair of Bridges and Countrey Keeping ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20: Ocbr 1704 Then Recd. of Chr GIBSON } the sume of thertyfive shillings being } £ s d the second paymt of the Landsess for ye } 01 = 15 : 00 year 1704 due att Mickls last Recd. per us [signed] James NELLSON John DAYSON Mark Y 9th Janry 1704 then Recd of Chr GIBSON Junr } £ s d the third quarterly paymt of ye land tax } 01 = 15 = 00: due att Xmas last Recd } per me [signed] James NELLSON 5 Febry 1704/5 Then Recd: of Chr GIBSON the sume of ten shillings Sixpence being for Repair of Bridges and Melitia service I say Recd per me Tho SHEARBORN mark } T
19 Feb 1704/5. TAXES FOR BRIDGE REPAIR, COUNTY GAOL AND MILITIA. A receipt, very grubby on the back. 5” x 8”. February ye 19th: 1704/5 Then Received from Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrott the Sume of tenn Shillings being Sess for repairing of Lowther Bridge 4d per pound 3d per pounds also Do for the Countye Gaole & for Drums Cutlers & Halberts for ye Militia 5d per pound alltogether 12d per pound £ – s – d 0 – 10 – 0 ——————- I say Received for ye pertickler uses Above Sayd per mee [signed] Thomas RUDD Canstable
20 Feb 1704/5. GLAZIER’S ACCOUNT. A very early account. A bit aged and dusty, with small pin hole in middle. 4” x 5”. 20 Febry 1704 Ye Glazers accts being 4s ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 Feb 1704 s for Repaireing of ye glass in ye house – 3 for Repaire of ye gardin glasses – 1 – 0 s d in all : 4 : 00 Wm: LEWRECK W Mrk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 Feb 1704 Reced then of Mr Chris GIBSON Junr The full Contents of the within written bill per me Wm LEWRICKE his W Mrke
12 Mar 1704/5. LAND TAX FOR HARTLEY DEMESNE AND BARNES TENEMENT. A fine and fresh receipt. 3” x 8”. March 12th: 1704 Received then of the Honored Sr. Christopher } £ s d MUSGRAVE two poundes fifteen Shillinges for ye } 02 = 15 00 Last Quarter Sese for the Demaine at Hartley } I Say Recd by me [signed] Will. CLARK Collector Recd then for Barnes Tennemt 9d.½
23 Mar 1704/5. RECEIPT FOR 24 LOADS OF COAL. A fresh, very neat and clean receipt. 2” x 7”. March ye 23 1704/5 Reced then of Sr Christ~ MUSGRAVE by ye } £ s d Hands of Christ~ GIBSON for twenty four } 00 – 06 – 00 Lowads of Coals from Hartsid peles six Shillings } I say Reced per me John WALTON mark J
30 Apr 1705. RECEIPT FOR WINDOW TAX AND OTHER LOCAL TAXES. A neat receipt. 6” x 8”. Receipt for Window Sess & Bridge & House Correction at Laydie day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aprill ye 30th: 1705 Then Received from Sr Christopher £ – s – d MUSGRAVE Barrott: ye Sume of ———- 0 – 5 – 0 being Window Sess for ye Castle due att Layday ye 25th of March Last past and alsoe fivepence per pound for } repairing of ye Countye Bridges } 0 – 4 – 2 more two pence per pound for ye } Master of ye House Correction } 0 – 1 – 8 = due ye 25th of March Last past } —————- Received ye pertickler Sumes Above Said per mee by me [signed] Thomas RUDD
23 May 1705. RECEIPT FOR ONE YEAR’S WAGES, KEEPING A DOG ETC. A fresh, very neat and clean receipt. 4” x 8”. 23 May 1705 Received of Chr GIBSON Junr the sume of two pounds } tenn shillings for my whole year wage due att Whits } 1705 and alsoe Ten shilling for keeping a Dogg and } £ s d Ten shillings more for lookeing to ye Leeds at ye Castle } 03 = 10 : 00 I say Received in full of the above sumes as wittness } my hand } Willm HUTTON Marke W
18 Jun 1705. RECEIPT FROM THE CURATE OF RAVENSTONEDALE. A neat and clean receipt. 4” x 6”. Mr DALTON Receipt for 2£ – 10s – 6d due att Whitsontide ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June the. 18th. 1705 Then Received from Sr. Christr: } = MUSGRAVE Barrott. the } Sume of two pound ten = } £ – s – d – Shillings & Sixpence being due } to ye Curate of Ravenstonedale } 2 – 10 – 6 att Whitsontide Last out of Blatarn: I Say } Received for his use – – } per [signed] Jeff: BORRETT
22 Jun 1705. RECEIPT FOR RECTOR OF CROSBY GARRETT’S STIPEND. A very neat receipt. 8” x 3”. Mr. FORSTER Rector of Crosby Garrett Receipt for £ – s – d 2 – 13 – 4 due att Whitson Last ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June ye. 22d. 1705 Received then of the Honored Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE } Baronett two poundes thirteen Shillings and fowerpence } £ s d due att Whitsontid Last to Mr. Joseph FORSTER Rector } 02 : 13 : 4 of Crosby Garrett I Say Recd for his Use } per me [signed] Will. CLARK.
02 Jul 1705. ACCOUNT FOR NAILS FOR HARTLEY CASTLE. A fresh, very neat and clean account. 5” x 6”. october ye 26 day, 1704 £ s d neals for Hartle Castle 0 – 0 – 2 more for neales 0 – 0 – 2 May ye 12 day 100 neales for Dents troughs 0 – 0 – 3 June 26 day, 1705 500 Lat neales 0 – 1 – 0 —————- 0 – 1 – 7 Juley the 2d day Reced in full of this bill by me [signed] Robert DEVIES
04 Jul 1705. BLACKSMITH’S ACCOUNT FOR HARTLEY CASTLE. 5” x 6”. Work for the Castle nails for Castle 0 – 0 – 1 nails for denswod Troues 0 – 0 – 8 4 loupes 4 kroukes for 2 gates 0 – 2 – 0 nailes for Smelt mil 0 – 0 – 1 for one Remove 0 – 0 – 1 —————- Totall 0 – 2 – 11 July ye 4th: 1705 Received in full of this Bill per mee [signed] Will HUTCHINSON
20 Jul 1705. ACCOUNT FOR CARPENTRY WORK. A detailed account. 8” x 6”. for putting fiften Cogs in the Low mill whell and mending the Whell 0 – 1 – 0 one day and a halfe sowing and } making and hanging a gaitt in the Cort. } 0 – 1 – 6 seaven dayes sowing making and Lion troughs } in denke wood and mending the oldings } 0 – 7 – 0 tow dayes sowings and making a gaitt for } Biggs and gittings shilps and hanging the gaitt } 0 – 2 – 0 tow dayes for sowing of gaitt bars and } mending of gramskow he gaitt and weend } gaitt and mending of Longrigg gatts all } 0 – 2 – 0 for sowing one **** quartter of wood of boords 0 – 1 – 6 in all 15 – 00 July ye 20th. 1705. Received in full per mee [signed] Robert WALLER
21 Jul 1705 (1). THOMAS NELSON’S WAGES RECEIPT AT HARTLEY CASTLE. A neat receipt. Two small pin holes. 4” x 6”. July ye 21th: 1705 Then Received of Mr GIBSON Junior The Sume of seaven pound } £ – s – for my wages att Hartley Castle due att Whitsontide Last: - } 7 – 0 – 0 I say Received per mee [signed] Tho: NELSON
21 Jul 1705 (2). RECEIPT, LEAD FROM SMELT MILL FOR HARTLEY CASTLE. A neat and clean receipt with a small pin hole in centre. 4” x 7”. 21 July 1705 Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrott the summe of five pounds five Shillings being in full for Thirteen hundered one Stone & one pound of Lead for Castle: Weyed of at ye Smelt Mill and Received per us by Christopher BROADLAY his mark ♀ Mathew HARRISON his Mark —●
30 Jul 1705. WALLER’S PAY RECEIPT FOR WORK AT MUSGRAVE MILL. A fresh, very neat and clean receipt. 6” x 6”. July ye 30th: 1705. Then Received from Sr Christo~ } MUSGRAVE Barrott ye Sume of } £ – s – d one pound two Shillings and } 1 – 2 – 6 Sixpence for walling and service } of ye Mill Gavill end next ye Wheele and About tenn yards of Side wall: with ye Service att Musgrave mill: and alsoe for twelve Bushells of Lime att 7d per bushell Seaven Shillings – – – – – 0 – 7 – 0 I Say Received per mee [signed] Thomas HODGSON
04 Aug 1705. NOUTGELD & SERJEANT OATS RECEIPT. A fresh, very neat and clean receipt. 4” x 8”. Noutgeld was originally a cattle tax to the crown. Serjeant Oats were a tithe of oats paid by the tenant to the bailiff of the lord of the manor. August the 4th day 1705 Recd then of John TEABAY for Notgeld and } Sargant Ots in full for his part for Little } £ – s – d Musgrave and Soulby the some of one pound } 01 – 07 – 04 seaven Shillings and foure pence being due } for Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE to pay unto } the Right Honbl the Earle of Thanett due at } Snt Andermas Last past I Say Recd per me [signed] Richard WALLER Colector
09 Aug 1705. RECEIPTS FOR WORK ON CHAPEL ROOF. Two receipts. 9 August 1705 Then Recd of Chr GIBSON the sume of Fourteen shillings & sixpence being for working att ye Chapple Roofe and other worke about ye House Recd per me 0 14 = 06 Jonathon BOWRBANCK B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23 July 1705 Recd of Chr GIBSON the sume of Therty Shillings being for Therty days work in slateing the Chapple Roofe amd mossing and pointing in other places about the Houses I say Recd in full of all Demands per me John BOWRBANCK £ s d mark I 01 – 10 = 00
31 Aug 1705. LAND TAX RECEIPT FOR DEMESNE AND BARNS TENEMENT. A fresh, neat and clean receipt. 4” x 8”. Collectors Receipt for ye Second Quarterly payment for 1705 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August ye 31th: 1705 Received Then from Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE } Barrott. ye Sum~e of two pound five= } =teen Shillings for ye Demaine and } £ – s – d – nine pence half pen~ye for Barns } 2 – 15 – 9 – ½ Teniment being ye second Quarterly } payment of the Land Taxx for 1705 } I Say Received per me John: RAIKSTROWE Collector his marke - O -
04 Sep 1705. PAY FOR LOOKING AFTER SHEEP ON MUSGRAVE FELL. A receipt with a small pin hole in centre. 3” x 7”. 4 Sepber 1705 Recd of Chr GIBSON the Sume of Thirty shillings being ye last part of my Allowance for lookeing to ye Sheep upon Musgrave Fell for ye year 1705 I say Recd me Elizabeth COLLIN Mark O
12 Sep 1705. BLACKSMITH’S DETAILED ACCOUNT. A bit aged and dusty. 9” x 7”. 12 Septr 1705 Tho ROBINSON Bill for Worke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aparl the 7 day 1705 Sir Christopher MUSGRA S for one new Shou of gramar 0 – 4 – 0 for 4 new Shous of Shears hors 1 – 4 – 0 for one new Shou and 3 removs of gramar 0 – 7 – 0 for 4 removs of Shears hors 0 – 4 – 0 for 4 new Shous of gramar 1 – 4 – 0 for 4 removs of gramar 0 – 4 – 0 for one new Shoe and 3 removs of Shears 0 – 7 – 0 for 3 new Shous of gramar 1 – 0 – 0 —————- 5 – 08 Sir Christopher MUSGRA Aparl the 7 day for one gun lock mending 1 – 10 for one par of pistels mending 0 – 10 for pistels cleaning 1 – 0 for one cock mending 0 – 4 ———— 09 – 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sir Christopher MUSGRA Aparl the 14 day s d for 4 removs of welch hors 0 – 4 – 0 for hesp and stapels 0 – 3 – 0 for one new bush and wheall mending 0 – 11 – 0 for 2 new shous of soral hors 0 – 8 – 0 for one dor band mending 0 – 2 – 0 for one Sock fedring 0 – 8 – 0 for one wheall Strook mending 0 – 3 – 0 for one new Shou and one remov of Soral hors 0 – 5 – 0 for 4 new Shous of welch hors 1 – 4 – 0 for 2 removs of Soral hors 0 – 2 – 0 for 2 long nals 0 – 2 – 0 for cartwhels nals 0 – 2 – 0 for 4 new Shous of Soral hors 1 – 4 – 0 for long nals 0 – 2 – 0 for one linpin 0 – 2 – 0 for crooks and nals 1 – 0 – 0 for cart whels nals 0 – 3 – 0 for one iron fork mending 0 – 2 – 0 for 4 removs of welch hors 0 – 4 – 0 for one loup to a yat 0 – 3 – 0 for one wheal mending 1 – 0 – 0 for one lin pin 0 – 2 – 0 for cart whell naling 1 – 6 – 0 for 2 new Shous and 2 removs Soral hors 0 – 10 – 0 for loup and crook to a yat 0 – 6 – 0 for one rig cap mending 0 – 2 – 0 for 4 new Shous of welch hors 1 – 4 ——————— 14 = 08 : 09 = 10 —————————— 01 = 04 = 06 12 Septr 1705 Recd. of Chr: GIBSON the sume of one pound four shillings being in full of Acct. to this day per me [signed] Thomas ROBINSON
28 Sep 1705. ACCOUNT FOR CARPENTRY WORK FOR HARTLEY CASTLE. An account, a bit aged. 5” x 6”. Will: HUTTON Bill for Worke for ye Castle September ye 10th Two dayes att ye Low 1705 Pd – 11: Barns making A portition and mending Barn Doors 0 – 2 – 0 Halfe A day at Langrigg } Septr. mending A gate } 0 – 0 – 6 ye 28th 2s – 6d payed. A Spade Shafte dressing 0 – 0 – 3 For mending drawers in } ye Closette } 0 – 0 – 3 For mending A Floodgate } att Duckett holes } 0 – 0 – 6 halfe of day mending doors } at Barnes house & Langrigg } 0 – 0 – 6 For A Gang of Coggs and } Runggs for Low mill } 0 – 3 – 0 —————- Totall - 0 – 7 – 0
09 Oct 1705. PAY FOR STOPPING CATTLE CROSSING INTO LANGWATHBY. A receipt with a small pin hole in centre and a bit aged. 3” x 7”. 9 Octr 1705 Recd Then of Chr GIBSON the sume of Nine shillings & ninepence being for my Boys lookeing to ye Chattle in Away [?] therteen Weekes to keep them from Crossing the Water into Langwathby feild I say Recd by me [signed] Thomas CLARKE
17 Oct 1705 (1). ACCOUNT FOR MOWING AND RAKING HAY. An account with small pin hole in centre. 8” x 6”. Heanings Farm is near Great Musgrave. an account of mowing raking and gitting ye Heaning Hay for ye year 1705 s d Will: STEADMAN 6 dayes 6 – 0 John CHAPELLOW 7 dayes 7 – 0 Rich: CANTLEY 6 dayes 6 – 0 Chr: TOD 6 dayes & a half 6 – 6 Joseph SEUELL 6 dayes 6 – 0 rakers Elizabeth SNAWDON 8 dayes 3 – 4 Sisilly SNAWDON 8 dayes 3 – 4 Mary CLIBURN 6 dayes 2 – 6 Elizabeth WATERSON 6 dayes 2 – 6 Eliner CHAPELLOW 6 dayes 2 – 6 Agnas CHAPELLOW 6 dayes 2 – 6 Will: CHAPELLOW 6 dayes 3 – 0 John CARLTON for thatching } the Milln } 1 – 0 Mary CLIBURN for bearing ye } thatch away } 0 – 4 ale for ye mowers 1 – 0 ——————— 02 = 13 = 6 ——————— 17 Octber 1705 Recd. of Chr GIBSON the sume of two pounds thirteen shillings & sixpence being in full of the above disbursmts per me Matthew DOWSON Mark M
17 Oct 1705 (2). RECEIPT FOR TAR. A very neat and clean recept. 4” x 6”. 17 October 1705 Recd. from Willm RAMSEY Esqr ye Sum of Three pounds and Six pence in full for Tar sold him on ye 5th Instant I Say Recd by me [signed] Geo BENSON For partner & Self
17 Oct 1705 (3). CARTING STONES AND LIME FOR MUSGRAVE MILL. A fresh, very neat and clean account. 6” x 4”. 17 Ocbr 1705 Charges for Gitting Stones, leeding stones, and alsoe lime for Greet Musgrave Milne for Leading of Stones to the mill from the fell 26 cartfull at a 4 pence a cartfull and for Leading of Laime 4 cartfull 1 Shilling and 4 pence and geating of Stones 3 Shilling for Leading 26 Cart Loads of stones } to Musgrave Milne att 4d per Cart Load } 00 : 08 = 08 Pd for the sd stones 00 : 03 : 00 Pd for Leeding four Cart Load of lime } from Soulby to ye sd milne } 00 : 01 = 04 ———————- 00 : 13 = 00 17 Ocbr 1705 Recd of Chr~ GIBSON the full Contents of this Bill per me [signed] Thomas WALLER
1707. BOONS LET IN EDENHALL DEMESNE. Bundle 5, Doc 4. 37 cm x 16.5 cm. Some tears along file folds. The address on the back is in a different handwriting. To Mr. Rowland GIBSON at ye Office of Ordnance at ye Tower London ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The acct of the boons let within the Demaine of Edl. per anno 1707 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A particular of the names of those persons that farmed boons in the mains belonging to the honble~ Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart Anno 1707 Humphrey DALTON one boon 01 – 2 – 0 John GEDLEING one boon 01 – 2 – 0 11s Wm STEPHENSON & Frances TODD 1 – 2 – 0 per Fra TODD John DALTON one boon 1 – 2 – 0 William CALLAN one 1 – 2 – 0
30 Jul 1707. RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS ACCOUNT. Bundle 5, Doc 20. 29.5 cm x 18.5 cm. Folded in half. Dirty on outside with some tears at edges. Acct with Chr MUS GRAVE for the month of July 1707 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ednall in Com~ Cumberland A particular acct of the money Recd for the hon~ble Sr Christoph~ MUSGRAVE Barrt in the month of July & before Anno Domi 1707 £ s d June th 17 : 1707 Recd of Mr Ch GIBSON } sen~ the sum of } 14 01 6 June th 28 1707 Recd Recd of Mr } Chr: GIBSON sen~ the sum of } 04 16 0 June the 30 1707 Recd of Mr } GIBSON sen~ the sum of } 16 18 6 July the 1 : 1707 Recd of Mr Chr: } GIBSON Jun~ the sum of } 08 14 6 July the 10 1707 Recd of Mr Ch } GIBSON Jun~ the sum of } 25 0 0 July the 28 1707 Recd of Mr } Chr GIBSON sen~ the sum of } 10 00 00 ——————— Recd in cash from Mr GIBSONs } for the hon~ble Sr Ch MUSGRAVE } 79 10 6 as appeares by the perticulars in all } ——————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per Contra Disbursed for the honble Sr Chr MUSGRAVE In the month of July and before Anno Dom 1707 June th 17 1707 6 steares Bought att } Penrith price pd } 14 1 0 June the 28 1707 2 steares att Appleby } price pd } 04 16 0 June th 30 1707 6 steares & one cow att } Rossley hill price paid } 16 18 6 July the 1 1707 2 steares and one Cow } att Penrith price pd } 08 14 6 July th 14 1707 10 steares att Rossley hill } price pd } 22 00 0 July th 15 1707 one bull att Penrith } price pd } 02 00 0 July th 29 1707 6 steares att Penrith } price pd } 15 0 0 ——————— Disbursed in all 83 10 6 ——————— Disbursed more in this month then } I have Recd by the acct } 04 0 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Expence in buying and selling of Cattle in the month of August and before 1707 June the 30 1707 Expences att Rossley hill in } buying 6 steares the sum of } 0 1 0 July the 1 1707 Expences att Penrith } in buying 2 stears and one Cow } 0 0 6 July the 11 1707 Expences Expences att } Hartly in letting the Tyth } £ s d selling the heifer letting the } high ashes and in comeing } 0 2 0 home in attending the } market att Appleby } July the 14 1707 Expences att } Rosley hill in buying ten } steares & Grassing all } 0 04 0 night & afterwards send } ing to Hartley } July 30 Expences in sending 6 steares } to Hartley } 1 6 ————— 0 9 0 —————
31 Aug 1707. EDENHALL ACCOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1707. Bundle 5, Doc 1. 31 cm x 21 cm. Folded in half. 2 small holes and a larger tear/hole. Acct for the month of August 1707 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edenhall in Com~ Cumberland. A perticular acct of the money Recd for the honble Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE in the month of August. Anno Dom~i 1707. £ s d August th: 2: 1707 Recd. of Auther [Anther?] GIBSON for the } grass of scotch Cattle } 00 06 06 August th: 2: 1707 Recd of Tho WILSON for 2 fatt } Bullocks the sum~ of } 07 19 00 August the 4: 1707 Recd of John ROOKING in part of Rent } for hartley milne due att lamas day last past } 02 00 00 August the 12 1707 Recd of Tho WILSON for one } fatt bullock the sum of } 04 01 00 [August] the 13 1707 Recd of Mary MATTSON } in part for 30 bushells of Rye the sum of } 03 08 00 August th: 13 1707 Recd of Wm STEPHENSON for } one bushell of Bigg the sum of } 00 04 00 August 13 1707 Recd of Umphrey DALTON for } one bushell of bigg the sum of } 00 04 00 August 13 1707 Recd of Wm Jam’s [?] SMITH for one bushell } of Bigg the sum of } 00 04 00 August th 13 1707 Recd of Umphrey DALTON for } the hay middow in the midle bushes in the maines } 00 05 00 August the 19 1707 Recd of Abraham STOOKS in } part for two fatt bullocks the sum of } 03 00 00 ——————— August 1707 Recd in this month in Cash for the honble } Sr Christophr MUSGRAVE in all the sum of } 21 11 6 ——————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per Contra Disbursed for the honble Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE in the month of August Anno Domi 1707 £ s d Disbursed more in the last month then I Recd the sum of 04 00 00 August the 23 1707 Then paid the mowers for mowing the } hay Grounds in Edenhall Demesne as apperes by a } 07 11 00 particular of there names and day works the sum of } August the 26 1707 Then paid the hay workers for makeing } the hay in Edenhall Demesne as appeares by their } [ ] 17 [ ] names and day workes the sum of } August the 30. 1707 Then pd John BOREBANK & John } BLAINE for mossing paynting & Rigging the slate of } 00 16 0 [?] Edenhall the sum of per ut [?] acquittance John BLANE 0 17 6 ——————— Disbursed in all 20 11 9 ——————— Remaines in my hands to ballance 00 19 6 ———————-
19 Nov 1707. RENTS RECEIVED AT HARTLEY. Bundle 4, Doc 35. 24 cm x 20 cm. Folded in half. Edges dirty and crumpled. 2 small holes. Acct o[f th]e Rents Recd att severall Times att Hartley &c~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sept th 18 1707 Acct of the money Recd for Rent due from the Tenants & farmers att hartley of the lands of Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bart John ROOKEING 02 0 0 John FARLAM 06 5 0 Wm UBANK 04 10 0 Tho WALLER 02 13 3 Rich TOMPSON 06 10 0 Thomas HUTCHINSON 02 10 0 Mark PEACOCK 3 pounds } per yet Annind [?] in the act } 06 00 0 Thomas NICHOLSON 08 00 00 John TEBAY 09 07 0 Tho ROBINSON [ ] 00 0 16 17 of Oct 1707 Tho WILLIAMSON in part of his Fine & Robt & Eliz RACKSTREW 10 0 0 John MARTINDLE 10 0 0 Robt COWSTON 00 17 6 John WALLER 06 05 0 Chr HARKER 07 0 0 Tho ELLIOT per woods [?] 05 0 0 Rich TOMPSON 06 0 0 Tho HUTCHINSON Junr 04 0 0 John MORLAND 35 17 0 [possibly corrected to 05 17 0] Tom HUTCHINSON 02 10 06 [??] Eliz SPENCER 01 15 0 [?] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nov the 18 19 1707 Wm HUTCHINSON 05 10 0 Mark PEACOCK 08 00 0 ∞ Tho HUTCHINSON 01 13 4 ∞ Rich DEETON 04 12 6 ∞ Eliz RUD 01 09 0 ∞ Tho WALLER 04 0 0 ∞ Chr HARKER 05 10 0 ∞ Rich TOMPSON 12 00 0 ∞ Chr TODD 01 10 0 ∞ Wm BELL 05 15 0 ∞ Wm UBANK 09 00 0 Geo FRANKLAND 03 10 0 Robt ASHLIP & Tho DENNISON 09 00 00 ∞ John TEBAY 09 17 0 ——————— Wm ROOKING 00 2 6 & John UBANK 00 10 9 & Robt ASHLIP 09 00 0 his omitted till } the ne netly [?] acct } Memord~ that Chr HARKER } his to pay for the hay meddow } of the high ashes att hartly: } 02 : 7 : 00 over and above moweing of the } Low ashes the sum of }
24 Nov 1707. MONEY RECEIVED AT EDENHALL IN NOVEMBER 1707. Bundle 5, Doc 9. 32 cm x 20 cm. Left edge crumpled. Some damp staining. Some scribbled calculations on back page not transcribed. Ednall in Com~ Cumberland A particular acct of the money Recd for the hon~ble Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bart in th month of novrbr Anno 1707 Remaining in my hands upon th last } months acct the sum of } 04 07 00 Nov th 17 1707 Recd of Anthony CARR in part of his Rent } for Skeugh farme due midsommer 1706 th } 09 10 0 sum of } Nov th 17 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON in part for four fatt } oxen the sum of } 10 00 0 Nov th 19 1707 Recd of Wm HUTCHINSON in part of Rent for } Great Sellering due marts 1706 the sum of } 05 : 10 : 0 Nov th 19 1707 Recd of Mark PEACOCK in part of Rent for } Great Sellering due Marts 1706 & Whit de 1707 } 08 0 0 Nov th 19 1707 Recd of Thomas HUTCHINSON for the Rent of } Midle Sellering due Whit de 1707 the sum of } 01 13 4 Nov th 23 1707 Recd of Chr TODD in part for Rent for Musgra’ } Milne due mich~as 1706 the sum of } 01 10 0 Nov th 23 1707 Recd of Rich DEETON in full of one fine per } lands in Great Musgrave the sum of } 04 12 6 Nov th 23 1707 Recd of Eliz RUD in full of one fine per lands } in Great Musgrave the sum of } 01 9 0 Nov th 23 1707 Recd of Thomas WALLER in part for the } Customary Rent of Great Musgrave due Witsontid } 04 0 0 1707 the sum of } Nov th 23 1707 Recd of Chr HARKER in part of Rent for Ladfoot } Farme due martinmas 1706 the sum of } 05 10 0 Nov th 23 1707 Recd of Rich TOMPSON in part of his Rent for } Longrigg Farme due marts 1706 the sum of } 12 0 0 Nov th 24 1707 Recd of Willm~ BELL in part of the Customary } Rents of Hartley due marts last past the sum o } 05 15 0 Nov th 24 1707 Recd of Wm UBANK in part of the price per } 2 bulls & 13 Scotch Cowes the sum of } 09 0 0 Nov th 24 1707 Recd of Geo FRANKLAND in part of his } fine per lands in Great Musgrave the sum } 03 10 0 Nov th 24 1707 Recd of Robt ASHLOP and Tho NORTON [?] } in Butcher in part per four fatt Oxen the paym } 12 0 0 Nov th 24 1707 Recd of John TEABE in part of the Customary } Rents of Soulby due Whit de 1707 the sum of } 09 17 0 ———————— 108 3 10 004 7 0 ———————— 112 10 10 ———————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Acct of Mr Wm SIMPSONS with Chr MUSGRAVE Esqr Touching the Rent of Smerthrst [?] Temt [?] in New Hutton in the County of Westmorla~ Mr SIMPSON his Debts To one halfe yeare Rent thereof due Marts 1704 4 – 0 – 0 To Dtto one halfe yeare Rent due May Day 1705 4 – 0 – 0 To Dtto one halfe yeare Rent due Marts 1705 04 – 0 – 0 To Dtto one halfe yeare Rent due May 1706 04 – 0 – 0 p 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per Contra Credits by assessments allowed for one year Ending May 1705 } per as per hunning [?] } 0 18 2 by assessments & repairs allowed for one yeare } Ending May 1706 per as per hunning [?] } 1 17 6 By 43 [?] Char panns sent by yor hnds [?] under novr [?] } th 1706 } 3 16 0 —————- 6 11 8 —————- to ballance 9 8 4 —————-
17 Dec 1707. LIST OF MONEY RECEIVED FOR GOODS SOLD. Bundle 5, Doc 2. 32 cm x 20 cm. A bit crumpled with a couple of small holes. Appears to be a rough list later transferred to the monthly accounts (cf. Doc 1). At the bottom of the second page the writer appears to have practiced his writing/spellling (the words Articles, ocupy, I am, I, Im). A small square piece of paper was folded into this document with no writing but a round reddish mark of 4 cm diameter, which appears to be the mark left by a seal torn off. Ednall in Com~ A particular acct of the money Recd for Goods sold since the first Cumberland of July Anno 1707 for the honble Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bart Till August 2 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON 07 19 00 August 12 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON 04 01 00 August 13 1707 Recd of Mary MATTSON 03 08 00 August 13 1707 Recd of William STEPHENSON 00 04 00 August 13 1707 Recd of Umphrey DALTON 00 04 00 August 13 1707 Recd of James SMITH 00 04 00 August 19 [16?] 1707 Recd of Abraham STOOKS 03 00 00 Sepr th 2 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON 08 00 00 Sept th 27 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON 08 00 00 Hartley Sept 18 1707 Recd of William UBANK 04 10 00 Oct th 23 1707 Recd of Mary MATTSON 03 00 00 Nov th 24 1707 Recd of William UBANK 09 00 00 Dec the 4 1707 Recd of Christoph JACKSON 07 10 00 Dec th 4 1707 Recd of Lanc GRAHME 60 00 00 Dec th 4 1707 Recd of Will~m TINLING 19 00 00 Dec th 17 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON 06 00 00 ——————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July the 1 1707 A particular acct of the money Recd for th Honble~ Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Barrt. for Goods sold £ s d August 13 1707 Recd of Mary MATTSON in part for Rye 03 08 00 August 19 1707 Recd of Abraham STOOKS in part for fatt Goods 03 00 00 August 2 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON in part for fatt Cattle 07 19 00 August 12 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON in part per fatt Cattle 04 01 00 Sept. 2 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON in part per fatt Cattle 08 00 00 Sept 18 1707 Recd of William UBANK in part per fatt Cattle 02 11 00 August 13 1707 Recd of Umphrey DALTON per bill 00 04 00 Aug 13 1707 Recd of Wm. STEPHENSON per bigg 00 04 00 Aug 13 1707 Recd of James SMITH per bigg 00 04 00 Sept 27 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON in part per fatt Cattle 08 00 00 Sept 18 1707 Recd of Wm UBANK per fatt Cattle 01 19 00 Dec 4 1707 Recd of Chr. JACKSON per 2 bullock 07 10 00 Dec 4 1707 Recd of Lance GRAHME per 20 bullocks 60 00 00 Dec 4 1707 Recd of Wm TINING per part of 10 bullocks 19 00 00 Oct th 17 1707 Recd of Tho ELLIOT & Thomas DAWSON per } lead wasts [?] } 05 00 00 Novr th 24 1707 Recd of Wm UBANK in part per 13 Scotch Cowes 09 00 00 Dec th 17 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON in part per Cowes 06 00 00
17 Dec 1707. ARREARS PAYMENTS AND PLUMBERS’ DRAFT CONTRACT. Bundle 5, Doc 16. 32 cm x 19.5 cm. Crumpled edges, dirty at the top with one hole. There is a list of arrears payments on one side, and the back has been used in 1709 to draft a contract in Jeffrey BECK’s handwriting. The handwriting deteriorates and there are lots of corrections squeezed in, making the draft contract very difficult to read. Ednall Jun: 25 1707 – Recd in part of the Arreares when due to the honble Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bat £ s d Novbr 17 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON in pt for four } fatt oxen sold by Mr GIBSONs } 10 00 00 Novbr 24 1707 Recd of Thomas WILSON the last pt of } the four oxen price } 12 00 00 Dec 24 1707 Recd of Abraham STOOKS for Twenty } fatt wethers sold by Mr GIBSONs } 10 10 00 Dec 17 1707 Recd of David BATTY for hay for scotch } cattle sold Aprill 1707 by Mr GIBSONs } 04 13 00 ——————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noverint universi per prsentes nos Johanem JOHNSON de penrith in Com~ Westmrland Cumberland plumber et Johane JOHNSON filius Eiyous in prdicto Com~ plumber teneri et firmiter obligari Christophero MUSGRAVE de Edenhall in Com~ Cumberland~ ye Bartoonetij in Quatragint Libris bone ett Legalis monete magne Britannie solvendum bone ett eidem fidelitre Chris~ MUSGRAVE Camerdra [?] Eidem Christo MUSGRAVE aut suo certo attornate Executoribs administrate &c [?] suis adquam quidem solviioned~ [?] bene et fidelitur feciendu~ obligamis nos et uterumq eum pro se proto et in solido Heretis Exrs & administratores ieius [?] et utriusque eum per se pro to tofirmiter per presentes sigillis nostros sigilat dat secundo die Junjj anno Regni domi~e ure [?] Anno deo gratia magne britannie fidei defensoris &c octavo anno domi 1709 The Condicion of this obligacion is such that If the within bound John JOHNSON sen~ and John JOHNSON Jun~ their Excectors admrs or assignes do att or before the first tenth day of July next comeing after the date within written att their own proper Costs and Charges Work man like Remove [?] & make anew Run down all the lead on the Western tower of Edenhall and and fully finish or caues to be made don & finished in al things belonging to the Art & Guild [?] of a plumber with ony *** spleades to one new spout in the same forme itt is in now on the western the tower next to the Garden with and one other new spout of that side next to the Chaple and after the same be Compleeted & finished the sd John JONSON his son there Excutrs heirs or assignes doth wreste [?] & blale [?] to repair maintain and aplod for 7 yeares and in case any defect in any sheet bye neglect off nor true working the same to be by the sd John JOANSON Sen~ or John JONSON Jun~ or their and further in case there be any defect in any pat when the same is firstlier [?] the sd John JONSON or his is to make itt good an sufficint to the Judgenr of Reginall LICKBARROW a person skiled in the plumbe trade leed for the sd roofe [?] to find all and the sd Chr MUSGRAVE Bart within named in Consdrece of the due performance hereof is to pay upon the finishing of the sd work unto the sd John JONSON the sum of Sixty [?] five shillings a sum [?] afray [?] upon the sd Western Tower are am to presenters [?] am for grett [?] or left a Trustedy [?] – then my [?]
