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.

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£7,077 :8 :1 :
Of which
Upon G. Turville2,715 :2 :8
„ R. Bowland 2,413 :2 :8
„ W. Painter1,949 :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 Woolwich4 :0 :0
For unserviceable shot sent into Barbary173 :13 :4
For Powder Munition &c.205 :0 :0
For sale of Sulphur10 :10 :0
Divers allowances373 :6 :8
Work done at Portsmouth8 :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.