8o THE DIARY OF EDWARD BAGSHAW. 



siderably added to the difficulties of housekeeping on a very small 

 income. 



The endowments of the vicarage of Castleton also included, 

 contrary to the general custom, one-third of the tithes on grain, 

 usually called the great tithes, and appropriated in toto to the 

 rectory. The amount of grain grown in a wild district like 

 Castleton would always be very small ; still every year the vicar 

 got a trifling sum as his tithe of oats, and usually also some barley. 

 Tithes were at that time always collected in kind. We find that 

 not only was there a " Tythe Barne" mentioned several times in 

 these pages, where the grain for the Bishop of Chester would be 

 stored, but also a " Vicarage Barne," where Mr. Bagshaw's third 

 share was carried. 



• We give the following entry as a specimen of several relative to 

 oats : — 



"November 19 th : 1 741 : I made a Kiln full of Oats, viz. Seven 

 Quarter at y e Mill, which was four load, six Pecks and a half of Meal. 

 I sold two Load of Meal : 

 One Load to Ellis Hall of Gooshill for 16s. 

 One Load to Benjamin Ashton for 16s. 



P d Mr. Needham twelve Pecks of Meal w ch I borrowed of him. 

 P d Duster, Miller and Millwoman three Pecks. 

 P d John Martin my Thresher eight Pecks. 

 Given Dorothy Slade one Peck. 

 Meal Sieves Ten Pecks. 

 Dust twelve Pecks. 



The whole Thrashing was ninety six Thrave of Straw : 

 My 3 d Part is Thirty two Thrave. 

 My 3 d Part of Light (white) Oats is four Strike." 



From other similar entries, we find that the wages of a thresher 

 was then 8d. per day. 



The following extracts pertain to tithes on other country 

 produce : — 



1742 "The whole wool to be divided was 13 stone 7 pound. My 3 d part 



was 4 stone 7 pound. 

 October 12 th My Clark went into Edall to gather Tyth Geese, but 



brought none, they having fayled this year. 

 October 13 th my Clark brought me one Tyth Goose from Thomas 



Hall, of Tricket Bridge. 

 Nov. 11 th received for Tyth Calves out of Edall 9s. 



