links – Thomas Gollop’s Accounts Settled with Tenants
1765-1784
Original material Dorset History Centre D/ASH/A/E1 (see also Beer Hackett links)
Transcribed by Caryl Parsons
Bradford 9 Aprill 1768
Receiv’d of Saml. Masters the sum of Twelve pounds and by Disb. Seven pounds making together Nineteen pounds, being in full for Two years Rent of an Estate in Bradford home to Laday Day last. This ? being rent by his brother Jasp. Masters ?deced at £9.10.0 p. ann. is £19.0.0
Two years Disbts. £7.0.0
Transp. Into cash book
? money Receiv’d £12.0.0
The above Estate I have let unto Samuel Eastment at ye yearly rent of 13£ 6 p. ann. for a Term of Fourteen years.
N.B. This Saml. Masters is to continue the House and Garden this year for 2£ which is to be deducted from Eastment’s Rent.
Bradford 29 July 1769
Saml. Masters one year Rent of a House and Garden due Laday day last £2.0.0
Disb. £0.18.1 ¾
£1.1.10 ¼
Bradford Abbas 15 June 1769
Samuel Eastment one years rent of an Estate at 13£ per ann due Laday Day last
£13.0.0
Dedt what S. Masters rented £2.0.0
£11.0.0
Disbursmts. £5.14.10 ¾
£5.5.1 ¼
31 August 1772
Received of my Brother Jno. Gollop the following Arrears of Lords Rent due since the death of my Grandfather to Lad: day 1771 being 12 ½ years and which thro’ mistake was omitted – to say,
For Duckhouse 12 ½ yrs 1p p. an £0.12.6
For Collant’s 12 ½ yrs at 7s 1d £4.8.6 ½
For Colefox’s 12 ½ yrs at 12s 4d £7.14.2
£12.15.2 1/2
Dedct what paid for Jno. Richard’s Tenant. thro’
Mistake 12 ½ yrs 4s 4d £2.14.2
Dedt. 6 ½ d £10.1.0 ½
Bradford Abbas ye 26 th Decembr. 1772
Samuel Eastment two years rent of an Estate due Lad: day last at 13£ p. ann.
£26.0.0
Two years Disbts. £20.10.3
£5.9.9
Bradford Abbas ye 10 th Octbr. 1773
Saml. Eastment a years rent of an Estate due Lad: day last £13.0.0
Disbts. £6.2.6
£6.17.6
Bradford Abbas ye 9 th Aprill 1774
Saml. Eastment a years rent of an Estate due Lady Day last £13.0.0
N.B. p. 1s 8d towards carrying away ye Earth yt fell into
?Road agst. Ye Lime Kilne Disbts. £2.16.4
£10.3.8
Bradford Abbas ye 29 th Aprill 1775
Saml. Eastment a years Rent of an Estate due Lad: day last £13.0.0
Dedt. 5d Disbts £3.15.7
£9.4.5
Bradford Abbas ye 29 June 1776
Longman a years rent of a yarnbarton due Lady day last £2.10.0
16 th Jan. 1777
Reciev’d of Mary Henly of Weymouth by the hands of Richd. Russell for a plot of Ground cont. in Length 3 yards and in breadth one, where a house formerly stood in the parish of Beerhackett £1.11.6
Bradford Abbas ye 17 th May 1777
John Tinney a years rent of an Estate due Lad: day last £10.10.0
?Gaved 1d Disbts. £4.10.11
£5.19.1
Bradford Abbas ye 4 Octbr. 1777
Longman a years rent of a yarnbarton due Ladyday last £2.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 17 Aprill 1778
John Tinney a years rent of an estate due Ladyday last £10.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 7 th Nov. 1778
Longman a years rent of a yarnbarton due Ladyday last £2.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 10 Aprill 1779
John Tinney a years rent of an Estate due Lady day last £10.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 29 June 1779
Simon Longman a years rent of a yarnbarton due Lady day last £2.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 27 May 1780
John Tinney a years rent of an Estate due Lady day last £10.10.0
Disbts. £1.1.0
£9.9.0
Bradford Abbas ye 18 Dec. 1780
Simon Longman a years rent of a yarnbarton due Lady day last £2.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 25 th Aprill 1781
Simon Longman a years rent of a yarnbarton due Lady day last £2.10.0
ye 24 th Octbr. 1781
Received of Charles B. Hart a moiety of a prize of 20£ in the State Lottery for a. 1780 £10.0.0
N.B. The other Ticket drawn a blank
Bradford Abbas ye 31 Decembr 1781
John Tinney a years rent of an Estate due Lady day last £10.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 31 Aug 1782
Simon Longman a years rent of a yarnbarton due Ladyday last £2.10.0
Ye 5 Novembr 1782
Receiv’d of Charles B. Hart a moiety of 2 quarters of two prizes of £20 each in the State Lottery for Ano. 1781 £5.0.0
N.B. The four other quarters drawn blanks.
