ACCOUNTS OF KATHERINE, LADY BROOKE, 1645–1646

[Title page] The book of disbursements and receipts at Brooke House for the year beginning 2 March 1645 and ending on or about 2 March 1646. p. 1 Expenses and provisions for diet, grocery, wood, coal, candles, reparations, taxes, payments, gifts, gardens, stables, travelling charges and all other household necessaries. To Robert Smyth for the first week ending 10 March 12-09-02 To Robert Smyth the week ending 17 March 13-02-04½ To Robert Smyth the week ending 24 March 12-09-00 To Robert Smyth the week ending 30 April March 16-04-05 To Robert Smyth the week ending 7 April 31-07-04 To Robert Smyth the week ending 14 April 16-14-11 To Robert Smyth the week ending 21 April 13-08-04 To Robert Smyth for the week ending 28 April 15-02-07 To Robert Smyth the week ending 5 May 13-09-03 To Robert Smyth the week ending 12 May 26-11-08 To Robert Smyth the week ending 19 May 13-18-11½ To Robert Smyth the week ending 26 May 13-03-04 To Robert Smyth the week ending 2 June 22-19-07 Given to my Lord of Warwick's trumpeters 00-10-00 To the woman that cut Mr Fulke's teeth 00-07-06 For syrup and loshinges387 for my Lord 00-07-00 For one pound of cheney 00-16-00 For my Lord's and his brothers’ dinners at Hackney 00-08-00 Charges of the journey to Warwick To Mr Walsham in full of his bill 04-07-04 Paid for a paper book 00-02-00 To Slater the harness-maker in full of his bill 00-15-00 To the clerk for church duties the last quarter 00-17-00 To William Coleman for a horse 05-00-00 To Dore the farrier in full of his bill 02-06-00 226-16-09 p. 2 Expenses To Savage for 4 bits 20s, & mending one bit 12d 01-01-00 To Mr Sedgwick for beer the first quarter 11-06-06 To the post and porter for bringing the copy of the Lord Digby's388 letter 00-00-08 Paid back the 3li which my Lady took out of the Earl of Bedford's money to give Doctor Clarke 03-00-00 To Robert Smyth the week ending 9 June 21-03-08 To Mr Walsham, Mr Talbot, and Mr Cockin for Colonel Massey's advance to Taunton389 02-00-00 To Mr Robert Smyth for the week ending 16 June 32-11-10 To Robert Smyth for the week ending 23 June 14-01-05½ To Mr Harcourt by Mr Fretchwell for half a year ending Midsummer 1645 01-00-00 To Mr Robert Smyth for the week ending 30 June 16-19-10½ To the clerk of the parish for Midsummer quarter 00-17-00 To Mr Fretchwell for the poor for Midsummer quarter 00-15-00 To Blakeman which he laid out at Hackney 00-02-06 To Robert Smyth the week ending 7 July 18-09-07½ To Robert Smyth the week ending 14 July 10-17-