Charge against Turville, Bowland, and Painter (Abst.).
(Brit. Mus. Lansd. MS. 55, No. 3.)
Charge informed in the Exchequer by John Powell against Geoffrey Turville, Richard Bowland and William Painter.
| s | d | ||||||
| £7,077 : | 8 : | 1 : | |||||
| Of which | |||||||
| Upon G. Turville | 2,715 : | 2 : | 8 | ||||
| „ R. Bowland | 2,413 : | 2 : | 8 | ||||
| „ W. Painter | 1,949 : | 2 : | 8 |
Of this sum of £1949 : 2 : 8 William Painter confesses in his answer to owe £1079 : 17 : 3 which leaves unconfessed the sum of £869 : 5 : 5 of which he himself prays to be disburdened for divers good and reasonable considerations:—
| For Iron sold to the amount of | £ 16 : | 8 : | 4 | |
| For Powder sold for | £ 4 : | 8 : | 10 | |
| For things conveyed from the Storehouse at Woolwich | 4 : | 0 : | 0 | |
| For unserviceable shot sent into Barbary | 173 : | 13 : | 4 | |
| For Powder Munition &c. | 205 : | 0 : | 0 | |
| For sale of Sulphur | 10 : | 10 : | 0 | |
| Divers allowances | 373 : | 6 : | 8 | |
| Work done at Portsmouth | 8 : | 6 : | 8 |
He promises to pay what is due from him in reasonable time.
The value of the Lands in Gillingham, Kent, belonging to William Painter is £413 : 10 : 0, which brings him in £94 : 10 of which he has to pay £33 : 3 : 2 leaving him £61 : 6 : 10.
The said William Painter owes £1200 for land in mortgage and is indebted to divers persons besides.
He humbly beseeches Her Majesty to have pitiful regard for his wife and marriageable children.