L31/195

Account-book, fol, bd. vellum, 360 pp., as above. at front: a note about taking carp, tench & perch out of the best pond and putting in the moat above the bridge next court wall; and also moving some carp, jack and bream and eels from the moat to the little pond; 2 April 1687; also putting 167 carp in the moat (from the middle pond) 1689. ordinaries: similar to 194; and including some additional items, such as post letters, plovers, partridges, anchovies, woodcocks, hops; extraordinaries: similar to 194; gives chapwoman's name, Mrs.Gash; joiner; 2 doz. trenchers (p.39); sherry; hock; chocolate; mending the deer racks (p.105); new setting 104 ft. of paling in old park (p.108); 3,500 bricks (p.122): spectacles (p.127); Mr. Simcotts' man (p.85,141); Miss Furley for satin and silk (p.52); thatching the icehouse; corks; brandy;29 yds. drugget; oysters; wages, some examples:- (sometimes these are for 6 months); see e.g.pp. 42,59,73,87,101,117,127,140 Miss Naynard 20 Mr. Berro 7 10 Mrs. Lock 6 Mr. Hill 1/4 7 10 Mr. Chappell p.a. 5 Green,butler 1/4 2 10 gardener 5 Denis 4 10 Mr. Creswell 2 10 Daniel 2 keeper 1/2 3 10 Somer porter p.a. 1 5 Fan postioion 1 coachman 1/4 3 cook p.a. 5 Mr. Cadwell 1 10 Mr. de Critz M. Riuares p.a. 5 Hunt 1 15 James, postilion 1 James, footman 1 Nich.Wheler 1 George 1 Mis. Halsey 2 10 Mis. Bennet 2 10 Mis. Harbin 2 10 Mis. Amey 1 5 Sar.Godfrey 15 dairymaid 15 kitchenmaid 15 Goody Lowings 1 Christian 1 Mr. Abiss 2 7 2 Thos.,butler 1 10 p.a. Thos.,gm. of ch. 1 10 kitchenboy 1 15 1/2 p.57 has a summary ending 25 March 1686 2,093 'besides the grounds I keep in my hands and my private expenses.' p.223 brick wall for the great garden 650, 1689; p.404-6 bricks, lime and workmanship for 'the wall', some London expenses. SEE NOW:288-294, for 1685-1730.

1685-1692

From: 1685 To: 1692

item

Lucas,
Gash,
Simcotts,
Furley,
Maynard,
Berro,
Lock,
Locke,
Hill,
Chappell,
Green,
Creswell,
Cadwell,
de Crite,
Riuares, M.,
Wheeler, Nicholas,
Halsey,
Bennett,
Harbin,
Amey,
Godfrey, Sarah,
Lowins, Goody,
Abiss

household accounts, Vellum, fish, ponds, general bridges, general courts, letters, postal service, birds, partridges, hops, joiner, sherry, wine, chocolate, deer, parks, building work, textiles, thatching, ice houses, oysters, butler, gardener, porter, keeper, coachman, cook, hunting, footman, dairying, maid, general gardens, lime, London