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Almanack 1734 William Dalby

INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSCRIPT This small leather-covered almanac (15 cm by 9.5 cm) was used by William Dalby from 1734 to at least 1747 to record business transactions. The book now in the Nottinghamshire Archives was in the possession of a seventh generation descendent of William Dalby who died on the fifth day of December 1777 aged 68. He was known to have operated the mill at the highest point of Mill Lane in Bradmore, Nottinghamshire. Unfortunately, William does not record any place name within the book. His son William, whose third marriage was to Sarah Hallam possibly related to the William Hallam recorded in the book, continued as the miller after his father’s death. In 1792, William junior, is recorded in a Bunny Estate survey as paying rent of £2/11/0 per annum for Mill Close with windmill. The mill itself was rated at £1/5/0. John Dalby, a younger son of William senior, was the only other Dalby name written in the book. He was also a miller probably with his brother or after his brother’s death. John was the chief beneficiary of his father’s will and married Catherine Lane perhaps related to the Thomas Lane recorded in the almanac. The pages of the original book are not numbered. Page 1 of this transcript represents the front cover (with no legible writing) and page 77 is inside the back cover. All the handwritten information is transcribed and together with the printed text is reproduced in the original page order. Crossing out, which presumably indicated completed transactions, is also copied. William would have operated on the toll system, providing a service to local farmers and householders. Entries give his charge for milling the quantity grain provided by the customer. Different charges incurred within a few weeks may have arisen from the prevailing wind conditions. Calm periods caused a lack of income while rent or maintenance costs would still have to be paid. Charges also varied with the type of grain and the amount of dressing required for animal feed or bread making. Page 46, and its original on page 76, shows the pay for one day’s work to be 1 shilling (5p). Typically, the charge for milling a bushel of corn was about 3 shillings (15p) which seems quite expensive when a pair of millstones in a good wind could grind up to 2 bushels per hour. It may be seen that many of the customers ran up significant debts which were paid off over many months, sometimes by the exchange of goods, e.g. see page 37 where a strike of apples is valued at about 1s 9d. William also lent small sums, so he must have been fairly wealthy to stand these debts. iii

WILLIAM DALBY’S CUSTOMERS

The following list was compiled from parish records, but there is no way of linking the people to those mentioned by William Dalby. Often names were spelled phonetically and therefore not identically. However, a high proportion of them in the list would have been his customers. Of the 40 or so recorded in the almanac about 42% were associated with Ruddington, 25% with Bradmore, 16% with Bunny and others with Keyworth, Plumtree and Owthorpe. Occupations were rarely recorded but three farmers and one shoemaker were identified. It is also interesting to note that Thomas Dickinson of Bradmore was a miller aged 23 when he married Elizabeth Boot of Ruddington aged 20, at Lenton in 1737. It is possible that Thomas operated the mill at the top of Spinney Hill just in the parish of Ruddington.

Abbreviations: bap. = baptised, Bu. = Bunny, Br. = Bradmore, m. = married, Ru. = Ruddington.

Robert Bartram m. Mary Lane at Bu. 18.11.1731. Robert and Mary bap. children at Bu. 1733-1745. Bartram family possibly from Whatton. John and Mary Bennet bap. children at Bu. 1711-1733, and another bap. 1756, presumably a different John and Mary Bennet. William Brambly m. Sarah Goulder at Ru. 27.1.1734, bap. daughter 1735. Or William Bramley m. Mary Horsley 13.5.1744 at Ru. bap. children 1745-1761. Ann Brown nee Savage, born 1696, m. 1724, husband Thomas died 1737, Ann continued farming one of Br.’s main farms, died 1774. At 1737 the inventory included wheat £2, barley £15, pease £12, hay £7, calves £30, swine £3, sheep £20, horses £45, crops on the ground £40. Thomas Cleaton m. Martha Barkby at Bu. 7.10.1730. Also Thomas and Jane Cleaton/ Clayton bap. children 1743. Thomas Cleaton of Bu. buried 19.1.1748. Jane Cleaton of Bu. buried 1.30.1759. Family possibly from Wysall. James and Rebecca Freer bap. children at Bu. 1734-1745. John Gun farmer of Br. and wife Ann bap. son Thomas 1791. Also John Gun of Ru. bap. son James 1726 at Ru., no other record so less likely. William Hallam-several possibilities. William bap. son at Ru. 1744; William son of George and Elizabeth bap. 1724 Plumtree; William and Elizabeth bap. son at Costock 1743. Alice Hand daughter of John Hand and Elizabeth Johnson (m. 1682 Plumtree) bap. at Ru. 1689, brother John bap. Ru. 1695. No other record so presumed spinster. John Hardmeat age 23, son of John, m. Martha Boot age 22 both of Ru. at Flawforth 8.8.1733. Nathaniel Henson son of William bap. at Bu. 29.7.1700. m. Ruth Duke 31.7.1726, bap. children at Bu. 1730-1742. iv