11 Nov 1707. LITTLE MUSGRAVE COURT BARON LIST. Bundle 1, Doc 6. 19 cm x 17 cm. Excellent condition. 1707 L. Musgrave Rts & Services IIII N. 5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Little Musgrave Rent and Services due at Martenmus 1707 Mr. John BARNS 0 – 00 – 10 Tho: WILLSON 1 – 5 – 3 – ob Services – 2 – 2 Mr. Chrisr THORNTON 0 – 16 – 11 – Services – 2 – 2 John FARLAM 0 – 10 – 0 – Services – 1 – 0 Robert RUDD 0 – 7 – 8 – ob Services – 0 – 10 Tho: LANCASTER 0 – 2 – 4 – Services – 0 – 3 George FRANKLAND 0 – 7 – 0 – Services – 0 – 9 4 placks George THOMPSON 0 – 8 – 11 – ob Services – 0 – 10 – ob 2 placks Lanclot LANCASTER 0 – 10 – 1 – Services – 0 – 11 – 2 placks Edward BLAND 0 – 1 – 2 Elizeboth HINDMOOR 0 – 10 – 2 – Services – 0 – 6 John PARSEVALL 0 – 4 – 7 – Services – 1 – 0 James WILLSON 0 – 2 – 9 George PETTEY 0 – 7 – 6 Tho: HUTCHINSON 0 – 0 – 6 Edward ROBERTSON 0 – 5 – 5 George ROBERTSON 0 – 1 – 11
1708. DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT FOR MILL, LAND TAX AND REPAIRS. Bundle 5, Doc 3. 11.5 cm x 8.5 cm. Bottom of paper cut off (so account is incomplete) and back of paper used for scribbled calculations. An Account of what I have paid Conscerning the Mill the Land Tax and for Repairs To Thomas LOADMAN for mending } s d the Mill Dam ) = 0 = 2 = 4 To John PETTY tow Quarterly } payments of the Land Tax } = 0 = 2 = 0 To Thomas HARRISON tow Quar } terly Payments of the Land } = 0 = 2 = 0 Tax for the year 1707 } To John TEBAY tow Quarterly } Payments of the Land Tax for } = 0 = 2 = 0 [the ye]ar 1708 }
01 Jan 1707/8. DISBURSEMENTS ACCOUNT, AND TWO DRAFT LETTERS. Bundle 5, Doc 15. 32 cm x 20 cm. Jeffrey BECK used the empty spaces on this account to draft two letters. Edenhall in A particular acct. of the Disbursmts. in repaires about the house Com~ Cumbrland of Ednall from July th 1 1707 till January th 1 1707 August 30 1707 pd John BOREBANK and John BLAINE for } mossing poynting and Rigging the slate of } 01 03 6 Edenhall } Sept 26 1707 pd Lanclot WOOD for a Rabitt net coard } per vt acqt } 00 03 6 Nov 1 1707 pd Wm LAVERACK for mending Glass in } Edenhall } 00 03 00 Nov 4 1707 pd to Peter WILLISON for ten dayes } thatching and his servers } 00 17 10 Nov 4 & 15 pd to James BLAINE and John HOLME for } 1707 mending the pump } 00 02 06 Nov 4 1707 pd John SANDERSON and John BOREBANK } for walling and slateing the firret house & } 00 08 0 walling the orchard wall } ——————— 02 18 4 ——————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £ s d Nov 4 1707 pd to the sheep salvers per vt note of } particulars } 02 17 06 Nov 4 1707 pd for 23 Stone and a halfe of } Butter att 3s and 4d a stone } 03 16 4½ Nov 29 1707 pd to James BLAINE for 6 dayes } Work harrowing the asthing [?] } 00 03 00 Nov 29 1707 pd to Joseph DODD for 5 dayes drive } ing the plow } 00 01 8 Dec 4 1707 pd Wm GRISDALE for his half year } Wadges due marts 1707 } 03 05 0 Dec 6 1707 pd John GEDLEING for his halfe year } Wadges due marts 1707 } 03 10 00 Dec 24 1707 pd John BLAINE for 22 dayes thrashing 00 09 02 ———————— 14 02 8½ on the other side 22 19 03 ———————— 37 01 11½ ———————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sr The last time I was with youe in Kendall yor pleased to deire itt was yor command that I might give youe notice two weeks before I came in to yt county again So youe would have the money Ready that is depending betwixt youe and me So these comes to acquent youe my comeing is uncertain but If youe have an opportunity to pay the money before yor notice I shall order itt to be received or for Sr I am yor very hmb sert J BECK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And Deer uncle and Aunt I hope these will find youe all well as also my deer [?] Babe I have sent by TURRNER [?] the Carryer to give betty 5 shilling half a Crone for my son and half a Crone for my daughter this for m The to whome I pray my blessing dei cent [?] and about the Liveing and wages of his ward I leave itt soly to youe for what ever you do be assured there in be assured itt shall be performed by me accepted by me & performed by me and what ever he wants [?] they shall be pintall [?] pd I must [?] pray the former youe will get them and when I come itt shall be pd signer [?] Elizabe INGERSON
Feb 1707/8. WEEDERS’ PAY AND EXPENSES LIST. Bundle 5, Doc 18. 32 cm x10 cm. Extremely dirty, particularly on the back. Some crumpling and tears at the edges. Ednall in Com~ Cumberland A particular of the persons names that weeded in the Garden and number of days in the months of July Aust Sept Ocbr Novr Decbr January February anno 1707 s d Mary BLAINE 7d 01 9 Jane LAYTON 7d 01 9 Mary STEPHENSON 7d 01 9 Margarett SMITH 6d 01 6 Eliz LYCOCK 6½ 01 7½ Cathrine ROBSON 4 01 0 Fanny TODD 4½ 01 1½ James BLAINE 8 days 04 0 David COCKERHAM 8 days 08 0 James BLAINE 4 days 02 0 David COCRHAM 5 05 0 Mary BLAINE 5 01 3 —————— 1 : 10 : 9 —————— Ednall in Com~ Cumberland A particular of the Expences in buying and selling of Cattle in the months of June July August Sept Octbr Novembr Decembr January February Anno 1707 June 11 1707 Expences at Penrith 1 – 0 June 28 1707 Expences att Apleby 1 – 0 June 30 1707 Expences att Rossley 1 – 0 July 1 1707 Expences att Penrith 4 – 0 July 14 1707 Expences at Rosley } in grassing the bease } 4 – 0 July 30 1707 Expences att Penrith 1 – 0 July 29 1707 Expences at Penrith 1 – 0 Octobr 13 1707 Expences att lindfott [?] 1 – 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Novr th 18 1707 Expences att Penrith 01 – 0 Decr th ** Expences att Carlisle 02 – 6 ———— 17 – 6 A particular of the Expences for [ ] Cattle for the honble Chr MUSGRAVE Bart in the months of July August Septembr Ocber November December January Febry Anno 1707 July the 4 1707 0 6 July the 9 1707 Expences 0 0 Sept 12 [?] 1707 Expences 0 6 Sepr 17 1707 Expences 4 6 Octobr 15 1707 Expences 0 6 Decr th 5 1707 Expences 0 6 Decr th 17 Exp 1 0 Jany the * wyle [?] att Chipr [?] 4 0 ———— 11 6 14 6 ———— 11 0 11 6 15 6
12 Mar 1707/8. DRAFT CONTRACT FOR RENTING FARM LAND. Bundle 5, Doc 28. 39 cm x 32 cm. Very fragile with lots of small holes and crumpled edges. Articles of Agre[em]t made Indented Concluded and Agreed upon the twelveth day of March in the yeare 17078 Between Jeff. BECK of Ednall in the County of Cumberland steward one the pt and behalfe of hhe hon~ble Chr MUSGRAVE Esqr on the first pt and Andrew WHELPDALE of Hujgill [?] in the County of Cumberland Gentleman & Tho SUTTON of Penrith in the sd Couty Gen~ on the other pt Imp~s It is Covenanted and agreed upon between these parties that the sd J BECK on the pt. and behalfe of the sd Chr MUSGRAVE doe sett and to farme let unto the sd Andrew WHELPDALE & Thomas SUTTON all the pasture meadow & Arable Gound Lying neare Penrith laately in farme to Wm TYSON of Penrith being parcell of the demisne Lying nere Penrith That is to say Borbank Close Red Friyes Hutton Lyses [?] Rield [?] Ings – Great Ings – Guley Flat Marian Maines Great & Little Maines To have & to hold the sed sevreall Closes mencioned for the space and Terme of 6 yeares to Comencing from the fifteenth of April next after the date and to Continue for the full Terme of 6 years or att the or att the respective time the sd Andrew WHELPDALE & Tho SUTTON to Enter to Resigne deliver up the same att the End of 6 yeares and none of the Grounds to be broken up or plowed what [?] what is J Gilage Except that is to say great & little maines & the sd Andrew WHELPDALE Thomas SUTTONON do prom [?] it of brelany [?] the suffrer lastly to manuer the sd tow Closes accesorrye [?] to the usuall way of good husbandry and to Leave the hedges & fences in as good order as they are att the Enterance there unto & all Inclosures to be Keput up as usuall That In Consideracon there of the Lands above mencion~ the sd Andrew WHELPDALE & Tho SUTTON shall pay or cause to be pd unto the sd Chr MUSGRAVE or any Impowered by him to receive itt the yearely Rent & Sum of 26 pounds of Lawfull money of Great Britan by two Equall paymts in the yeare that is to say Marts and & May Day yearly dureing the Terme of 6 years Suply [?] The sd Andrew WHELPDALE and Thomas SUTTON That the sd Jeff BECK on the pt and behalfe of the sd Chr MUSGRAVE shall not plow of the above mencioned Gruns above 5 acres yearly dureing the Terme
17 May 1708. ACCOUNT OF AGISTMENT CATTLE IN EDENHALL DEMESNE. Bundle 4, Doc 50. 24 cm x 20 cm. Dirt and damp staining. Piece torn out of bottom of sheet, not containing any writing. May 17 1708 Acct. of the Jeast Cattle in Ednall Demisne Low Bramrey 11 sheep Isac GRAYs and John BARROW 00 16 0 1 Thomas BARROW 00 01 4 3 John DALTONs 00 04 0 4 Humphrey DALTONs 00 05 4 1 Robt IRELANDs 00 01 6 4 Thomas PARKERs 00 05 4 1 Thomas PARKERs Jun~ 00 01 4 1 Myles SMITH 00 01 4 1 Ja: BLAINE 00 01 4 High Bramrey one Filly of Mr JOHNSONs 00 8 0 1 Colt John LENDINING 00 8 0 1 Dtto Wm WHITs 00 6 0 1 Filly of John CALVERTs 00 8 0 one Fole of Wm WRIGHTMANs 00 04 0 Dolphanby more one of Francis GRAHME 00 4 0 one of John WRIGHTMANs 00 4 0 one of John LENDINING 00 04 0 one of Robt BATTYs 00 04 0 Dolphanby more 1 Gwye [?] of John DALTONs 00 4 0 1 Humphrey DALTONs 00 4 0 1 John WILLIAMSON one wintred 00 4 0 1 John DALTONs winttering 00 4 0 Gards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gards 1 cow John GEDLEING 00 10 00 2 Cows and one stirk Humphrey DALTON 01 06 00 2 Cows Thomas DA [stops abruptly]
09 May 1708. LIST OF RENTS AND OTHER DEBTS IN WESTMORLAND. Bundle 5, Doc 21. 40 cm x 32 cm. Folded in half. Some dirt on outside and a tear along file fold. May th 9 1708 Account of th person names and debts I am to call of due to the hon~ble Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart within the County of Westmrland per land Rents and Customary Rents £ s d Hartley Richard TOMPSON 31 00 00 05 0 0 Dtto Midle Sellering 01 15 00 Thomas NICHOLSON 51 10 00 05 11 0 Rich RUD 12 11 06 03 4 6 Doc~ TILLAM and Mr SHUT [?] 09 10 00 Wm RUD 08 05 00 Chr HARKER 21 10 00 Mark PEACOCK 09 05 00 02 00 00 Thomas WALLER 00 06 08 Thomas ROOKING 02 17 06 Thomas NELSON 06 15 00 16 10 0 [?] John WALLER 06 02 06 06 00 00 John RAINCOCK 31 10 00 John MORLAND & others 24 02 06 Lowclose 01 06 00 Chr HARKER high ashes 02 04 06 02 7 0 Mr ROGERSON for hay 02 13 0 for tyth of Twocloses May 13 1708 Sold to Tho [corrected from Robt] ASHLIP and } and Tho DENNISON Eight Ewes & 9 lambs } 3 4 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soulby Robt JACKSON 4 15 4 John GRANGER &c 16 15 0 Customary Rents 09 19 5 8 0 0 Services 03 06 7 Big silver 01 11 5 Free Rent q 00 00 6 Barnes lands let for Anno 1707 00 15 0 Great Musgrave Thomas MASON 56 00 00 10 0 0 Chr TODD 04 10 00 02 : 0 : 0 Thomas CHAPMAN 04 10 00 Customary Rents 08 10 01 ½ Services 10 10 00 Mathew DOWSON upon acct 01 07 00 ½ 16 Fleeces of wooll 0 08 00 Blatarne Customary Rents 10 3 3 10 3 3 Free Rent 10 11 1 00 11 : 1 Musgrave Heaning Jeast 1707 4 17 6 Wood sold in the heaning 2 03 2 ½ 00 3 8 James CLIBURNE 0 5 0 John COCK 0 11 0 John RICHARDSON 0 5 0 Robt BOLSON 0 16 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £ s d Hartley Thomas NICHOLSON 00 4 00 Tho WILIAMSON in pt 04 3 08 John RACKSTROW 04 5 02 04 5 2 Grace ROBINSON 0 5 3 00 2 6 John ROGERSON 20 0 0 Mary NICHOLSON 03 0 0 Soulby Eliz MUSGRAVE 01 4 8 Tho HODGSHON 02 15 0 Geo FRANKLAND 00 16 8 Geo LONGSTAFF 00 16 8 Mr Will~m ASKELL 03 1 0 Tho WALLER 05 11 0 Margrett STEADMAN 01 00 3 Wm ELLWOOD 01 16 8 Musgrave John HEWER 01 16 8 1 16 8 Eliz SPENCER in pt 01 15 0 Rich DEETON 10 10 0 Wm BROOKS 06 05 0 02 : 0 : 0 Rich CALLE 04 13 4 Geo FRANKLAND in pt 05 16 8 Geo PETTY 10 00 0 Agnes HEWER 01 10 0 Wm WALLER 03 06 8 Blatarne Thomas PATTISON Esq 02 02 07 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debts due to Chr MUSGRAVE Esqr. in Com~ Westmrland Mr. SCAIFE Interest due for one yeare ended } Decembr the 1 1707 } 03 : 0 : 0 Hartley Richard SCAIFE for midle Sellering 00 5 6 mart James ROWLAND for the Low milne 01 0 0 Dr TILLAM for the great bank 1702 01 0 0 Dtto for the Great bank an old arreare 02 0 0 Barnes Close per Thomas WILSON att Cands 1702 01 2 6 Hills and bridgend close per Dor TILLAM and } Mr SHUT att marts 1703 } 17 15 0 Meaburne Tyth per Stephen COWPER and } Tho DENT at Lamas 1700 & 1701 } 36 19 0 Cowby Tyth per Edward ELLAN & Ralph } BROWN att Lamas 1701 } 11 00 0 Great Musgrave milne per Chr TODD 12 00 0 Tannys Garth per Thomas BRUNSCALE 00 13 4 Hallgarth farme per Thomas MAWSON att midr } 1704 } 02 00 0 Cowby Tyth per John GIBSON & Mr BRADLEY } att midsomr 1704 } 04 00 0 Wm BURROWES upon the death of his brother } for a Cottage in Prrith } 02 10 0 Jeast att Ednall in the yeare 1696 1697 1708 11 2 8 Drove Cattle for the yeare 98 00 16 0 Hay for Scotch Cattle 00 16 0 Chr CANDER [?] for Cattle bought of the latte } Sr Chr in the yeare 1701 } 10 10 0 Josia CARLETON and John ADISON [?] for } hay att Bewley } 06 10 0 Leonard NICHOLSON for halfe a stack of hay } out of the heaning } 03 10 0 Jane SHEPHARD for Corn Sold her 09 09 8 Arreare of Jeast att Hartley out wood & park 01 13 0 Arreares of Grove timber 02 11 8
08 Jun 1708. RECEIPT FOR WINDOW TAX AND QUEEN’S BENCH SESS. A fresh, very neat and clean account. 6” x 8”. Wm JOHNSON & James NELSON Acqt per window Tax and Queens Binch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 8 1708 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart the } sum of five shillings being for the later halfe } s yeare Window Tax Due Lady Day 1708 we } 5 0 say Recd by us } [signed] William JOHSON [signed] James NELLSON June 8 1708 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart. } the sum of three shillings and sixpence being } s d: asesmt for the Queens Binch being att one purvay } 03 : 6 per Ednall Demisne wee say Recd by us } [signed] William JOHNSON [signed] James NELLSON
10 Jul 1708. DISBURSEMENTS OF ANTHONY BECK OF NEW HUTTON. Bundle 5, Docs 12-14. Three documents stuck together with a pin, the first two being receipts for items in the account in the third document. All badly crumpled, particularly Doc 12. Doc 12. 15 cm x 6 cm. Received ye 10th July 1708 of Anthony BECK } ye Sum of five Shillings in full for Serving } £ s d ye office of Churchwarden and overseer for } 00 – 5 – 00 ye poor for ye estate ye Said Antho: BECK is } farmer of I say recd by me [signed] John TARNE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doc 13. 15 cm x 8 cm. Aprill 2d. 1708 Rec~ed of Robert JACKSON the Sum of one } shilling five pence halfe penny being for } five yeares Arreares for Chr: MUSSGRAVE } £ Esqr Estat in Hutton I say Rec~d the said sum } 0 – 1 – 5 ½ for the use of the Farrmers of the Rectory } of Kendle per me [signed] John SLEDDALL Jnr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doc 14. 20.5 cm x 16.5 cm. A note of Anthony BECKs Disbursmts and Recepts for the year 178 1708 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Disburst by Anthony BECK for Smortheth Tenemt in Newhuton for the yeare 1708 £ s d First Queens rent 00 = 2 – 9 ½ Per Land tax 00 – 1 – 2 q mo: a Land tax 00 – 1 – 2 q Queens Rent 00 = 2 – 9 ½ more a Land tax 00 – 1 – 2 q more a Land tax 00 – 1 – 2 q Assess for the poore 00 = 1 = 00 Assess for the Church 00 – 00 – 9 more Assess for the poor 00 = 00 = 9 Assess for decayed Brigg 00 – 00 – 6 Tyth meale money 00 – 00 – 3 ½ For Brabens 00 = 01 = 6 600 hundered Spelts [?] at 3d per hundred 00 – 01 – 6 for 3 bushell of Lime at 10d per bushell 00 – 2 – 6 mor~ for 4 dayes of Limeing at 1s per day 00 = 4 – 00 more for one Stone & a halfe of haire } at 10d per Stone } 0 – 1 – 3 for Getting Sand 00 = 00 – 6 To Thomas LOWES for sawing bords } and Lying the Barn florres 3 days at 1s. per day } 00 – 3 – 00 Paid to the Farmers of the Rectory } of Kendall parrish for five yeares Tyth } meale money in arreare as apeares } 00 – 1 – 5 ½ by an Acquitance } ——————————- paid to John TARNE for } 1£ – 14 = 5 = ½ serving the office of Church } 00 – 5 – 00 warden and overseer as apea~s } by a note } ————————— 1 = 12 = 7 2
16 Sep 1708. RECEIPT FOR GRASS AND CATTLE SOLD. A small neat receipt. 7” x 6”. Chris JACKSON acct for grass of drove Cattle & for Cattle sold Anno 1708 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris JACKSON Debter to Sr Chrisr MUSGRAVE Bart for grass of drove Cattle viz. £ May 3 1708 To hay Peter HISLEP 01 : 6 : 0 July 2 1708 To Grass John GLAISTER 00 : 3 : 5 Sept 14 1708 To Grass Chris JACKSON 00 : 7 : 0 Septr 16 1708 To 5 stears sold 12 : 10 : 0 —————— in all 14 : 05 : 5 Recd in pt of this note 10 : 00 : 0 Remaines 04 : 5 : 5
20 Sep 1708. RECEIPT FOR 4 OXEN AND CATTLE. A small neat receipt for four oxen and other cattle. 3” x 8”. Sepr 20 1708 *** oweing and Indebted unto Jeffrey BECK } £ s the sum of Thirty six pounds Being the price of 4 oxen } 36 0 & other Cattle which I promise to pay upon demand } as Wittness my hand [signed] James BRANTHWAITE Per John GIBSON his X Mark
09 Dec 1708. TO DO LIST, DRAFT LETTER & DRAFT CONTRACT. Bundle 4, Doc 47. 31 cm x 19 cm. Dirty at one edge. This appears to be a sheet with rough copies by the agent Jeffrey BECK of various letters etc. The instructions on the first page are for Thomas NELSON, the steward at Hartley, in preparation for the visit by Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE when holding courts in Westmorland. Thomas NELSON Let some body ask Wm HARKER in Getting a good Quantaty of wood for the Kitching and hall fire and other fires for the Court day. Buy of munday att Kirby Stephen one good Quarter of mutton and the Best hinder Quarter of veale a pece of Bacon 9 pound of good Cheese a pound of Candles one dozen & a halfe of Bread Rem~ber to tell the butcher to get you a good Quarter of mutton against Thursday Tuesday in the evening provide a Rack of mutton with Good Broath : and the Liver of the doe fryed that Will~ HARKER his to Kill Wednesday noon provide one hanch of venson Boyled one side Rosted one Leg of veale and Bacon Boyled one Bread puding and one shoulder of mutton Rosted Rem~ber to Boyle another hanch of venson that day for the servants Table Wednesday att night one Brest of mutton and a Brest of vele Boyled some of the hanch of venson hashed. Thursday night a side of venson Rosted & a shoulder of mutton Rosted Friday night a Rack of mutton with Broth and the side Rosted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dec 9 1708 Honerend honr Sr youe have inclosed the last months acct and Receipts and Disbursmts and 2 Bills per 70£: which yor honr will be pleased to put to Sr Christophers acct. I am honoured with yor Last of the 30th of that [?] ultimo and will press of all of all yor. Crediters how to get yor money in 3 months time; I have advised with Jane POTS & Abram the lining and I find four parres of sheets that she says was left for the french viprety [?] & there is as much Cloath in the house as will make two parre more which will make 5 parre If yoe please I shall buy as much shall make another parre ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That is to say one fire here one Rakne [?] Two dalles [?] of Ground Lying in a Close Called Flats one other parcell of Ground Called the bank and Low holme one other parcell of Ground Called seald hill one other parcell of Ground Called Thorney Bothome one other parcell Called dam [?] head one other parcell Called dam head and other Close Called plather [?] one other Close Called Rover Culmye [?] in all 12 Aqres *** **** 12 acres