Bradford Abbas ye 23 Nov 1782
John Tinney a years rent of an Estate due Ladyday last £10.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 11 Octobr 1783
John Tinney a years rent of an estate due Ladyday last £10.10.0
Bradford Abbas ye 13 Octobr 1783
Simon Longman a years rent of a yarnbarton due Ladyday last £2.10.0
ye 30 Augt 1783
Received of Charles B. Hart a quarter of a prize of 20£ on the State Lottery for ano. 1782 £5.0.0
N.B. The other ticket drawn a blank.
Bradford Abbas ye 19 Aprill 1784
Simon Longman a years rent of a Barton due Lady day last when he quitted it £2.10.0
?I gave 8/-
ye 15 Octbr 1784
Receiv’d of Charles B. Hart a quarter of a prize of £20 in the State Lottery for Ao. 1783 £5.0.0
N.B. The other ticket drawn a blank
Bradford Abbas 31 Decembr 1784
John Tinney a years rent of an Estate due Ladyday last £10.10.0
I gave 1d Disbts £4.5.5
£6.4.7
Probable Bradford Abbas entry ye 8 October 1768 (See Quaker links)
Receiv’d of Arthur Gundry by the hand of Jonah Thompson the balance of Acct. £1.7.0
Original material, with Accounts with Tenants, Dorset History Centre D/ASH/A/E1
Included as general background information. Anyone need a cure for the Mange?
31 st March 1766
Paid the poor of Caundle Marsh one year’s Charity due this day being Easter Monday £1.0.0
Oct 3oth 1766
Paid Philip Winter a ?yrs L. Tax for Guys or Pitmans in Sherborne due Michas. Last 2s 9d
April 20 th 1767
Paid the Poor of Caundle Marsh one year’s Charity due this day £1.0.0
7 July 1768
Deposited in Mr Foot’s hands in order to pay Josiah Nickelson his Legacy of £5 and Jnt= given him by my Uncle Tilly to defray the Expenses of Building as Meeting Houses £90
N.B. 9 July deposited as appears by his ?Ex.
2 July 1768
Paid Mr Foot Two Guineas being so much Received of Scott in order to satisfy him for his trouble in Causing Benjam. Mandefield to be Arrested £2.2.0
1769
A receipt for the Mange
Half a pound of Bowl armoniac
Half a ditto of Brimstone and one ounce of alum, finely powdered. Half a pint of Train oil, one gallon of Stale urine or Cow piss.
The above Ingredients to be boyl’d just up and then made use of.
N.B. To be rubbed in with a stiff Brush.
1772
A Liquid Blacking for Shoes and Boots, viz:
Take two ounces of brown sugar, dissolve it in a pint of schim Milk or less after trying you find it to be thin, when cold stir in two ounces of the best Ivory black.
N.B. Always to be ffired before using
Ye 22 June 1722
Came to Mrs Hoddinot’s at Sherborne to Board. Conditions as follows, to wit; - to give Forty-five Guineas pr. Annm. For myself and Servant, I am to find my own Tea and Sugar, Washing and Fire and Candle in my Room.
Ye 22 nd June 1772
Agreed with Charles Hodder, Barbr, to dress my Wigs and Shave me at 7s 6d per Quarter
Ye 24 June 1772
Sent my Horse to Grass in Sam Foot Field at Bishop C. ?Week took him up to house yt beging of September
Ye 30 June 1772
William Chick came to live with me on ye following conditions, viz;
Wages Eight Guineas per annum, to give a Coat, Waitscoat and Breeches, fustin frock and Waistcoat every year, Hat, Great Coat, Boots and leather Breeches every two years, to continue with me ye whole year, otherwise not to have ye Cloths as above, and likewise stay two years before he is intitled to ye last mentioned cloths.
N.B. To give or take a month warning.
By 11 Oct 1773 similar conditions to Jno. Hoddinot, son of Richard; 19 Oct 1774 to Richard Dowding who “quitted” April 1776
Ye 8 July 1772
Paid Wm. Chick in part of his wages £0.10.6
ye. 16 Decbr 1772
Sent my Black Mare to Mr Fooks Field
ye 18 Aug 1772
A Memm of Stone and Tile had of G. Sherring and where us’d, to say, a Load of Paviour used at Beerehacket at a bridge going into the higher Mead £0.8.0
Two Loads of Waling Stone do. £0.2.0
ye 18 October 1773
Agreed with Mary Justins to wash my Linen etc at 15 Shilling p. quarter. Say ye 10 Oct. 1773
Ye 12 Feb. 1774
James Harris came to live with me, upon trial for a month.
Quitted my service ye ? October 1774
ye 1 st Augt 1774
Lent Mary Justins a Guinea
Ye 30 th Aprill 1776
Thomas Eyres came to live with me, upon trial for a fortnight…
ye 20 th Augt 1776
Agreed with Mrs Hoddinott to wash my Linnen etc at 20 Shilling p. Quarter
Ye 8 Jany. 1779
Sent Sarah Old (his natural daughter, mentioned in his will made 14.2.1791) to
? Raymond for keeping at two Guineas per Quarter at Marston.
