Chapter XIX: Appendix: B

REV. SAMUEL SKELTON'S ACCOMPTE (1629-1630)

Rev. Samuel Skelton, the rector at Sempringham, England, came over under appointment of the Massachusetts Bay Company to minister to the spiritual needs of the little colony at Naumkeag, afterwards named Salem. He sailed in the ship _George_ arriving in the summer of 1629. During the voyage and until the end of the following year the minister and his family were furnished with the following supplies from the Massachusetts Bay Company storehouse.

Coppie of An Accompte of monies Mr. Skelton is Creditor viz.[95]

[95] _Suffolk County Court Files_, Vol. I.

li. s. d.
Ano. 1629 Imprimis p. so much wch. should haue bene}
paid him in England towards fitting him } 20-00-00
for ye voyadg. }
Item for Charges att Tillbury, Cowes,
& Plimoth, being wind bound 02-10-00
Item p. Twenty li. p. Annum for 3 years
is ye some of 60-00-00
Item for on bushell of wheat flower 00-15-00
Ite. for one bushell of oatmeale 00-10-00
Ite. for one holland & 2 ordenary Cheess 00-10-00
Ite. for xx li. of powder sugar att 01-03-09
Ite. for one Loafe Cont 7li. att 1s. 6d. 00-10-06
Ite. for one sugar Loafe Cont 5li. att
1s. 7d. p. li. 00-07-11
Ite. 6li. of pepper 00-12-00
Ite. Nutmeggs 4 oz. 00-01-08
Ite. one oz. of Clovs, & one oz. of mace 00-02-00
Ite. iij li. of starch 00-01-03
Ite. xij li. of Rice 00-06-00
Ite. vj li. of Vntryed suett 00-03-00
Ite. one gall. of aquavite 00-03-08
Ite. for one flitch of Bacon 00-14-00
Ite. Castle soape ix li. att 8d. p. li. 00-06-00
Ite. frute viz Rasons Corrants & pruens 00-14-00
Ite. Safron ij oz. 00-05-00
Ite. five qu. of stronge water 00-08-00
Ite. Almonds ij li. at 1s. 2d. 00-02-04
Ite. xv li. of tryed suett at 8d. p. li. 00-10-00
Ite. one gall. of Sallert oyle 00-06-00
Ite. vj li. of Candles 00-03-00
Ite. v geese & ix ducks 00-08-00
Ano. 1630 Ite. xij li. of Butter att 00-08-00
Ite. vj potts of Butter Cont. vij li. p. pott 01-08-00
Ite. ij Cheeses about x li. a pc. 00-11-08
Ite. half a firkin of butter of Mr. Gibbs 00-17-06
Ite. one Third prt. of a barrell of
wt. biskett 00-10-00
Ite. one pott of honey vij li. wat. att 00-07-10
Ite. one pott of butter att 00-03-00
Ite. x li. of Corrants att 00-05-00
Ite. [ ] Bacon 00-10-00
Ite. one doz. of Candles 00-08-00
Ite. ij Cheeses att vj d. p. li. 00-11-03
Ite. iij Cheeses att vij p. li. 00-17-09
Ite. one porkett 01-05-00
Ite. xij li. of tryed suett 00-08-00
Ite. vj. gees & xij ducks 00-14-00
Ite. vj. po: of powder suger about 20d. 00-10-00
Ite. v po: of powder suger 18d. 00-07-06
Ite. x li. of Loaf suger 01-00-00
Ite. Cloves & mace 00-01-00
Ite. ij oz. of Nutmeggs j s. & Sinamo. 16d. 00-02-04
Ite. workmens wadges for Cutting & bringing
home wood against winter about 03-00-00
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Suma to lis. 105-18-11

Mr. Skeltons account wth. the Companie
Mr. Skelton is D. pr. viz.

li. s. d.
[Per] 14 yards of Dutch serge Reed. att 02-05-09
It. 17 yards of ffustian att 01-07-00
It. 11 yards of wt. English ieans 00-13-09
It. 12 yards of Red p. petuana 01-16-00
It. 12 yards of Greene say 01-13-00
It. 12 yards of yellow say 01-13-00
It. 12 elns of lin [torn] men 00-14-00
It. 14 elns Nouess [torn] llain 01-17-04
It. 20 elns o[f loc] krum 01-05-10
It. 20 elns stript [linsey] woolsye 01-09-04
It. [ ] yards [torn] buckrum 00-05-03
It. one peece of Noridg serg 00-15-00
It. 20 elns of Lockerum 01-05-10
It. 15 yards of wt. fflannell 00-15-00
It. 20 elns of Course Canvas 01-04 [torn]
It. one pound of whalbone 0[torn]
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20-11-00
Item [per] so much pd. [per] Mr. Renell
prt. of Mr. Pearce his bill, the some of 08-00-00
Item [per] 9 li. of Iron att 3d. is 00-02-03
It. [per] one syth 00-03-00
It. [per] one fishing line 00-03-00
It. [per] 30 pound ocum 00-07-06
It. [per] 2000 Nails 6d. p. C. 00-10-00
It. [per] 600 Nails 10d. p. C. 00-05-05
It. [per] 1 Reame of paper 00-10-00
Item. borrowed of Cp. Endicot of ye Comp. 7
yrds. of bays att 2s. 6d. [per] yd. is 00-17-06
halfe a elne of ffustian att 00-00-10
It. 2 yards & half of yellow Carsey 3s. 4d. 00-08-04

Suma Totalis St. 031-19-05
Ite. 2 gall. of Metheglen 00-08-00
It. one Lether Jack 00-01-06
It. two Tubbs }
It. one wooden hand boule } 00-03-06
Ite. vinegar }
It. 3 peuter botles quarts }
It. one pinte peuter botle 00-00-10
Ite. one hatt 00-10-00
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33-03-03
rec. of Mr. Winthrop Governr.
Ite. 3 yrds. of Cambrick
6 yrds. & a h: of Loomeworke
2 Drinking hornes
8 pr. of shoes for men
6 pr. of gray stockings for men
6 pr. of stockings for women
6 pr. of stockings for children
10 yrds. of Carsey
Thred
2000 of pinnes
6 Alls
one webb of blew gartering
2 knots of Tape