14 Dec 1708. ACCOUNT FOR CANDLES. Bundle 5, Doc 8. 18 cm x 11 cm. Mr. BECKE of Eadenall per Candles s d 14th Septr 1708 2 pnd per BLANE wife 0 – 7 28 Sept mo 2 pnd per same 0 7 17 Octob mo 1 pnd per BLANE 0 – 3½ 22 Octob mo 2 pnd per same 0 7 27 Octob mo 4 pnd per same 1 : 2 16 Nor mo 1 dosen pnd ye 3 : 6 14 Decr mo 1 pnd per same 0 : 3 ————— 7 : 0 ————— recd 12 pnd Tallow 2 0 —————- rests 5 – 0
29 Dec 1708. RECEIPT FOR £ 90. Bundle 5, Doc 7. 11.5 cm x 10.5 cm. Mr Edward LOWREY acqts £ d per 90 : 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dec: 29 1708 Rec~d of Tho: JACKSON ninty pounds and sixpens in parte of a bill of one Hundred pond upon Mr Jef~ BECK Rec~d per me Test [signed] Edward LOWRY [signed] Will~: TINLING
24 Jan 1708/9. RENT RECEIPT FOR HILLS AND BRIDGEND CLOSE. Bundle 5, Doc 17. 20 cm x 15.5 cm. Some damp staining. There are numerous scribbled calculations on this receipt plus what looks like some writing practice, and the out of context name “Tho JACKSON” on the back. These scribbles have not been transcribed. January 24 1708 Recd of Mr Jos~ua TILLAM } The Sum of Eight pounds ten shillings } £ s for Rent of Hills and Bredgend Close } due to the hon~ble Sr Chris~ MUSGRAVE } 8 : 10 : 0 Bart att Whit~de 1705 for whose use } I say Recd the sd sum of } Test per me [signed] Jeff: BECK:
Feb 1708/9. INCOMPLETE STEWARD’S ACCOUNT FOR EDENHALL. Bundle 4, Doc 43. 32 cm x 20 cm. Very dirty, lots of damp staining, one hole and areas of thinning of paper. Unless indicated by empty square brackets, the empty parts of the right column were blank in the original. From July 30th 1708 To Februar[ ] A perticuler acct of The money paid and [ ] f[or] the Hon[ble] Sr Christopher MUSGRA[ ] Edenhall Augt 13 1708 5 Scotch Cowes 05 [ ] Augt 13 1708 1 Scotch Bull 01 16 00 Augt 18 1708 2 Steares 06 19 00 Sept 2 1708 8 Winttering Rinns [?] 02 16 00 Octr 16 1708 8 Winterring bullocks 16 10 00 Octr 16 1708 4 Winttering oxen 15 00 00 Octr 28 1708 2 Winttering oxen Octr 28 1708 1 Ram Novr 16 1708 Two bushell & a half of seed Rye Jan 28 1708 Twenty Bushell of seed oats Augt 12 1708 To John TINKLER per bread and Wine att the sacramt Sepr 27 1708 To John WILLIAMSON & Humphrey DALTON for the second Quarterly land Tax in the } yeare 1708…………………………………………………..} Novr 16 1708 To James NELSON for one halfe yeare } Window Tax due Michas 1708…………..} Novr 16 1708 To Dtto asessmt. per decayed Bridges Decr 18 1708 To John WILLIAMSON per the Third Quarterly land Tax in the yeare 1708 Decr 29 1708 To Tom JOHNSON [ ]eder service
28 Mar 1709. DISBURSEMENTS ACCOUNT. Bundle 4, Doc 7. Two sheets folded together, each 32 cm x 20.5 cm. Last page very dirty and almost impossible to read. Tears at the edges. March 1 1709 To Abraham STOOKS per a Quarter } of a fatt ox } 01 2 0 March 1 1709 To Mary SANDERSON per 2 } Stone of Salt } 00 3 4 March 7 1709 To Thomas WILSON per a quarter } of mutton & and an ox Tongue } 00 3 4 To Fish 00 0 10 To Bread 00 0 : 6 March 9 1709 To Bread 2 doz 00 2 0 To a side of mutton 00 : 3 : 2 To Trouts al~ Fish 00 : 0 : 4 2 To apples 00 1 0 To Capanis 00 1 6 To Hen 00 0 8 March 11 1709 To one salmon 00 5 6 To 2 Quarters of mutton 00 4 11 To 2 Quarters of Lamb 0 2 4 To 1 veals Tunge 0 0 10 To 1 moore Cock one duck } & 2 Tealls } 0 1 10 To 4 Capanis 0 2 4 To 1 Turkey 0 1 8 To 6 onions 0 0 2 To Expences att Carlisle 0 0 2 2 To two pound of Bacon 0 0 8 To one side of veale & } the head and feet } 0 6 2 To Bread 0 0 7 To 5 pound of Butter 0 1 6 To 4 pound of Butter 0 1 4 To 5 pound of Butter 0 1 5 2 To 5 pound of Butter 0 1 5 2 To Eges 0 0 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 14 1709 To 3 hens 00 01 6 To 4 Duck & mallard } & 2 pateradge } 00 2 2 To John BLAINE per Kendall } Journey } 00 3 0 March 15 1709 To Thomas WILSON for one pice } of beefe } 0 3 6 To a Quarter of veale 0 2 0 ——————— Margret ROUTLARGE Recd 0 8 0 Jane SHIPHUR [?] 0 2 0 Barbey TOD ——————— Hartley Castle Expences 4 16 9 2 March 16 1709 To 6 pecks of malt Brewed 0 12 06 To hopes for At [?] 0 00 4 To Whit Bread 0 01 10 To Rye Bread 0 01 8 To seven pound & a halfe } of Cheese } 0 01 8 To a Quarter of veale 00 02 4 To Fish 00 01 6 To two hens 00 01 0 To Whit Bread 00 0 6 To Ry bread 00 1 2 To a pound of Bacon 00 0 4 To Ry Bread 00 1 6 To Whit Bread 00 2 9 To Routed [?] Bread 00 0 4 To Rye Bread 00 0 6 To 18 pound of Butter 00 6 0 To 1 Turke [?] 00 2 0 To Egges 00 01 0 To three Load of Corn 01 19 0 for 13 hops [?] ——————— 3 17 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 17 11 To strow to the stable 00 01 0 To 16 pound of Candles 00 6 0 To Eliz WHITHEAD per Eight days Work } in the house } 0 2 0 To Thomas CUNNINGHAM one day 0 0 6 To Fish 0 1 6 To Jane TILLAM for necessarys in the } house } 0 3 7 To Thomas DENNSON [?] for porke 0 2 4 To veale & pork to Mr TILLAM 0 4 2 To Bread 0 0 6 mor Bread 0 0 9 To Wm UBANK one peice of beef } To veale To 3 peices of veal } 0 13 6 To Jane TILLAM for wine 0 15 4 To Eliz RIND [?] to [?] all 0 5 0 March 16 1709 one Coller [?] of ***** 0 2 0 To the Jury att Soulby 0 5 0 To Expences in all & horses 0 4 0 March 17 1709 To the Jury 0 5 0 To Expens in all & horses 0 7 6 dtto to the Jury for meeting att 2 a Jomts [?] 0 2 0 ——————— 7 : 17 : 7 ——————— To Robt GEDLEING To 3 duck & maler 0 : 1 : 6 ——————— March 21 1709 2 Quartes of mutton 0 5 4 2 Quartes of veale 0 5 2 a Calves head 0 0 6 2 vealse Tungues 0 1 8 one peice of Beef 0 7 6 March 24 1709 To one salmon 0 5 0 March 25 1709 To one Quarter of veale 0 1 4 To 4 pound of butter 0 1 2 ——————— 01 : 7 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11 pond of buter 0 2 8 To lenn [?] 0 01 2 March 27 1709 To Wm CALLAN To a pig 0 2 4 To one Quarter of mutton 0 3 0 To one pound of suet 0 0 3 2 To Egs 0 0 2 To [ ] for 27 loads of Coals 16 * 8 To Cockes [?] 0 1 10 To Eliz ROBINSON Kitchen [?] maid per 12 days 0 2 6 March 28 1709 To Abrahm STOOKS for a Quarter of pork 0 5 0 To one [ ] of French Bread 0 1 0 To 2 [ ]es 0 1 0 To one [ ] of *ees & marrow bone 0 5 0 To 3 Lobsters 0 5 6 To one Quarter of veale 0 2 0 To Rot MYERS To a haeed [?] of Do [?] 0 1 0 To Barbey TODD per Bread 0 2 6 To Wm ROUTLEDGE pr French and Rye } Bread } 0 7 8 To Jonathan MIDLETON To Candls 0 9 0 To Mr FOTHERGILL Grosser his Bill [ ] 0 8 3 [?] To Jane SHIPHARD for French & Ry 3 0 [There are probably some calculations at the bottom of this page, but the ink is too faint for them to be legible.]
05 Jul 1709. DRAFT RECEIPT AND TO DO LIST. Bundle 5, Doc 22. 19 cm x 16 cm. Crumpled edges with some small tears; bookworm holes. All in Jeffrey BECK’s handwriting. July : 1 : 1709 Recd of Mr Andrew WHELPDALE } and Mr Thomas SUTTON the sum of } Twenty pounds per a parcell } of the Demisne lands in Penrith due } to the honble Christopher MUSGRAVE Esqr. } att Lady Day last past for whoses } use I say Recd the sd sum of } ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 5 1709 a direy + Buy a young swine + Buy 3 [corrected from 2] pound of large Candles + Buy 1 bushell of rye + Buy 1 bushell of bigg Send to Bolton for a bushell of wheat + Buy a apece of beef or two + buy a stone of salt Borrow 6 silver spones Cary a Come per frena [?] wig Buy a pice of drugett [?] per aseton [?] + Buy Thred and silk to mend my close + buy a pice of lace for my hatt + buy 6 pound of shuger and order Mr FOTHERGILL to chase [?] GEDLING note per henlary [?] Inquire for Thomas SUTTON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speak to Mr CARLETON about ye [?] employ Goe to TURNER and see If he have brought money
15 Nov 1709. TO DO LIST AND DRAFT LETTER. Bundle 5, Doc 26. 31 cm x 19 cm. Folded in half. All in Jeffrey BECK’s handwriting. Direy Novr 15 1709 —————————- £ 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUTTON Charge 26 – – ————- ————- Mr LALAYEDELL [?] 8 0 ————- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Penrith Novr – 15 1709 Speake to John TURNER about the Carrage of the Girthwebb and the pot of Red Deer the acc./ and what I owe him for Carrage Get Chris~ PHILIPSON to Sine the asommpt [?] for Rabbets Writ or speake to Mr RUD about comeing to Eden hall of Thursday next Speake to Mr FETHERSTONEHOUGH about SUTTON Speake to Geo SANDERSON about Corl LEIGH 5 7 0 Speake to Stepen NELSON about his fine of 3 : 3 : 4 Speake to Wm COLLINSON about the acc of Rabbets Speake to Abraham STOOKS about the John headed steare & his money or to any that will buy him Inquire for a farmes for oud GIBSON farme Thomas JACKSON to be Bayliffe of Edenhall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hon~ble Sr I had but the news lately of yor great losse wee liveing so remote in Cumberland itt was a great surprise to me being all The Lady in the world I had the well wishes of, but alas yor Just sorrows for so Good a Lady must be yond my comprehencion I can onely wish I pray God they may be sanctified to you I shall not truble yor honr now I shall pray leave to tell yor honr I shall I should be ungratefull If I did not own and accknoldde that the busness I am now Imployed in was in a good measure I [?] hopes through yor honrs Recomendation and I hope yor honr & my honble master will now owne that what At [?] 2 years I have been Concerned I have made more of the Estate then my prdesessors did in 3 4 I can only ad tom [?] my Jour [?] that I shall be very well Reidy to serve yor honr in any thing I can do in this County & pray comand Sr yor most obliged W and hum~ sert 19 m J BECK
1710. EDENHALL AND HARTLEY UNLET LAND VALUES. Bundle 4, Doc 40. 38 cm x 29 cm. Folded in half. Very dirty on part of the outside. Damp staining. Edenhall Lands unlett anno 1710 Value £ 221 = 10 = 0 Hartley £ 77 = 15 = 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ancient Value of the Lands unlett att Edenhall anno 1710 £ s d Hallmire 05 00 00 Gartclose 06 00 00 Peashouse 06 00 00 Low maines, pt lett 10 00 00 Hanging Raines 08 00 00 Aply and 12 acres 16 00 00 Milne holme 21 00 00 Midle holme 24 00 00 Two closes in high holme 15 00 00 Wreawood holme 09 00 00 Wreawood 03 00 00 Carr wood 03 00 00 Sweetriggs 07 00 00 Two calves closes 11 00 00 Back of barn 03 00 00 Guards 09 00 00 Dolphanby more 12 00 00 Bramrey more 02 00 00 high Bramrey 11 00 00 Low Bramrey 09 00 00 Flats 01 10 00 The Warren 30 00 00 ——————— value 221 = 10 = 00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hartley Lands unlett anno 1710 £ s d The Park 39 00 00 out wood 26 00 00 High Ashes 03 15 00 Low Ashes 09 00 00 ———————— 77 = 15 = 00 ————————
1710. VALUE OF UNLET LAND AT EDENHALL AND HARTLEY. Bundle 4, Doc 1. 38 cm x 29 cm. Folded in half. Different accounts and calculations all over the place. Difficult handwriting. Acct of the value of the Lands unlet att Eden hall and Hartley Castle anno 1710 value of the lands £ 299 5 – 0 Expens } in husbandry } 82 2 – 3 & the Warren } ——————— in both [?] 281 7 7 ——————— made of the lands li~ per ut apartunly [?] 408 = 4 = 10 —————————————————————- made more then } the value } 026 = 17 = 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edenhall in coun~ Cumberland } &tt Hartley in coun~ Westm~land } acct of the Lands unlett belonging to the honble usually Sr Chris~ MUSGRAVE Barrt and what they have been valued att Lands att Edenhall unlet anno 1710 } amonts to per apertranmt } 221 – 10 – 0 Lands att Hartley parley apertionler } amonts to } 077 – 15 – 0 ———————- in both 299 05 0 To Expens in } husbandry in the year } 082 2 7 1710 } ———————- husbandry 381 7 7 30 19 – 1 7 5 2 37 10 – 9 06 7 7 ——————- 82 = 2 7 ——————- 408 4 – 10 ———————— 381 7 7 ———————— 026 17 3 408 12 10 ———————— ———————- 381 7 7 ———————- 27 5 3 ———————- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per Contra Computed what those lands made anno 1710 By call bougt per Lea apertionley pd for Gass 29 4 0 By Cattle of the stock & pd for Gresse Inanesse Corym [?] 16 0 0 By cattle worked [?] of the Stock 20 0 0 By cattle sold out of the stock 10 0 0 By drove cattle Gresse 66 6 10 By hay 15 12 6 By Geost [?] att Edenhall 18 09 4 By Geost [?] att Hartly park & outwood 23 5 6 By Rabets sold 51 0 8 no pro*tter [?] of the sold By Sheep sold 18 18 6 Improvmts 10 0 0 By Indil [?] of 140 Lambs 20 10 0 By Wooll 98 stone of Woll 26 10 Improvements [?] of the Grass lee [?] By the Yong Sheep 10 0 0 Brley Big and oats &c besids seed as snohos [?] 05 0 0 By the po**tler in lorvidry [?] narils [?] 02 10 0 By Keeping the deere 20 0 0 ——————- ——————- ——————- 408 04 10 ——————- ——————- 394 16 : 4 ——————- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cattle Bought anno 1710 John HAYTON one cow & Colt 4 5 0 John THOMPON Two oxen 10 8 0 To Karim [?] 2 oxen 10 1 0 Wm HORN 6 oxen 31 10 0 Tho MITCELLE [?] one bull 02 15 0 Wlm BEWLY a Bull 03 10 00 Wm CAROTS [?] 14 Rmts [?] 23 00 00 To Ruele [?] MARTIN & others 12 Steers 40 01 4 To Josep LIN [?] & others Rmts [?] 08 15 0 ——————— 134 05 4 ——————— £ 8 oxen } value att may 15 40 2 4 4 2 7 === 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per Contra To Thom PARK & Tho DRAPER [?] Cow & Calfe 4 5 0 To Jesse [?] KANE some [corr. to 6] oxen 6 oxen 41 0 0 To John HIND [?] 4 oxen 4 oxen 24 0 0 To TINLING & ASLUP [?] 3 Beasts 25 10 0 To Fran GREHM 9 Steers 38 00 00 To Wm LONGSTAFE 1 Bull 03 3 00 To Abraham STOOKS 4 Beists [?] 13 0 0 unsold one Bull 03 10 0 3 Steers 09 01 4 1 Stock Best [?] 02 00 0 ———————- 163 09 4 ———————- 134 05 4 ———————- 029 04 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 1 7 0 0 17 10 06 6 6 ——————— 40 16 6 38 17 6 ——————— 1 3 10 ——————— 1 4
1710. VALUE OF AND INCOME FROM LAND UNLET. Bundle 4, Doc 45. 37 cm x 28.5 cm. Folded in half. husbandry & Tyth The value of the lands ٨ unlett ٨ att Edenhall and hartley anno 1710 £ 391 = 7 = 7 Per Contra Computed what those lands have & will make 404 2 10 ———————— Remains for Interest towars the Stock is 12 = 15 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edenhall in com~ Cumberland ett Hartley in com~ Westmrland Febru Anno 1711/10 acct of the value of the Lands unlett belonging to the honrel Sr Christo MUSGRAVE Bart Lands att Edenhall by opertionler [?] 221 10 00 Hartley Lands unlett by opertionlr [?] 077 15 00 ———————— in Both 299 05 00 ———————— Expenses in husbandry } to apertionlr [?] in the 2 halfe } 082 02 07 yeare accts } To Mr MOON per Tyth 010 00 00 ———————— 391 07 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per Contra Computed what those lands will make anno 1710 By Cattle Bought for sommering by } apertionler for grass } 29 04 00 By Cattle more out of the old Stock by } apertionler for sommering } 11 00 00 By Cattle sommered of the old Stock & } Increlpe [?] by apertionler } 16 00 00 By Cattle winttered by Improvemt 25 00 00 By Grass for drove Cattle anno 1710 66 06 10 By hay to drove Cattle anno 1710 15 12 06 By Joyce att Edenhall 18 09 04 By Joyce at hartley park an out wood 23 05 06 By Rabbets sold anno 1710 51 14 08 By Improvemt of Sheep sold 07 00 00 By the Increase of 100 Lambs 21 10 00 By 98 Stone of wooll 26 00 00 By Improvemt of the Stock rent [?] Sheep 10 00 00 By Big and oats to be sold over and } above this yeare seed } 60 00 00 By Keeping 2 Breeding mares 03 00 00 By Keeping the Deer in hartley park computed att yeare 20 00 00 ———————— made of the lands & to be made 404 2 10 ———————— value of the lands husbandry and Tythe annus to 1710 391 07 07 ———————— over and above the Charge 012 15 03 ————————
28 Jan 1709/10. SURETY BOND BY EDWARD WILSON OF MUSGRAVE. A neat document. A bit grubby on the back with some weakish folds, but very clean on the front. 6” x 8”. Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE (4th Bart.) had already died in 1704, but the fine on his death payable to the new Lord of the Manor, his grandson Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE (5th Bart.), was not due until the new Lord came of age, which was in December 1709. Edw WILSON Security £ 22. ————- 3 15 ————- 18 5 19 Novbr 1714 Recd per CG: 4£ : 0 : 0 A 1 . B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Memorandum that I Edward WILLSON of Musgrave in ye County of Westmrland yeom~ doe hereby promise to pay unto Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart. the Sum~e of Twenty two pounds. – – of Lawfull money of great Britaine in manner followeing, that is to say the sum~e of Eleaven pounds – – part thereof on the Eleaventh day of November next ensueing the date hereof And the Sum~e of Eleaven pounds. – – – Residue thereof on the feast day of Pentecost which shall be in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Seaven Hundred and Eleaven being for my Gen~all Arbitrary Fines due to him upon the death of Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE Knt. & Bart. his Grand Father deced late, Lord of the Mannor of Edenhall Musgrave in the said County of Cumberland Westmorland and further I the said Edward WILLSON, doe hereby Consent and Agree that if I doe not pay the said Sum~e of Twenty two pounds in manner as aforesaid That then it shall be at the Election of the said Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart. either to bring his Act~on upon this Note for Recovery of the said Fine or to bring his Act~on of Tresspas and Ejectmt. or any other Act~on for Recovery of the Lands for which the same Fine is due and payable; As Witnesse my hand the Twenty eight day of February January Anno Dm~ 1709 / Signed in the presence of us / [signed] Ja BIRD [signed] Edward WILSON [signed] John PATTENSON [signed] Jeff BECK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dec – 21 – 1711 Recd of Edw WILSON the } sum of Three pounds Fifteen shillings } being in pt of the with in mencioned } 3 15 Generall Fine I say Recd } per me [signed] J BECK.
