Bills and receipts of mercers, etc. to Lady Jane (Stanhope) Townshend, L.d.802-813

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Below is a basic semi-diplomatic transcription of a bill/receipt to Lady Jane Stanhope (Townshend). Henry Clay Folger purchased the Bacon-Townshend papers in October 1925 from Mr. Frank Marcham, a London rare book and manuscript dealer. This transcription was originally completed as part of the first Practical Paleography Series, sponsored by EMMO.

Transcription L.d.807 fol. 1r

July the xxv^th - 1590​
first for ix elles iij q.uar​ter. ​of lening Cloth​
by Mrs​ Spencer at iij^s​ ________ xxix.^s​ vj.^d​​
for iiij ounc​es of Silke at xxij^d​ ________ vij.^s​iiij.^d​​
Sume is - xxxvij.^s​x.^d​​
for which she hath had xiiij.^li​ of​
Sugar at xj^d​ the pound ______ xij.^s​x^d​​
and xviij^li​ at x^d​ the pound ______ xvj.s​​
Sume is - xxvij.^s​x.d​​
Ad​ So is dew unto her ix.^s​