Note 117 — Chapter III · AGRICULTURE
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“Aug. 7th., 1701 to my wife, to a Bleicher wife at bonaley for bleitching 1. 3. 4.” (Scots)
“Jan. 28th, 1703 to my good douchter jennie to give tibbie tomsome for her attendance on my wife the time of her sickness 5.16.0 (Scots). (Foulis (Sir John) Acct. Bk. p. 295, 314.)
“Sep. 11th, 1676, pd. her (Mary Taylor) more for bakeing four days. Mothers Acct. 8d. (Fell, (Sarah) Household Accts. p. 309.)
“Pd. Widow Lewis for gathering herbs two daies 6d. (Sussex, Arch. Coll. xlviii. p. 120. Extracts from the Household Account Book of Herstmonceux Castle.)
“Paid to goodwife Stopinge for 2 bundles of Rushes at Whitsuntide for the Church, iiijid. (Churchwarden’s Account Book, Strood, p. 95, 1612.”