[BRU 4/1, p. 44]

The Acountt of wyllyam wyatt
Chamberlen in the yeare 1598

Paymentes

Imprimis paid to Mr Aspinoll for that he
was behind the last yeare for his wages  
iij^li
paid to Mr Hidges for that he was
behind the last yeare                                          
iij^li
paid to M^r Geffres for on Ambrosse Coper                                                                      
iij^s      iiij^d
paid to Edward Ange for a locke
for the gelde hall doore                                               
iiij^s
paid Cowart the smith for mending
the keey of the chappell dore                                               
ij^d
paid to the glasier for glasing at the
yeld halle                                                                         
xiiij^d
paid for whickcord and greesse for wood                                                                                     
ij^d
paid to the collarmaker for pessing Rope                                                                                     
ij^d

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                                                               the bridge
paid to Ihon Yeaton for carridges of
iij lodes of stones, xviij lodes of sand
ix lodes of gravell                                          
xiiii^s       vj^d
paid to Mr Shaxspere for on lod of ston                                                                                        
x^d
paid to Roddes dawtere for pickkinge
of stones                                                                         
xij^d
paid to Robart Hawll for paving
xxj dayes at x^d a day                                                 
xvij^s      vj^d
paid to Revens for xix dayes worke
at vj^d a daye                                                             
ix^s      vj^d

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more payed for whickcord and gresse                                                                                        
iij^d
paid to Heminges to by papar                                                                                                    
iiij^d
paid to M^r Cowart for the statute booke                                                                            
ij^s      vj^d
paid to Richard Cowell for squaringe
wood in the chappell yeard ij dayes                              
xx^d
paid to Prisse for a Rooppe for the clocke                                                                                    
x^d
paid to Mr Smith for wyne and suger
when my lady Grevell cam to see
our sport                                                                                                                          
ij^s       ij^d
and for iij Cakes the same time                                                                                                   
vj^d
paid to Mr bayle Gibbes for that he
leed out Abowght Ihon Rogers sutte                                                                            
xij^s      vj^d
paid to Peter Ioyner for mending the bell
whell                                                                           
x^d
paid to Littell Smith for mending the
beme of the clocke                                                           
iij^d
paid to borcholl for mending the harnis                                                                          
iiij^s
paid to iij wymmen for Carring in of colles                                                                      
ij^s      iiij^d
paid to wydowe baker for sweping before
the chappell                                                             
xvj^d
paid more to nicklas bayles for paynting                                                                                    
xvj^d
paid to sor ffowcke Grevell for nothing                                                                            
xj^s
paid to Mr balliue                                                                                                              
iij^s      iiij^d
paid to littell Smith for mending keey                                                                                           
ij^d
paid to Prisse for a cord to peesse the bell Roppe                                                                        
iij^d
paid to R Richard Smith for mending
the sleye of the cloke                                                           
iij^d
paid for candels                                                                                                                              
ij^d

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paid for bords to make the dore in the hawll                                                                               
xv^d
paid to Peter Ioyner for making the dore                                                                                    
xij^d
paid to Mr Wilson for hinges and nayles                                                                                       
x^d
paid to Watton for the bolt                                                                                                          
iiij^d
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                           to mend the gealle hall
paid for i hondard of bordes and xxiiij foott                                                                    
vj^s        vj^d
paid to Richard Gibbes for iijpeare of Rafters                                                                            
xij^d
paid to Ihon Smith for hondard halfe
of x^d nayles butt on peni worth                                                                                             
xiiij^d
to Cowell for his worke                                                                                                              
​xij^d 

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13^l j^d

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Vnckle Quyne my Commendacions done etc I vnderstand by your Letter to Mr Alderman
that Mr Kympton is not yet paide his 4^li 7^s which I much marvayle of for that that
I appointed Mr Barber to appoint iij^li to bee paide to Mr Kympton thys last
weeke yff hee weare not payd beefore otherwise to pay the 3^li to Mr Woolly
& the monie was payde to Mr Woolly wherby it should seeme that Mr
Kympton was payd beefore. I pray you Know ceartainly yff hee bee payd &
yff not then vse som meanes eyther to pay hym speedely or eles send mee
word that I may sent it hym for I am ashamed that hee is so longe
unpayd. my Aunt Quyne telleth mee that you are to Receaue 20 or 30^li
In London & that you will pay som monie for mee yff neede bee: &
in that Resspect I have Lent her som monie allredy to serve her occations
so yff you can pay mee 20^li then disschardge Mr Kympton & the Ressadew pay
to Mr ffrauncis Evington at the Checker in watling street: yff Sir Edward
Grevile ^haue payd hym 10^li then doo you pay hym 10^li more. yff Sir Edward paid hym non then
pay Mr Evington 15^li yff you can. or 20^li yff your monie will hould owt: and
then yff you have any more spare monie Leave 10^li for mee with my Cossen Vnderhill
uppon ludgate hyll. & I will write to hym wheer to pay it for mee. but yff you
thinck that you shall not haue monie for mee Let mee know with all speed that
I may otherwise provid & so in great haste I comyt you to god Stretford 24 November 1598

Yours ever  Daniell Baker 

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yowe shalle god wyllying Receve from youre wyfe by Mr baylye thys berer aswrance
of x^s y she wold helpe have yow to bye some grocerye yff hyt be Resonabl
yow maye have carryage by a woman who I wyllyd to come to yow Mr Layne by
Report hath Received a great sum of money of Mr Smyth of Wotten but wylle not
be known of hyt & denyed to lend your wyfe any but hys wyffe saye sayd
that he had Received v^li which was gevyn hyr & wyshed hym to lend that to your wyfe
which he dyd she hopyth to mayke Evysham to paye Mr Combes & all the Rest
I wrot to yowe concerning Ihon Rogersse the howsse goethe greatlye to dekaye
aske cecillie therein & doe somewhat therein as she ys in doubt that Mr Parsonsse wylle
not paye the 3^li 13^s 4^d wherefore wryte to hym yffe yowe maye
have carryage to bye some such warys as yow may selle presently at profit
yffe yowe R bargen with Mr Shakespear or Receave money there or bryng your money home
w yow maye I see howe knite stockynges be sold ther ys grete byinge of them at Evysham
Edward Wheat & Harrye your brother man were both at Evysham thysdaye sent
& as I hearde bestow 20^li there in knyte hosse hosse Wherefore I thynke
yow maye doo good yff yow can have money

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