26 Jul 1710. LIST OF LIVE AND DEAD GOODS AT EDENHALL & HARTLEY. A neat clean and fresh three sided listing / valuation of all the live and dead goods at Edenhall and Hartley, Cumbria, belonging to Sir Christopher Musgrave. 12” x 7”. [Note that the figures on the first page do not add up!] Edenhall in Conty. Cumberland July 26 1710 A particular acct. and valuation of all the live and dead Goods belonging to the honble Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart. (viz.) in the Hallmire one cart horse and a mare 03 : 00 : 00 Two breading mares and one foale 20 : 00 : 00 one Galloway Bought 03 : 02 : 06 in the Garthes close 4 Cows and one heiffer 18 : 00 : 00 4 young calves 02 : 00 : 00 in the Guards 2 Scotch Bullocks 05 : 06 : 08 Bramrey-more 160 Lambs 20 : 00 : 00 Low Bramrey Wethers 29 10 : 00 : 00 Ewes 23 05 : 00 : 00 Hoggs 16 32 : 00 : 00 Rams 8 04 : 00 : 00 Freawood 20 Wethers } 21 Ewes } 17 : 00 : 00 20 Lambs } in the Graynary 70 Bushell of Bigg 22 : 10 : 00 7 Bushell of oats 01 : 06 : 08 2 Bushell of Rye 00 : 12 : 00 119 Stone of old wooll 25 : 00 : 00 17 Stone of new Wooll 03 : 10 : 00 in the Great Barn three mow of old hay 30 : 00 : 00 Stable loft one mow of old hay 06 : 00 : 00 pultery 00 : 12 : 00 old hay 10 : 00 : 00 ———————— 208 : 03 : 02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hartley in Conty. Westmoland Brought over 208 : 03 : 02 Old Park 4 oxen Winttered 24 : 00 : 00 Low ashes 6 oxen Winttered 34 : 00 : 00 outwood 2 oxen Winttered 10 : 00 : 00 4 steares 17 : 00 : 00 3 heiffers 11 : 00 : 00 Hartley Fell Wethers 117 36 : 00 : 00 Ewes 154 40 : 00 : 00 Hoggs 056 09 : 00 : 00 Musgrave Fell Wethers 58 20 : 00 : 00 Ewes 104 25 : 00 : 00 Hoggs 048 07 : 10 : 00 Hartley Old Wooll 437 Stone 80 : 00 : 00 New Wooll 081 Stone 16 : 00 : 00 one Rood of oak boards 02 : 10 : 00 Musgrave one Rood of oak boards 02 : 10 : 00 ———————— 542 : 13 : 02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brought over 542 : 13 : 02 Hartley Park Bought Cattle 8 oxen 048 : 00 : 00 one Cow 003 : 10 : 00 one Steare 001 : 10 : 00 one Bull 002 : 14 : 00 Low ashes Two oxen 012 : 00 : 00 out Wood 14 scotch bullocks 027 : 00 : 00 11 steares 040 : 17 : 00 Ednall Cattle close 1 Bull 003 : 10 : 00 ———————- Sum Totall of the Valuation 681 : 14 : 02
06 Jan 1710/11. ACCOUNT OF RABBITS KILLED AT EDENHALL WARREN. A very neat account of rabbits killed at Edenhall Warren. The ink a bit faded with age, and age staining. 8” x 3”. A particuler acct. of the Rabbets Killed anno 1710 paid to Wm. COLLINSON and Christoph PHILLIPSON £ 51 = 0 = 8 Sommer } Rabbets } £ 0 14 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anno 1710 Acct. of the Rabbets Killed and Delivered do [?] m* Wm COLLINSON and and Christoph PHILLIPSON from Edenhall Warren. Septr 30 1710 14 cuple 0 11 8 Octr 7 1710 30 cuple 01 05 0 Octr 14 1710 35 cuple 01 09 2 Octr 21 1710 49 cuple 02 00 10 Octr 28 1710 91 cuple 04 11 00 Novr 4 1710 93 cuple 04 13 00 Novr 11 1710 96 cuple 04 16 00 Novr 18 1710 113 cuple 05 13 00 Novr 25 1710 104 cuple 05 04 00 Decr 2 1710 64 cuple 03 04 00 Decr 9 1710 82 cuple 04 02 00 Decr 16 1710 83 cuple 04 03 00 Decr 23 1710 113 cuple 05 13 00 Decr 30 1710 67 cuple 03 07 00 Jan 6 1710 48 cuple 02 08 00 ——————— Sum Tottall 51 = 0 = 8 ——————— Sommer Rabbets anno 1710 14s
02 Feb 1710/1. 6 MONTHS’ ACCOUNTS FOR RENTS, CHATTELS SOLD ETC. Bundle 4, Doc 42. 41 cm x 32 cm. Folded in half. Large chunk of the tops of the document pages torn off, so in particular the headings are missing. Accts from Augt 1 1710 to February 2 1710 of the Rents due Recd and Rests due for lands unlett in Cumberland & Westmorland Due £ 504 01 11 Recd £ 335 08 09 2 Rests £ 168 13 1 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ ]g [ ]mberland ] MUSGRAVE [ ] 07 10 00 00 00 00 07 10 00 [ ]ve cattle [ ] 05 18 00 01 10 00 04 08 10 [ ]ON per 30 **aught Ewes } [ ] 1706 } 01 00 00 00 10 00 00 10 00 Wm RICHARDSON per small willowes 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 Wm UBANK per 13 scotch cows } 2 Bulls and one English cow } 10 17 04 02 03 00 08 14 04 Drove cattle anno 1707 00 10 05 00 05 00 00 05 05 Joyce anno 1707 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 Drove cattle anno 1708 00 04 06 00 00 00 00 04 06 Wm COLLINSON for Rabbets anno 1708 02 03 06 2 02 03 06 2 00 00 00 Joyce cattle anno 1708 00 14 06 00 00 00 00 14 06 Hay sold to Cornett LEIGH and one } Bushell of oats Augt 1708 } 02 17 00 00 00 00 02 17 00 Wm TINLING the remainer for } 6 steares sold Sept 1709 } 03 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 Drove cattle anno 1709 04 11 05 03 05 00 01 06 05 Joyce cattle in the yeare 1709 00 13 00 00 00 00 00 13 00 Rabbets sold in the sommr 1709 01 01 00 01 01 00 00 00 00 Chris~ PHILLIPSON the remainer } for Rabbets 1709 } 21 05 10 21 05 10 00 00 00 Thomas MUNKHOUSE 63 bushell } of old bigg } 20 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 Tho PARKER per 20 wethers } 20 Ewes & 20 Lambs } 17 00 00 00 00 00 17 00 00 To Hay to the scotch Drovers April 1710 15 12 06 15 12 06 00 00 00 115 08 00 2 70 15 10 2 44 12 02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thomas ELLIOT per [ Birkett due Octobr 1709 5th [ 1710 5th [ ] ] ] Joyce in the out wood 1704 [ ] Joyce in the parke 1704 02 00 06 00 00 [ ] Dtto in the out wood 1705 00 01 01 2 00 00 00 00 01 01 2 Dtto in the out wood 1706 00 19 00 00 00 00 00 19 00 Dtto in the park 1706 00 05 06 00 00 00 00 05 06 Dtto in the park 1707 01 18 00 00 00 00 01 18 00 Dtto in the park 1708 00 14 00 00 00 00 00 14 00 Dtto in the out wood 1709 00 13 00 00 00 00 00 13 00 Dtto in the park 1709 01 11 06 00 14 00 00 17 06 Musgrave arreare last acct 20 13 07 2 00 14 00 19 19 07 2 James CLIBURNE per Joyce in the } heaning } 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 John COCK Ditto 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 11 00 Thomas BRADLEY Blane wood 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 11 00 From Augt 1 1710 To Febr~ 2 1710 Acct of the money due Recd & Rests due for lands unlett and chattles sold in Cumberland & Westmorland belonging to Sr Christoph MUSGRAVE Barrt 01 07 00 00 00 00 01 07 00 Joseph BAINES Ten oxen sold } Sept. 19 1710 } 67 05 00 67 05 00 00 00 00 Francis GRAHME 9 Steares sold } Sept 19 1710 } 38 00 00 38 00 00 00 00 00 To John HIND 8 oxen sold } att the same time } 20 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 173 01 00 173 01 00 00 00 00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ ] 00 [ ]0 00 00 00 [ ] 01 10 00 00 00 00 [ ] 00 08 06 00 08 06 00 00 00 [ ] 00 06 06 00 06 06 00 00 00 [ ]o DENNISON } [ ]cks Novr 1710 } 05 10 00 05 10 00 00 00 00 [ ] cow and a heiffer 06 05 00 06 05 00 00 00 00 To Abraham STOOKES 4 Runts & } one young calfe } 13 10 00 00 00 00 13 10 00 Rabbets sold in the sommer 1710 00 14 00 00 00 00 00 14 00 Wm COLLINSON and Chris~ PHILLIP-SON per wintter Rabbets anno 1710 } 51 00 08 00 00 00 51 00 08 Joyce cattle Taken into the Demisne } Due marts 1710 } 18 09 04 00 00 00 18 09 04 To grass of Drove cattle anno 1710 66 06 10 63 00 00 03 06 10 To Thomas JACKSON per 10 bushell } ofo. Bigg } 02 10 00 00 00 00 02 10 00 From Augt 1 1710 To February 2 1710 Acct of the money due Recd and Rests due for lands unlet att hartley 342 14 10 253 04 00 89 10 10 To Joyce cattle in the park 1710 15 15 00 05 19 00 09 16 00 Dtto in the out wood 1710 07 10 06 04 03 00 03 07 06 To Tyth of Coathgarth and Clockhow &c 00 12 11 00 12 11 00 00 00 23 18 05 10 14 11 13 03 6
22 Feb 1710/1. RECEIPT FOR TWO LARGE CHARR PANS. Bundle 4, Doc 26. 18 cm x 14 cm. Charr are fish. Mrs Bridget BENSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 22 1710 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of five pounds Twelve shillings } £ s d for Two large charr panns att 9 dozen } 5 12 0 Each pann I say Recd } [signed] Bridgett BENSON
30 May 1711. SOULBY MANORIAL RENTAL. A fresh, very neat and clean manorial document. 16” x 12”. A bit weak at the edges, otherwise in excellent condition. The rental is in three columns next to each other on the original document but on the transcription the three columns have been listed one after the other due to lack of space. The right margin of the rental was partially cut off on the scan. May 30 1711 Souly Rentall per Jury For Genll Fine | | | 0 | | Mr Nat [?] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soulby Rentall } Freeholders within hof [?] manner } Christo: PETTYT for A } £ s d messuage in orton } 00 : 02 : 00 Abraham BOUSFEILD for } Tarne Close ………………….. } 00 ; 18 : 06 Tho: STEWARDSON for } Fullers Mill …………………. } 00 : 13 : 04 Ellioner UNTHANK & } Caterine THORNBORROW } 00 : 00 : 04 ———————————————————————— Tents by Indenture & Decree in Chancery £ s d Tho: HARRISON 00 : 01 : 04 James WILLSON 00 : 11 : 07 – ob Isabell PETTYT 00 : 02 : 08 – ob John TEBAYE 04 : 08 : 04 Henery BURSY 00 : 05 : 09 George FRANKLAND 00 : 02 : 00 Tho: WILLSON 00 : 01 : 00 Rob~t HARRISON 00 : 01 : 03 Richard GRAINGER 00 : 04 : 05 Mary HINDEMOORE 01 : 02 : 10 Rob~t HODGHON 00 : 01 : 11 – ob Jane WILLSON 00 : 01 : 02 & Jennettnet Humphrey DAVIS 00 : 04 : 03 John FAWCETT 00 : 00 : 09 Agnes BOUSFEILD 00 : 00 : 08 John BOUSFEILD 00 : 00 : 07 Jonathan TAYLOR 00 : 00 : 05 Tho: TAYLOR Senior 00 : 05 : 08 – ob Tho: TAYLOR Junior 00 : 00 : 06 ob John BELL 00 : 01 : 00 John WALLER 00 : 09 : 07 – Tho: STEWARDSON 00 : 03 : 00 ob Ellioner STEWARDSON 00 : 02 : 08 [Chri]sto: BELL 00 : 02 : 06 – ob Tho: HUTTON 00 : 09 : 09 – ob John KNEWSTUPP 00 : 00 : 10 Geo: LONGSTAFF (Senior) 00 : 00 : 06 – Geo: LONGSTAFF (Junior) 00 : 03 : 06 Eliz: MUSGRAVE 00 : 00 : 01 – Thomas GATE 00 : 06 : 03 Geo: STEPHENSON 01 : 01 : 11 – William HARRISON Jane THOMPSON 00 : 00 : 02 Rowland PETTYT 00 : 00 : 01 Susan PARKIN 00 : 03 : 03 Cathrine THORNBORRO 00 : 10 : 05 – Mathew BOUSFEILD 00 : 01 : 03 Geo: ROBERTSON 00 : 03 : 04 Will~ ROBINSON 00 : 02 : 06 – John CLEASBY 00 : 01 : 00 William BOWMAN 00 : 00 : 06 ——————————————————————————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Indenture Rents £ s d John GRAINGER 00 : 04 : 01 John RAKESTRAW 00 : 01 : 00 Rob~t RUDD 00 : 05 : 04 – John FRINCH Junior 00 : 02 : 10 ————————————————————————- Arbitrary Tents According to the Custom of } the mannor } £ s Thomas HARRISON 01 : 09 : 02 – Jane WILLSON 00 : 17 : 00 ob Thomas HARRISON 00 : 02 : 00 Richd BENSON 00 : 00 : 06 John PETTYT 01 : 09 : 10 Isabell PETTYT 00 : 01 : 05 : ob John TEBAYE 00 : 01 : 00 – ob John PETTYT 00 : 01 : 07 : ob Henery BURSIE 01 : 04 : 05 – Cuthbert ROBINSON 00 : 01 : 10 : ob George FRANKLAND 00 : 01 : 03 Mr Thomas GATE 00 : 02 : 11 – John FELTON 00 : 00 : 02 Ellioner TAYLOR 00 : 00 : 03 Tho: LAIDMAN 00 : 04 : 10 – Robert HARRISON 00 : 11 : 02 ob Thom: HARRISON 00 : 01 : 10 – John ROBERTSON 00 : 00 : 03 Richard GRAINGER 01 : 07 : 11 : ob John GRAINGER 00 : 00 : 11 – Richard ROGERSON 01 : 05 : 03 ob Mary HINDEMORE 00 : 02 : 09 – WILLSON Rob~t HODSHON 00 : 00 : 06 – James LAMB 01 : 13 : 00 humphrey DAVIS 00 : 10 : 03 In the Lds hand Ber: DOUTHATT 00:03:02 John FAWCETT 00 : 01 : 00 John BOUSFEILD 00 : 00 : 06 – Thoms TAYLOR (Junior) 00 : 02 : 00 Jonathan TAYLOR 00 : 19 : 01 Agnes LAIDMAN 00 : 03 : 00 George STEPHENSON 01 : 16 : 10 – James BELL 01 : 06 : 07 Alis BELL 00 : 02 : 09 – John BELL 00 : 00 : 04 John HARRISON 00 : 01 : 08 – In the Lord’s hand CALVERTs 00 : 04 : 06 Rob~t ROGERSON 00 : 13 : 09 – ob more for Bernards 00 : 02 : 04 —————————————————————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arbitrary Tennants / £ s d Agnes LAIDMAN 00 : 05 : 00 John WALLER 00 : 06 : 09 – Thomas STEWARDSON 00 : 10 : 02 Ellioner STEWARDSON 00 : 00 : 06 Christo: BELL 01 : 06 : 06 John KNEWSTUPP 00 : 05 : 01 James WATSON 00 : 00 : 04 Grace ROBINSON 00 : 00 : 03 George LONGSTAFF Junior 00 : 00 : 10 Thomas WILLSON 00 : 02 : 09 George LONGSTAFF 01 : 10 : 01 [?] Will~ MUSGRAVE 00 : 00 : 01 Eliz: MUSGRAVE 00 : 01 : 02 [?] Thomas GATE 00 : 07 : 00 Elizabeth GATE 00 : 02 : 00 Rob~t LONGSTAFF 00 : 07 : 05 Willm HARRISON 01 : 00 : 09 Christo: WILLSON 00 : 02 : 00 Rowland PETTYT 00 : 02 : 11 John EVINS 00 : 04 : 06 Will~ HARROP 00 : 00 : 09 Jennett COOKE 00 : 01 : 04 Susan PARKIN 00 : 01 : 10 James BOUSFEILD 00 : 04 : 11 – Isabell PETTYT 00 : 10 : 03 Cathrine THORNBARROW 00 : 12 : 01 Richard BAYLES 00 : 10 : 00 Thomas COLAN [?] 00 : 01 : 00 Mathew BOUSFEILD 00 : 06 : 09 Stephen SPUNNER 00 : 02 : 00 William GRAINGER 00 : 01 : 00 James SCAIFE 00 : 01 : 00 Stephen RICHARDSON 00 : 04 : 08 – John DRIBECK 00 : 08 : 00 John TAYLOR 00 : 09 : 03 William ROBINSON 00 : 09 : 04 – Edward TAYLOR 00 : 05 : 00 John CLEASBY 00 : 05 : 03 John FANIT [?] 00 : 02 : 06 Christo: RUDD 00 : 07 : 05 – Ann TEMPLE 00 : 02 : 09 – George ROBERTSON 00 : 04 : 06 Thomas SPUNNER 00 : 05 : 00 Willm NEWBY 00 : 01 : 02 In the Lds hand Jane HARTLEY 00 : 01 : 00 Willm SANDERSON 00 : 01 : 06 – Willm BOWMAN 00 : 01 : 04 Willian HUTCHINSON 00 : 02 : 11 – Henery FAWCETT 00 : 01 : 06 Simon PINDER 00 : 01 : 02 – Thomas HODSHON 00 : 02 : 09 Thomas ROBERTSON 00 : 01 : 03 – Thomas LAW 00 : 05 : 04 James BOUSFEILD } 00 : 3 : 00 : 4 Jennett WILLSON widdow= } =right of the same } 00 : 01 : 00 2 bd Jane WILLSON for the Affo= } =resd Tenemt being 2 parts } 00 : 02 : 00 4 b[d] J~nett Jennett the widdow for } her part } 00 : 01 : 00 2 bd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soulby Free Rent } Indent Rent } Arbit Rent } ———— May the 30th 1711 This Rentall is made by the Jury To the Best of our knowledge as Wittness our hands [signed] Rob~t RUDD [signed] John TEBAY [signed] Jonathan TAYLOR [signed] John TAILOR [signed] James BOUSFIELD [signed] John GRAINGER [signed] Thomas HODGSON [signed] George FRANKLAND [signed] Christo:: RUDD [signed] Thomas HARRISON [signed] John PETTYE
Aug 1711. MOWERS’ AND HAYMAKERS’ WAGES. Bundle 5, Doc 24. 32 cm x 19.5 cm. Quite dirty on the back, and some damp staining. One side has the mowers’ and haymakers’ wages, and the other drafted requests (presumably from Jeffrey BECK to Christopher MUSGRAVE). Mowers and Haymakers Charge July & Augt 1711 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A particular acct of the Charge of mowing and haymaking the meadow ground att of Edenhall demesne & hay makeing July & Augt 1711 Mowers Hay makers days s days s d Wm STEPHENSON 18 0 : 18 0 Mary BLAINE 17 5 = 8 Thomas ROBINSON 18 0 18 0 Barbrey BLAINE 14 4 = 8 James BLAINE 21 1 01 0 Mary MILNER 19 2 6 = 6 Edw NELSON 9 0 9 0 Jos VARTY 6 2 1 = 4 Tho SHEAREBURNE 16 0 16 0 Wm DALTON 2 2 0 : 10 Chris~ ROBSON 6 0 06 0 John BLAINE 15 2 7 = 9 —————- Sara DENNY 19 2 6 = 6 4 : 08 : 0 Mary SHEAREBURNE 12 4 = 0 Haywt [?] of on oven [?] } John SHEAREBURNE 19 7 = 6 Each 24 days } 3 : 12 Steph TODD 2 2 1 = 8 his horse 3 days 1 – 0 Hay makers Cathrine ROBSON 8 2 = 8 days s d Eliz ROBSON 16 5 = 4 Margret SMITH 15 2 05 = 2 Mark GRISDALE 4 1 = 0 Henery TINKLER 14 05 = 6 Wm CALLAN 6 4 = 0 Wm JOHNSON 19 09 = 6 Mary CALLAN 12 2 4 = 2 Mary JOHNSON 18 2 06 = 2 Daniel PARKER 6 2 = 0 Chris~ DALTON 19 09 = 6 Christo ROBSON 19 2 13 = 4 Eliz DALTON 16 05 = 4 Thomas ROBINSON } Humph DALTON 1 00 = 6 man } 5 01 = 8 Jane LAYTON 16 05 = 4 —————- Mary ROBINSON 16 2 05 = 6 4 = 3 = 7 Eliz JAMESON 16 05 = 4 —————- Mary STAGG 2 00 = 8 4 8 – 0 James SMITH 17 2 05 = 10 4 8 6 Eliz SMITH 18 06 = 00 —————- Jane SMITH 18 2 06 = 02 Tottall 13 = 0 = 1 Mary STEPHENSON 14 04 = 8 Susanna HODGSHON 16 05 = 4 ————- 4 8 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I desire to have made made midle holme may be made into: 3 closes maines into three closes and high holme into 2 closes Sweet Riggs into 1 [corrected from 2] closes and for every 20£ layout Isule [?] new fencs to have added to my Rent yearely 20s or for any other peace [?] of new wall that shall be made in any other pt of the demesne. at Dolphiny build a place house for lying of Cattle in I desire to have a hay Barn Carts [?] house and Calelodge [?] built att Dolphiny which is much wanted by to keep Cattle there for the Tilling & moweing [?] of those Grounds I desire to have the adition to the old barn att Ednall to winnow corn in & to convert halfe of the old barn in to sd Cow house the old cowhouse being ***** standing in covered & not holding above 6 Cowes. for buying & Joveying [?] **** I desire to To keep toled pt To have allowed 50 shillings per ann~ for that pt of ^ Cow [?] house I have order wherein I have No location [?] I desire to To have allowed 50 Shillings per an~ to keep Inner [?] Garden in order To have allowed 40 S for the Deale [?] to be **** att 92 bushell of bigg paid yearly – 40 shilling or the vall of 120£ in cattle or Cost youe please for keeping the house @ 7 Cows 14£ cx for draylin [?] or if you please to have allowed me for this service one on to hundred pounds worth of Cattle Returnes & the like agan att the end of nine years in Inner [?] & Gnabity [?]
18 Sep 1711. SALE OF BIRCH AND ALDER TREES IN KIRKOSWALD PARKS. Bundle 4, Doc 20. 20.5 cm x 16 cm. Pher. THOMPSON Touching birches and alders bought in Baron wood. / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Phergus THOMPSON of Lazonby haveing bought of me an hundred birches in Kirkoswald Parks for the price of tenn pounds of wch~ birches he has cutt down twenty & the rest are marked out, & haveing alsoe bought of me an hundred alder trees for three pounds fifteen shill~gs, wch~ stand in the sd. Parks to be marked out at the election of the s~d Phergus, in any part there Of which said sum~s of tenn pounds & three pounds fifteen shill~gs he has this day pd. me eight pounds & secured the payment of five pounds fifteen shill~gs to be paid me on the 2d. day of Febr. 1712 I doe therefore hereby permitt licence & authorize the said Phergus to cutt take & carry away the sd. birch & alder trees at any time before the 25th day of March which will be Ao. D~ni 1714. Dated Sept. 18o. 1711. /
1712. DRAFT PROMISSORY NOTE, DRAFT LETTER & DRAFT REFERENCE. Bundle 5, Doc 5. 33.5 cm x 20.5 cm. All clearly drafts (lots of corrections) in Jeffrey BECK’s handwriting. Noverint universi & presentes nos Johanem WILIAMSON de Ednall in Com~ Cumberland~ yeo ett Ricardum WILIAMSON de Culgarth Gretr Eigns [?] in prd~ com~ yeo teneri ett firmiter obligari Galfrido BECK de Edenhall in Com~ Cumberland~ Gen~ in ducents Libris bone ett legalis monetæ angl~ magnæ Britaniæ solvendum Eidem Galfrido BECK autt suo certo attornat heis Executoris &y [?] ett Administratores vel assignatis suis adquam quidem solucionem bene et fidelerte faciendum~ obligamus nos ett utrumqr rumperte [?] proto et ni solveto herides Ejst~ [?] & Adm~stururos [?] ett utrintess [?] rum [?] firmiter per presentes sigullis nostris sigillat dat anno Regni Dom~o Anno dei gratia magne Britannie An~o Fidei Defensoriss &c &c Decem Anno Dom~i 1712 uros~ [?] The Condition of this obligacon is such that if the above bounden John WILLIAMSON and Rich WILLIAMSON They or either of them doe well and they or either of there heires Executors Administrators or assigness doe well and Truely pay or cause to be pd unto the above named Jeffrey BECK his heirs Executors Administrators and assignes the full and Just sum of one hundred and six pounds of Good and Lawfull money of Great Brittan on the Day of Apr [?] next Ensueing now next comeing Then thi obligacon to be void or else Remaine in Force. Sealed and Delivered } in stamped paper according } to act of parliamt } in the prsents of } ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Honrd Sr I was Intending to send you up Two hundred pounds by the [?] Caddy sn [?] but Lighting upon this Drawer he has Given me the Enclosed £ 400 which I take to be a more suerer safer way then the oth sending itt by the carryers (one hundred and 50£ I pray you will put to the acct of the Rents Recd January 1711 which will answer the halfe yeare acct Ending February 2 1711 and 50£ more be pleased to add to the Rent Recd march 1711/12 the Remaineing 200 be pleased to add itt to Generall fyne I hope I shall not meet with such a nomore disapoyntmts. to Keep To morrow will be put uset [?] the Pond for my Liddy MUSGRAVE 2 lotts [?] of pigeons To the hon~bl the Componrs [?] of his mastyes Customes Those are to testifye ye hords [?] that that wee doe very well Know J. R. in and that he is a very likely man to make a good officer he’s a brisk heartly [?] man aged 3 years [sic] hath been bread a gelooker [?] is a person of Good understanding of a very Good family of Civill behavour & of sober & honest life & Coversation & not Incumbered with debts well a feated [?] to the prsent Govermt of the Con [?] of the C of E and a fit person for a Tids man
09 Mar 1711/2. PAY RECEIPT FOR LEADING DUNG. Bundle 4, Doc 4. 20 cm x 10 cm. Tears at edges and along file fold. March 9 1711 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart the sum of four shillings & sixpence } for nine dayes Leading Dung I say Recd } 0 4 6 the sd sum of } his I mark James SMITH Jun~
09 Mar 1711/2. PAY RECEIPT FOR LEADING RICE. Bundle 4, Doc 41. 20 cm x 7.5 cm. Bad damp staining and very dirty at one edge. 1711 / Humphrey DALTON March 1711/12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 9 1711 Recd of Sr Chris~ MUSGRAVE Barr~ the sum of seven shillings & 6d for leading } Rice 15 dayes I say Recd } 0 7 = 6 [signed] Humphrey DALTON
12 Mar 1711/2. TURNER’S PAY RECEIPT. Bundle 4, Doc 28. 20 cm x 8 cm. John DALTON Jun~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 12 1711 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of nine shillings for } nine days Turning husbandry Geer } 0 9 – 0 and makeing gates I say Recd } [signed] John DALTON Jun~
12 Mar 1711/2. PAY RECEIPT FOR MAKING PLOUGHS, CARTS, GATES ETC. Bundle 4, Doc 34. 20 cm x 10.5 cm. John DALTON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 12 1711 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of fourteen shillings and six pence for fourteen dayes and a halfe makeing } plows Carts Gates styles and other work } 0 14 6 I say Recd } his mark John X DALTON
16 Mar 1711/2. PAY RECEIPT FOR GETTING STONES. Bundle 4, Doc 11. 20 cm x 13 cm. One small hole. Anth CARR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 16 1711 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of sixteen shillings for getting one } hundred and Thirty Cart load of walling } 0 – 16 = 0 stone and 6 Cartload of Cape stones. } I say Recd the sd sum [signed] Anthony CARR
17 Mar 1711/2. LAND TAX FOR DEMESNE AND BARNES TENEMENT. Bundle 4, Doc 14. 21 cm x 16 cm. Receipt for the fourth Quarter Sess for ye Year 1711 : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March ye 17th: 1711/12 : Then Received from Sr. Christopher } MUSGRAVE Barronet the Sum~ of } Two Pounds nineteen Shillings and fower } £ – s – d Pence halfe pen~ie being ye fourth Quar= } 3 – 00 – 03 -terly payment for ye Demiesne 1711 : } and alsoe Tenn Pence half pennie } for Barnes Teniment to ye Same Sess } Received per me Tho: HUTCHINSON Collector his Marke O
19 Mar 1711/2. PAY RECEIPT FOR SAWING BOARDS AND RAILS. Bundle 4, Doc 27. 20 cm x 10 cm. John ELLWOOD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 19 1711 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of thirteen shillings and six } £ pence for sawing one Rood and forty } 13 = 6 foot of Boards Rails for Gates &c I say } Recd } by me [signed] John ELWOOD
01 May 1712. SADDLER’S ACCOUNT AND RECEIPT. Bundle 4, Doc 9. 22 cm x 12.5 cm. FEATAN May 1712 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sir Christ~ MUSGRIF account to Will: FEATAM £ For 2 pare of hamer bands 0 – 01 – 4 For 4 top Strings 0 – 0 – 10 For A pare of hamerbands 0 – 0 – 8 For A See Singall 0 – 0 – 6 For A mane Comb and Spung 0 – 0 – 5 For 2 Kyne cowes tees 0 – 1 – 02 For A Cartsadle 0 – 1 – 8 For a Cart Sadle panel 0 – 0 – 9 ——————— in all 0 – 07 – 4 ——————— Sir I desire you will be pleased to send me by the bearer my man this small bill for I being disoponted of Sume money it will doe me A kindness: and his Reesete shall be your discharge I beg you will pardon me but I haveing Sume money to pay or else I would not have given you this truble is all from your humble Sarvant [signed] Will FEATAM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May the 1 1712 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the Sum of seven Shillings in full of the within mencioned perticulers I say Recd by me [signed] Will: FEATAM
06 May 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR TENDING SHEEP ON BRAMERY MOOR. Bundle 4, Doc 3. 20 cm x 10.5 cm. Dirty on back. Torn at lower edge. May 6 1712 Recd of Sr Chris~ MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of five shillings and denpence } for seventeen dayes Tending the sheep on } 0 5 10 Bramrey moore & Bramreyes } I say Recd by me [signed] Christopher DALTON
10 May 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR WORKING ON HEDGES AND FENCES. Bundle 4, Doc 17. 19.5 cm x 15.5 cm. Symon HARKER Bill - for worke in Make- -ing Fences ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worke done for Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE 1712 s – d 11 : dayes Laying of Hedge at 6d per day on Moses Side 5 – 6 2 : dayes boarding of Moses Wall 1 – 0 1 : daye betwixt outwood and birket 0 – 6 1 : daye betwixt parke and Eshes 0 – 6 4 : dayes hedgeing betwixt high Eshes and Low Eshes 2 – 0 2 : dayes Leading wood to the same at 12d. per day 2 – 0 1 : daye bringing of watter through Eshes 0 – 6 1 : daye walling betwixt out wood and park 0 – 6 ———— In all 12 – 6 May ye 10th: 1712 Received the full Contents of This Bill per me Symon HARKER - his Mark ├
13 May 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR FILLING DUNG. Bundle 4, Doc 6. 20.5 cm x 10 cm. Ja SMITH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 13 1712 Recd of Sr Chris~ MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of six shillings for } 8 days filling dung and five days } 0 6 0 his horse & cart I say Recd } his mark by me I James SMITH
14 May 1712. RECEIPT FOR VARIOUS TAXES. A neat receipt for tax regarding the salary of the Master of the House of Correction, repair of public bridges, vagrants and window tax. A bit damp stained, and rough around the edges. 6” x 8”. May the 14th. 1712. Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barronet: The Summ of one pound nine Shillings and two- pence being Sess viz: for the Master of the- £ - s - d -houseOCorrections Sallery for one whole year repairing 1 – 9 - 2 of Publick Bridges in the County and for Pass- ing vagrants Through the County, as also o window Sess for the Castle Due the 25th. of March Last Received per mee Tho HUTCHINSON Junier his Marke O
