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Knitter, of 40;^ to Lawrence Bourne, of Ashover, Gent., 



before they hire a stocking frame of the said Lau. Bourne, 



engaging to maintain the same in good repair, &c., and 



to deHver up the same with all materialls thereto belonging 



to the said Lau. Bourne. 



(Signed) Leonard Bower. 

 Richard Culton. 



GODFR. HeATHCOTE.] 



"June 18, 1728, 1 went to Derby, to a trial that Mr. Hodgkinson, 

 had w' Mr. James Sleigh, of Highgate, in London, for the ^ £ 3. 

 year, left by his unckle Cap. Samuel Sleigh, of Northidge, in 

 Ashover parish, in his last will and Testament, that if y^ inhabit- 

 ants of Ashover, did build a school in y*^ waste, or common, 

 near to S' William's Well, then he left the sum of 4 pound a 

 year, to be paid for ever out of y* Lands in Washington [Wess- 

 ington] Hay. (The school was built in y^ year 1703, and ever 

 since been supplied or taught by me, being 24 years, and at 

 4-^ per year is <)(>£). 



" April I, my son W" came over from Arnal, and brought his 

 indentures, having served his vnckle 7 years. He was bound 

 Jan. 16, 1722. 



"Jan. 15, 1737, I went to another Commission at Chesterfield, 

 w"* W" Goodale, about ye School. 



"Feb. 27, 1730, Anne Lovet went to live at Esq. Hurts, of 

 Arrows-Lee. She staid 27 weeks. 



"June 28, 1732, Martha went to live with Rowland Sudbury. 



"May 12, 1733, Hanna came home from Unston, to spin 

 againsi she was married, and on Monday, 25 June, she was 

 married. 



" Sunday, 8 July, Martha went to Loscoe, to live with Geo. 

 Hodgkinson, and staid about 5 week, and came home ill, 



1733- 



"Dec. 25, 1733, Anna Lovet went to Ashbourn, to live with 

 Mrs. Brookfield. 



"May 20, 1734, I was cited to Derby, to the Election, or 

 Voteing, with 10 more of my neighbours. The same day my 



