1643 Expenses bill from Thomas Newcomen .

 

 

1643 March 23 rd Set forward from Dartmouth for London

By order from mr Alexander Staplehill Maior and brethren

In w(hi)ch  Jorny have Layed out in payment for rent arear deue to

Ye Audit of the duchie of Cornwall & for powder and exspenses

As hereafter ffolloweth-----

 

Imprimis payed to: Dottin for a passe     0-0-4

Pd at Newton to Misteris Beards per ? and horsemeat  0-3-6

att Exon for Dinner and exspences 0-1-8

att Honnington per pist 15 miles from Exon 3s 9d and paid postillion12d      0-4-9

their spent in wine fier bread and beire 0-1-2

att Crokhoerne per 19 miles from Honnington post 4s 9d and 12d postillion 0-5-9

att Crokhoerne per post 15 mile to Sherborne and 12d postillion 0-4-9

att Crookhoerne per fier drinks and meat 0-2-0

att Sherborne per 10 miles to Shosbery 4s 6 and 12 d postillion 0-5-6

their fier drinks and bread 0-1-0 

att Shosbery per 18miles to Salisbury and 12d postilion 0-5-6

their exspence 0-1-4

att Salisbury per 16 mil to Andever and 12d postilion 0-5-0

att Andever per 18 mil to Bazingstoak 4s 6d and 12d postillion 0-5-6

their fier drink and bread 0-1-0

att Bazingstoak 8miles 2s for Herfordbridge and 12d postilion 0 -3-0

their spent 10d 0-0-10

att Herfordbridge 4s post  to Stans and exspence 12d and postilion 12d 0-6-0

att Stans to Houndslo 4s post and postilion 12d 0-5-0

their spent in fier wine and meat 0-1-0

att the post att Charing Crose spent in fier cleaning myself     0-1-10

 ?                                                                                                                          3-----8-----11

 

 

 

 

 

payd for a year and a halfe rent arear deue for your Rectveie ?(receiver) on

Lady Day last Auditt of the Duchie of Cornwall                                           } 22-4-0

 

 ? 4s ? for the fees of the office per ye last year past

payd for 100 Barrills and 1/2and gt of powder ? my duue acompt

ting 100 neatt powder to a barell per £4-3s-4d per? such barrell } 82-12-4

 

payd for passe because of exPetition got the clark to goe to

the Comissioners  houses to ? it firmer                                  }  00-3-6

 

from the 26 March my arivall to the 6 May my aboad in            }£05 -2-6

London att 2s 6d  per daye is

 

payd for 4 barrells 6 neat gunpowder contayned in 3 barrells

abord ? Jo: Barnes in the Desire for mr Maives ?

 

perticular accompt att £4-3s- 4d per 100 powder ? ? ? } 17-0-0

 

spent in 2 daies Coming Downe into the Carives 00-18-3

 

Maye 15 th   payd mr Heath per lent of his horse 01 -4-0

 

payd Thomas Ball per lent of a horse first to go to Exon and  }00-10-0

more again to ride lome from Exon

 

payd sayd mr Maior att ye ? to balance this accompt 02 -6-6

 

                                                                                                               £135 -10-0

 

 

Thomas Newcomen

 

 

1643  Received by order and appointment of Mr

Alexander Staplehill Maior of dartmouth for and

towards payment of the perticulers on the other side

disbursed as ffollowethe

 

Att first from mr Edward Wood by the first Mr Maiors letter

and appointment                                                            }£20 -0-0

 

Moare by Mr Maives letter and appointment of Mr Lym £10-0-0

 

Moare from the said Mr Wood upon and for ballance of

an accompte of Treanoyle per the said Mr Wood         } £61- 17-4

for Mr Maior as by mr Woods accompt apearty

 

Moare by mr Maives percurement and by mr Wheelers letter ordering mr Wood.

 Received of mr Wood                 }19 -12- 8

 

Moare by order from mr Maior Drene a bill of exchange on him

to paye  mr Prestwood .£ 24                                                     }£24

 

 

 

                                                                                                                    135-10-0