Ye 30 Aprill 1779
John Siblely came to live with me upon trial for a month….(Doesn’t seem able to keep his servants for long!)
A pound of bees wax, three quarters of a pound of Ivory black, two ounces of Candy, a pound of soft soap, two or threepennyworth of Gum, half a pound of yellow soap, all the above ingredients, except ye blacking, to be melted before ye Ivory is to be put in.
Ye 8 Febr. 178?
In future to write my name Thom Gollop
1781
For Mahogany Tables
A pint of Cold drawn linseed oil
A pennyworth of Alkanett root
2 pennyworth of Rose pink
Mix the above in an earthen pan, let it stand all night, rub it upon the Tables, let it remain on all night and in the morning rub it with a clean linings cloth, continuing it until the Tables are in order.
Ye 17 Aug 1782
Christian Lidford came to live with me as a housekeeper, wages Eight Guineas per annm.
Ye 30 July 1783
Agreed with Robert Gummer for a year ? as follows, Wages Eight Quineas per Annum, to give Clothes in manner following, great Coat and suit of Livery with pr of boots, hat, frock and waistcoat, leather breeches and stable Jacket. The whole and every part to be wore as ?long as decent of which I am to be the judge and if he quits my service before the sd. Cloaths are wore out not to take them away without my permission. To give or take a clear months Notice previous to the expiration of the year.
1783/4
The following remedy has been administered with good success in the cure of the present epidemical disorder of the bowels, stomach and blood ?flux:
?caluned magnesin alba half a drachm, Turkey rhubarb 12 grains, ginger grated 6 grains to be taken in a large tea cup full of peppermint water when going to bed. It seldom fails the first time taking, but if it should repeat the next night but one.
Ye 2 feb. 1785
Agreed with Charles Hodder babr. To shave and dress my hair twice a week at 7s 6d per Quarter.
1785
A Receipt to make Vinigar
Take Three Quarts of boiling water, let it stand till cold. The take one quart of full ripe chrystal gooseberries, mash them very well, and add to the water and gooseberries one pound and a quarter of common brown Sugar. Let the whole remain together twenty four hours – after this your mash must be starined thro’ a fine Cloth and the thro’ a Flannel which, being done, fill your Cask and put it in a warm place covering the Bung with a thin Cloth to keep out Flies etc.
You may use it at the End of nine months, and make in the same proportion what quantity you please.
Ye 6 July 1789
Sent Sarah Old to Wm. Gaylor’s to School at Ten Quineas per annum to attend
Mr King’s School for the purpose of Instrn. In reading, writing and arithmetick at 24 shillings a year. Mrs Gaylor to give her 3d per wk. For pocket money.
Ye 15 May 1790
Sent Sarah Old to Mrs Jinnings at Bridport a half Boarder at Eleven pounds and Three shilling per annm. Writing and Arithmetick to be paid for exclusive of Board. Mrs Jinnings to give her 3d per week for pocket Money.
Original documents Dorset History Centre D/ASH/A.F12
Sun Fire Office in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange
#480108 Thomas Gollop of Sherborne in Dorset, Esq.
Paid 17/-, next payment of 17/- 24 June 1784 -
his now dwelling House only situated as aforesaid, Timber and Tiled not exceeding Three hundred pounds. Household Goods therein only not exceeding Two hundred Pounds. Stable only separate, Stone and Tiled not exceeding One hundred Pounds.
Will – made 14.2.1791, proved 31.5.1794
Thomas Gollop of Sherborne… Give and bequeath unto my loving wife Jane £50 paid her immediately after my decease…In addition to what already secured to her … sum of £50 to be pd. By equal half yearly payments during her natural life, Midsummer and Christmas
Gives also freehold farm at Strode, p’sh of Netherbury, now rented by Mr John Clare, Dwelling house in Sherborne with gardens, ?shellhouse, outhouses, buildings, stable and Tenements in Hound Street, all stock of Liquors, full and free use of household goods, furniture, implements, plate, linen Books, china – inventory to be taken at his death.
At present has no child (?by his marriage)
Henry Petty of Evershot, woolstapler, and Peter Batson of Sherborne, attornay at Law, to manage lands for any children.
Farm at Lillington settled on his wife previous to their marriage. If no children, to go to John Petty, nephew, son of Henry Petty, £500 to niece Susannah Petty, daughter of Henry Petty.
Asks to be buried in Chancel at Lillington.
Witnesses: Jos. Sugg Mary Roger Wm. Knight
Codicil:
Nominates Revd. James Hawkins of fframpton as joint trustee with Petty and Batson
Asks that his wife should enjoy Lands and Tenements in Sherborne without Rates, Taxes, Repairs. Gives wife Gold watch chain and seals. Silver teapot and stand, cream urn to do with as she shall think proper.
Bequests to Sarah Old , natural daughter, annuity of £5 yearly until she is of full age of 30 years. Then £100. If she marries with the consent of the Trustees, £100 on the day of her marriage instead of at 30, then £5 yearly annuity ceases.
Witnesses: Edwd ?Haggerd Mary Thorne