Steward’s accounts of hospital business from 1631
Warwickshire County Record Office, CR1600/LH42/1
Despite the supposed infirmities and poverty of the brethren who were admitted to the Lord Leycester, evidence from the hospital’s financial accounts, suggests that many lived active and busy lives. The financial records, like the one below, show that many brethren possessed high levels of literacy and basic accounting skills.
Brothers Francis Whetstone and Thomas Jemeway undertook multiple journeys to London and to the Lord Leycester's estates in Warwickshire in 1631. Such trips would have been demanding, involving long rides on horseback. Jemeway appears to have stayed in London for twenty-six days during one of these visits. .
Item paid to Mr Rainsford the 29th of January 49 shillings, 6 pence
Item paid to Mr Rainsford for the charges of Candlemas [term] 26 shillings, 8 pence
Item paid to Mr Rainsford the 11th of June, 4 shillings, 0 pence
Item paid more to Mr Rainsford the 13th of June, 26 shillings, 8 pence
Item paid more to Mr Rainsford the 12th of October, 6 shillings
For His [Mr Rainsford's] fees for midsummer term, 13 shillings, 4 pence
The whole sum paid to Mr Rainsford is £9, 16 shillings, 2 pence.
Item delivered to Brother Jemeway the 25th January, 30 shillings, 0 pence
Item Brother Jemeways charge at London the 3 March, 34 shillings, 6 pence
Item for 26 days charges for his diet, 22 shilings, 4 pence
Item the bill of Brother Jemeways charge for Quarter? term, 28 May 41 shillings, 8 pence
Total - £6, 8 shillings, 6 pence
Item delivered to Brother Whetston[e] the 5th of February for his journey to London 13 shillings, 4 pence
Item paid for the charge of Thomas Heywood our Tenant at Harbury when he was arrested, 6 pence
Item paid to Thomas Jemeway for going to Harbury, 2 [ ] times, 8 pence
Item paid when our Tenant of Harbury [was] at Mr Rainsfords for refuge, 4 pence
Item paid for Mr Wilson & Mr Stevens charge at widow Sanders's, 2 shillings
Item paid for Mr Stevens' charge, when he was here in Christmas holydays, 2 shillings
Item paid to a couple of
Christmas
Turkeys to give to Mr Mallet for a new years gift, 5 shillings
Item paid to Francis Hunt for his charge when he went to my [father] Lees to Ston[leigh], 6 pence
Item paid to Brother Jemeway at his going to London for charge and paper, 9 pence
Item paid to Brother Gar[d]ner for sending a letter to Marston, 2d
Item paid for the horse hire when I went to Sir Thomas Crewes the 28 of [second], 2 shillings, 6 pence
Item paid to Brother Jemeway when he went to Sir Thomas Crewes for his charge 14 January, 3 shillings
Item paid to Brother Jemeway for serving [ ] upon Mr [Biker], 1 shillings
Item paid for Brother Gar[d]ner for going to Marson, 1 shillings, 2 pence
Item paid for my [ ] a charge to Coventry wh[ich] I [demanded] [chief?] rent of Mr Warde, 1 shilling, 6 pence
Item paid to Brother Whestsone when he went to [ ] Cross upon Mr [Biker], the last day of January, 1 shilling
Item paid for 2 quarte of wine given to Sergeant Warde let the [ ], the 4th March, 2 shillings, 8 pence
Item paid for my horse hire, and my charges, to Sir Thomas Crewes about the house busines the 28th April, 2 shillings.