JOURNAL OF JOHN ASTON, 1639 65 



THE JOURNAL. 



Iter Boreale Anno >Salutis 1639 et Dissiduc inter Anglos et 

 Scotos. Inchoatum V Aprilis, Finitum 29'' Junii. 



My journey to Yorke to attend the king (as a privy 

 chamber-man extraordinary) on the behalfe of my 

 brother. Anno, 1639, Aprill 1st. 



I went from Rissley, Sir Henry Willoughbie's ^ in Darby- 

 shire, Aprill the 1st, beeing Monday, Anno. 1639. 



My brother delivered mee 100/. and sent theise servants 

 with mee : Thomas Woollet, Thomas Millington, Arthur Heath, 

 Francis Ridgate a footman, and John Taylor to drive the 

 cart with my carriadge of apparrell, armes and necessary es. 



I had three stoned horses, a gray gelding, and two cart horses. 



I had a cuirassier's armes for my selfe, close caske, gorget, 

 back and breast culet, pouldrons, vambrace, left hand gauntlet, 

 and cuisses, and a case of pistolls and great saddle. 



Thomas Woollet, Thomas Millington and Arthur Heath had 

 each of them for armes, back and breast and open head-piece, 

 a carbine and belt and cartilage box ; and each of them a 

 case of pistolls and great saddle. 



John Taylor had a light cart with two wheeles covered 

 over with red cloth, with my brother's scutcheons of armes 

 wrought upon it, and two good horses to drawe it. 



About 10 a clock I came to the castle in Nottingham (Mr 

 Malins) accompanied with my brother, and there wee met 

 Mr Henry Brooke, and I entertained his footeman, Francis 

 Ridgate. After dinner I parted with my brother. 



^ Sir Henry Willoughby of Risley, a place some eight miles from 

 Derby, was made a baronet in 1611 ; his daughter and coheir, Anne 

 Willoughby, married for her first husband Sir Thomas Aston, bart, 

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