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.uarter. of lening Cloth
by Mrs Spencer at iij^s ________ xxix.^s vj.^d
for iiij ounces of Silke at xxij^d ________ vij.^siiij.^d
Sume is - xxxvij.^sx.^d
for which she hath had xiiij.^li of
Sugar at xj^d the pound ______ xij.^sx^d
and xviij^li at x^d the pound ______ xvj.s
Sume is - xxvij.^sx.d
~~Ad~~ So is dew unto her ix.^s