Allso to godman Bedell was payd ?4
for billet, baven, and lose fagot the same day. Payd likewise to
gudwife Wesder eight shillings for one monthes nursing of Madinia,
and 4_s._ more beforehande. March 26th, Mr. Beale sent me home
the first my own hand copy of the volume of Famous and Rich
Discoveries[ii] which I had given anno 1583 to Andrew Strange.
[Footnote hh: See the "Compendious Rehearsall," published by
Hearne from a Manuscript in the Cottonian collection, now
partially destroyed by fire, for a more extended account of this.]
[Footnote ii: Now in the Cottonian collection. Ashmole has
preserved a copy of it in MS. Ashm. 1790.]
May 12th, I payd goodwife Welder xij_s._ for vij. wekes ending then
next from the Wensday before Ester-day last. May 25th, of the old
Kalander, Sir Thomas Jones Knight (unaxed) offred me his castell of
Emlyn in Wales to dwell in so long as he had any interest in it,
whose lease dureth yet twelve yeres, freely, with commodityes
adjoining unto it; and allso to have as much mow land for rent, as
myght pleasure me sufficiently. The 27th day he confirmed the same
his offer agayn before Mr. John Harbert, Master of the Requestes,
in his hall in Mortlak; which his offers I did accept of, and he was
glad thereof. May 31st, Bartilmew [Hickman] cam up and browght Jane
his dowghter with him. Mr. R. Ed. his boke and letter. June 8th,
William Aspland of Essex and Th.
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