1727 06 16 : Receipt for straw and spelks

Update on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 5:19PM by Petra Mitchinson

16 Jun 1727. RECEIPT FOR STRAW AND SPELKS. Bundle 14, Doc 1. 19.5 cm x 8.5 cm. One small tear. A spelk is a small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching. Rich MATHEW Strow &c —————— 0 – 12 – 8 —————— 15 June 1727 N 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16 June 1727 Red of Geo GIBSON Twelve Shill for 64 Thrave of Strow and Eight pence for 400 Spelks in all 12s – 8p in full for Sr Chr MUSGRAVE Brt use per me 0 – 12 – 8 [signed] Richard MATTHEW