To furnishe a shipp requireth much trouble,
But to furnishe a woman the charges are double.
(My cosens wife said.)
The priviledge of enfranchising anie for London is graunted to every alderman at his first creation for one: to every sherif for 2: to every maior for 4. (Cosen.)
And almost any man for some 40l. may buy his freedome, and these are called free by redemption.
If a man prentice in London marry, he shall be forced to serve of his time, and yet loose his freedome. But yf a woman prentice marry, shee shall onely forfayte hir libertie, but shall not be forced to serve. (Cosen.)
To be warden of the Companie of Mercers is some 80l. charge; to be one of the livery, a charge but a credit. A bachelor is charged at the Maiors feast some 100 markes.
fo. 10.
Jan. 1601.The Flushingers wanting money, since hir Majesties tyme, and while they were our friends, seised certayne merchant ships [and] forced them to give 40,000l. The merchants complayned but could not be releived. Oftymes the Princes dutys are defrayed with the subjectes goods.
Sir Moyle Finche of Kent married Sir Frauncis Hastinges daughter and heir,[36] worth to him 3,000l. per annum. All his livinge in Lincolnshire and Kent, &c. worth 4,000l. per annum. ([Dene] Chapman.)
8. Dyned at Mr. Gellibrands, a physician, at Maidstone.
11. Mr. Fr. Vane, a yong gent, of great hope and forwardnes, verry well affected in the country already, in soe much that the last parliament the country gave him the place of knight before Sr. H.(?) Nevell; his possibilitie of living by his wife verry much, shee beinge daughter and co-heire to Sr. Antony Mildmay; and thought hir mother will give hir all hir inheritance alsoe; the father worth 3,000l. per annum, the mother's 1,200l.[37] (Mr. Tutsham.)
The Duke of Albues [Alva's] negligence in not fortifying Flushinge before other places in the Netherlands was the cause he lost the country, for, when he thought to have come and fortified, the towne suddenly resisted his Spanish souldiers, and forced them to returne. (Cosen.)