| Description | 1. Undated draft petitions of Sir John Talbot of Isleworth, Middlesex, about over-charging for his taxes to the poor rate signed by Thomas Nash. One inscribed. Also a fair copy of the petition, with inscription.
2. Undated bill from William Deane for labour.
3. Undated calculation of the expenses of the College of Navarre in Paris including for the cost of the college, the governors' pension, his servant and wages.
4. 1674 Account of entries brought forward.
5. Undated partly receipted bill of work done for Sharington Talbot including building work.
6. Undated "Inventory and other writing concerning Grafton", mentions Irish lands and Alton.
7. Undated bill from Robert Jenkins for dates, straw and a yoke of oxen.
8. Undated sheet of accounts mentioning the manors of Halesowen and Gadley.
9. Undated bill from Henry Smith for wheat, oats and straw.
10. Undated bill from Mr Wastfield for silk and making coats.
11. Undated list of costed items and payments to 4 individuals.
12. Undated bill from Edward Gingall, saddler, for bits and stuffing
13. Undated bill from Anthony Billat for bottles.
14. Undated bill from Summer of Corsham for items including cloth, cotton, silk and buttons.
15. Undated letter from John Talbot to Mrs Davenport at Bredon: thanks her for information on the Charlton and Lacock estates; the house in Greek Street is being pulled down; he is suffering from gout; glad is nieces are better; hopes that a purchase of Mr Muridge's estate will allow him to enclose land at Lacock as he would own all but one piece of land in the parish and treble the value of the estate.
16. Undated list of payments (faint and damaged).
17. Undated list of sums of money, Phillips and Gingell mentioned.
18. 1673 Receipt for rental of the manor of Charlton to Sharington Talbot paid to Sir John Banks.
19. 1674 Note about the Earl of Shrewsbury having money to pay out.
20. 1674 Receipted bill from Francis Hoskins to the Earl of Shrewsbury for shoes, nails and oats.
21. 1674 Note of purchase of gilt and white plates.
22. 1674 Bill for work done for Sharington Talbot detailing days of work done by named individuals at daily rates. Includes an item for mending holes in the garden wall and mending the mill head.
23. 1675 Account from Francis Allen of financial matters. Mentions Mr Mawson & John Maddocks.
24. 18 Mar 1676 Letter from Thomas Menne to Sir John Talbot concerning the income Talbot can expect from the Lordship of Bromsgrove, and mentions the house bought by Mr Hill of Upton for £348.
25. 1683 Note for Major Talbot listing purchases items including alcohol, beeswax and shot.
26. 1676 Receipted bill from George French to Sharington Talbot for work on jewellery.
27. 1677 Account from "Mince" showing rents and casual profits.
28. 1683 Accounts from Richard Wheeler for clothing (2).
29. 1683 Receipt from Thomas Wallias to Sharington Talbot.
30. 1683 Bills from Anne Lour to Major Talbot for clothing including neck clothes and muslin (2).
31. 1683 Bill from Oliffe to Major Talbot for powder, shot and brandy.
32. 1684 Account from unknown for items including collars, sadles and a horsecloth. (very damaged)
33. 1684 Bill from Nathaniel Harris, apothecary at Chippenham, for items including hartshorn and plantain water.
34. 1684 Bill from unknown for repairs and alterations to clothes, partially receipted.
35. 1674 Receipts from Elizabeth Gladwin, Eli Littleton, Thomas Hobart, Christopher Hills, B Au Mailkey, Francis Hopkins and Antony Bruning to John Talbot for the Earl of Shrewsbury.
36. 1684 Bill from Laurence for coal payments to Benjamin Swift, shoeing horses, taking a wagon to Bath, wages and riding in the Troop.
37. 1684 Bill from Robert Carraway for work done for Sharington Talbot including supplying items for a new door and stable including nails, locks and keys.
38. 1685 Account of his son's debts (Major Talbot) for items including payments to named individuals such as a coach maker and someone for mending a clock.
39. 1684 Bill from unknown to Major Talbot for wine.
40. 1683 Bill from Richard Fuller to Major Talbot for wine.
41. 1685 Bill from Phillips to Major Talbot for wine.
42. 1685 Receipts from John Ryall of the Sign of the Bell, Chippenham, and William Lord to John Talbot.
43. Undated payments due to Thomas Willcox and his brother
44. 1685 Bill from Edward Mortimer, coachmaker.
45. Scrap of paper mentioning a bond to Mrs Mary Hyde and Mr Hastings Hyde.
46. 1684 Bills from Holister to Major Talbot for items including candles (3).
47. 1696 Account from Thomas Johnson to Sir John Talbot for rental payments at the Manor of Romanby.
48. 1697 Receipt from John Talbot for his part of the charges for the renewal of the lease with the church of Winsor.
49. 16 Mar 1700 Rental account for the manors of Clifton and Haunton, Staffordshire.
50. 1701 Account of charges and expenses relating to Lady Ingram's will and estate.
51. 1705 Account from unknown to Sir John Talbot with various names of people paid.
52. 1707-1712 Correspondence from Thomas Johnson to Sir John Talbot about bills of exchange (6).
53. 1706 Account from Thomas Johnson to Sir John Talbot for sundry money received. Money disposable to Sir Thomas Ingram.
54. 1710 Account from Thomas Johnson to Sir John Talbot for rent received payable to Sir Thomas Ingram and his wife Frances.
55. 12 Jul 1711 Letter from William Marsh to unknown discussing meeting with a man at Naish Hill.
56. 3 Oct 1711 Letter from William Marsh to unknown saying he had been visited by the late gardener to Mr Ernley, who married a woman from the house. He wanted £30 to do the gardens but Marsh eventually got him to agree to £26 for looking after the garden, mowing the lawns and digging the churchyard.
57. 1712 Account from the overseers of the poor for Isleworth to John Talbot for poor rate charges for land rented by Talbot.
58. 1713 Account of wages paid to: Mary Perkins, Elizabeth Stimpson, Alice Sims, Mary Hart, Mary Adson, Elizabeth Munt.
59. 5 unattached partial sheets. |