1733 10 20 : Bewley Castle rent receipt

Update on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:52PM by Petra Mitchinson

20 Oct 1733. BEWLEY CASTLE RENT RECEIPT. A neat receipt. 4” x 8”. Mr NICHOLSONs Rect. for one half yrs rent for Bewley Castle £ 5 0 0 Octr: ye 20th: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oct. 20. 1733 Then rec~d from Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE Bart. } (by the hand of Mr SIMPSON) the Sum of five –– } £ pounds in full for half a year’s Rent for } Bewley Castle due to the Lord Bishop of } 5 Carlisle at Mich~s last. I Say rec~d for his } Lordship’s Use by me [signed] Jos. NICOLSON