The remaining accounts which he sends in to his father from time to time have no particular interest, being more or less repetitions of those which have gone before, but on the last page of the book he sums up the whole seven years as follows: 'Spent on father's acct in ye whole 7 years of Apprenticeship, 64l. 19s. 11d. Spent on my own acct on Self and freinds, 19l. 15s. 9d. Spent less than I had saved before and given me after I came to towne in ye 7 years, 3l. 13s. 5d.' The seven years' private accounts start as follows:
The Money that I did bring up to town att y^e first coming up was 4l. 8s. 0d.
Lent me since yt & given me by freinds:
£ s. d. By father 0 17 0 By Mother 0 13 6 By Grandmother 1 19 6 By Sr James and my Lady 2 18 0 By Cousen Betty 0 12 0 By Sr Stephen 0 11 0 By Brother 0 16 0 By Uncle & Aunt 0 03 0 By Sisters 0 13 6 Hog Money & old Coate 0 06 0 By several 0 04 6 By ye Box Money of ye first ½ of my time 0 18 6 By ye King's Entry 0 03 0 By Aunt Wikes 0 02 6 By father more 0 09 0 By my Lady more 0 10 0 16 01 0 7s. 6d. I had given me more not sett down because layd out againe In Tokens.
| £ | s. | d. | |
| By father | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| By Mother | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| By Grandmother | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| By Sr James and my Lady | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| By Cousen Betty | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| By Sr Stephen | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| By Brother | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| By Uncle & Aunt | 0 | 03 | 0 |
| By Sisters | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Hog Money & old Coate | 0 | 06 | 0 |
| By several | 0 | 04 | 6 |
| By ye Box Money of ye first ½ of my time | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| By ye King's Entry | 0 | 03 | 0 |
| By Aunt Wikes | 0 | 02 | 6 |
| By father more | 0 | 09 | 0 |
| By my Lady more | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | 01 | 0 |
The private accounts are only entered in detail for one half the time of his apprenticeship, and with one or two additions may be all summed up under the following heads:—'Fruit: Necessarys: Lost in wagers and other wayes: on ye Poore: Spent with kindred and acquaintance: Tokens: & given.'
The regularity with which the accounts are kept is only equalled by the remarkable steadiness of his expenditure; the first and third years showing an outlay of exactly £1, 2s. each, whilst the second and fourth each run to precisely £2. Perhaps it will be most interesting to examine the four years side by side.
1st Year. 2nd Year. 3rd Year. 4th Year. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. In fruit 6 10½ 8 0 7 5 7 5 Necessarys 1 1½ 2 9 1 9 2 6 Lost in wagers & other wayes 2 1 1 6 2 7 11 On Ye Poore 1 6 2 6 1 7 1 2 Spent with Kindred & acquaintance 4 1½ 6 8 4 6 15 0 Tokens — — 13 8 — — 11 6 Given — — 1 9 4 2 0 6
| 1st | Year. | 2nd | Year. | 3rd | Year. | 4th | Year. | |
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| In fruit | 6 | 10½ | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Necessarys | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Lost in wagers & other wayes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
| On Ye Poore | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Spent with Kindred & acquaintance | 4 | 1½ | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Tokens | — | — | 13 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 6 |
| Given | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
The additional expenses are unnoteworthy with the exception of 'A Key to a Pen,' which certainly arouses curiosity; the price of the key was one shilling, but its size, shape, and use remain a mystery to us.
The next page or two are filled with desultory memoranda of small sums received in the form of 'tips,' and ending up with these two statements:
This being Septr ye 29th 1699 I find I have spent this first half of my time on my own charges 06l. 4s. 00d..
Spent on my own acct in ye 7 years 19l. 15s. 9d.