17 May 1712. LIST OF DROPPING FINES AND RENT RECEIVED. Bundle 4, Doc 36. 20 cm x 16.5 cm. Very faint writing and some damp staining. Numerous calculations on the back have not been transcribed. “Dropping fine” is another expression for entry fine. May 17 1712 Money Recd upon the acct of Droping Fynes and Rent Robt WILSON Soulby Droping Fyne 01 0 0 John TEBAY 10 13 11 2 Dtto 00 15 11 2 Dtto services 03 6 7 Chris WILSON Droping Fyne 01 8 0 Wm SCAIFE dr Fyne 2 12 0 John FINLIMSON [?] the same 1 16 10 Jeff WESTLEY the same 01 01 0 Tom SCAIFE 04 10 0 Robt BUSFIELD 03 07 0 Geo PARK 08 05 8 Mich STEADMAN 02 4 4 John MARTINDALE 13 03 3 Dtto 00 11 1 margett [?] RUD 04 10 0 ——————— 59 4 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wm DENNISON } £ Security per } 2 : 10 : 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soulby 96 Hartley 167 = 2 = 8 Blatarne 166 = 1 = 0 2 ————————- 429 = 3 = 8 2 ————————-
23 May 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR CUTTING OAK TREES IN CARWOOD. Bundle 4, Doc 33. 20 cm x 9.5 cm. John DALTON sen & Jun~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 23 1712 Recd of Sr Chris~ MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of Twelve shillings for helping Cut } and Grub the oke trees in Carrwood and mending } s Gates &c. amounting to 12 dayes wee say } 12 Recd the sum of } [signed] John DALTON by us [signed] John DALTON Jounier
27 May 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR LEADING DUNG AND HARROWING. Bundle 4, Doc 21. 20 cm x 11.5 cm. May 27 1712 Recd then of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of Eleven shillings & sixpence for 9 dayes Leading Dung } and fourteen dayes harrowing I say } 0 = 11 = 6 Recd the sd sum of } his IB mark John BLAINE
02 Jun 1712. LAND TAX FOR DEMESNE AND BARNES TENEMENT. Bundle 4, Doc 16. 21 cm x 12.5 cm. Collecttors Receipt for the first Quarterly payment 1712 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June ye 2d 1712 Received from Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE } Barrott: the Sum~ of Two Pound nineteen } £ – s – d Shillings and four pence halfe pen~ye being } the first quarterly payment of the Land Sess } 3 – 0 – 3 for the Demiesne 1712: and Alsoe Tenn pence } halfe penny for Barnes Teniment } Received per mee Leonard COLLIN Collector – his Marke O
04 Jul 1712. RECEIPT FOR BRIDGE REPAIR AND POOR TAX. A fresh, very neat and clean receipt. 4” x 6”. July ye 4th. 1712 : Received from Sr Christor } MUSGRAVE Barrot. the sum~ of one pound } £ – s – d being Sess for ye repairing of Pottgill } 1 – 0 – 0 Bridge & Eden Bridge & Poor Sess for } the reliefe of Mathew HARRISON Since } The 25th of December Last for ye Demesne } Barnes Teniment to that Sess and other } out Layes in the Twone Ten~ pence halfpe~ } 0 – 0 – 10½ I Say Received per me Tho: HUTCHINSON Inrice [?] his Mark O
08 Jul 1712. RECEIPT BY THE RECTOR OF CROSBY GARRETT. A neat receipt for salary for the Rector of Crosby Garrett. A bit dusty. 6” x 8”. July ye 8th: 1712 Received then of the Honnerable Sr. Christopher MUSGROVE Barroneett £ s d two poundes thirteen Shillings and fower pence due att Whitsontid Last to 2 : 19 : 4 Mr. Joseph FORSTER Rector of Crosby Garret I Say received for his use by me [signed] Willm. CLARK
17 Jul 1712. ACCOUNT FOR CARPENTRY WORK. Bundle 4, Doc 23. 33 cm x 14 cm. Robert WALLER – – Bill for worke since Nover 1711: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worke don for Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE since november the 5th 1711 one day mending the tith barn dowers and making a manger in the Low Stabell 0 – 1 – 0 I and my son one day hebelling a brigg at the Low mill 0 – 1 – 8 tow dayes making a flood gatt att foot of pottgill and hanging it 0 – 2 – 0 tow dayes making new trough and mending the old trough and mending out wood gatt that goes into riggs 0 – 2 – 0 tow dayes at Long-rigg mending tow gatts and mending a pettion in the house and setting a Loke on the dower and telling [?] a gatt stulp 0 – 2 – 0 one day setting tow gatt stulps and mending a gatt and hanging it at the Little haull banke 0 – 1 – 0 one day making a flod gatt at head of pottgill Eubank scare 0 – 1 – 0 one day making a brigg att Ladfatt 0 – 1 – 0 for making wanscott in the Church and seatting the pew and finding both wood and worke 0 – 8 – 0 —————— July ye 17th: 1712: Received the full Contents – - of this Bill being – 0 – 19 – 8 per me [signed] Robert WALLER
18 Jul 1712. STONE WALLER’S ACCOUNT. A fresh, very neat and clean account. 3” x 6”. Anthony COCKIN Bill for work ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worke Done for Sr Christor MUSGRAVE Bart: Since Candlemass 1711/12. £ – s – d Two dayes at hilgillhow walling up Gapps – 0 – 1 – 0 Two dayes at ye out woods fence walling up Gapes 0 – 1 – 0 one day walling up Gapps at Birkitt Fence 0 – 0 – 6 —————- July ye 18th: 1712 Received in full of this Bill 0 – 2 – 6 per me Anthony COCKIN his A
21 Jul 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR WEEDING CORN AND GATHERING DUNG. Bundle 4, Doc 30. 20.5 cm x 9.5 cm. Mary BLAINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 21 1712 Recd of Sr Chris~ MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of Eight shillings and four pence } for 25 days weeding Corn and Gathering } 0 8 4 Dung I say Recd } by me her + mark Mary BLAINE
21 Jul 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR CUTTING AND SPLITTING FIREWOOD. Bundle 4, Doc 15. 20 cm x 11 cm. John DALTON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 21 1712. Recd of Sr Chris~. MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of six shillings for 6 days Cuting } & Riveing fire wood Wee say Recd by } 0 = 6 = 0 us [signed] John DALTON Seanr [signed] John DALTON Jounr
22 Jul 1712. RECEIPT FOR 20 SHILLINGS. Bundle 4, Doc 29. 19 cm x 8.5 cm. Jos COLLINSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22 Jul 1712 [or 1717 or 1711?] Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE by Mr BECKE Twenty Shillings by me [signed] Josh COLLINSON
23 Jul 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR BREWING AND OTHER WORK. A fresh, very neat and clean receipt. 4” x 8”. July 23 1712 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of seven Eight shillings & sixpence } for 10 days brewing 4 days att Hartley } 0 8 = 6 one day att Coles I say Recd } John BLAINE
23 Jul 1712. MARY BLAIN’S WAGES RECEIPT. Bundle 4,Doc 31. 20 cm x 9.5 cm. Mary BLAINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 23 1712 Recd of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt the sum of Three Shillings for 3 months } wage due July the first 1712 I say Recd } 0 = 3 = 0 the sd sum of } her X mark Mary BLAINE
24 Jul 1712. BLACKSMITH’S ACCOUNT FOR WORK FOR HARTLEY CASTLE. Bundle 4, Doc 18. 21 cm x 13 cm. Smith Bill for Worke since Candlem~ 1711/12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ work for the Catle since Candlemas 1711/12 £ – s – d for one new loup for lo closes gat 0 – 0 – 4 nailes for castil 0 – 0 – 2 one new krouk for gil head gat 0 – 0 – 8 one krouk for gramsk gat 0 – 0 – 2 one shovl mending 0 – 0 – 2 nailes for langrigg 0 – 0 – 2 for one new Shoue 2 Removes for coach horses 0 – 0 – 6 —————- 0 – 2 – 2 July ye 24th: 1712 Received the full Contents – of this Bill per me [signed] Will HUTCHINSON
25 Jul 1712. VARIOUS RECEIPTS FOR WORK FOR HARTLEY SMELT MILL. Bundle 4, Doc 8. 2 small and 3 larger pieces of paper stitched together with twine. Small pieces 17 cm x 9 cm. Larger pieces 20.5 cm x 16.5 cm. Back page dirty. Roaper Receipt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November ye 5th: 1711: Then Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE: } Barrt: the Sum~ of Two Shillings and Six- } S – d pence being for Roapes to put to wey- } 2 – 6 -Scailes to weight the Lead oare and } -Lead at the Smelt Milne } Received per me James WILSON Roaper - his mark W ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Receipt for Chopp Sacks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Desember ye 17 1711 received of thomas NELSON for 20 yards of harden at 7d a yard 0 – 11 – 8 more for thred in kitt and worck 0 – 00 – 10 in al ——————— 0 – 12 – 6 by me [signed] Edmond DIXON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Decemr ye 24th Received from Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE £ – S – D – 1711: Baronet: the Sum~ of Thirteen Shillings & Tenn Pence: being in full for the Carriage of 41 Doz~: ½ : of Grove Timber wood: from the Heening to the Groves in Longrigg Received per me Richard THOMPSON 00 : 13 : 10 his Mark R Janur ye 15th: Received from Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE 1711/12: Baronet: the Sum~ of Thirteen Shillings and Four Pence being in full for Chopping 40: Sacks full of Chopt wood at ye Heening: Received per me Tho: CUNNINGHAME T 00 – 13 – 04 mark Received from Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE Baronet: the Sum~e of Thirteen Shillings and Four Pence: in full for the Carriage of 40: Sacks of Chopps from The Heening to Hartley Smelt Milne Kilne Received per nobis [signed] Thomas RUDD Christopher HARKER ├ 00 : 13 : 04 Received from Sr Christopher MUS- -GRAVE Barronet: the Sum~ of Eleave~ Shillings and nine Pence for makeing Three new Fire Shovles for ye Smelt Milne one Ladle 2 Gavollocks Lay- ing mending the Rigg Pann and the Iron yettleing and mending the Bellowpipe: Received per me 00 – 11 – 09 [signed] Wm: HUTCHINSON ———————- 2 = 12 = 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Received from Sr Christopher MUS- GRAVE Barrot: by ye hand of Tho: £ – S – D NELSON Two Quartes of Oile and Two Pound of Butter for to Oile the Smelt Milne Bellows 00 – 02 – 04 more in Leather for to mending the~ 00 – 00 – 07 Received more for Oileing the Bellows and Mending them and for take ing the Fire Harth Downe and for Setting it up Againe the Sum~ 00 – 04 – 00 mark per Nobis Tho: ROUTLISH his T Sam~ SMITH his S ξ S Smelters March Received from Sr Christopher ye 15th 1711/12 - MUSGRAVE Barronet the Sum~ of one pound Six Shillings & Eight pence for Chopping of Eightye Sacks of Chopps in ye Outwood: Received – 01 – 06 - 08 per me Tho CUNINGHAME his mark T Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Baronet: the Sum~ of Thirteene Shillings and four pence for the Carriage of Eighty Sacks of Chopps out of the out- -wood to the Smeltmilne Killne the Sum 00 – 13 – 04 Received per nobis [signed] Thomas RUDD Christo HARKER his mark ┤ ———————- 2 . 06 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aprill ye 17th: Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE £ – S – D 1712. Barrot: the Sum~e of Four Shillings : 8d : for makeing A pair of Geimer plaites to ye Smelt Milne Bellows and for Railes to them takeing ye Leather of ye head Stock and Covering it Again with new Leather and of new dragg to the Chopp Kilne & A Chesell I say Reced per me [signed] Will HUUCHINSON 00 – 04 – 08 I say ed Richard THOMPSON for the Car- Received fro~ Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrot ye Sum~ of tenn Shillings being for ye Carriage of 30 Doz of Grove Timber from ye Heening to the Groves in Longrigg Rec~ed per me Richard THOMSON 00 – 10 – 00 his mark R Received from Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt ye Sum~ of Twelve Shillings for Chopping of 36 Sacks of Chopps in Pottgill: Recd per me Tho: CUNINGHAME his mark T 00 – 12 – 00 Rec~d from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barronett the Sum~ of nine Shillings for the Carrisge of 36 Sacks of Chopps out of ye Botham of Pottgill to the Smelt Milne Kilne. per nobis [signed] Thomas RUDD 00 – 09 – 00 Chris: HARKER his Mark ┤ ———————- 1 15 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aprill ye 17th: 1712. Then Received from Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt £ – S – D by the hand of Tho: NELSON the Sum~ of Two pound five Shillings being in- full for ye Carriage of the Eight part of 69 Binges & 3 horse of oare to the Smelt -milne ye Eight part of the 156 Sacks of Chopps the Eight part of ye Charge in drying them one Eight part of ye Charge for Smelting the 14 Tunn of Lead, ye Eight part of the Dutye for the Smelt Milne for ye 14 Tun~ of Lead 2 – 05 – 0 Received per [signed] Jo HARRISON A rent to ye Malters of ye Lead works. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July ye 24th: 1712: Received from Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt: in full for ye Chopping of 40 Sacks of Chopps £ – S – D in Potgill the Sum~ of 0 – 13 – 04 per me Tho: CUNINGHAME his Marke T July ye 24th: 1712 Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barronet: in full for the Carriage of the 40 Sacks of Chopps from Potgill to the Smelt Milne Kilne ye Sum~e of 0 – 10 – 00 per me Christopher – – HARKER his Mark ├ July ye 24th: 1712 Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt: 1S – 11d being for one gudging Laying for the Smelt Milne Wheele Acceltred & for Nailes for ye Wheele 2 fire Shovle mending 5 Cramps for Bellowes 0 – 01 – 11 Received per me: [signed] Wm. HUTCHINSON July ye 25th: 1712 Received from Sr Christopher - MUSGRAVE Barrot, the Sum of Two Shillings for worke About the Smelt Milne fire harth and Bellows also at the water Course 00 – 02 – 00 Rec~ed per Nobis Tho ROUTLISH his Mark + Sam~ SMITH his mark S I S ———————- 1 7 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July ye 25th 1712 Payed Richard THOMPSON July ye 25th: 1712: Received from Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE Barrt: for the Carriage £ – S – D of 55 Dozen of Grove Timber from Rec~d per me the Heening to ye Groves in Longrigg Richard THOMPSON Since Aprill ye 17th: 1712 4d per Dozen 00 : 18 : 04 his Mark R July ye 24th 1712: Received from Sr Chris- -topher MUSGRAVE Barrott: for the Carriage of 15 Dozen and A halfe of Grove Timber from ye Heening to the Grove in the Riggs Since the 15th: of Aprill Last at 4d per Dozen 00 – 05 – 02 per me Christopher HARKER his Mark T ———————— 1 = 3 = 6
28 Jul 1712. RECEIPT FOR 6 RAKES & 2 SCYTHE SHAFTS. A small very neat and clean receipt for six rakes and two scythe shafts. 4” x 8”. July 28 1712. Recd of Sr Chris MUSGRAVE Barrt } the sum of Two Shillings and Eight pence } 02 : 8 for six Rakes and 2 Sythe Shafts I say Recd } [signed] Thomas JACKSON
29 Jul 1712. PAY RECEIPT FOR WALLING IN GREAT SELLERON. Bundle 4, Doc 32. 20 cm x 8.5 cm. Some damp staining. An unrelated partial scribbled calculation on the back has not been transcribed (seems to belong to a different bill). Receipt for Six Roods of Fence Walling in Great Selleron ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July ye 29th. [corrected from 25] 1712 Received from Sr Christopher } MUSGRAVE Barrt. By the Hand } £ – s – D of Mr Jeffrey BECK the Sum~ } of Eighteen Shillings being in } 00 – 18 – 00 full for getting Stones Leading & } walling of Six Roods of wall } for a Beilding in Great Selleron. } Received per nobis [signed] Will HUTCHINSON [signed] Will HUTCHINSON Tho HUTCHINSON Juiner his Mark O
12 Aug 1712. GLOVER’S ACCOUNT, PLUS A SHOPPING LIST? Bundle 4, Doc 22. 16.5 cm x 10.5 cm. Quite dirty and a little crunched up. [ ] 1712 Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE 12 June 1 doz gloves 00 : 10 : 6 30 more 1 doz Gloves 00 : 10 : 6 26 July 2 doz Gloves 1 : 1 : 00 6 per womans 0 : 6 : 00 11 Augt 1 per womans 0 : 1 : 00 ——————— 2 = 9 = 00 12 Augt 1712 Recd of Sr Christophr MUSGRAVE by Mr BECKE Forty Twenty nine shillings In full of this note And all Accompts by [signed] Josh. COLLINSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ one dozen of Joine [?] one halfe red & one halfe whit Bread 6 whit lofes one ounce of fin [?] onion halfe an ounce of mace hafe a dozen pound of Candles sixpenny lofe of bread
19 Dec 1712. DRAPER’S ACCOUNT. Bundle 4, Doc 25. 30 cm x 18.5 cm. Large tear/hole in the middle. The Honble: Sr: Christopher MUSGRAVE Bought of Charles SINGLETON 1711 Mar 27 6 yds of blue Cloth 8 2 ~ 08 ~ 0 ¼ of a yd of fine mx Cloth 0 ~ 04 ~ 6 May 1 2 yds ¾ of fine blue Cloth 18 2 ~ 09 ~ 6 June 2 14 yds of blue Cloth 8 : 6 5 ~ 19 ~ 0 5 4 yds ¼………Do: 8 1 ~ 14 ~ 0 9 4 yds ¼………Do: 8 1 ~ 14 ~ 0 26 6 yds………….Do: 8 2 ~ 08 ~ 0 Jan 30 5 yds of fine mx Cloth 18 4 ~ 10 ~ 0 Feb 19 ¾ of fine black Cloth 18 0 ~ 13 ~ 6 1712 Apr 15 13 yds of blue Cloth 8 5 ~ 04 ~ 0 26 4 yds………….Do: 8 1 ~ 12 ~ ~ May 14 7/8 of fine mx Cloth 18 0 ~ 15 ~ 9 20 4 yds ½ of blue Cloth 8 1 ~ 16 ~ ~ Augt. 30 5 yds of fine mx Cloth 18 4 ~ 10 ~ ~ Sepr. 1 1 yd ¾ of fine Scarlet Cloth 22 1 ~ 18 ~ 6 ——————— 37 = 16 = 9 Novemr 12 4 yds of blue Cloth 8 1 ~ 12 ~ 0 1 yd…………Do: 0 ~ 08 ~ 0 ——————— £ 39 = 16 = 9 ——————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Decr 19 1712. Receivd then of Sr Christopher MUSGRAVE ye full Contents of this bill and all Accounts per me. [signed] Cha: SINGLETON
1713. RENTAL OF LANDS IN WESTMORLAND AND CUMBERLAND. Bundle 33, Doc 52. 36 cm x 29 cm. Folded in half to make four pages, last page blank. Some damp staining making the ink faint in places. Edenhall { A Rentall of ye Lands Lett in Westmrland & Cumbrland belonging { To the Honble Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bart. per An~ 1713 wt Due wt Recd wt Arrear Skeugh Farme John ELLWOOD for Rent due } at Marts 1713 and Whits 1714 … … … … . } 31 : 00 : 00 Fryrflatt per Tho: SHEARBORNE due at Candls 1713 03 : 10 : 00 Outbanck per Hump~ HETHERTON due Do 03 : 00 : 00 The Mill per Will CULLAN due at Marts 1713 04 : 00 : 00 Longflatt & Heeds per Tho PARKER due at Candls 1713 03 : 15 : 00 Customary Rents for Edenhall due Marts 1713 09 : 14 : 06 Services of ye Customary Tenants due Marts 1713 01 : 12 : 00 Penrith and Carleton Customary Rents } due at Marts 1713 … … … … … . . } 04 : 12 : 8 Three Leasors Rents due Marts 1713 01 : 06 : 00 Bleatarn John MARTINDALE for Customary Rent due } Martinmas 1713 … … … … … … … … } 23 : 06 : 06 Do for a Year Free Rent due at Marts 1713 00 : 11 : 01 Soulby The Mill per Chr: WILKINSON due Candls 1713 07 : 13 : 4 Do Calverts Lands due Marts 1713 01 : 02 : 0 Harclay Lands to Jo GRANGR due Do 00 : 05 : 0 Jo: GEBARD [?] for Customary Rents due Do 45 : 07 : 11 * Servicesis of ye Customary Tenants due Do 03 : 06 : 7 Bigsilver due at Lamas 1713 & Candls 1713 01 : 11 : 10 Free Rents due Marts 1713 00 : 00 : 06 Petty Tenimt. in Mr CRAWFORDs hands } Robt. JACKSON for Rents due Marts 1706 3£ : 15s : } wch was turn’d over to Mr CRAWFORD wth ye Estate} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hartley Rent Due £ s d Recd £ s d Arrear £ s d Ladfoot Farme per Chr HARKER for Three Years } The Rent Payable at Marts & Whits. the first } Paymt at Marts 1714 & Whits 1715 … … … . . . } 20 : 00 : 00 The Hills Bridgendclose & Low Closes to Thos. } DENNISON & Robt ISELOPP for Three Years } Payable Do at Marts 1714 & Marts 1715 … … . } 32 : 00 : 00 Great Sellering to Tho HUTCHINSON Jun~, William } HUTCHINSON Jun~ & Will HUTCHINSON Sen~ for } 6 Years The first Rent payable at Whits 1715 } 24 : 00 : 00 Hallgarthhouse Great & little 30 Acres and Micklemire } per Tho HUTCHINSON NICHOLSON for three years, } ye Rent in ye Margt ye first paymt at Marts 1714 & } Marts 1715 … … … … … … … … … … … . . } 24 : 00 : 00 Little Sellering per Will HUTTON for three years } & ye Rent in ye Margent payable at Whits 1715 } 03 : 00 : 00 Longrige farme High Low and Midle Sellering } Barns House & Close per Richd THOMPSON for } three Years, and ye Rent in ye Margent ye } first paymt due Marts 1714 ye 2d at W 1715 } 39 : 0 : 0 Gramskeugh per Marke PEACOCK for three } years and ye Rent in the Margt. ye first paymt at } Marts 1714 & Marts 1715 … … … … … … . } 10 : 00 : 00 Great & Little bank per Tho: NELSON & ye Rent in } the Margt. ye first paymt at Marts 1714 … … … … } 13 : 10 : 00 High Mill per Robt BOUSFIELD for three years, if a } Kill Built at 6£ 10s : if not ye Rent 6£ payd. Candls 1714 } 16 : 10 : 00 Low Mill per Jo LOODMAN for three years at ye Rent } of seaven Pounds payable as afforesd … … … … . . } 07 : 00 : 00 New Close per James ROGRSON for three years at } 46£ payable as afforesd … … … … … … … . . } 46 : 00 : 00 Birkett Pasture Gates per Tho NELSON 00 : 01 – 8 Customary Rents due Whits Marts 1714 & Whits 1715 26 : 19 : 11 Q if not due Marts 1713 & Whits 1714 Tyth Corne per Chr HARKER due Whits 1715 12 : 10 : 00 Q, whether the Lease of ye Eellery [?] be out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great Musgrave wt Due £ s d Recd £ s d Arrear £ s d Holme Closes per Matthew DOWSON for } three Years at the Rent of at M & W } 05 : 10 : 00 Heaning Winton Rise [?] and ye Gate to Thos. } WILKIN for one Year Payable Marts 1714 } and Whits 1715 … … … … … … … … . } 21 : 10 : 00 Hallgarth farme per Tho MAYSON due } Candls 1714 and Whits 1715 … … … . } 24 : 00 : 00 The Mill to Chr: TODD payable at Marts } 1714 and Whits 1715 … … … … … . . } 06 : 00 : 00 LANCASTER for Servicesis due at Marts 1714 03 : 10 : 00 Lanclot LANCASTER for halfe a Year } Customary Rent due Marts 1714 and Whits 1715 } 31 : 10:01½ Little Musgrave Lanclot LANCASTR. for his farme due } Whits 1714 and Marts 1715 Q if it should } not be Marts 1714 & Whits 1715 … … . . } 09 : 0 – 0 Lanclot LANCASTER for Customary Rent } due at Marts 1714 & Whits 1715 … … … . } 12 6 3 Lanclot LANCASTER for Tyth Corne due at Whits 1715 07 : 10 : 0 Do for Services due at Marts 1714 00 : 10 : 00
07 Aug 1714. TWO PROMISSORY NOTES. Bundle 4, Doc 19. Two small papers, stitched together with string and also pinned. 16.5 cm x 10 cm and 16.5 cm x 8.5 cm. John EDGER note for 12s. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August ye 7 day 1714 I Promis to pay to Sr Chr MUSGRAVE or Ordr the Sume of Twelve Shillings for Value Recd. in Grass for Mr Joseph GRAHMs Cattle, as Wittness my hand this Seaventh day of Augt 1714 Test John EDGR L Mark [signed] William DALTON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John EDGER note for Lent Mony 1£ – 1s – 6d ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 Augt 1714 Then Borrowed of Chr GIBSON a Guinea, which I promis to pay to him or his order at or upon demand as Witness my hand the day and year first Writt Test John EDGER L Mark [signed] William DALTON
22 Nov 1714. HOUSEKEEPING ACCOUNT AT HARTLEY CASTLE. Bundle 4, Doc 10. 33 cm x 21 cm. One corner of folded document nibbled away by mice resulting in 4 missing areas. [ ] Novbr 1714 Thos. NELSON Dyate Bill the time of my Master & Mr PATTINSON Keeping Courts in Westmrland, as alsoe ye Time of Mr DAWSON Numberd. & Vallued ye Wood in the Heaning. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Novr. 1st. 1714 Provsions for ye. House £ s d one Bushel of malt 0 – 08 – 0 Hops 0 – 00 – 3 one Quarter of muton 0 – 01 – 1 Another Quarter of Muton 0 – 01 – 2 one Cheese 11 pounds weight 3d. ye. pound 0 – 02 – 9 To Mr. BORRET for Tobacko & pipes 0 – 00 – 5 Do. for Tobacko & pipes 0 – 00 – 6 Novr. Two sides of muton 0 – 06 – 0 9 A sur Loyne of Beaf 0 – 02 – 2 A Quarter of Veal 0 – 01 – 0 A Country Cheese 0 – 02 – 0 Toback 0 – 00 – 3½ Three Veals Tongues 0 – 01 – 6 [ ]8 [?] Three Quartrens of Butter 0 – 04 – 0 one Quarter of veal 0 – 01 – 6 A sur Loyne of Beaf 0 – 02 – 4 one Quarter of Mutton 0 – 01 – 2 peper 0 – 00 – 1 Eggs 0 – 00 – 3 Onions 0 – 00 – 4 Salt 0 – 01 – 0 Three Quartrens of Butter 0 – 04 – 0 Dr. TILLAM his bill for wine ale & Chees &c 2 – 12 – 8½ Agnes WALLER her Bill for ale 1 – 07 – 6 Elas FENTON for White Bread 0 – 05 – 4 Eliz. CLOSE for Rye Bread 0 – 04 – 10½ to Sibel RUDD her Bill for ale 0 – 17 – 3 to Charles HAISTWHITTE [?] his Bill for Candles 0 – 07 – 0 For five Bushels and one peck of oats } at 4s – 4d ye. Bushel } 1 – 02 – 7 To Margrete TOPIN for three weeks as- } sistance in times of Sr. Chr~. MUSGRAVE } 0 – 04 – 6 and Mr. DAWSON being at Hartley } ——————— Castle } 9 – 03 – 5½ ——————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Novembr. ye 22th: 1714 Received of Christopher GIBSON the perticulers Sumes being nine pounds Three Shillings and five pence being the full Contents within Mentioned per me ————————- [signed] Tho NELSON £ 09 : 03 : 05 ————————-
22 Nov 1714. THOMAS NELSON’S ACCOUNT. Bundle 4, Doc 51. 39 cm x 32 cm. Folded in half. Thomas NELSON was the steward at Hartley. 22 Novbr 1714 Thos. NELSON Accts Stated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A State of Thomas NELSON Accounts from ye. 28th. July 1712 to ye. 22th. Novbr. 1714 £ s d Received by Tho. NELSON as by his Book } Receipts for Grove Timbr., Stoprice, } Chopps, Duty of ye. Smelt Mill, Duty } 97 = 19 = 4 of Copper Oare, and Lead Sold &c } Recd. for Wood Sold in ye. Heaning } as by ye. perticulars in ye. Sale Bill } 09 = 02 = 0½ appears } Recd. per Do. for joyst in ye. Park and } out-wood, Sheep sold and Tyth &c. } 55 = 17 = 6 as by ye. perticulars appears } —————————— 162 = 18 = 10½ —————————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discharge as by Disbursments Paid for Turning & Carriage of } Grove Timber, Chopps, & Stoprice } also Smelting ye. Lead oar and } 28 = 17 = 1½ Repairs of ye. Mill &c. } Paymts. as by perticulars for } Assessmts., Prescriptions, & Clark, } Wage, Dyet Bill, Husbandry } and Repairs also Building A } 93 = 13 = 3½ new Kilne, & payments to John } KIRKHAM in Cash } Disbursmts. Concerning ye. Sale } of ye. Ash Wood in ye. Heaning } 01 = 02 = 0 as by perticulars appears } Paid for Provisions & Nessessarys } in ye. House ye. Time of Sr. Chrisr. } and Mr. DAWSON, being there as } 09 = 03 = 5 by perticulars appears } —————————- 132 = 15 = 10 Recd ye 22d Novbr: 1714 of Thos. NELSON the } Sum~e of Thirty Pounds Three Shillings } 030 : 03 : 0½ and one halfepeny being the Ballance of } this Acct. due to Sr. Chr: MUSGRAVE Bart } ————————— for whose use I say Recd } 162 : 18 : 10½ ————————— per me [signed] Chr GIBSON
02 Feb 1715/6. RENTAL LIST OF SIR CHRISTOPHER MUSGRAVE’S TENANTS. Bundle 4, Doc 24. 29 cm x 19 cm. A piece (with no writing on it) torn out at one edge. A Rentall of the Manors Lands & Tenemts – belonging to Sr. Chr. MUSGRAVE Bart. from 2o. Febr. 1714 Exclusive to 2o. of Febr. 1715 inclusive Edenall Days of Rent Names of farms names of Tents. paymt £ Skeugh Farme John ELWOOD Mart. Whit. 31 : 0 : 0 03 : 0 : 0 02 : 10 : 0 01 : 15 : 00 10 : 10 : 00 : 00 20 : 00 : 00 09 : 14 : 02 01 : 11 : 08 01 : 06 : 00 04 : 12 : 8 ———————- 95 : 9 : 6 05 : 0 : 0 ——————— 100 : 9 : 6 Outbanck Chr. GIBSON Candls Carbanck house } Carwoods and an } Acre and an } halfe of Ground } in ye Sweetriggs } Thos: MURTHWAITE Marts } Whits } Heeds Close } Winterage of Long Flatt } Thos PARKER Whits } Marts } Peashouse and } Long Flatt } Thos. JACKSON Marts } Whits } Twelve Acres } Fryer Flatt } Thos SHEARBORN Marts & } Whits } Low Mains Thos MARTIN } Joseph BELL } Marts } Whits } Customary Rents From ye Tennts Marts } Whits } Services From Do Marts Three Leasors Humpr DALTON } James BLANE } Sam DENY } Marts } Whits } Penrith and } Carleton Customary } Rents } The Mill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Will CALLAN Marts } Whits } Marts } Whits } ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hartley £ s d Ladfoot per Chr HARKER 19 : 00 : 00