John James of Br. buried 1757, or John buried 1783. Was one of these the vicar’s ploughman referred to in Bu. registers 1739? Thomas Lane of Br. m. Catherine Hooton 1741, no baptisms associated. A Thomas Lane died 1780. Thomas Leeson sutor (shoemaker) age 40, son of Joseph, m. Margaret Daft, both of Ru. 10.9.1722. Daughter bap. at Ru. 1727. Mary Linacre (1) of Bu. buried 7.4.1736. (2) Wife of William buried July 1747. Thomas Linacre widower of Bu. m. Jane Redfern 4.7.1714 at Bu. 4.7.1714, buried 3.6.1754. His son Thomas and wife Mary bap. children at Bu. 1733-1758. John Lovatt m. Rebecca Tomson at Bu. 12.6.1747, son bap. 10.12.1747. John Lovat’s wife Hannah buried at Ru. 2.4.1734; daughter Hannah age 23 m. Samuel Parker, housewright age 24, both of Ru. by licence at Ru. 1737. John Marshall present in Br. 1782, Marshall family also present in Ru. 1736, daughter Ann m. at Ru. Joseph Nixon born 1711, m. Mary Lowe at Ru. 23.4.1734, farmer at Br. bap. children at Bu. 1735-1747, died 1788. Thomas and Mary Oliver bap. children at Ru. 1747-1755. Gervase Pike born c 1708, Keyworth, m. Mary Wilfrod 1.12.1733 at Keyworth, bap. children there 1734-1745. John Price son of John bap. Ru. 5.12.1719, m. Mary Turpin 17.5.1741, bap. son at Ru. 1744. Richard Price son of John and Mary bap. Ru. 1717, m. Mary Newbold 12.11.1743 at Ru., bap. son at Ru. 1745. Thomas Price m. Mary Street at Ru. 23.4.1728. Joseph Priestley could be Br., Bu. or Ru., not enough information. Adam Saxby m. Jane Davy at Wilford 27.12.1734, bap. children at Ru. 1736-1744. Adam buried Ru. 21.6.1745. Richard and Anne Screton bap. children at Ru. 1711, also1749 may be father and son also m. to an Anne? Screeton family originated from Willoughby on the Wolds. Joseph Shepherd bap. at Bu. 1698. Joseph and Jane Shepherd bap. son at Bu. 1727. Joseph and Elizabeth bap. son at Bu. 1751. Also Joseph and Emmot Shepherd bap. children at Ru. 1728-1734. Harold Spencer m. Ann Blagg 1726 at Owthorpe. No other record found. John Street son of John and Elizabeth bap. 1694. Witnessed will of John Nixon 1722. Son of William and Elizabeth buried 1735. No conclusive identification. Joseph Street of Ru. m. Elizabeth Carver of Bu. at Bu. 20.4.1725. Elizabeth Street buried at Ru. 1749. Thomas and Sarah Taylor bap. children at Bu. 1733-1748. Richard and Sarah Topley buried a daughter at Ru. 15.1.1746. Richard either son of Richard and Martha Topley of Ru., born 1709, or son of Richard and Mary Topley of Ru., born 1710. William Turner son of Joseph bap. 1705 Plumtree, No other record found. v

Edward and Elizabeth Vose at Manor Farm, Br. bap. children at Bu. 1735-1750. Elizabeth died 1766, Edward died 1771. Edward and Ann Wheatley of Br. bap. children 1733-1736. John White m. Elizabeth Attewell at Ru. 1743; or John White m. Hannah Burrow at Ru. 1751. Thomas and Sarah White bap. son Thomas at Ru. 1730. Thomas White m. Elizabeth Moor at Ru. 1750. Also Thomas White m. Rebecca Hall 1757 at Bu. George Woodward born c 1696 Ru. George and Margaret Woodward bap. children at Ru. 1746. Stephen Wright born 1689 Ru. son of Stephen and Elizabeth, m. Ann Harday 26.4.1715, Cotgrave. Stephen Wright buried Ru. 1735.

