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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Bill to John Winthrop for Tailoring1
UNKNOWN Wintrhop, John

1636
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Item for Mr. Adam one sute of aparell 0 4 0
Item for Mathay Watters a Coote 0 1 2
Item for one dayes worke for darneckell2 of the Chamber 0 1 0
Item for Mr. Adam a westcoote 0 0 10
Item for Mr. Adam a sute 0 3 6
Item for Mr. Adam a wescoote 0 0 10
Item for 2 men 2 wescootes 0 2 0
Item for John Sambrock a geirkin 0 2 0
Item for Josias Firmin a sute 0 3 0
Item for himselfe a sute 0 4 6
Item for Josias Firmin a payer of breches 0 1 2
Item for your Worship a payer of stockins 0 1 2
Item for Mr. Steaven a westcoote 0 1 2
Item for William Freman a Coote 0 2 0
Item for John Sambrocke a Coote 0 2 0
Item for Mr. Adam and Mr. Deane each of them a payer of mitten 0 1 0
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Item for Henry Kinsbury a sute 0 4 6
Item for John Sambrocke a payer of breches 0 1 8
Item for Josias Fyrmin a sute 0 3 6
Item for mending of his Worshipes Cap 0 0 6
Item for mending Mr. Adams breches 0 0 3
Item for Mr. Adam and Mr. Deane 2 wescoots 0 1 8
Item for Mathay Watters a payer of bodys 0 1 0
Item for Josias Fyrmin a payer of sliuers 0 0 6
Item for Robart Scarlit a sute 0 3 0
Item for the Frenchman a payer of breches 0 1 6
Item for Mr. Deane a sute an Coote 0 5 6
Item for Mathay Watters a sute 0 2 4
Item for 2 dayes and a halfe worke for your wife 0 2 6
Item for Mr. Deane a payer of mittens 0 0 6
Item for Worship a mufe 0 0 6
Item for your wife a mufe 0 0 6
Item for your Worship a wescoote 0 0 10
Item for Allen the frenchman a sute 0 3 6
Item for Joshua a sute 0 3 6
Item for John Tinker a payer of sliuers 0 0 6
Item for John Tinker a payer of briches 0 1 6
Item for the Frenchboy a sute 0 3 0
Item for Josias Fyrmin a sute 0 3 6
Item for footing a payer of stocking for John Tinker 0 0 6
Item for mending of his breiches 0 0 3
Somme 3 19 4

Receaued in parte of this bill one peck of salt a quart of trayne oyle 3 thousen of eallwiues 8 pound of leade and 3 pound of butter.

Ca. 1636

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop: Famelyes Bill.

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W. 1. 106; 2 Proceedings , XIII. 59–61.

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This word is a variant of “dornick,” a “coarse damask usually employed for making curtains and hangings.” Dictionary of American English, 11. 799. One illustration (1648) given there has the spelling “darnicle.” A “danakell Coverlette” is listed in the inventory of Lionel Chute’s estate, Ipswich, 1645. Probate Records of Essex County, 1. 48.

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