21 Apr 1716. INTEREST ON A £50 BOND. Bundle 4, Doc 39. 19 cm x 6 cm. Very dirty and crumpled at left edge. The dates and calculations don’t appear to add up. Mr KRAITHs [?] Bond Interest of 50 Pounds from ye. } Dat~ 21 Oc* 1715 21o Apr~ 1715 to the 7th. March 1716 } 4 : 13 : 3 Apr~ 1716 being one year 4 Mo: & a fourteen days } at 5 per Cent and a week more— }——— 1 0 ½ 4 14 3 ———————— 60 : 18 : 4 : Princ~ - - - 50 : 0 : 0 : 54 : 14 : 3 ———————— ——————— 54 : 14 : 3 115 12 7 : ————————
17 Jun 1717. GROCER’S BILL. Bundle 2, Doc 12. 15.5 cm x 13 cm. 267 : 16 : 7½ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Honble. Sr. Chr~: MUSGRAVE June 15. 1717. Bot. of M: BORRETT ½ Qr. D: Refd. Sugr. at 16d 0 : 0 : 8 ½ Qr. Sugr. at 6d 0 : 0 : 3 Pipes 1d. 2 oz Tobco. 3d. 1 Nuttmegg 2d 0 : 0 : 6 1lb Candles 6d 0 : 0 : 6 ————— 0 : 1 : 11 June 17. 1717 Recd. the full of this note per [?] [signed] M: BORRETT
11 Nov 1717. THOMAS NELSON’S ACCOUNT. Bundle 4, Doc 5. 30 cm x 19 cm. Folded in half. Very stained, and large hole along file fold. The State of Thos NELSONs Accts from ye 10th Augt: 1716 to 11th of Novr: 1717 / Charge £ s d For Joysts in the Oak Wood } Anno 1715 & Wood } 00 – 02 – 5 For Do in ye Parke Anno 1715 01 – 15 – 0 For Out Wood Joysts 1716 07 – 9 – 6 For Park Joysts Anno 1716 26 – 19 – 0 For Stray Sheep Wood & Backe [?] 01 – 12 – 10 For Duty of Leed Smelt } Mill & Chopps &c~ } 03 – 18 – 2 For Leed sold 01 – 3 – 10 ———————- 43 : 0 : 9 Rests Due to Thos NELSON to } Ballance this Acct } 4 – 1 – 7 qr —————————- 47 2 4 qr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per Contra Land Paymts. for Land Tax } & other Assessmts &c~ } as by ye Severall pages } 46 – [0 – 10 qr] in his Book the afore } goeing Acct Appears } Do for Chopps & Carrage } thereof &c~ } 01 – 1 – 6 —————————- 47 : 2 : 4 qr —————————- Discharge 47 – 2 – 4 qr Charge 43 : 0 – 9 ———————— 4 : 1 : 7 qr
23 Dec 1717. PAY RECEIPT FOR HELPING TO BREW ALE. Bundle 4, Doc 13. 18.5 cm x 6.5 cm. 23d Decbr: 1717 Will GRISDALL for helping to Brew Ale £ 0 – 7 – 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recd ye 23d Decbr: 1717 of Sr Chris MUSGRAVE Bart by ye hand of Chris: GIBSON Seaven Shillings being for fifteen Shillins days helping to Brew per me [signed] Will: GRISDAILL
29 Sep 1718. REPAYMENT OF DEBT. Bundle 4, Doc 12. 19 cm x 15 cm. Damp staining. One small hole, and a piece torn off at edge. Will COOPER note upon Will STEPHENSON for £ 4 : 3 : 6 Recd in pt 2 – 10 – 0 Discharged by Will STEPHENSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14th Septr: 1717 Will STEPHENSON I desire you’l pay to Christopher GIBSON or order four pounds Three Shillings and Sixpence as soone as soe much of yor Rent for my Lands becomes due, and this shall be yor discharge for the same as Wittness my hand [signed] Wm: COOPER To Will STEPHENSON at Edenhall. Test John BOWRBANCK I Marke. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recd. ye 28 April 1718 of Will STEPHENSON twenty Shillings in Cash and thirty Shillings worth of Hay in pt of ye within note 29th Sepbr: 1718 Recd. of Will STEPHENSON in Cash £ 1 – 2 – 0 and his note of Assessmt & Rent 18s – 2d out of wch } gave 2d only } 0 – 18 – 0 Lent W. COOPER as on } ye other side } 4 – 3 – 6 pd for him in Assessmt 0 – 18 – 2 —————— 5 1 8 Recd. of Will STEPHENSON 4 : 10 – 8 —————— W COOPR Debtor 0 : 11 : 8 ——————
11 Nov 1723. RENTAL LIST FOR HARTLEY, KIRKBY STEPHEN & WINTON. A detailed Rental list. Somewhat grubby and fragile with weak folds and separation on the back fold. | | | | M. 5 N. 25 For: [?] Hartley Tenant 23 4* *** 17to plm [? – very runny ink with blotches] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1723 8 – 2 0 – 6 1 – 0 1 – 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hartley Rentall for Anno 1723 and Sarves due att Martinmis s – d –– ob H - S - C ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– + + Mr. Thos LEAYTHS 13 – 10 –– ½ – 0 – 1 – 0 + + Robart ROGGERSON 16 – 8 –– 0 p – 1 – 2 – 1 + + Willm BELL 18 – 5 –– ½ – 1 – 2 – 0 + + Thos. BELL 1 – 9 –– 0 0 – 1 – 1 + Ritchard RUDD 0 – 6 –– ½ – 1 – 0 – 0 Willm. HARKER 10 – 4 –– ½ – 1 – 0 – 1 + + Thos. RUDD 7 – 12 –– 0 – 1 – 3 – 0 + Mr. Willm. SCAIFE 21 – 7 –– 0 – 1 – 3 – 1 + + John RAIKSTRAW 12 – 10 –– ½ . p – 0 – 1 – 1 + + Thos. HUTTCHINSON Sener 3 – 4 –– ½ – 0 – 1 – 1 + + Joseph MOSS 2 – 10 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 1 + Thos HUTTCHINSON Late Willms 1 – 9 –– 0 – – 1 – 0 – 0 + + John SCAIFE 1 – 3 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Willm. HUTCHINSON Juner 0 – 11 –– 0 – – 0 – 2 – 0 Willm. COCKIN 2 – 7 –– ½ – – 1 – 1 – 0 + + Willm. HUTCHINSON Sener 6 – 3 –– ½ p – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Tho RUDD 0s 8d ———————————————————- 6 – 2 – 8 –– 0 8 - 17 - 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H - S - C Willm. RUDD 0 – 6 –– 0 0 – 1 – 0 + Willm. HUTTON 1 – 1 –– ½ – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Ellzabth. RUDD 0 – 6 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Mr. Willm. CLARKE 3 – 0 –– ½ – 0 – 0 – 0 + Thos. HUTCHINSON 10 – 4 –– ½ – 1 – 1 – 0 + John HUTCHINSON 3 – 10 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Lenoard COLLING 10 – 0 –– 0 – 0 – 1 – 1 + + Edward BLENKARN 1 – 8 –– ½ – 1 – 0 – 0 + Thos. CUNINGHAM 0 – 2 –– ½ – 1 – 0 – 0 + Ellzabth WHITHEAD 0 – 7 –– ½ – 1 – 1 – 0 + + John MAYSON 0 – 7 –– ½ – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Ann BATERSBY 1 – 4 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 Edward RUDD 8 – 1 –– ½ – 1 – 1 – 1 + Simon HARKER 1 – 4 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 1 + Thos. NICHALLSON 0 – 9 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 ————————————————————- This Side is 2 4 – 1 – 0 Brought over 6 2 – 8 – 0 ———————- Totall is 8 6 – 9 – 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kirbystephen Rentall for Anno 1723 Sarves due at Martinmis s – d –– ob H - S - C ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– + + Mr. John ATKINSON 6 – 1 –– ½ p – 0 – 2 – 0 + + Philip DIXSON 0 – 8 –– ½ – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Robart HORNSBY 2 – 1 –– ½ – 1 – 0 – 0 + + Jann WILLIAMSON 1 – 1 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Humpray WILLIAMSON 1 – 2 –– ½ – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Thos. EWBANKE 0 – 9 –– 0 p – 0 – 0 – 0 + + George EWBANKE 1 – 2 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Robart WILLSON 2 – 3 –– ½ – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Mr. Henery DENEYSON 1 – 11 –– 0 – 1½ - 0 [torn off] + + Ritchard HARRISSON 2 – 0 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 1 + + Robart ASHLIP 0 – 10 –– 0 – ½ - 0 – [torn off] + + Mr. BORRAT 7 – 3 –– 0 – – 1 – 2 – 0 + + John BARNAT 1 – 6 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + + John DOWATWHAT 1 – 0 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Willm. MARSHALL 1 – 6 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Anthoney DENEY 0 – 3 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Ritchard BELL 0 – 6 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Mr. HEYLEN 1 – 3 –– 0 – – 0 – 1 – 0 ———————————————————- 1 13 – 6 –– ½ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ s – d –– ob H - M - C + + Thos. THOMPSON 9 – 0 –– 0 B/4 1 – 3 – 1 one plow + + Joseph THOMPSON 2 – 4 –– 0 ad More ang [?] 2 H catches + + Thos. DENEYSON 5 – 3 –– 0 B/4 0 – 0 – 0 + + Mr. MOOR 3 – 10 –– 0 – 0 – 2 – 0 + + + Margrey WILLSON 0 – 6 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + + Margret RAW 0 – 3 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Christr. HARRISSON 0 – 6 –– 0 – ½ - 0 – 0 + Thos. WALLKER 0 – 6 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Willm. THOMPSON 0 – 10 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + Robt. WHARTON 0 – 6 –– 0 – 0 – 1 – 0 + + Thos. HARRISON 1 – 0 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Any. COLLINGWOOD 1 – 9 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Robt. WALLER 0 – 9 –– 0 – – ½ - 0 – 0 + + Robt. THOMPSON 1 – 1 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 1 ————————————————————- this side is 1 8 – 1 –– 0 Brought over 1 13 – 6 –– ½ ——————————— Totall is 3 1 – 7 –– ½ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Winton Rintall for Anno 1723 Sarves due at Martinmis ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H - S - C + Mr. Robt. SCAIFE 1 – 9 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Mr. John SHUTT 2 – 9 –– ½ : p – 1 – 0 – 0 + + Mr. Thos. MUNKHOUSE 6 – 0 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Mr. Calver WILLSON 7 – 4 –– 0 – 1 – 0 – 2 + + Willm. WALLER 2 – 4 –– 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 + John POWSON 9 – 0 –– ½ – 0 – 0 – 0 + John HARRISSON 0 – 6 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + John BLAND 3 – 0 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 + + Edward BLAND 0 – 11 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – [torn off] + + Mathew BOSFEILD 0 – 6 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 ————————————————————— Winton Rint 1 14 – 2 –– 0 : p – 2 – 0 – 2 Hartley Rent 8 6 – 9 –– 0 –– 13 : 22 : 10 Kirby Rent 3 1 – 7 –– ½ –– 6 : 10 : 1 ————————————————————— 13 2 – 6 –– ½ 21 : 32 : 13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Ritchard RUDD 0 – 6 –– 0 – – 1 – 0 – 0 + Willm. HUTCHINSON 0 – 11 –– 0 –– 0 – 2 – 0 + Willm. HUTCHINSON 0 – 11 –– 0 – + Willm. RUDD 0 – 6 –– 0 – 0 – 1 – 0 + Willm HUTTON 1 – 1 –– ½ Ellzabth WHITHEAD 2 halfe years 1 – 3 –– 0 –– 0 – 1 – 0 + John MAYSON 2 halfe years 1 – 3 –– 0 + Edward RUDD 8 – 1 –– ½ –– 1 – 0 – 0 + Simon HARKER 1 – 4 –– 0 –– 0 – 0 – 1 + Thos NICHALLSON 0 – 9 –– 0 + Anthoney DENEY 0 – 3 –– 0 + Mr. HEEYLEN 1 – 3 –– 0 –– 0 – 1 – 0 John HARRISSON 0 – 6 –– 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arrear of Rent in Ano : 1722 H - S - C Edward RUDD 9 – 10 –– ½ – – 1 – 1 – 1 Ritchard RUDD 0 – 6 –– ½ – 1 – 0 – 0 Ritchard WATSON 1 – 8 –– 0 – 1 – 1 – 0 Thos NICHALLSON 0 – 9 –– 0 Simon HARKER 1 – 4 –– 0 – 0 – 0 – 1 John MAYSON 0 – 7 –– ½ Anthoney DENEY 0 – 3 –– 0 Willm HUTCHINSON 0 – 11 –– 0 0 – 2 – 0 John HARRISSON 0 – 6 –– 0 Mr. MARSDEN in Ogleforth yorke
17 Aug 1725. TRAVELLING EXPENSES ACCOUNT. A detailed account. 11” x 6”. “To bait” is an archaic verb meaning “To stop for food or refreshment during a journey”. 17th. July 1725 Expences to Sandwil £ All Night at Kendal 0 3 8 Bating at Lancaster 0 2 4 All Night at Preston 0 4 0 Bating at Warington 0 2 2 Holmes Chapple 0 0 8 All Night at Tokothhill 0 4 0 Bating at Stafford 0 2 0 Showing at Sandwil 0 1 9 Expences from Sandwil Bating at Stafford 0 1 0 Saddle Stuft 0 0 6 Stone 0 0 6 All Night New Castle 0 0 6 Bating at Holmes Chapple 0 1 0 All Night at Warington 0 3 0 Bating at Wiggen 0 1 6 Bating at Garstang 0 1 0 All Night at Lancaster 0 3 4 Bating at Burton 0 0 10 All Night at Kendal 0 3 2 Bating at Borrowbridge 0 1 0 ——————- In all £ 1 - 17 - 1 ——————- A par of Sissers un Acount for 0 - 1 - 6 ——————- Totall 1 - 18 - 7 ——————- 7th August 4# of Hoglard 0 - 2 - 0 ——————-
31 Aug 1725. RECEIPT FOR 3 PURVEYS FOR COUNTY STOCK & MILITIA. Bundle 10, Doc 27. 18 cm x 10.5 cm. Edges crumpled and a little torn. County Stock ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Augt. 31. 1725. Recd. of the Honrble. Sr. Chris. MUSGRAVE Barrt by the hands of Will DONKIN three Shillings for three purveys for County Stock and Country Keeping &c. due: the 25th day of this Instant Augt. I Say Recd. per 0£ : 3s : 0d Test. [signed] Andrew WRAY Tho. SEWELL T marke
28 Sep 1725. LAND TAX RECEIPT FOR DAWSON’S LAND. Bundle 10, Doc 25. 14 cm x 10 cm. Remains of small red seal. Wrapped into Doc 22 together with Docs 23 and 24, and Doc 26 wrapped into this Doc. DAWSON Land Landtax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7br. 28th. 1725. Recd. of the Honrble. Sr. Chris. MUSGRAVE by the hands of Wm. DONKIN six pence for the first halfe yeare land taxe due at Michalemas first for DAWSONs land. we say Recd ——————- per [signed] Jon. RUMNEY 0£ : 0s : 6d [signed] And GRAHAM ——————-
09 Oct 1725. RECEIPT FOR PENRITH POOR ASSESSMENT. Bundle 10, Doc 35. 15.5 cm x 10 cm. Docs 34-38 are folded together and are wrapped into Doc 31 together with Docs 32, 33 and 39-42. The calculations and names on the back appear to have nothing to do with the receipt. John WINDER Nov Pa 0 – 0 – 7½ Penrith Demesn M THO pai 0 – 11 – 2 Poor Assesmt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J [?] CONOR 0 – 0 – 4 DRINSES [?] 0 – 0 – 6 WINDER 0 – 0 – 4 ————————————————- 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 5 —————- 3 10 7 0 4 2 —————- 3 14 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recd ye 9th Ocbr 1725 of Sr Chrisr MUSGRAVE Bart per Dor DONKIN Sixteen Shillings Sixpence being the first payment of ye poor Assessmt for penrith wee Say Recd 0 – 16 – 6 per us [signed] Wm CHEESBROUGH Test. [signed] Benj WASHINGTON [signed] Chris: GIBSON
02 Nov 1725. RECEIPT FOR 3 PURVEYS FOR COUNTY STOCK AND BRIDGES. Bundle 10, Doc 22. 10 x 18 cm. Remains of a small round seal. Address on back incomplete as paper cut off. Small round stamp of 18 mm diameter divided in half by a line – “23” above line and two illegible letters/digits below line. Docs 23-26 were wrapped into Doc 22. Sr: Chr Mu at ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Novembr. 2. 1725. Recd. of the Honrble. Sr. Chris. MUSGRAVE Barrt. 3s. for 3 purveys for County Stock & bridges for demaine Lands due at Michaelmas last past. I Say Recd. per his Tho. T SEWELL marke
11 Nov 1725. SOULBY TENANTS’ RENTAL. A neat and clean document. Please note: The tables have two further columns on the right, both of them empty. They have the headings (no headings on last page): Received at Mart. 1725 (on first page also: Recd £ s d) Received at Whit. 1726 (on first page also: Arrear £ s d) Soulby Arbitrary Rent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Services Money received Solby Arbitrary Rent Rent due Mart 1725 & Whit 1726 due £ s d a Plow Mowing Sheering Harrowing a Goose Hen Load Coals Horse Catch Foot Catch Big Silver 5/24 1 2 1 2s John EDERTON 15 4½ 1 Pd John GRANGR Jur~ ux~ 3 1 Ino BENSON 6 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 Ino PETTY 1 : 17 : 5 Ino TEBAY To a Load of Coals d½ 1 6½ 1 Henry BURSEY 16 : 10 Do. his Father 10 : 6 Cuthbt. ROBINSON 2 2 George FRANKLAND 4 2 1 1 1 Ino. FELTON 2 Eliz: BAGG 3 1 1 1 Thos LOADMAN 4 10 1 Richd CAUTLEY 1 4 1 1 1 David ROBERTSON 3 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 Ino GRANGR 1 9 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 Richd ROGERSON 1 3 1 1 1 • Mary HINDMORE late Orton 2 9 1 James BOWSFIELD 9 7 Robt HODGSON 6 2 1 1 1 Thos HODGSON 13 1 1 1 • Thos LAMB } 1 2. 3 1 1 0 Margt. LAMB Widd~ } 11 2 Matt BOWSFIELD 7 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 Jonat. TAYLOR { { 3 : 10 15 : 6 1 1 Steph FAWCET 1 1 Thos. TAYLOR 2 1 Eliz DAVISON 1 Ino. MARTINDALE 4 1 1 4½ 1 1 1 Ino. STEPHENSON Junr 1 18 1 1 2 1 1 James BELL 1 5 1¼ 5 3 Thos BELL 18 9½ Matt BELL Alien~ Davd ROBERTSON 1 8 1 Robt. ROGERSON 2/3 viz } 10 9 ROGERSON Widd 1/3 } 5 4½ 1 1 1 Thos WHARTON Jurett of Agnes LOADMAN 4 84/6 Agnes LOADMAN Wid 1/3 of 8/4 2 92/6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Services Money received Solby Arby Tents one yrs Rent due Mart 1725 & Whit 1726 a Plow Mowing Sheering Harrowing Goose Hen Coals Horse Catch Foot Catch Big Silver Ino. WALLER late KNEWSTUBs 2 Ino WALLER 2/3 } 4 6 WALLER Widd~ 1/3 } 2 3 Agnes WALLER 3 ½ Thos. STEWARDSON 10 8 Chr BELL 17 2 Jane BELL widd to Matt 1/3 7 12/6 BELL widd~ to Hump 1/3 2 24/6 1 : 6 : 6 Ino KNEWSTUB 2 : 7 Thos MILLER 4 Thos ROBINSON 2 2½ George LONGSTAFF Senr 1 7½ James FAWCET 1 6 George LONGSTAFF Junr. 1 5 11½ Jane MUSGRAVE And~ [?] Widd~ 1 Ino. HEWETSON 4 Mary FETHERSTONHAUGH 3 8 Matt COOK 1 9 Robt LONGSTAFF } 4 112/6 LONGSTAFF widd~ } 2 54/6 Wm HARRISON 18 8½ Ino WILSON 0 15 5½ WILSON Widd~ 9 ½ George PETTY Wid 1/3 2 11½ Robt HARRUP 9 George PARKIN jurett ye [?] Sus JOHNSTON 1 10 Jennet COOK 1 4 Ino BOWSFIELD 2/3 } 3 32/6 BOWSFIELD 1/3 } 1 74/6 Chr TOD Hr to Matt & Isab. PETTY + } 6 10 PETTY Widd~ of Jas. 1/3 } 3 5 Ino. THORNBOROUGH 2/10 moietys 1/3 [?] 12 1 Rachel uxr. Land [?] COLLIN tt [?] Ag. BAILS 16 6 Thos COLLIN 1 Ino HODGSON 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ino WATSON 1 Wm GRANGER 2/3 } 8 GRANGER Widd 1/3 most } 4 James SCAIF 2/3 } 8 SCAIF Widd~ 1/3 } 4 Wm TAYLOR Senr jurett ye [?] Jane RICHDSON 11 8 Ino DRIBECK 8 Ino TAYLOR Senr 9 3 Thos MARTINDALE 1/3 } 6 24/6 MARTINDALE Widd~ 1/3 } 3 12/6 Ino TAYLOR Junr 5 Ino CLEASBY 1/3 } 3 6 CLEASBY Widd~ 1/3 } 1 9 Reginald FAINT 2 6 James TAYLOR 2 6 Chr RUDD 7 7 Ann TEMPLE alien~ T. MUNKHOUSE 0 2 9 Ino ROBERTSON 4 6 Jos. MOSS Escheated in ye. Lords hands 1 4 Jane or Sar LONGSTAFF 1 Mary MARSHALL 1 6 Thos. MORLAND 2 7¼ Rowd EWBANK 1 6 Robt BURSEY 9 Thos WINTER 1 6 Ed. THORNBOROUGH 4 3½ Eliz CRAG 2/3 } 2 CRAGG widd 1/3 } 1 Heire of Ino. KNOW Ino Junr 2 Mat. BOUSFIELD brot. from Hartley 1 —- —- — — —- —- — — — — — — — — — — — — ——- ——- —— —— ————————————————————————— This third page The second page The first page. ————————————————————————— ——————- ——————- Total 1 1 1 ¾ Berd DOWTHWAITE 3 4 1 Ino CALVERT 4 6 PETTY Tent 1 1 10 { POUNDER Tent } Chappel 3 6 { Chr: BELL Do } Lands 3 6 { Richd RICH~DSONs Gates } 1 0 9¼ UNTHANKs improvement of COOKs Tent 11 6
c. 1726. CARPENTER’S CONTRACT FOR NEW HOUSE AT BARONWOOD. Bundle 14, Doc 36. 31 cm x 19 cm. Undated but in bundle of documents all dated 1726-27. Tho RICHARDSON agrement for Barronwood Hous ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Artickls of agrement for Carpinter woork for a new hous att Baronwood all Timber Hewed Sowne & Cut the Roofe well Bound & Set up one floore Lay with Bords & Gists & Sowd them all Sowd one wood Chimnay made & put up one pertishon betwixt house & parler one Round Butery one to parts Lofts in Two one Dubell Doore made for front fouer in doors all Scafoulding made nesesary for walers all nesesery Laders for the same use all Lats Split both for plestering & Slating the Same house all Lintels Hewd & what ever is nesesery thogh not heare named in pertickeler for the perfictting all the Carpinter woork of that house & to make inhabitebel betwithe & the first of Septembr next Tho RICHARDSON of Kerkosld promises to Doo well & Sefishently to the Discreshon of a Substanshell workman for Satisfaction for it Geo GIBSON upon Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt acount promises to pay him the Sume of five pound fivetene Shill of which I have in fact alredy Reseved one this to be payd at the finishing of the house as witness my hand [signed] Geo GIBSON [signed] Tho RICHARDSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ memnd that 3-4 or 5 Rood of Bords is agrred to be Sowen at 11s pr Roode att Barronwood
21 Feb 1725/6. RECEIPT FOR HIGHWAYS REPAIRS ASSESSMENT, PENRITH. Bundle 10, Doc 33. 18 cm x 9 cm. Wrapped into Doc 31 together with Docs 32 and 34-42. Left edge of address is cut off. Penrith Demesn High ways To MUSGRAVE of Parliament enrith Cumberland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1725 Feb ye 21th then Received from ye Honnorable Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE ye Sume of five Shillings for ye Repair of ye high ways for ye parish of Penreth by ye hands of Mr William DONCKIN I say Received by us for ye year 1725 [signed] Robert HINDSON [signed] Thomas HODGSON
02 Mar 1725/6. RECEIPT FOR POOR ASSESSMENT. Bundle 10, Doc 36. 14 cm x 10 cm. Docs 34-38 are folded together and are wrapped into Doc 31 together with Docs 32, 33 and 39-42. March 2d. 1725. Recd. of the Honrbl. Sr. Chris. MUSGRAVE Barrt. thirteen Shillings foure pence for the poore latter halfe yeare poore Sess for the yeare 1725. We Say Recd. per [signed] Wm CHEESBROUGH [signed] Benj WASHINGTON
15 Mar 1725/6. LAND TAX RECEIPT FOR DAWSON’S LANDS. Bundle 10, Doc 26. 13 cm x 8 cm. Wrapped into Doc 25, which itself was wrapped together with Docs 23 and 24 into Doc 22. March 15th. 1725 Recd. of the Honrble. Sr. Chris. MUSGRAVE Bartt. 6d. for the last halfe yeare for DOWSON lands &c. due at Lady day next per [signed] Jon RUMNEY [signed] And GRAM
15 Mar 1725/6. LAND TAX RECEIPT FOR PENRITH DEMESNE. Bundle 10, Doc 40. 15 cm x 9.5 cm. Docs 39-41 are folded together and are wrapped into Doc 31 together with Docs 32-38 and 42. Penrith Demesn Landtax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15th. 1725. Recd. of the Honrble. Sr. Chris. MUSGRAVE Barrt. eighteene shillings nine pence in full for one years land Taxe for demaine lands. for the yeare 1725 per [signed] Thomas ALCOCK
29 Mar 1726. COPY OF HARTLEY COURT BARON DOCUMENT OF 1635. A neat detailed document. 12” x 14”. An early 18th century copy of the original 1635 Court Baron document for Hartley Manor. (10) Mr BEEACH this incloser ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Copy of ye Schedule annexed to Hartley Inden ture upon ye Settling ye Fines at an 8d Fine Anno 1635 Sent to J BEECH per Mr RAKESTRAW 29 March 1726 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Febr: 4th. 1635 A Schedule Indented expressing the Names of all the Tenants in Hartley, that have compounded with Sr. Philip MUSGRAVE Baronet their Landlord for the Confirmation of their Several Messuages and Tenements to them and their Heirs to Fine certain together with the certainty of their Yearly Rents Boons and Services. £ s d Hen Coles Shering Humphrey WILLIAMSON } Rent per Ann~. } – 8 – 1 – – John PROCTER – 6 – 1 – – John SHUTT 1 9 2 1 1 1 John HUTCHINSON Junr. – 10 10 – 1 1 Christopher DENT – 17 8 – 1 1 Eliz. DENT – 9 10 1 – – James JOHNSON – 2 10 – – 1 Humphrey BELL – 1 3 – – – Tho: RAIKSTRAW – 16 8 – 1 1 Tho: WILLSON – 9 1½ – – 1 Geo: WILLSON – 9 1½ 1 1 – John HUTCHINSON Senr. – 3 – – – 1 Tho: HUTCHINSON – 10 7 – – 1 Edwd. HUTCHINSON – 10 7 1 1 – Tho: RUDD Senr. – 17 11 1 – 1 Robt. RAIKSTRAW – 8 4 – – 2 Will: THOMPSON – 13 7 – 1 1 Edwd. RAIKSTRAW – 5 – – – 1 Tho: RAIKSTRAW – 5 – – 1 – Henry WARDALL – – 6 – – – Edwd. HUTTON – 3 1 1 – – John HUTTON – 13 2 – – 1 Agnes REYNALDSON 1 7 9 – – 1 11 19 – ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ £ s d Hen Coles Shering Robt. RUDD – 1 – – – – Isabel WINSTER – – 6 – – – Will: HETHERINGTON 1 – – 1 – 1 Tho: COLLIN – 10 11 – 1 1 Tho: HUTTON – 5 4 1 – – Tho: CUNINGHAM – 9 1 1 – – Tho: RUDD Junr. 1 – 10 1 1 1 Tho: BELL – 15 1 – – 2 Will: BELL 1 – – 1 1 – John FOTHERGILL – 17 5 1 1 1 Tho: WILLIAMSON – 12 8 1 – 1 John BATTERSBY – 1 6 – – – Will: BLAKLIN – 1 – – – – John WALLER – 1 – – – – Tho: BARNES – 10 11 – – 1 Simon RUDD – 3 – – – – Tho: SEWELL – 14 8 1 – 1 Hugh MAYSON – 1 – – – – 8 5 11 All wth. Suit and Service to the 11 19 – Lord’s Court and Mill. —————————- 20 4 11
22 Apr 1726. RECEIPT FOR CHURCH ASSESSMENT IN PENRITH. Bundle 10, Doc 32. 19 cm x 10.5 cm. Wrapped into Doc 31 together with Docs 33-42. Penrith Demesn Church Assessmt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rec~ed. ye 22 of April 1726. Thirteen shillings and four pence of Mr William DONKIN for the Use of the Honorable Sr. Cris. MUSGRAVE due for Church Sess for the Year 1725 out of his Lands in the Parish of Penrith Recd pr. [signed] William BARTON [signed] Robt. DAWSON
28 May 1726. RECEIPT FOR 4½ PURVEYS FOR VARIOUS LOCAL TAXES. Bundle 10, Doc 28. 13 cm x 11 cm. Edges crumpled and torn. Remains of small red seal. For Mr. Joseph HALL ~ att Penrith in ~ Cumberland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May. 28. 1726. Recd. of the Honrble. Sr. Chris MUSGRAVE by the hands of Will~. DONKIN foure shillings six pence for 4 purveys & ½ for Repairing Bridges. Country Keeping. & County Stock due Lady sence Easter Sessions last for demaine lands. per Test. his [signed] Joseph HALL Tho. T SEWELL 4s . 6d marke
17 Jun 1726. RECEIPT FOR INGMIRE PRESCRIPTION. Bundle 10, Doc 39. 15.5 cm x 7.5 cm. Docs 39-41 are folded together and are wrapped into Doc 31 together with Docs 32-38 and 42. Ingmire Prescription ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 17. 1726. Recd. of the Honrble. Sr. Chris. MUSGRAVE Barrt. tenn Shillings six pence for prescription for 21 acres. in Ingmire for the yeare 1725. I Say Recd. per Test. me [signed] Jno WINER [?] [signed] Tho WORKMAN
03 Aug 1726. RECEIPT FOR POOR ASSESSMENT FOR PENRITH DEMESNE. Bundle 10, Doc 37. 16 cm x 10 cm. Docs 34-38 are folded together and are wrapped into Doc 31 together with Docs 32, 33 and 39-42. Augt. 3d. 1726. Recd. of the Honrble. Sr Chris. MUSGRAVE by the hands of Will~ DONKIN Sixteene Shillings Sixpence being the first halfe yeare poore Sess for the yeare 1726. for demaine lands. per [signed] Hen: COOKSON [signed] Robert BUSBY
04 Oct 1726. LAND TAX RECEIPT FOR PENRITH. Bundle 10, Doc 24. 20.5 cm x 9 cm. Wrapped into Doc 22 together with Docs 23, 25 and 26. Octb~r 4 1726 Received of Sr Cristpher MUSGRAVE Barrtt by the hands of Doct~r DONKIN for Penrith } £ s d towherd Land tax the sume of Six pence } 0 : 0 : 6 nine purvays ½ per me Being the first [signed] Will: SIMONDSON halfe year
11 Oct 1726 (2). PRINTED RENT RECEIPT FOR DEMESNE LANDS IN PENRITH. A printed receipt for half a year’s rent. Hand written entries into this printed document are transcribed in italics. Cumbl’ Receiv’d the 11 Oct 1726 Day of Sr Chrofer MUSGRAVE Bart the Sum of Three pounds eight Shillings eight penc Per Mr GIBSON for one halfe Years Rent for Demain Lands in Penrith due to the Noble Duke of Portland at Michas now last past £ – s – d 03 08 08 allowed per taxes 5s Recd 4d per Acquittance [signed] Jo BENSON Collr
11 Oct 1726. RECEIPT FOR 20 BUSHELS OF OATS. Bundle 6, Doc 3. 18.5 cm x 7 cm. Creased and small tear at top edge. Josh KIDD 20 Bll ots 3 – 14 – 6 ——————— 11 October 1726 N. 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Octobr 1726. Red of Geo GIBSON Three pound fourtene Shill and Six pence for 20 Bll of ots delivered att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bt use I Say Red per me [signed] Joseph KIDD
11 Oct 1726. PRINTED RENT RECEIPT FOR KIRKOSWALD TITHES. A printed receipt. 3” x 7”. Hand written entries into this printed document are transcribed in italics. Comr Cumberd W REceiv’d the 11th. Day of October 1726 of Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE £ s d For Kirkoswald the Sum of three pounds six Shillings & 3 . 6 . 8 Tythes eight pence being one years Rent due at T . 6 . 8 Martinmas 1726 last past. I say Receiv’d for the —————- use of Oliver MARTON Esqr. tot 3 . 0 . 6 per me [signed] Josh. LAMBERT Pro Acq’ 6. You are hereby required without further Notice, to pay this Rent due at Martinmas 1727 at the George in Penrith on the tenth Day of October following in the Morning, and bring with you this Acquittance; otherwise a Messenger will be sent forthwith to levy the same.
