William Lowndes' accounts, 1722-23

Centre for Bucks Studies D/LO/6/9/1

William Lowndes started a new account book for all his estates in 1722, but it was only used up to 1723 due to his death. The pages for Winslow have been transcribed here: income was on the left and expenditure on the right. A separate document lists the property which he owned in Winslow in 1722, recording a rental income of £204 1s 11d. He gave most of his Winslow estate to his son Robert in 1703. He kept careful records of his purchases 1715-20 in a notebook.

Accounts of Rents

This Book begins 22 Novembr 1722

[p.40] 1722
My owne Estate at Winslow & Shipton
Nov. 29
 To Peter Goldsworth p(er) Mr John Markham for a years rent due at Midsomer 1722
5
0
0
1723
  
May 28
 To John Markham by him reced vizt      
From Wm Glenister ½ a year due Lady day 1722
10
7
0
      
John Hendly & Shelton half a year due then
14
18
0
Wm Elliot half a year due at Mich(aelm)as 1721
5
15
0
Geo. Blake Ex(ecuto)r of John Seaton a year at Lady day 1722
9
15
0
John Hendly in p(ar)t of rent due at Lady day 1722
14
0
0
Hen: Townsend Sen(io)r in p(ar)t of a Note of 17li For rent
9
0
0
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63
15
0
Decr 2
 To Ditto Markhams acc(ount) for my Estate at Winslow Shipton & also at Barton vizt
28 May 1723 To Ballance
0
2
8½
10 Jun: . . . . . Advanced to him
21
12
0
19 Mony rec(eiv)ed of Henry Townsend in full of his Note for 17 li
8
0
0
Rents rec(eiv)ed between 28 May 1723 and this 2nd December 1723 as per his acc(ount)
164
11
11
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194
6
7½
1722
Novr 29 By Land and Windo tax to Lady day 1722
0
11
1½
By poor & Church rates
0
5
10
By Carpenters bill
0
3
6
By Coalmony and Constable
0
1
4¼
By Markham poundage at 6d
0
2
6
By mony p(ai)d mee
3
5
8¼
1723
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5
0
0
May 28
 By Markham for taxes & Goal mony allowd
8
5
8½
for Repairs & Scowring a Brook
0
2
8
Allowd for Dung
1
0
0
for 3 leys furze
0
7
0
Certainty mony
0
1
7
Towards the new Barn (over & above 45li p(er) Mary Walker as in fo 60)
51
1
4
Pound(age) to Markham
2
14
0
Md 2sh 8½d is his Ball(anc)e this day due to mee
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63
12
3½
Dec 2
 By Markham Taxes & New Goal Allowd
13
10
9
for Repairs Scowring Brook & new pump
2
15
6½
Towards the new Barn more
109
13
5
Ground to grow furze
0
17
0
Tow(ar)ds the new Passage, Timber 6li10s Lead 5li
11
10
0
Mrs Gibs in part of a debt from R L
10
0
0
Mr Markham for a debt of R L
20
0
0
Mr Markham poundage
4
6
0
Ditto. Ball(ance) due to me this 2nd Dec(embe)r 1723
21
13
11
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194
6
7½

Notes

The lawyer John Markham (1683-1746) was by this date acting as William Lowndes' agent in Winslow. Lowndes' income was rather less than it should have been according to his rental, and some of the rents were over a year late. "Barton" means Barton Hartshorn, where Lowndes had property which he left to his son Joseph.

The "goal", i.e. gaol, to which Lowndes contributed was the new Aylesbury Gaol, on which work began in 1722 (on the site of the present Old County Hall).

Lowndes turned over a small area of land to growing furze (i.e. gorse), either for fodder or fuel.

He spent over £200 on the "new barn". This must be the tithe barn in Parsons Close, now the Barn Studio. As the tithes went to his son Robert, it was one of the many ways in which William subsidised him. Mary Walker who was involved in the building doesn't seem to be a Winslow person.

William also paid £30 of debts for "RL", i.e. Robert. £20 to Markham were no doubt for legal expenses but the purpose of the £10 to "Mrs Gibs" is more uncertain, and there were several people called Mrs Gibbs.

Copyright 22 August, 2018