A NOTE ON CORN VOLUMES

In Imperial measure: 1 Strike equals 1 bushel, equivalent to 8 gallons or 36.4 litres 2 Hoops equal 1 bushel 4 Pecks equal 1 bushel 32 Quarts equal 1 bushel A bushel of modern wheat weighs about 65 lb or 30 kg.

POOR ROBIN’S ALMANAC

Poor Robin’s Almanac was published from 1663 to 1828. Almanacs were widely available to the ordinary person and usually had a theme: the 1734 version has a historical bent and monetary tables. It mocked earlier almanacs through ridicule, wit, humour, and stating the obvious. For April he pokes fun at Doctors, “Now is the pleasant Spring when both Doctors and Butchers are busy letting Blood, one to kill what is alive and the other to save what is alive from dying...”. In the May entry he targets Lawyers, “The Lawyer is in close Conjunction with his Client till he either gets his Cause or at least his Money”. Read on…

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am grateful to David Randall for making the almanac available for transcription. David Bent of Green’s Mill and Science Centre, Nottingham kindly supplied much of the information on the business of milling. Most of the Dalby family details are taken from ‘Bradmore to AD 2000’, researched and compiled by Sheila Clark and produced by Bradmore Millennium Committee’s History Group, May 2000. I am also indebted to Sheila Clark for researching family details of the possible customers. John Randall, Bradmore. April 2013

Almanack 1734 William Dalby

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the Cow wentin nov. 25 987654321 Cows Closs 98765432 Sept 30 9876543 oct 2 987654 98765 9876 987 98 9

James Friear [?] 2 pk wheat 0 1 10 aug 6 2 peckes of corn 0 2 0

William of

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Harrad Spenser’s p 1 Strike of corne lef to pay 1 Strike of corn 1 Strike of corne oct ye 5 received nov 11 1 Strike of 22 1 Strike of cor Dec 16 1 Strike of corne 19 1 Strike of corne 0 jan 22 1 Strike of corne 0 3 30 1 Strike of corne 0 3 0 feb 10 1 Strike of barley 0 2 ? mar 10 lef to pay 0 7 0 22 lef to pay 0 5 0 April 5 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 17 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 april 28 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 may 7 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 21 1 Strike of 8 7 1 Strike o june 2 lef to p 14 lef to p may 20 Rec’d april ye 28 Rece

f corn 0 2 0 corne 0 0 10½ f corne 0 2 1½ of corn 0 2 1½ 0 3 11 of corn 0 3 2 0 6 h es of corn 0 1 7 o pay 0 4 5 pecks of corn 1 8 lef to pay ? 6

George Woothard Sept 23 had 2 pecks of corne 0 1 6 lef to pay 0 0 4 lef to pay 0 1 4 lef to pay 0 4 4

Wm Hallam 2 pecks 0 2 2 2 pecks of corn 0 1 8 2 pecks of corn 0 1 9 2 pecks of corn 0 1 9 o pay 0 1 0 f corn 0 2 2½ eat 0 1 3 orn 0 1 9 corn 0 2 7½ 0 1 4 0 3 6

Thomas Price his bill oct 8 1 Strike of corne 0 2 10 1 peck and half of wheat 0 1 9 oct 28 1 peck of wheat 0 1 3 no 12 1 peck of wheat 0 1 3 1 peck of wheat 0 1 3½ 1 peck of wheat 0 1 3½ 1 peck of wheat 0 1 3½ 1 peck of wheat 0 1 3½ Oct 4 lef to pay 0 1 1 aug 17 2 pecks of corn 0 1 9 july 02 lef to pay 0 2 1

John Street’s bill june ye 23 lef to pay 0 2 9 aug 26 2 pecks of corn 0 1 5 Sept 27 lef to pay 0 0 8 oct 26 1 peck of corn 0 0 10½ nov 6 lef to pay 0 1 0 22 1 peck of wheat 0 1 2 Dec 20 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 half a peck w 0 0 7 feb 17 lef to pay 0 3 4 lef to pay 0 0 5 lef to pay 0 0 4