12 Oct 1726. COOPER’S ACCOUNT. Bundle 6, Doc 2. 23.5 cm x 13 cm. Crumpled edges. John JACKSON Coper 2 – 6 – 11 —————— 12 October 1726 N. 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Work done for Sr. Chr £ s d for a Girth of a Seith 0 : 0 : 4 for 7 Girths of 3 wash Knops 0 : 1 : 9 6 Girths of 2 Kitts 0 : 1 : 0 6 Girths of 2 watr. Hdds 0 : 2 : 0 4 Girths of a Kitchin Tubb 0 : 1 : 4 8 Girths of an Ale Hdd 0 : 2 : 8 one Girths of an Ale Hdd 0 : 0 : 4 5 Girths of an Ale Hdd 0 : 1 : 8 8 Girths of an Ale Hdd 0 : 2 : 8 4 Girths of a Tubb 0 : 1 : 4 15 days work my Self at 1s/6d 1 : 2 : 6 14 days work my man at 8d 0 : 9 : 4 —————- £ 2 : 6 : 11 —————- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 October 1726 Recd the full Contents of the with in Bill for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bat use per the Hands of Geo GIBSON being two pound six Shill and Eleven pence I Say Recd in full of all a Counts per me mark 2£ – 6s – 11d John I JACKSON
14 Oct 1726. RECEIPT FOR EIGHT BUSHELS OF OATS. Bundle 6, Doc 4. 15.5 cm x 6.5 cm. Mr GIBSON ots – 1 – 12 – 0 ————————— 14 Octr 1726 N 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recd ye 14th Octr. 1726 of Mr GIBSON Thirty two Shillings being for Eight Bushall of Oats [signed] Chris: GIBSON
14 Oct 1726. ACCOUNT FOR WALLING AND HEWING AT BARONWOOD. Bundle 6, Doc 5. 19.5 cm x 15.5 cm. John MARSTONE &c for waling Baronwood Hous and Hewing 10 – 16 – 4 pd 2 – 6 —————————— 14 Octobr 1726 —————————— 10 – 13 – 10 N. 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ yrds Walling & finding Stone at 8d per yrd 240 = 8 ––– } Hewn work & Stone – at 4d per foot 169 2 – 16 – 4 } 10 – 13 – 10 pd formerly Earnest in pt 2/6 —————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14 Octobr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON eight pound for waling Barronwood house being 240 yards att 8 pence per yard for walling and finding Stone and Two pound Sixtene Shill and four pence for for Hewing windows Dors &c att 4 pence per fot being 169 fot in Lenth in all Ten pound Sixtene Shill and four pence all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use wee Say Red for our Selves and Josh WILSON in full of all acounts as witness our Hands £ s d [signed] John MARSTON 10 – 16 – 4 [signed] Georg HODGSON pd Earnest 2 – 6 ———————- 10 – 13 – 10
25 Oct 1726. RECEIPT FOR CARRIAGE OF A MARBLE CHIMNEY. Bundle 6, Doc 6. 18.5 cm x 16 cm. Rich ASBRIDG one Caridg per newcastell 1£ - 7s – 10 14 Octor 1726 N. 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 25 Octobr 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON one pound Seven Shill and Six pence for Caridg of one Marble Chimnay from newcastell for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use and in full of all acounts I Say Red per me mark Test Rich R ASBRIDGE [signed] Thomas PEAT for Towl at 2 places – 0 – 0 : 4 Totell 1 – 7 – 10
31 Oct 1726. RECEIPT FOR COLLARS & STAYS. A small neat receipt for neck collars and stays. 4” x 7”. Sep 18th. 1726 Sr. Cristopher MUSSGRAVE Barronet Dr. £ s d To 6 neck Collers at 19d : 9 : 6 To 3 prs. of stays at 2/10 : 8 : 6 ————— : 18 : 0 31 October 1726 Re d of Geo GIBSON the full Contents of this Bill and all oder Demands for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bat use per me [signed] Miles BARBER
05 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR 22 LOADS OF COAL. Bundle 6, Doc 14. 19.5 cm x 10 cm. Jonath MATHEW 22 Ld cols 0 – 17 – 6 —————— 5 novembr 1726 N. 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 Novembr 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON Seventene Shill and Six pence for 22 Load of Coals and Caridg to Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use in full of all a Counts per me mark 0 – 17 – 6 Jonath І MATHEW
05 Nov 1726. ACCOUNT FOR DELIVERY OF 26 LOADS OF COALS. Bundle 6, Doc 7. 15.5 cm x 8.5 cm. Fran BOLT 26 Ld coals 1 – 0 – 10 ——————- 5 nover 1726 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cols brought at 10 pens per Lods 6 2 – – – 1 8 8 3 – – – 2 6 10 2 – – – 1 8 11 1 – – – 0 10 13 3 – – – 2 6 15 1 – – – 0 10 17 2 – – – 1 8 18 1 – – – 0 10 19 2 – – – 1 8 21 4 – – – 3 4 24 2 – – – 1 8 26 3 – – – 2 6 2 26 1 1 18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 Novembr 1726 Recd. of Geo GIBSON one pound and Ten pence for 26 Load of Coals Delivered att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Red in full per me [signed] Francis BOLT
07 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR 6 LOADS OF COAL. Bundle 6, Doc 13. 20.5 cm x 4 cm. Elis WATSON Coals 0 : 4 – 10 ———————— 7 novembr 1726. N. 15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 novembr 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON four Shill and Ten pence for 6 Load of Coalls delivered att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Rcd per me mark 0 – 4s = 10p Elis µ WATSON
04 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR 11¼ BUSHELS OF WHEAT. Bundle 6, Doc 11. 19.5 cm x 7 cm. Isack BROWN 11Bll ¼ of wheat 4 – 19 – 0 4 novembr 1726 N. 17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 novembr 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON four pound ninetene Shill for 11Bll ¼ of wheat Sould and deliverd att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use att 9 Shill pr I say Resed by me —————— 4 – 19 – 0 [signed] Isaac BROWN ——————
05 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR CARRIAGE OF LIME TO EDENHALL. Bundle 6, Doc 12. 20.5 cm x 8 cm. Heny DOLTON 33 Bll Lime Caridg: 0 : 17 – 11 —————————- 5 novembr 1726 N 16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 novembr 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON seventen Shill and eleven pence for Caridg of 27 Bll of Lime from Whitknots and 6 from Grenfel in all 33 Bll to Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt us I Say Red in full of all accounts mark per me Henery H DOLTON
08 Nov 1726. PAY RECEIPT FOR THREE MEN. Bundle 6, Doc 10. One corner torn off. Rob TODD weegs 0 – 7 – 6 8 novembr 1726 N. 19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 Septembr 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON Seven Shi[ll] and Six pence for John DENT 2 days Char JONSON 2 days my Sellf ½ day and gooing to Braton 3 Shill all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I say Red in full of all acounts per me [signed] Rob TODD
08 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR CARRIAGE OF LIME. Bundle 6, Doc 16. 21 cm x 8 cm. Josh COCKBURN Lime Carridg 0 – 9 – 0 —————- 8 nover 1726 N. 23. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON nine Shill for Carridg of 8 Bll of Line from Whit knots and 9½ from Gren fell in all 17Bll ½ for Sr. Chr MUSGRAVE Brt us I Say Red in full mark per me Josh I COCKBURN
08 Nov 1726. HALF A YEAR’S WAGES RECEIPT FOR SAMUEL WESTERN. Bundle 6, Doc 9. 20.5 cm x 7 cm. Crumpled edges. Sam WESTEREN weegs 1 – 10 – 0 —————————- 8 novembr 1726 N 20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 September 1726 Resd of Geo GIBSON one pound Ten Shill for one hallf year weeges ended 10 agust 1726 per Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say per me 1 – 10 – 0 [signed] Samuell WESTRON
08 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR OATS ETC. Bundle 8, Doc 25. 19 cm x 15 cm. Some calculations on back not transcribed. Joseph JACKSON ——————- 14 – 5 – 0 ——————- 8 Novembr 1726 N. 25 26 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 Novembr 1726 Recd of Mr Geo GIBSON fourteen pound five Shill for ots deliverd in Mr GOODAYs time and Charge of Sume Bease Taking in to South all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use and in full of all acounts I Say Red per me [signed] Joseph JACKSON Test [signed] Chris: GIBSON [signed] Thos. CARLETON
11 Nov 1726. PAY RECEIPT FOR DITCHING. Bundle 6, Doc 15. 19.5 cm x 9 cm. Top edge crumbled away. Jo[ ] Diching 1 – 1 – 0 —————————- 11 novembr 1726 N. 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON one pound one Shill for Diching in mens Hing Rens and 12 Ekrs all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use wee Say Recd in full per us mark 1£ - 1s – 0p Edward E JAMES [signed] John ROBINSON
11 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR NINE BUSHELS OF OATS. Bundle 6, Doc 8. 20.5 cm x 7.5 cm. Unrelated scribbled calculation on back not transcribed. Geo NICHOLSON 9 Bll ots 1 – 7 – 0 ————————— 11 novembr 1726 N. 21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11 Novembr 1726 Resd of Geo GIBSON one pound Seven Shill for 9 Bll of ots delivered att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Resd in full per me 1£ – 7s – 0p [signed] George NICHOLSON
15 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR THE CARRIAGE OF LIME. Bundle 7, Doc 24. 19 cm x 8.5 cm. Very crumpled edges. John LOWTTHAN Lime Carridg 0 – 19 – 5½ ————————- 15 novr 1726 N. 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Fourten Shill and Six pence for Carridg of 26 Bll of Lime for Tho RUTSON 2s – 2p ½ for Joseph HEED and 2s : 9p for Rob WELLS in all ninetene Shill and five pence half peney for the use of Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt I Say Recd for those uses above per me [signed] John LOWTHIAN
15 Nov 1726. SAMUEL WESTERN’S WAGES RECEIPT. Bundle 7, Doc 23. 19.5 cm x 10 cm. Sam WESTEREN weeges 0 : 15 – 6 ———————— 15 novembr 1726 N. 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Fivetene Shill and Six Pence for 3 months and 5 days wages due to this day and in full of all a Counts for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full of all acounts as witnes my Hand 0 – 15 – 6 [signed] Samuell WESTRON
15 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR LIME TO EDENHALL AND BARONWOOD. Bundle 7, Doc 22. 19.5 cm x 7 cm. John LOWTTHAN Lime 1 – 9 – 0 15 nover 1726 N. 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15 November 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON one pound nine Shill for 92 Bll of Lime to Edenhall and 30 to Baronwood Hous all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use and in full of all acounts per me [signed] John LOWTHIAN
15 Nov 1726. ACCOUNT FOR WORK AT EDENHALL MILL. Bundle 7, Doc 21. 18 cm x 16 cm. Antoney ROBINSON Bill for mill work 0 – 5 – 4 15 novemr 1726 N 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 14th – 1726 A bill of Charges for work don at Ednol Mell belongeng to the Right worshapfol Sir Cristophar MOSGRAF by me Anthony ROBINSON as foloeth november the 29 – 1725 then seteng: on botong } s d halves 1 day at the rat: of 1s – 4d pr day } 1 – 4 febuarey the 28 – 1 day mendeng the flod gates and other work abot the: mill 1 – 4 Apral the 2 – 1726 then makeng } anew grond trough to Cep: the water } 1 – 4 clos: to the whell and seteng it in 1 day } november the 14 the torneng the } trondles and other work about } 1 – 4 the sad mill 1 day } ———- in all 5 4 15 Novembr 1726 Red the full Contents of Geo GIBSON for the above Sede use per me [signed] Anthony ROBINSON
15 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR BUTTER FOR SHEEP SALVE. A small and neat receipt, although a bit rough at the left hand edge. 3” x 8”. 15 November 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON fivetene Shill and and Six Pence for 3 Stone and 15 pound to Buter for Shep Salve I Say Red for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use in full per me [signed] Richard MATTHEW 0 – 15 – 6
15 Nov 1726. AGNES SMITH’S DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT. Bundle 6, Doc 1. 20.5 cm x 18 cm. Agnes SMITH was most likely the housekeeper. Mrs SMITH Hous Book &c for October 1726 24 – 12 – 0 15 Novembr 1726 N 24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs SMITH Hous Booke &c for October 1726 13 ells ½ of Holend 4 – 14 – 6 3 Tabell Cloths 1 – 9 – 6 Mrs SMITH one year wages 8 – 0 – 0 Payd October 3 2 – 1 – 9 October 10 1 – 4 – 9 October 17 3 – 1 – 3 October 24 4 – 0 – 3 10 8 – 0 ——————— Totall 24 – 12 = 0 ——————— 15 November 1726 Resevd the full Contents of this Bill for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bt use per the hands of Geo GIBSON I Say Resd per me [signed] Agnes SMITH
17 Nov 1726. THOMAS TINKLER’S WAGES RECEIPT. Bundle 7, Doc 20. 16 cm x 12 cm. Tho TINKLER 1 yer ½ weegs 7 – 0 – 0 ———————— 17 novembr 1726 N. 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Four Pound Ten Shill for one whole year weeges enddend att whitsontide 1726 and Two pound Ten Shill for ½ one year weeges ended att martinmas 1726 in all Seven Pound all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use and in full of all acounts I Say Recd by me 7£ – 0 – 0 [signed] Thos TINKLER
19 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR TAX FOR COUNTY STOCKS. Bundle 7, Doc 17. 20.5 cm x 11 cm. Will GRISDALL Constable Sess 0 – 7 – 3½ 19 novemr 1726 N. 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19 novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Seven Shill Shill and Three pence hallf peney for 2 Bervays [?] for County Stock &c due for Edenhall demene I Say Red for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use 0 – 7 – 3½ per me [signed] William GRISDAILL
19 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR NINE BUSHELS OF OATS. Bundle 7, Doc 16. 20.5 cm x 8 cm. Rob LANCASTER ots 9 Bush 1 – 8 – 6 ————————————- 19 nover 1726 N. 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON one pound eight Shill and six pence for 9 Bll of ots deliverd in my Fathers name att 3s/2p pr Bll for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Red for his use per me 1 – 8 – 6 [signed] Robert LONGCASTER
19 Nov 1726. JOSEPH FRANKLIN’S HALF YEAR WAGES. Bundle 7, Doc 15. 20 cm x 7 cm. Josp FRANKLN weegs 4£ : 0 – 0 —————————— 19 novembr 1726 N. 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19 novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Four Pound being one half year weeges due and ended 5 July 1726 I Say Recd in full for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use per me —————— 4£ – 0 – 0 [signed] Joseph FRANKLIN
21 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR BUTTER FOR SHEEP SALVE. A very neat receipt. 3” x 8”. 21 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON one pound eleven Shill. and Six pence for 8 Stone of Buter for Shep Salve for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bt use I Say Recd in full of all acounts by me [signed] John MILNER
21 Nov 1726. PAY FOR LOOKING AT BRAMERY & DOLPHENBY MOOR. Bundle 7, Doc 19. 16 cm x 10 cm. Will STEPHENSON Looking att Bramray 1£ – 11s – 0 ————————————- 21 novemr 1726 N. 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON one Pound Eleven Shill for Looking att Bramray and Dolphenby more from 1 may till micklmas for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bt I Say Recd per me mark will S STEPHENSON
21 Nov 1726. PAY RECEIPT FOR GRINDING MALT AND DRYING OATS. Bundle 7, Doc 18. 10 cm x 10 cm. Will CALON mollt Grinding &c 0 – 14 – 0 21 novembr 1726 Oats drying – 1/9 ———— N. 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21 novembr 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON Eleven Shill for Grindin 88 Bll of mollt and 3 Shill for one dusting Sette in all 14 Shill all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Bt us I Say Recd in full by me 7 – 4 3 – 8 mark 3 –– Will CALON W ———— 14 – 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recd more of Geo GIBSON for drying 21 Bll of ots one Shill & nine pence per me —————- mark 0 – 1 – 9 will W CALON —————-
22 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR 10½ BUSHELS OF BARLEY. Bundle 7, Doc 14. 18.5 cm x 10 cm. Lots of pencilled calculations on the back not transcribed. Tho PARKER Bigg 2 – 10 – 0 —————— 22 novemr 1726 N. 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22 novembr 1726. Recd of Geo GIBSON Two Pound Ten Shill for 10Bll ½ of Bigg deliverd att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use in full by me 2 – 10 [signed] Tho: PARKER
23 Nov 1726. PAY RECEIPT FOR WALLING AT SCEUGH. Bundle 7, Doc 25. 20 cm x 16 cm. Small edge tears. More calculations on the back not transcribed. Edwd AREY walling Skeugh 17 6 – 18 – 9 ——————— 23 nover 1726 6 – 17 – 9 ——————— N. 17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23 Novembr 1726 315 Recd of Geo GIBSON five pound Seventene Shilling and Three pence for walling 315 yards of walling att Skeugh att 5 pence per yd and 6 Shill 6d Chimnays all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full of all a Counts by me Test 6£ – 17s – 9p [signed] Edward AREY [signed] Adam WORKMAN 315 at 3d = 3 – 18 – 9 at 1d 1 – 6 – 3 1d 1 – 6 – 3 —————— 6 – 11 – 3 6 – 6 —————— 6 – 17 – 9
23 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR GETTING STONES FOR SCEUGH HOUSE. Bundle 7, Doc 13. 20.5 cm x 7.5 cm Adam WORKMAN Stons – 3 – 18 – 9 —————————- 23 novr 1726 N. 16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Thre Pound Eighten Shill and nine pence for Stones Geting Stonse for Skewh Howhs being 315 yards att 3 pence per yard all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full per me —————— Test 3 – 18 – 9 [signed] Adam WORKMAN [signed] Edward STOREY ——————
24 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR SIX BUSHELS OF OATS. Bundle 7, Doc 12. 20 cm x 7 cm. Isack LOWRANC ots 0 – 16 – 0 24 nover 1726 N. 18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 24 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Sixtene Shill for 6 Bll of ots deliverd att Edenhall to Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Btt use I Say Recd per me 0 – 16 – 0 [signed] Isaac LOWRANC
24 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR LIME AND CARRIAGE FROM GREEN FELL. Bundle 7, Doc 10. 20 cm x 11.5 cm. Rob WELLS Lime & Carridg 0 – 19 – 4 ½ ———————— 24 novemr 1726 N: 19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lime to Edenhall from Grenefell 37 Bll ½ 9 – 4 ½ To Skeugh 12 Bll 3 – 0 Carridg 11 ½ 5 – 9 for Jona MAUGHIN 2 ½ Caridg 1 – 3 —————— 19 – 4 ½ 24 novembr 1726 Recd the above Contents in full of all demands for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use per the hands of Geo GIBSON I Say Recd per me mark 0 – 19s – 4p ½ Rob R WELLS
25 Nov 1726. DETAILED BLACKSMITH’S ACCOUNT. Bundle 6, Doc 17. 33 cm x 20 cm. Tho ROBINSON Bill for octobr 1726 —————- 3 – 2 – 0 —————- N. 25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October the 1 day 1726 Sir Chrisopher MUSGRAVE barennt s d for gray mear shouing 01 – 04 – 0 for old gray mear shouing 00 – 08 – 0 for old pe hores shouing 00 – 02 – 0 for old galleway shouing 00 – 02 – 0 for Iran worck for blasting of stone 02 – 04 – 0 4 for one new shoue of gray mear 00 – 04 – 0 for one Cart sadell mending 00 – 04 – 0 for 3 removes of great gray mear 00 – 03 – 0 for gresell galleway shouing 01 – 00 – 0 for one new shoue of old gray mear 00 – 04 – 0 for 6 nales for great cart wheales 00 – 04 – 0 for one remove of old gray mear 00 – 01 – 0 for 3 stapeles for cartwhealles 00 – 03 – 0 for Iran worck for 2 pare of hames 00 – 06 – 0 for Iran worck for 2 pare **etes 00 – 10 – 0 for e grate mending for Mr DOBENSON 01 – 06 – 0 for one pare of hames and 2 chanes mending 00 – 07 – 0 for 4 removes of black galleway 00 – 04 – 0 for 4 removes of gray hores 00 – 04 – 0 for 6 coach horeses shouing 03 – 06 – 0 for 4 remove of gray gaelleway 00 – 04 – 0 for 25 nales for great wheales 01 – 03 – 0 for 4 removes of letell galeway 00 – 04 – 0 for one pare of sweaveles for a clog 00 – 02 – 0 for 2 Coteraeles for a wagan 00 – 02 – 0 for old galeway shouing 00 – 03 – 0 for bling hores shouing 01 – 06 – 0 for white gray mear shouing 00 – 07 – 0 for Jack cleaning 01 – 00 – 0 for 6 boltes for new beulding 03 – 02 – 0 for long nales for beulding 02 – 06 – 0 for 2 stapeles for 2 doores 00 – 06 – 0 for one Crow Iron making 00 – 02 – 0 for blont hoves shouing 00 – 09 – 0 for madcapes hoves shouing 01 – 06 – 0 for one handell for a frying pan 00 – 04 – 0 for great gray galleway shouing 01 – 04 – 0 for black galeway 01 – 04 – 0 for one lock mending for ketechen 00 – 02 – 0 for young pe hores shouing 01 – 06 – 0 for one new shoue of gresell galeway 00 – 04 – 0 for gray hores shouing 01 – 04 – 0 for old gray mear shouing 01 – 04 – 0 for gray mear shouing 01 – 04 – 0 for white gray mear showing 01 – 01 – 0 ——————— 1 – 19 5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ s d 1 19 5 for great gray mear shouing 01 – 04 – 0 for blont hores shouing 00 – 09 – 0 for 10 boltes for timber 05 – 08 – 0 for cartwheall nales 00 – 10 – 0 for old pe hores shouing 01 – 02 – 0 for 2 large cloutes for wagan 00 – 10 – 0 for nales 00 – 01 – 0 for 6 coach horeses shouing 012 – 00 – 0 ————————— Totell 3 – 2 – 1 25 novembr 1726 Resd the Contents in full for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use per the hands of Geo GIBSON I Say Resd per me [signed] Thomas ROBINSON
25 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR CARRIAGE OF LIME FROM WHITE KNOTT. Bundle 7, Doc 11. 20 cm x 7 cm. Jem JACKSON Lime Caridg ————————— 0 – 9 – 0 ————————— 25 Nover 1726 N: 20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 25 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON nine Shill for Carridg of 16 Bll of Lime from Whitkots to Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Btt use I say Recd in full per me [signed] Jeremiah JACKSON
28 Nov 1726. HARDWARE ACCOUNT. Bundle 7, Doc 8. 19 cm x 15.5 cm. Josh ROOKING Speds &c 1 – 10 – 11 28 Sepr 1726 28 novemr 1726 N. 25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sr Cristopher MUSGRAVE Bill 1725 March ye 13 a new teem ye wet 25 pound at 6 pence 0 – 11 – 5 April ye 15 a new gudgin and a Cotarill for ye Coock – 1 – 0 April ye 23 a pair of L k Joynes 0 – 2 – 6 September ye 23 4 garden Spaeds 0 – 11 – 0 ——————— 1 – 5 – 11 ——————— November ye 28 a new Chaefindissh 0 – 6 – 0 ——————— Totell 1 – 11 – 11 Decuted for the Teame 0 – 1 – 0 ——————— Remens 1 – 10 – 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 28 Novembr 1726 Recd the with Contents in full of all Demands for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use per the Hands of Geo GIBSON I Say Recd per me 1£ – 10s – 11 [signed] Joseph ROOKING
28 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR THREE BUSHELS OF OATS. Bundle 7, Doc 9. 20.5 cm x 5 cm. John BOWRBANK ots 0 – 9 – 0 ———————- 28 nover 1726 N. 24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 28 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON nine Shill for 3 Bll of ots for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use per me mark 0 – 9 – 0 John I BOWRBANK
28 Nov 1726. PETER SMITH’S HALF YEAR WAGES. Bundle 7, Doc 7. 20.5 cm x 9 cm. Peter SMITH weges: 2 – 12 – 6 ————————— 28 novemr 1726 N. 26 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 28 Novembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Two Pound Twelve Shill and Six Pence for one ½ year weeges due & ended att martinmas 1726 I Say Recd in full of all acounts for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use by me [signed] Pether SMITH
