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

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.vi.^d
for iiij; ounces of Silk 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