POCKET ALMANACKS AT RENISHAW. 209 



Disbursed for Uncle Will Sitwell as followeth : 

 Novemb : the 30"', for 6"' of Chocolatte, 1:4:0 

 for 2"^ of Coffee, 0:7:6 

 ffor 20"^ of new Raisins & boxs, 0:7:0 



ffor setting his Dimond Ring, 0:5:6 



ffor 15 Lottery Ticketts, 2:4:0 



In the Lotterye called the iTortunes ffavorite, Deceml) : the 6"', I put in 

 I shilling the being {sic) 10 in Numb : from 32971 to 32980. 



Decemb : the 8"', 99. I Bargained with my Landress to wash me & to 

 mend my stockings & Linnens, for 50^ p Annum, 

 from 677501 to 677800 Aunt Plump. 



To Aunt Sitwell, in 1698, A booke of Playes, most of them Dreydens. 

 August the 21^*, 1699. Lent then to Mr ffrancis Stringer A Booke called 

 ' the Compleat Attorney ' &c. Sept : 2d, Lent to M' Browne the Schoole 



Master of Chesterfield [Cudworth's system of the Univers]. 



[Here follow 25 pages of notes on unusual Latin words from some classical 

 author.] 



[In the pocket at the end of the book the following recipe endorsed,] 

 A good Reciept for the Scurvy, Dropsey & to get an Appetite. 

 Take two pounds of Elder berrys picked clean, and a pound of bleu currans 

 picked from the stalk and rubed clean : put all these into a Venison pott and 

 bake them in an oven, then . . . . . them thorough an Hair Sive and 

 when the Lyquor is cold bottle itt. 

 take two spoonfull of it in any liquid thing when you please. 

 It is good for the Scurvie, Dropsie, and to get an appetite. 

 [In the pocket of this almanac for 1699 was the following bill] 

 Taylor's bill. 



ffor buttons for suit & coate - - - - 0:6:0 

 ffor silke & Galloone for the suit - - - o ; 2 : o 



ffor lining & Pockets for the Cloaths - 

 ftor lyng for y^ wastecoat stay, tape, & > 

 Buckram for y<= suit - . - . ) 



ffor a murning shoulder Knot & hatband 

 ffor makeing suit & coate ..... 

 ffor pressing Cloth for briches .... 



Total - - 1:8:0 



1700. 



Books Lent : 



Lent to Aunt Sit :, which now Neice Shep : hath, A Booke of Playes, most 

 of them Dreidens. 



Wingate's Abridgment to Cozen Card :. 

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