May 5th, Mr. Cave dyed. May 8th, the Master of
the Rolls his curtesy, thowgh I had never spoken unto him. May 9th,
my coosen John Awbry cam to me, to recreate himselfe for a while.
May 21st, I discharged Letice of my servyce, and payd all duetyes
untyll this day, her yere ending on the 8th of Aprill. I gave her
for a month over 2_s._ 6_d._ and for to spend by the way I gave her
2_s._ 6_d._, Robert Charles and my wife being by in my study. May
25th, 26th, 27th, the Signet, the Privy Seale, and the Great Seale
of the Wardenship; ?3. 12_s._ borrowed of my brother Arnold. June
1st, my yong coosen, John Awbrey, was sent for to his father to
London. Mr. Partrich, his brother, in London; Richard Ward, and
other cam for him. June 9th, Barthilmew Hikman went homeward. June
11th, I wrote to the Erle of Derby, his secretary, abowt Manchester.
June 18th, Anne Powell cam to my service; she is to have four nobles
by the yere, a payr of hose and shoes. June 21st, the Erle of Derby
his letter to Mr. Warren for the colledge. June 25th, Dr. Awbrey
died at midnight. My cosen, Mr. George Broke, gave me ?50 in
gold, hora tertia a meridie. June 29th, Mr. John Blayney, of Over
Kingesham in Radnorshyre, and Mr. Richard Baldwyn, of Duddlebury in
Shropshyre, visited me at Mortlak. The great-grandfather of the sayd
John, and my great-grandmother by the father side, were brother and
sister.
July 1st, the two brethren, Master Willemots, of Oxfordshire, cam to
talk of my howse hyring.
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