POCKET ALMANACKS AT RENISHAW. 1 99 



brother AUestree's house in Alverston. [Several payments to ' my wife ' are 

 recorded, including one "in part of her allowance."] 



' An Accompt of one yeares expeiice begun the 23 day of Sept. 1682.' 

 [From this date to the nth Jan., 1682-3, 'here are nineteen entries of "money 

 put into my Pockett," amounting altogether to 20 : i : 4 also] 



By money p? Richard Burton for grass for two horsess this last Summer 

 2:5:0. 



By money p? Doctour Dakins, Octo : 24, for one quarter's table u : 14 : o. 



By pd Doctour Dakins for ffeese 2:0:0. 



Dec. 29. By money pd M' Cadwell for books 3:0:0. 



My son ffrancis was borne the 27'" day of Aprill, being Thursday, about 

 two of the clock in the Afternoone, in the yeare of our L^ 1682. 



1683. My son Henry was borne the lo'" of ffeb :, being Sunday, about 3 of 

 the clock in the afternoone ; he lived to be Xned but dyed wilhin halfe a 

 quarter of an houer after. 



[These two entries are repeated in the Almanacks for 1682 and 1704.] 



[It appears by this Almanac that Mr. Sitwell visited Derby early in 1682 

 and Lincoln in April. He was at Caistor on the loth May, and at Gains- 

 borough, staying 'att my usuall Inn,' on July the 4th, August the 23rd, and 

 February the I5ih of the following year. Some of these journeys were 

 probably made in order to look after the iron works then leased to his uncle 

 George Sitwell, the elder. I find that William Sacheverell, M.P., was acting 

 as partner with his sister Mrs. Katherine Sitwell in the iron trade, and that 

 iron was being sold to Mr. Robert Cole, Mr. Rogers, George Guest, Thomas 

 Harding, Mr. Trubshaw, and Mr. Briersly, all of whom resided at Birming- 

 ham. Thomas Starky was Mr. Sitwell's land agent.] 



1687. 



Bookes Lent as followeth : 



To M' ffells of Rotheram ' A discourse against Transub :.' 



Lent to M' God . . . Gardiner ' the Answer to the Fopish queryes.' 



To M' Letherland the Bishop of Lincolnes booke against the Papists. 



To M^ John Wigfall Cowley's Works. 



To brother Will : Sitwell the i^ 2d, & 3d parts of Cook's Institutes. 



[This entry repeated in 1690 and 1691.] 

 Lent to M"" Burdin ' Gates his Tryalj.' 



Lent to Brother Williame the ' reply to the Amicable Accomedacione.' 

 Lent to Cosen Samuell Gardiner Slater's ' Reasons for his Turneing to 



the Papists.' 

 Lent to Cozen John Revell Cambdens remaines, April 21" [16] 87. 

 Sep' y<= 13'", lent then to Cozen Samuell Gard : the i'^ part of 



Doctor Parker ' Religione & Royalty.' 



