His shop is stor'd, he is not much in debt, He hath a score of poundes to helpe his neede: I and a score too if the trueth were known.
I would I had a shop so stor'd with wares, And fortie poundes to buy a bargain with, When as occasion should be offered me; Ide live as merrie as the wealthiest man That hath his being within London walles.
My shop is stor'd, I am not much in debt; And here I speake it where I may be bold, I have a score of poundes to helpe my neede, If God should stretch his hand to visit me With sicknesse or such like adversity.
The counterfet cunning man, and artificial conny-catcher, as I heard, was paide his fiue poundes that night.
M234) I say almoste sixe hundreth thousande poundes sterling, besides the gaines they had for sondry other thinges, that were of marvelous somes.
Alsoe I give to my eldest sonne all my debtes, bonds, bills (onelye yt forty poundes excepted in the handes of goodman Wood) given as aforesaid wth all the stock in his owne handes.
Alsoe I have xxi dozen of shoes, and thirteene paire of bootes wch I give into the Companies handes for forty poundes at seaven years end if they like them at that rate.
Alsoe I give my goodes as followeth: That fforty poundes wch is in the hand of good-man Woodes I give my wife tenn poundes, my sonne Joseph tenn poundes, my daughter Priscilla tenn poundes, and my eldest sonne tenn poundes.
Release or discharge of one Obligacon of a thousande poundes made &c.
Shee sayeth that Mr. Winter by report of his man, was a Worcestershire man, and his living Eight score poundes by the yeare at the lest.
I find her sweete, quoth little Musgrave, The more is my griefe and paine; Ide gladlye give three hundred poundes That I were on yonder plaine.
The father left his little son, As plainlye doth appeare, When he to perfect age should come, Three hundred poundes a yeare.
And I have delivered one hundred poundes starling to divers of the James Royalls company, enterd into the purcers book, to pay two for one in England, is two hundred poundes strling, to Mrs. Adames and her doughter.
The father left his little son, As plainlye doth appeare, When he to perfect age should come Three hundred poundes a yeare.
Peter Advincula, thre poundes six shillings eightpence, and att the feast of the purificacion of our Lady, threepoundes sixe shillinges eightepence, by even portions.
Peter advincula, six poundes thirtene shillinges fourepence, and at the feast of the Purificacion of our Ladye, six poundes thirtene shillinges fourepence, by even portions.
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