28 Nov 1726. RECEIPT FOR SLATING AT BARRONWOOD HOUSE. A small and neat receipt. 4” x 8”. 28 Novembr. 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON one pound Twelve Shill and Six pence for Slating and Lying Rigin Stons on Barronwood hous all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd. per me John BOWERBANK I mark 1 – 12 – 6
03 Dec 1726 (2). ACCOUNT FOR CANDLES. A rare account. Somewhat grubby on the back. 6” x 8”. Tho HODGSON 40 dozen Candles 10 – 0 – 0 3 Deser 1726 N. 29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1726 Sr / Christ MUSGROVE dett to Tho HODGSON 11 Septr 2 doz of Candls 00 – 10 – 00 24 mor 2 doz of Candls 00 – 10 – 00 27 mo 7 doz of Candles 01 – 15 – 00 18 octor mo 4 doz 01 – 00 – 00 19 Nor mo 20 doz 05 – 00 – 00 ———————- 8 15 00 2 decr m 5 doz 1 5 00 ———————— Totell 10 – 00 – 00 Recd mor one Ston Decuted 0 – 8 – 4 of Tallow 00 – 3 – 4 ———————— —————— 9 – 11 : 8 Peats & spells [?] 0 – 5 – 0 —————— 8 – 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Desembr 1726. Resevd of Geo GIBSON Ten pound being the full Contents of this Bill and all oder demands for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Resd in full by me [signed] Tho: HODGSON
03 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR COALS FROM HODGSON’S PITS A small very neat and clean receipt for coals from Thomas Hodgson’s Pits. 4” x 6”. 3 December 1726 Recd. of Geo GIBSON Thirten Shills and nine pence for eleven Load of Coalls from Tho HODGSON pits to Edenhall for Sr Chr. MUSGRAVE Bet use Wee Say Recd in full by us 0 – 13 – 9 Lancl DIXON L mark John GILL I mark
03 Dec 1726. GILES WELLS’S HALF YEAR WAGES RECEIPT. Bundle 7, Doc 1. 20 cm x 5 cm. One tear. Giell WELLS wegges —————— 2 – 10 – 0 —————— 3 Decemr 1726 N. 35 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Two Pound Ten Shill for ½ one year weeges due att martinmas 1726 for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full by me mark 2 – 10 – 0 Giells WELLS M
03 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR CARRIAGE OF LIME FROM GREEN FELL. Bundle 7, Doc 2. 16 cm x 6 cm. Fran BOLT Lime Carridg 0 – 3 – 10 —————— 3 Decer: 1726 N. 34 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Three Shill and Ten Pence for 8 Bll of Lime Carridg from Grenfell for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use in full by me 0 – 3 – 10 [signed] Francis BOLT
03 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR 26 LOADS OF COAL FROM RENWICK. Bundle 7, Doc 3. 16 cm x 6 cm. Henery DOLTON Coals: 1£ – 0s –10p ————————- 3 Decer 1726 N. 33 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recd of Geo GIBSON one pound and Tenpence for 26 Load of Coalls from Renick for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full by me mark 1 – 0 – 10 Henery DOLTON H
03 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR 22 LOADS OF COAL. Bundle 7, Doc 4. 15.5 cm x 18 cm. Fran BOLT Coalls & Caridg 0 – 17 – 6 ———————- 3 Decemr 1726 N. 32 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ coals brought at 10 pens per Lod 3 | 3 – 2 – 6 5 | 3 – 2 – 6 8 | 2 – 1 – 8 10 | 2 – 1 – 8 12 | 2 – 1 – 8 18 | 1 – 0 – 10 19 | 2 – 1 – 8 24 | 2 – 1 – 8 28 | 1 – 0 – 10 29 | 1 – 0 – 10 30 | 3 – 2 – 6 ———————— 22 – 18 – 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Seventene Shill and Six Pence for 22 Load of Coals and Caridg to Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full per me [signed] Francis BOLT
03 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR 18 BUSHELS OF OLD OATS. Bundle 7, Doc 5. 16 cm x 9.5 cm. John HEWETSON ots 2 – 16 – 0 ———————— 3 Decembr 1726 N. 31 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Two Pound Sixtene Shill for 18 Bll of ould ots deliverd at Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd by me 2 – 16 – 0 [signed] John HEWETSON
03 Dec 1726. HOUSEKEEPER’S EXPENSES FOR NOVEMBER 1726. Bundle 7, Doc 6. 21 cm x 20 cm. Two small pieces torn out where file folds meet edge of paper. Mrs SMITH Hous Booke 24£ – 1s – 4p 3 Decebr 1726 N. 36 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hous Booke per Mrs SMITH for Novebr 1726 { octobr 30 payd 1 – 6 – 0 } { novembr 6 payd 4 – 8 – 8 } { novembr 13 payd 1 – 3 – 6 } 9 – 5 – 4 { novembr 20 payd 2 – 7 – 2 } Jene COURTHET Lete Cooke 11 month wege 2 – 12 – 0 Bell WILLEND eighten month Clothing 2 – 10 – [0] Catt ROBSON one year weeges 2 – 10 – 0 52 yards of Cloth att 2s shill 5 – 4 – 0 3 yad ¼ ½ of Cambrick from Carlille 2 – 0 – 0 —————— Totell 24 : 1 : 4 3 Decembr 1726 Recd the above Contents for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use per the Hands of Geo GIBSON in full by me being Twenty Four Pound one Shill and Four Pence as witness my Hand [signed] Agnes SMITH
07 Dec 1726. ACCOUNT FOR THE CARRIAGE OF LEAD. Bundle 8, Doc 1. Three pieces of paper stuck together by a pin. 19 cm x 11.5 cm; 19 cm x 13.5 cm; 19 cm x 11.5 cm. Summary is on back of third paper but transcribed first. Lead Carridg 2 – 19 – 0 7 Decer 1726 N. 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Acct of Lead Carrige Length Bredth Wight 80 Dan: SAVAGE 12 – 2 4 ––– 4 –––––– 84 Tho: RALTON 12 – 2 4 ––– 4 – 2 – 10 77 Tho: TEBAH 12 – 2 4 ––– 3 – 3 – 17 81 Sam: HANSON 12 – 2 4 ––– 4 – 2 – 2 78 Tho TEBAH 12 – 2 4 ––– 4 –––– 14 92 Tho: TEBAH 10 ––– 3 – 6 3 –––– 4 82 Tho: TEBAH 12 – 2 4 ––– 4 – 2 – 14 98 Tho: RALTON 10 ––– 3 – 8 3 – 1 – 21 79 Sam: HANSON 12 – 2 4 ––– 4 –––– 1 97 Dan: SAVAGE 9 ––– 3 – 8 2 – 3 – 14 93 Dan: SAVAGE 9 ––– 3 – 6 2 –––– 3 16 Dan: SAVAGE 11 ––– 4 ––– 3 – 1 – 14 3 Sam: HANSON 11 – 8 4 ––– 3 – 3 – 6 6 Tho: RALTON 4 – 10 4 ––– 2 –––––– 94 Tho: RALTON 10 ––– 3 – 6 2 – 3 ––– 59 Dan: SAVAGE 9 – 3 3 ––– 2 –––– 3 4 Dan SAVAGE 11 – 8 4 ––– 3 –––– 23 79 Tho: RALTON 11 – 4 4 ––– 3 – 2 – 22 85 Tho: RALTON 8 ––– 2 ––– 1 – 2 – 10 56 Sam: HANSON 9 – 3 4 ––– 2 – 3 ––– 57 Sam: HANSON 9 – 3 4 ––– 2 – 3 ––– tuns 3 – 9 – 0 – 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40 : 3 : 9 41 : 2 : 4 42 : 0 : 6 39 : 3 : 24 ——————— 164 : 1 : 15 ——————— ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An acct of Lead Carryge Lenth Bredth Weight 67 Dan: SAVAGE 12 – 2 4 ––– 4 – 1 ––– 14 Tho: TEBAH 11 ––– 4 ––– 3 – 3 – 10 40 Tho: RALTON 11 – 10 4 ––– 4 –––– 27 68 Tho: TEBAH 12 – 2 4 ––– 4 – 1 – 8 47 Sam: HANSON 11 – 10 4 ––– 3 – 3 – 21 1 Tho: TEBAH 11 – 8 4 ––– 3 – 2 – 21 104 Tho: TEBAH 5 ––– 4 ––– 1 – 2 – 11 103 Dan: SAVAGE 11 – 6 5 – 6 4 – 1 ––– low of this number 100 Tho: RALTON 9 ––– 2 – 6 2 – 2 – 5 58 Tho: RALTON 9 – 3 4 ––– 2 – 2 ––– 101 Tho: TEBAH 9 ––– 3 – 4 3 –––– 16 105 Sam: HANSON 13 ––– 1 – 6 2 – 3 – 6 31 Sam: HANSON 11 – 6 4 ––– 2 – 2 ––– 36 Tho: TEBAH 10 ––– 3 – 8 3 –––––– 102 Tho: RALTON 9 – 6 3 – 4 3 – 1 – 14 91 Tho: TEBAH 11 – 4 3 – 6 3 – 2 – 7 62 Tho: TEBAH 7 ––– 1 – 8 1 –––– 14 89 Dan: SAVAGE 4 ––– 4 ––– 1 – 3 – 14 33 Dan: SAVAGE 8 – 9 3 ––– 2 –––– 3 38 Sam: HANSON 10 – 6 2 ––– 2 –––––– 95 Tho: RALTON 4 – 5 3 – 8 1 – 1 – 5 90 Sam: HANSON 10 – 6 3 – 6 2 – 2 – 14 tuns 3 – 4 – 1 – 26 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An acct of Lead carrige Length Bredth Weight h q p 46 Tho: RAILTON 11 – 10 4 ––– 3 – 0 – 21 45 Dan: SAVAGE 11 – 10 4 ––– 3 – 2 – 14 41 Sam: HANSON 11 – 10 4 ––– 4 – 0 – 5 99 Tho: RALTON 7 ––– 3 ––– 1 – 1 – 14 64 Dan: SAVAGE 7 ––– 1 – 8 2 – 1 ––– 54 Dan SAVAGE 10 ––– 2 – 7 3 – 0 – 7 27 Tho: RALTON 11 – 6 4 ––– 3 –––– 4 52 Tho: RALTON 10 ––– 2 – 7 2 – 1 – 21 50 Dan SAVAGE 10 ––– 2 – 7 2 – 2 – 21 36 Sam: HANSON 8 – 9 3 ––– 1 – 1 – 17 42 Sam: HANSON 11 – 11 4 ––– 3 – 2 – 21 tuns 1 : 10 : 3 : 5 Decembr 6th 1726 then Receved of Mr Josh NICHLESON ye Sum of two pound ninteen Shilings in full of ye Carridg of 8 tun four hundred one quarte & thirten pound of Lead from Hary Castle to Crackanthorp per me [signed] Richd FAWCETT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 28 Novr. 1726 pd. Richd FAWCETT £ 2 : 17 : 6 7 Decembr 1726 Recd the within Contents of Geo GIBSON for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use by me [signed] Josh. NICHOLSON Tons : C : Q : lb 3 : 9 : 0 : 10 3 : 4 : 1 : 26 1 : 10 : 3 : 5 ————————- 8 : 4 : 1 : 13 ————————-
07 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR ELEVEN SHEEP. Bundle 8, Doc 2. 19.5 cm x 6.5 cm. Badly crumpled and torn at left edge and top. Houm HETHERINTON Shep 1£ – 17s – 0 ———————————- 7 Decer 1726 N 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON one pound eightene Shill for 11 Shep for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I say Recd per me 1 – 17 – 0 [signed] Humfray HETHERTON
07 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR 33½ BUSHELS OF OLD OATS. Bundle 8, Doc 3. 20 cm x 9.5 cm. John HUTON 33Bll ½ ots 5 – 16 – 0 ——————- 7 Decr 1726 N. 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22 octobr 6 ½ 29 octobr – 8 5 novembr 6 ½ 11 novebr 6 ½ 30 novebr 6 ————— 33 ½ 7 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Five Pound Sixtene Shill for 33 Bll ½ of ould ots deliverd att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full of all acounts by me [signed] John HUTTON
08 Dec 1726. DRAPER’S ACCOUNT. Bundle 8, Doc 4. 18.5 cm x 12 cm. Rich CARMALT Bill 0 8 – 9½ 8 Decr 1726 N. 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sr. Christopher MUSGRAVE Dr. to Richard CARMAULT four yards half a quarter unwett Harden 0 = 2 : 5 three yards half unwett Harden 0 = 2 – 0½ one yard half unwett Harden 0 : 0 = 10½ one yard quarter unwett Lin 0 : 0 : 10 one yard unwett Harden 0 = 0 : 7 tow yards unwett Harden 0 – 1 – 2 one yard half unwett Harden 0 – 0 = 10½ ————————- 0 = 6 – 9½ ————————- 0 = 8 – 9½ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 Decembr 1726 Recd the full Contents of this Bill and all demands for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use per the Hands of Geo GIBSON I Say Recd per me [signed] Richard CARMALT
08 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR 32 WETHERS. Bundle 8, Doc 5. 20.5 cm x 8 cm. Very crumpled edges with lots of small tears. John BIRD 32 Shep 9 = 5 – 0 —————- 8 Decr 1726 N 5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON nine pound five Shill for 32 wethers for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full by me 9 – 5 – 0 [signed] John BIRD
10 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR 40 CART LOADS OF LING. Bundle 8, Doc 6. 20 cm x 9 cm. Jams SMITH 40 Cart Ld Ling 1 – 18 – 0 —————— 10 Decr 1726 N. 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON one pound Eightene Shill for 40 Cart Load of Ling deliverd to Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full of all acounts by me mark 1£ – 18s – 0 James SMITH I
10 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR WAGES AND A STONE OF BUTTER. Bundle 8, Doc 7. 20 cm x 11 cm. Gilb ROSS weges &c 3 – 4 – 0 —————- 10 Decr 1726 N. 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Decmbr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Three Pound in full for one ½ year weeges ended att martinmas 1726 due for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full by me Recd forther the Sume of Four Shill for one Stone of Buter in full of all a Counts by me [signed] Gilbert ROSS
10 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR STRAW. Bundle 8, Doc 8. 20 cm x 12.5 cm. Rich MATHEW Strow 0 – 19 – 1 ½ ———————- 10 Decr 1726 N. 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Decembr 1726 Then Recd as below for Strow had for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use 53 Score of ots Strow in Leps att 3 per Score 0 : 13 – 3 47 Threave of Bigg Strow att 1½ 0 : 5 – 10½ ————————- 0£ - 19s : 1p½ Being ninetene Shill one peney Halfpeney per the Hands of Geo GIBSON I Say Recd by me [signed] Richard MATTHEW
12 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR VARIOUS TAXES FOR PENRITH DEMESNE. Bundle 10, Doc 29. 19.5 cm x 7 cm. 10br. 12th. 1726. Recd. of the Honrble. Sr. Chris MUSGRAVE Barrt. one purvey for Kings Binch and two purveys for County Stock and repaireing of Bridges. being 3s. due at Michaelemas last past for demaine Lands Lying within the parish of Penrith. 0 = 3 = 0 Test. [signed] Will~ DONKIN his per Tho. T SEWELL marke.
14 Dec 1726. RENT PAYMENTS FOR BLACKHALL. Bundle 8, Docs 11-13. The three documents were folded into each other. Doc 11. 14.5 cm x 11 cm. Hole at the top. The writing on the back of the document looks like a postal address but has its top cut off and may not relate to the contents. post Effar [?] ——————— Carlisle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Novr ye 26. 1726 Receavd of Isack MARCK ye sum of nineteen Shillings & fower pence upon ye acct of Sr. Cristoper MUSGRAVE & for ye use of ye Right Honrbl Charles Earle of Carlisle I Say Receavd per me [signed] Matt: PATTINSON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doc 12. 23 cm x 5 cm. A small scribbled calculation not transcribed. November th 26 1726 Then Reced from Thomas MARK by the Hands of Isaac MARKE the Summ of four Shillings & Sixpence being Cornish money I Say Recd by me [signed] John CRAGHILL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doc 13. 19 cm x 10.5 cm. Isack MARK Rents for Blackall 2 – 1 – 6 14 Decr 1726 N. 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ s d Soccage Rent Due to ye honourable } Earl of Carlisle } 19 : 4 Cornish Rent Due to ye Duke } of Summersed } 04 : 6 Turn Money to ye Tenents } of Blackwell } 04 : 4 Being out Rents laid out by me / Isaac MARK s d for Collecting the Tenents Rents Yearly 13 : 11 £ s d In all 02 : 01 : 06 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON the with in Contents for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use being Two Pound one Shill and Six Pence in full of all accounts by me [signed] Isaac MARK
15 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR SASH PULLEYS. Bundle 8, Doc 9. 16 cm x 10.5 cm. The “John VARTY” on the back of the document does not seem to relate to the rest of the document. Aron CHESBROUGH Pulis – 0 – 10 – 0 ——————————- 15 Decembr 1726 N. 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 Decembr 1726 Red of Geo GIBSON Ten Shill for four duson of shash pulis of Bras all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt us I say Red in full of all acounts by me 0 – 10 – 0 [signed] Aron CHEESBROUGH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John VARTY
15 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR SHORTFALL IN PAYMENT. Bundle 8, Doc 10. 16 cm x 10 cm. John MARSTON 0 – 5s – 0 15 Decer 1726 N. 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13 Decembr 1726 Re~d of Geo GIBSON five Shill as being a mistake and short in Seting up a pere of sters in Baronwood hous I say Red in full of all a acounts for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use by us [signed] John MARSTON mark Mathew M WILSON
15 Dec 1726. ACCOUNT FOR WORK DONE FOR BARONWOOD HOUSE. Bundle 8, Doc 16. 20 cm x 16 cm. Jos STEPHENSON Bill for woork dune att Barr onwood Hous 9 – 4 – 8 2 – 6 —————- 15 Decr 1726 —————- 9 – 2 – 2 N B Earnest pd & chargd 2/6 —————————- N. 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sr. Chr Deter to Josep STEPHENSON £ for Carridg of all materels to new hous 9 – 0 – 0 2 Bands for Great doore and six } 0 : 4 : 8 Bands and Crooks for 3 in doors } —————- Totell 9 – 4 – 8 15. Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON for above Contents being nine pound foure Shill and eight pence being in full for Bring Stones &c for the Bulding of Barronwood house for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full of all acounts by me 9 – 4 – 8 [signed] Joseph STEPHENSON
15 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR 15 BUSHELS OF OATS. Bundle 8, Doc 17. 20 cm x 7 cm. Crumpled edges. John LOWTHIAN ots 2 – 5 – 0 15 Decr 1726 N. 15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Two pound five Shill for 15 Bushell of ots delivered att Edenhall to Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full [signed] John LOWTHIAN
20 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR BARLEY. Bundle 8, Doc 19. 15.5 cm x 9.5 cm. Tho PARKER Bigg ——————- 2 – 10 – 0 ——————- 20 Decr 1726 N. 17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Two pound Ten Shill for 10 Bll ¾ of Bigg deliverd att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd in full by me [signed] Tho: PARKER
23 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR ONE BUSHEL OF POTATOES. Bundle 8, Doc 20. 15.5 cm x 9.5 cm. John MOSES 1 Bll of portets 0 – 4 – 8 23 Decr 1726 N 18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON foure Shill and eight pence for one Bushell of portetes for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd by me [signed] John MOSES
23 Dec 1726. PAY RECEIPT FOR SAWING BOARDS. Bundle 8, Doc 21. 19 cm x 15.5 cm. One dirt stain. Sam CLARK Boords Sowing 4 – 16 – 6 23 Decer 1726 N. 19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON four pound Sixteen Shill and Six pence for sowing Boords seven Rood Roode and 340 fot of Boords and feling the wood att 12s/6 pr Rood all for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use wee Say Recd in full by us [signed] Sam: CLARK 4 – 16 – 6 [signed] John NELSON
23 Dec 1726. ACCOUNT FOR STONES & SLATE. Fresh, neat and clean account. Adam WORKMAN Hewing Stone &c —————- 2 – 1 – 5 —————- 23 Decr 1726 N. 20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stones for arches for windows } and Dors att Skeugh } 0 – 2 – 6 2 Cart load of Slate 0 – 1 – 8 447 fot of Hewing Stone att 1p pr ft. 1 – 17 – 3 —————— 2 – 1 – 5 23 Decembr 1726 Red the above Contents for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use off the hand of Geo GIBSON being Two pound one Shill and five pence I Say Red in full by me [signed] Adam WORKMAN 2 – 1 – 5
24 Dec 1726. PAY RECEIPT FOR HEWING AT EDENHALL. Bundle 8, Doc 22. 20 cm x 13.5 cm. John IDLE &c in part for Hewing —————— 21 – 6 – 0 —————— 23 Decer 1726 N. 21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 24 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON as below 30 Aprell 6 – 6 – 0 20 August 10 – 0 – 0 and this day 5 – 0 – 0 In all Twenty one pound Six Shill in part for Hewing att Edenhall for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use wee Say Recd as a bove by us [signed] John ALLINSON [signed] John IDLE
26 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR SHEEP ETC. Bundle 8, Doc 23. 20.5 cm x 7 cm. James NELSON Shep &c 0 – 11 – 4½ 26 Decer 1726 N. 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two wethers 0 – 9 – 0 Eleven Score Latts [?] 0 – 2 – 4½ ———————- 0 – 11 – 4½ 26 Decembr 1726 Recd the above Contents for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt us per Geo GIBSON in full by me [signed] James NELSON 0 – 11 – 4½
29 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR OATS. Bundle 8, Doc 24. 19 cm x 12.5 cm. Henery BLEMIRE ots 15 – 12 – 0 29 Decemr 1726 N. 23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sr Chr Deter to Hene BLAMIRE for ots 43 Bll att 4s one to Score 8 – 0 – 0 48 Bll att 3/2 prll 7 – 12 – 0 ——————— Totell 15 – 12 – 0 28 Decr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON the above Contents for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use being fivetene pound Twelve Shill in full of all acounts for mysellf and my fathers us I Say Recd by me [signed] Henry BLEMIRS
29 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR LAND TAX FOR EDENHALL DEMESNE. Bundle 8, Doc 26. 20.5 cm x 8 cm. Will GRISDALL Land Tax 0 – 14 – 7 29 Decr 1726 N. 24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 29 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON fourtene Shill and seven pence for 4 perves for Land Tax for Edenhall Demene &c for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Red by me [signed] William GRISDAILL 0 – 14 – 7
30 Dec 1726. RECEIPT FOR THREE LOADS OF COAL. Bundle 8, Doc 27. 13 cm x 8 cm. Rich MATHEW Coals 0 : 2 : 6 30 Decembr 1726 N. 27 [corrected from 26] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 30 Decembr 1726 Recd of Geo GIBSON Two Shill and Sixpence for Three Load of Coals for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use I Say Recd per me [signed] Richard MATTHEW
Late 1700s? INNKEEPER’S ACCOUNT FOR FREEHOLDERS’ FOOD & DRINK. Bundle 47, Doc 36. 2 sheets of 30 cm x 19 cm, folded in half to make a booklet of 8 pages and held together with a pin at the spine (a second pin no longer present). Undated, but amongst some letters from the late 1700s. Jer: SMITH Tallintire Mounday Freeholders and their abode Dinners Suppers Breckfasts Horses bates Hot Cold Hot Cold Hot Cold Gavn ALLISON of Tallintire – John MOORE of Tallintire – John THURSBY of Tallintire – Willm: PERSION of Tallintire – Joseph WESTTRA of Tallintire – George FRANCE of Tallintire – Thusday Mr: SEKLTON of Barwickside – ½ Gall Mr: SMITH of Fingland – ½ Gal Simond HARRINSON of Fingland – ½ Gal Cris: ROBINSON of Studdum – ½ Gal Jos: HARRISON of Little Banton – ½ Gal John MATTHEW of Longridge – ½ Gal John KNIGHT of Hivegill – ½ Gal Jos: COXON of Carlisle – ½ Gal Jeffr: BANTON of Bowlness – ½ Gal s d 4 – 6 2 – 0 for suppers 4s – 6d for Breckfasts 2s Horses In all 8s 1 – 6 1s 6d ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ s d Mounday for alle 8 – 0 Thusday for ale 10 – 4 ———— In all 18 – 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday Freeholders and their abode Dinners Suppes Breckfasts Horses Bates Hot Cold Hot Cold Hot Cold Mr: SEKLTON of Barwickside – – 1 Gall Mr: SMITH of Fingland – – 1 Gal Cris: ROBINSON of Studdum – – 1 Gal Joseph HARRINSON of Little Banton – – 1 Gall Frances HEDRINGTON of Asingby – – 1 Gal John MATTHEW of Longrigg – – 1 Gal Thursday Mr: SEKLTON of Barwickside – – 1 Gall Mr: SMITH of Fingland – – 1 Gall Frances HEDRINGTON of Asingby – – 1 Gall Friday Mr: SEKLTON of Barrwickside – – 1 Gall John JEFFERSON of Woodside – – 1 Gal Joseph JEFFERSON of Woodside – – 1 Gal s d for meat 10 – 10 for Horses 4 – 00 ————- In all 14 – 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ s d Wednesday for ale 13 – 0 Thursday for ale 6 – 0 Friday for ale 7 – 8 } and for Brandy 0 8 } ———— In all 26 – 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Satterday Freeholders and their abode Dinners Suppers Breckfasts Horses bates Hot Cold Hot Cold Hot Cold Mr: SEKLTON of Barwickside – ½ Gall Mr: SMITH of Fingland – ½ Gall Frances HEDRINGTON of Asingby – ½ Gall George FRANCE of Tallintire – Jos: WESTROW of Tallintire – John THURSBY of Tallintire – Gavin ALLISON of Tallintire – Willm. PERSION of Tallintire – John MOORE of Tallintire – s d for Meat 4 – 6 for Horses 0 – 6 ——— Satterday for ale & Brandy In all 5 0 12s – 0d £ s d the whole sum is 4 – 4 – 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All ye Expences togeather £ s d on Munday { for meat – 0 – 10 – 10 } & Thusday { for Horses – 0 – 04 – 00 } Satterdays Expences { for ale & Brandy 1 – 06 – 08 } Wednesday { for meat – Thursday { for Horses – & Friday { for ale & Brandy Satterday { for meat – { for Horses – { for ale & Brandy