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Dee, John, 1527-1608

"The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts"

Barthilmew
Hikman cam to Mortlak on his own busines. Sept. 2nd, the spider at
ten of the clok at night suddenly on my desk, and suddenly gon;
a most rare one in bygnes and length of feet. I was in a great study
at my desk. Sept. 6th I gave Richard 2_s._ 6_d._ part of his wagis,
when he went to his grandfather. Sept. 13th, I dyned with the Erle
of Derby at Russell Howse, Mr. Thymothew and Mr. John Statfeldt,
German, being there. Sept. 14th, to Elizabeth Feeld _2s._ for the
taylor. Sept. 22nd, Elizabeth Feeld went from my servyce. I dined
with the Erle of Darby. Sept. 26th, ?6 borrowed of my cosen William
Hetherley for fourteen days to pay for Barthilmew Hikman. Sept.
29th, Margery Stubble of Hownslow, our dry nurse, entred into the
yere of her servyce begynning on Michaelmas Day, and is to have ?3
her yeres wagis and a gown cloth of russet. Edward Edwards began his
yere of serving me allso on Michelmas Day, and he must have 40_s._
for his yere's wagis, and a lyvery.
Oct. 7th, my anger (hor. 5 a mer.) with Edward my coke, bycause of
his disorder. Oct. 8th, Mr. Richard Western lent me ?10 for a yere.
Oct. 9th, I dyned with Syr Walter Rawlegh at Durham Howse. Oct.
11th, to Edward 2_s._, part of wagis. Mr. Banks lent me uppon lone
tyll after Christmas ?5. Mr. Emery sent me ?3 by my servant Richard
Walkedine. Oct. 14th, to Anne 2_s._ part of wagis; to Elizabeth
Felde payd the rest of her yeres wagis, and moreover 2_s.


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