Memorials of St. Giles's, Durham : being grassmen's accounts and other parish records, together with documents relating to the hospitals of Kepier and St. Mary Magdalene.

  • St. Giles (Parish : Durham, England)
Date:
1896
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Credit: Memorials of St. Giles's, Durham : being grassmen's accounts and other parish records, together with documents relating to the hospitals of Kepier and St. Mary Magdalene. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    1616. M^i the xijth day of may Rob'te heighington & xp'ofor symson haith maid ther account the day & yere Aforesaid before the parishe just & right. The xij'h day of may 1616. Grass men chosen for this present yere Rob'te Reneson tanner & lohn harryson fuller & they have receyved for the use of the parishe at this accounpte the some of ix/. In witnes wherof they have sette ther hands. t 1 1 • lohn hanson. Robert Renoldson. Rec^ of Rychard Robeson Seaver for a horse gait, viijj. Reed of wedowe hall of cravvcrooke, iiijj. Of lohn Claxton for two laynes, viijj.i For a bull which we sould, xlvs. viijd. [Other receipts for gaits, hull-hay, and fog in the two closes\. Receyts xvj7. vijj. \]d. Expences. Item p to wedowe hodshon, v\s. To Rob'te bambrough & Edmond smyth for Repayringe y^ maiden castle for one dayes worke, xij^/. To ye counstaples for articles given by ye justices,2 xviijfl?. For A bull at darnton to use of y^ parishe, xxxviijj. For charges for gettinge hym home to Thomas cornforth & Rob'te Kent & for one stone of hay, \\]s. To the hurde for hantinge hym to y^ common, ij^^. To Ambros butler Rob'te Kent for thre dayes worke & a halfe at mayden castle, iiijj. To Rob'te bambrough for ringinge yt aboute with whines, yX]d. To the workmen for drinke to ye said worke, \\d. For a lock to y^ bull house, \\\\d. To Rob'te Carr & william burton for skowringe giles brige letch, yjs.]d. To George cragg for foure Riges in y^ lyme- kill close & ye third part of iiijo riges, xvijj. x^.3 For mowing of them xxi/. For winninge & ledinge of y^ same home, xxij^/. For drinke & bread to ye wainmen & bearears in of yt, xd. To Thomas cornforth for changinge of A bull, v]s. V\\]d. To lohn grene & Rob'te bambrough for vj dayes worke at the over ducke poole v]d. a day, iijj. To Anthoney duccott for iiijo Thrave of bigg straw to ye bull house, yi\]d.{?) To Nycholas yonger for lainge on of yt . To lohn grene for servinge of hym & for ther ■ See above, p. 43, note i. See above, p. 28, note 2. 3 No doubt for making hay for the bull. It was sometimes, as appears from other entries, bought ready-made. Observe the division of the closes into rigs.