THE DIARY OF BENJAMIN GRANGER, OF BOLSOVER. 67 



Oct 24 1707 Wm Tetley Constable And in February it was reported that 

 the supposed Prince of Wales was gon with some ships and men to land 

 into Scotland and in March 1708 and April there did march and quartered 

 in Bolsover several troops of Horse and companys of Foot William 

 Tettley then Constable of Bolsover and Clown 



6 April 1708 John Pearse Gentleman and Francis Rowbotham of Walley 

 Churchwardens 



James Steevens John Ouldsfield Overseers 



9 April 1708 was the day of Thanksgiving for the great deliverance that we 

 have received in the discovery of the great plot laide by the French and 

 Papish for the invading of Great Britain 



In April 1708 Jonathan Clark of Waley did begin to be a carrier with a waggon 

 to London 



June 10th 1708 The Bishop of Lichfield visitted and Churchwardens was 

 sworne 



Extracts from Henry Roade's Entries. 



1741-8 



Work done for the Countis of Oxford and Cornelias Farr at Welbec for 

 Joseph Newbold Coffins were 6/6 each A days work 1/6 for John Stanley 

 at Welbec 



1 75 1 To form a trye astimate of the nation's loss by the death of his Highness 

 one should be able to do justice to his character but that is more than wee 

 dare venture to undertake and therefore leave it to some masterly hand to 

 tell this world that ye joy of Briton is withered her hop is gone the Mar- 

 chant's friend the Protector of Arts and Science and the Patron of merit 

 the general relivor of the distressed the accomplished Prince and the rine 

 gentleman in private life is noe more no more 



In 1737-42 we get some local prices A quarter of oat es cost 8/6 a pigg 4s 

 one load of wood leading 4/6 three cupels of sheep and one hogg £1 10s 

 one loade of wheat 7/6 two pecks of meall 1/1 two pounds of butler iod 

 half a peck of blue peas 4d a peck of potatoes 5d a pint of linseed oyle 1/6 

 a pint of vinegar 2d Powder Blewe id a Box for the Bible in Church 1/- 

 Coffins were cheap generally 6/6 each but he made one for William Marsh's 

 wife for 2/6 one for his son 1/- and one for her dother 1/6 with wood for 

 the same 1/- Richard Brine had a coffin for his mother ye price without 

 any abatement 7s od 



1745 Samuel Pormer did bring in four horse load of coals for y« wachman's 

 use No price given 



1746 William Holingworth of Stavely Brook had one esey chare it was to be 

 14s a glass press £1 5s a glass case 3/4 a kake sprittle 1/6 



Nails were of various prices as 4d 8d iod 1 2d 20d spikes by the pound sprigs 

 2d ring nails 4d 



