1643 Expenses bill from Thomas Newcomen .
1643 March 23 rd Set forward from
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
As hereafter ffolloweth-----
Imprimis payed to: Dottin for a passe 0-0-4
Pd at
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
their exspence 0-1-4
att
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
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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
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
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
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
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