John Price lef to pay 0 0 4 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 Dec 5 1 Strike of corne 0 3 2 6 2 peckes of wheat 0 2 3 Dec 16 lef to pay 0 4 0 18 1 Strike of wheat 0 4 4 26 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 26 2 peckes of wheat 0 2 2 jan 21 1 Strike of corne 0 3 0 6 pecks of wheat 0 6 6 2 peckes of wheat 0 2 3 1 Strike of corn 0 3 3 march 31 lef to pay 0 0 2 may 6 2 peckes of wheat 0 2 2 12 1 Strike of corne 0 3 0 may 22 1 Strike of corne 0 3 0 may 2 lef to pay 0 0 0 june 2 1 Strike of corn 0 3 4 19 1 Strike of corn 0 3 3 19 1 Strike of wheat 0 4 6 26 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 3 half a peck 0 0 6 july 7 3 pecks of corn 0 2 5 21 lef to pay 0 2 8 july 29 1 Strike of corn 0 4 0 1 Strike of corn 0 3 4 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 3 july 7 Receiv’d 0 6 0

John Price 1 Strike of corn 0 3 4 Sep 25 1 Strike of corn 0 4 4 Oct 2 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 14 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 20 2 pecks of corn 0 1 10 20 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 28 2 pecks of corn 0 1 10 no 10 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 10 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 24 3 hoops of corn 0 5 3 1 Strik of corn 0 3 6 lef to pay 0 2 6 1 Strike of wheat 0 5 2 2 pecks of corn 0 1 10½ 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 jan 12 lef to pay 0 5 6 12 3 hoops of corn 0 5 1 22 3 hoops of corn 0 5 3 feb 3 3 hoops of corn 0 5 3 4 2 pecks of corn 0 1 11 16 3 hoops of corn 0 5 3 march 1 lef to pay 0 13 6 8 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 7 10 3 hoops of corn 0 5 6 April 2 3 hoops of corn 0 5 3 13 lef to pay 0 15 10 14 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 15 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 6 feb 3 Rec’d 0 10 0

John Marshall lef to pay 0 3 7 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 aug 19 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 oct 14 3 hoops of corn 0 5 3½ nov 16 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 jan 26 Rec’d 0 5 0 Sept 7 2 pecks of corn 0 1 6 mar 6 2 pecks of corn 0 1 7 18 1 Strike of corn 0 3 [?] 2 pecks of corn 0 1 6

Adam Saxbe 2 pecks 0 1 11 1 peck wheat 0 1 4 April 23 1 pk of wheat 0 1 2 june 28 2 peckes of wheat 0 2 5 oct 30 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 may 9 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 june 3 1 Strike of corn 3 10 7 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 6 18 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 july 11 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 5 18 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8

Will hallam 1 S wheat 0 4 10 Sept 10 2 pecks of corn 0 1 9 16 2 pecks of corn 0 1 9 half peck wheat 0 0 7½ 2 pks wheat 0 2 4

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William Dalby Almanack Wheat 1 15 0 barly 0 13 6 hamer 0 1 8 shore? 0 2 0 Skep 0 0 10 12

The Regal Table Set where you may see how many kings has reignd George the second king of great briton reigns now henry Mary 1734

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April 28 John Price’s bill 664 lef to pay 1 0 4 may 17 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 26 lef to pay 0 18 10 june 2 1 peck of wheat 0 1 3 15 lef to pay 0 8 6½ 22 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 30 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 30 1 Strike of wheat 0 4 10 half a peck wheat 0 0 7 july 12 lef to pay 0 6 0 15 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 28 2 pecks of corn 0 1 10 aug 7 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 nov 30 receiv’d 0 10 0 feb 11 1 peck of wheat 0 1 1½ 12 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 3 mar 30 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 2 july 19 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 aug 5 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 0 81 33 34 {6.64} 53 70 76 39 31 35 70 37 32 33 66 40 32 30 47 James John 50 28 48 51 30 51 34 35 61

