6c8 Documents. 



VI. 



AN ACCOUNT OF INVESTMENTS AND LOSSES IN 

 THE BUBBLES. 



The following documents were found folded up in an old pocket book 

 among the papers at Brandsby Hall. 



i . A sheet of paper on which is written 

 (a) Obverse. 

 An account of what moneys I have laid out in the Bubbles. 



j. d. 



Lay'd out in Rum's insurance . . . . . .70126 



in Queen Ann's salt . . . . . . . . 17 10 o 



for two shares and a half in King George's salt . . . 650 



for 1500 land improvements . . . . . 18 15 o 



for 5000 pd. extracting Gold and Silver from lead . . 13 15 o 



for 1000 pd. share in Grand Fishery . . . . 440 



for half a share in water engine . . . . .1400 



for half a share in malt . . . . . . .1800 



for half a James's permit . . . . . . . 33 



for 5000 Ib. in North Sea . . . . . . 650 



for 300 in Welch brass and copper . . . . . 100 o o 



lay'd out in the whale fishery . . . . . .2900 



for half a share in the Brass bubble . . . . 105 o o 



for a Globe permit . . . . . . . 29 o o 



for 300 felt hatts and pantiles . . . . . . 150 



for a share in Sir John Lambert's improvements . . 31 10 o 



for a Douglas . . . . . . . . . 26 o o 



for a share in Sir Richard Steele's 100 o o 



for two shares in multiplying pictures . . . 100 o o 



693 14 6 



(6) Reverse. 



An account of what money I have got clear out of the Bubbles. 



s. d. 



got in whale fishery 300 



in the Globe Bubble 10180 



in the Brass Bubble 10 o o 



in Queen Ann's salt 17 10 o 



in extracting gold and silver from lead . . . . o o o 



in Welch copper 59 o o 



for SOOQ/. of British improvements 52 10 o 



152 18 o 