33 33 78 36 34 52 37 34 55 47 36 50

Harrad Spencer’s bill 1736 nov 15 lef to pay 0 2 6 18 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 30 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 Dec 11 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 20 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 24 lef to pay 0 6 0 30 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 jan 8 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 17 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 jan 22 lef to pay 0 3 6 26 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 feb 4 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 15 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 mar 1 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 14 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 26 1 Strike of corn 0 3 4 Aprill 15 lef to pay 0 6 4 19 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 29 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 may 9 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 17 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 26 1 Strike of corn 0 3 10 june 9 2 pecks of corn 0 1 10 15 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 july 2 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 5 2 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 july 2 Rec’d 0 10 0 may 8 Rec’d 0 10 0

feb ye 20 Reckened with Tho wite and lef to pay 0 6 6 21 6 peckes of corne 0 4 3 march 26 lef to pay 0 1 2 April 17 lef to pay 0 9 0 may 6 6 peckes of corn 0 4 0 may 20 lef to pay 0 9 0 24 lef to pay 0 3 9 june 17 lef to pay 0 0 4 27 1 Strike of wheat 0 4 4 half a peck of wheat 0 0 5 july 12 lef to pay 0 12 10 16 lef to pay 0 3 6 aug ye 13 1 Strike of corn 0 3 10 jan ye 30 Received 0 0 10 nov 10 Receiv’d 0 2 6 mar 22 Receiv’d 0 4 0 june 22 lef to pay 0 10 0 Sept 27 Receivd 0 2 0 mar 20 lef to pay 0 3 0

Joseph Preesley 175 Tho Lane 32 46 89 32 42 80 38 62 70 35 46 38 50 0-5-3 60 547 62

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augst ye 9 John [Gun’s?] bill 1736 9 3 pecks of corn 0 2 9

John Gun’s bill 1737 mar 29 lef to pay 0 8 6 30 lef to pay 0 1 4 may 10 Rec’d 0 0 3 june 20 Rec’d 0 2 0 23 1 peck of corn 0 0 11 no 10 lef to pay 0 4 9 june 3 lef to pay 0 2 3

Tho price his bil july 16 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 25 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 aug 5 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 16 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 28 1 Strike of corn 0 5 4

Harrad Spencer Sept 8 lef to pay 0 7 7

Harrad Spencer his bill 1737 july 15 lef to pay 0 11 0 21 1 Strike of corne 0 3 8 23 1 peck of wheat 0 1 2½ aug 15 2 pecks of corn 0 1 9 27 2 pecks of corn 0 1 7 Sep 5 1 peck of corn 0 0 9 nov 1 lef to pay 0 7 11 1 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 10 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 21 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 30 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 Dec 9 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 16 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 9 19 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 22 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 9 jan 4 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 16 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 25 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 feb 4 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 25 5 pecks of corn 0 3 4 mar 11 5 pecks of corn 0 3 7 27 5 pecks of corn 0 3 6 31 lef to pay 0 14 7 April 6 5 pecks of corn 0 3 6½ 17 5 pecks of corn 0 3 6½ 28 5 pecks of corn 0 3 6½ may 4 5 pecks of corn 0 3 9 feb 4 Rec’d 0 10 0

Addam Saxby’s bill 1737 july 18 lef to pay 0 11 0 22 1 Strike of corne 0 3 4 Sept 14 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 oct 1 2 pecks of corn 0 1 5 oct 3 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 9 13 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 nov 1 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 24 1 Strike of corne 0 2 8 Dec 9 1 Strike of corne 0 2 8 10 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 9 21 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 21 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 9 jan 9 lef to pay 0 18 4 9 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 feb 7 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 9 8 1 Strike of corne 0 2 8 mar 3 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 27 1 Strike of corne 0 3 2 30 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 10 April 15 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 may 1 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 11 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 9 19 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 june 1 lef to pay 0 14 2 3 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 28 3 pecks of wheat 0 2 9 2 pecks of corn 0 1 7 july 24 2 pecks corn 0 1 7 24 1 peck of wheat 0 0 11 Sept 2 lef to pay 0 10 0

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William Dalby [probably a continuation of previous or next page] 1 Strike of corn 0 4 2 1 Strike of corn 0 4 4

Ric’d Topley lef to pay 0 3 8½ no 28 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 28 1 peck of wheat 0 0 10½ Dec 12 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 feb 1 1 Strik of corn 0 2 8 mar 4 lef to pay 0 0 8 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 june 12 lef to pay 0 7 5 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 1 Strike of corn 0 2 11 june 12 Lef to pay 0 7 5 feb 13 Lef to pay 0 14 4 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 jan 19 lef to pay 0 11 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 oct 21 Recd 0 0 6 july 28 Recd 0 1 0 june 9 Rec’d 0 1 0 26 Recd 0 1 0 may 5 Rec’d 0 1 0 April 15 Rec’d 0 1 0 mar 3 Rec’d 0 1 4 no 20 Rece’d 0 0 6 oct 23 Recd 0 1 0 june 5 Recd 0 1 0 15 Rec’d 0 1 0 may 8 Recd 0 1 0 Rec’d 0 1 0

William Turner’s bill 1739 Aprill 2 lef to pay 0 12 7 2 1 Strike of corne 0 3 0 4 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 8 24 1 Strike of corne 0 2 9 may 4 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 8 7 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 28 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 june 2 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 10 18 1 Strike of corn 0 2 11 1 Strike of wheat 0 3 6 july 17 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 aug 13 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 25 1 peck of wheat 0 0 11 31 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 oct 8 lef to pay 1 0 6 17 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 23 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 11 no 6 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 23 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 23 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 11 Dec 7 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 25 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 25 1 Strike of wheat 0 3 8 jan 17 1 Strike of corn 0 3 3 17 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 11 feb 9 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 16 1 peck of wheat 0 1 2 27 3 pecks of corn 0 2 9 mar 5 pecks of corn 0 4 9 17 lef to pay 0 10 10 2 quarts wheat 0 0 3

half pek wheat 2 2 Dalby Dalby Will Markit Bossworth Leicester pocker blind [Henson?]

[continued from bottom of previous page?] mar 31 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 Apr 2 2 quarts wheat 0 0 3 4 3 pecks wheat 0 3 5 33

Harrad Spencers bill 1739 April 20 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 may 2 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 17 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 june 2 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 16 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 july 10 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 27 1 Strike of corn 0 2 8 Sep 25 lef to pay 0 4 5 oct 22 1 Strike of corn 0 2 9 no 2 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 22 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 29 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 Dec 10 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 19 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 26 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 31 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 jan 16 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 26 1 Strike of corn 0 2 10 feb 9 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 21 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 mar 1 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 11 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 mar 22 lef to pay 0 15 6 24 1 Strike of corne 0 3 2 April 15 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 23 1 Strike of corn 0 3 5 may 8 1 Strike of corn 0 3 8 14 1 Strike of corn 0 4 4 21 1 Strike of corn 0 4 6 30 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8

Harrad Spencer Recd 0 5 0 june 6 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 15 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 25 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 july 5 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 14 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 30 1 Strike of corn 0 4 8 Sept 27 lef to pay 2 5 5 no 14 lef to pay 1 5 5 Sep 20 Lef to pay 1 0 6 no 28 Lef to pay 0 15 5 Dec 12 lef to pay 0 10 5

John Dalby his book

A Loyn of Veal 6 pound 3 pence 1 6 A Rump of Beef 14 pound 3 pence 3 6 A loyn of Mutton 5 pound q 3h penny 1 7 11 pound beef 2 3 farthings 2 6

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Richard topley his bill lef to pay 0 8 2 1 Strike of corn 0 4 2 1 Strike of corn 0 4 4 3 pecks of corn 0 2 2 Lef to pay 0 0 10 1 Strike of corn 0 2 4 Dec 7 1745 Reck’d with Richard topley & due to mee the sum of 0 14 2

Rec’d of this bill 0 2 6 I had of him 3 Strike apples 0 5 4

Will hallam his bill Dec 6 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 21 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 2 jan 5 2 pecks of barley 0 1 4½ 16 1 peck of wheat 0 1 0½ 22 1 Strike of corn 0 3 4 feb 15 1 Strike of corne 0 3 2 23 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 11 feb 6 Lef to pay 0 9 6 mar 11 1 Strike of corn 0 3 2 Apr 1 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 5 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 10 14 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 may 5 1 Strike of corn 0 3 0 27 1 Strike of corn 0 3 3 june 24 1 Strike of wheat 0 3 8 29 1 Strike of corn 0 3 6 2 quarts of wheat 0 0 3 july 7 lef to pay 0 14 2 aug 3 2 pecks of wheat 0 2 0 9 1 Strike of corn 0 3 4 Sep 8 1 Strike of corn 0 3 5 no 15 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 Dec 2 1 Strike of corn 0 2 7 21 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 Jan 5 1 Strike of wheat 0 2 11 23 1 Strike of corn 0 2 5 Jan 26 Lef to pay 0 4 10 29 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 5 feb 9 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 mar 2 2 pecks of wheat 0 1 6 10 1 Strike of corn 0 2 6 0 7 11