| May | |
| Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 3s 0d |
| Hennery Green From haslenton | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 1s 6d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 2s 0d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 1s 0d |
| 30 | Paid to Petter Levesey his Reant | £2 2s 0d |
| Going about John Wittecer Sattlemant to for hay yeate Spend (sic) | £0 0s 7d |
| A letter from Newchurch | £0 0s 1d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 1s 0d |
| James Ruchton family Six m-les weak | £0 1s 0d |
| William Peacop – writing (?) Rodger Wensley Widdow things to -ilease | £0 1s 0d |
| | £3 3s 2d |
| | |
| Paid in June | |
| going to featch haghey Brown things | £0 1s 0d |
| 6 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 3s 6d |
| 8 | Paid to James Ruchton | £0 1s 0d |
| Paid William Breandwood his house Reant paid to Catherine Wholmsley in Blackburn | £1 10s 0d |
| Paid to Marey Smith in Preston burying her son Bearer a pint of ale | £0 10s 0d |
| 11 | Paid to Bettey Calvert widdow her house Reant | £1 6s 0d |
| 14 | Paid to John Wolstonham for to flet | £0 16s 0d |
| Paid to James Ruchton | £0 3s 6d |
| 15 | Mahlah Chrisley bedgown 2 1/2 yard 20 pence per yard | £0 4s 2d |
| Malah Chrisley | £0 3s 0d |
| Mahlah Tow yards of flaininal at 13 pence per yeard | £0 2s 2d |
| | £5 5s 0 1/2d |
| | |
| [This page pinned between the accounts for June and July] | |
| The accounts of gating (sic) | |
| James Ruchton | |
| yeald staves [possibly heald] | £0 1s 2d |
| Rouller strapes | £0 0s 8d |
| Fower Rods | £0 0s 4d |
| yeald [possibly heald] twin [or trin] and Cluhin [or Clukin] | £0 1s 5d |
| Three Penneth of Cording | £0 0s 3d |
| Tow Dossen of bobenes | £0 0s 7d |
| Yealdes [Healds ?] neting and Drowing | £0 2s 2d |
| One Lood of Coles | £0 0s 8d |
| A Loom nife | £0 0s 2 1/2d |
| ofar od stof | £0 2s 0d |
| one spening Jenney | £0 8s 0d |
| one pare of broshes | £0 1s 3d |
| Three Naghdal (?) of Mele | £0 3s 1 1/2d |
| Tow pare Clogs | £0 1s 2d |
| One hand wele | £0 0s 10d |
| ofar od stoof | £0 2s 0d |
| one Blanket | £0 3s 6d |
| | £1 9s 10d |
| | |
| Paid in July | |
| Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| Being summendes by John Clatten to Clark hill | £0 1s 0d |
| going to Blackburn to stop Wills branwood things for being sould | £0 1s 0d |
| | £0 6s 0d |
| | |
| Augue Paid in august | |
| 1 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 5s 0d |
| 2 | John Livesey From manchester | £0 2s 0d |
| 8 | John Livesey wife sick From Manchester | £0 8s 0d |
| 11 | Paid to John Clatton the first Raleff | £0 1s 0d |
| 21 | Paid to John Foulds for Joseph Roberts Laid 2s per week May June July August the 21 day being sixteen weeks | £1 12s 0d |
| Grace Baron summendes me to Clark hill going and spending | £0 1s 0d |
| 23 | Paid to John Claton | £0 1s 0d |
| 27 | Paid to John Claton | £0 1s 0d |
| 30 | Paid to John Claton | £0 1s 0d |
| James Foreast summendes us to Carhall going and spending | £0 1s 6d |
| | £2 13s 6d |
| | |
| September Paid in | |
| 5 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid to Mathew Grimshaw the first Ralieff sick of the faver | £0 5s 0d |
| 8 | Paid to John Claton | £0 1s 0d |
| going See Matthew Grimshaws sick of the fava | £0 1s 0d |
| paid to John Claton | £0 1s 0d |
| 25 | John Green wife and Children six of the faver | £0 3s 0d |
| | £0 15s 0d |
| | |
| Paid in October | |
| 2 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| William Hargraves house Reant in Blackburn | £1 10s 0d |
| 3 | Henry Green from heaslenton | £0 5s 0d |
| 4 | James Fielden in blackburn | £0 5s 0d |
| Chas bed for James Ruchden | £0 1s 6d |
| 12 | John Calvert his house rent | £1 5s 0d |
| Ann Grimshow her house Reant | £1 5s 0d |
| Thomas Berthwistle a part of his house Reant | £1 0s 0d |
| 13 | Paid to John Claton | £0 1s 0d |
| 19 | James Fielden in blackburn | £0 4s 0d |
| 20 | Paid to John Claton | £0 1s 0d |
| 23 | Paid to John Claton | £0 1s 0d |
| 26 | William Duckworth his house Reant | £1 10s 0d |
| going to see James Fielden in blackburn | £0 1s 0d |
| | £1 13s 6d |
| | |
| [Insert pinned to the page] | |
| Account of Ann Grimshaw and Expence for warrant against Benjemen Wolstenholme | |
| one warrand | £0 1s 0d |
| My own wage | £0 1s 0d |
| Spend | £0 0s 8d |
| apart 26d (?) Paid to Ann Grimshaw broght to bed | £0 6s 0d |
| going to Clark hill with Bengemen Wolstonham spend | £0 1s 2d |
| Caryeing men to take bengemen wolstonham with a warrand —– ——- 7 quarts | £2 10s 0d |
| | £0 15s 8d |
| Account of Haghey brown and Expence for warrand against Willm. Hecles November 2d | |
| one warrand | £0 4s 0d |
| My wage | £0 1s 0d |
| | £0 5s 0d |
| | |
| Paid in November | |
| 1 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| 16 | Paid to James Fielden | £0 4s 0d |
| 24 | Paid to James Fielden | £0 3s 0d |
| going about Dawest wife to blackburn | £0 1s 6d |
| | £0 12s 6d |
| | |
| Paid in December | |
| 5 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| 6 | James ashworth 6 yeard of Cloth Tow Shilling and eighth pence per yeard | £0 16s 0d |
| 11 | Paid to James Fielden | £0 4s 0d |
| Bought for John Ruchten Doutter in Blackburn 6 yeards of Cloth for Sheftes at eighth pence halphpenny per yeard. | £0 4s 3d |
| 25 | Paid to John Foulds for Joseph Roberts lad 2s per week from 21 august to December 26 being eighteen week —- —– | £1 16s 0d |
| Paid to henry Counleff for John Claton for house room | £0 4s 6d |
| | £3 8s 9d |
| | |
| Paid in January | |
| 1 | Paid to James Fielden | £0 5s 0d |
| 2 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| 23 | Paid to James Fielden | £0 2s 6d |
| | £0 11s 6d |
| | |
| Paid in February | |
| 6 | Paid to James Fielden | £0 5s 0d |
| Widdow Shottleworth | £0 15s 0d |
| Tow Nabkens for widdow Shottleworth | £0 1s 0d |
| Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| 7 | 3 yeards of Shearling cloth for Joseph Roberts Lad Ten pence halph peney per yeard | £0 2s 1 1/2d |
| Making these shearts ten pence tow pence the thrad. | £0 1s 0d |
| 19 | Paid to James Fielden | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid to John Foulds for Joseph Roberts Lad 2s per week from December 26 to February 28 being Nine week. | £0 18s 0d |
| | £2 11s 1 1/2d |
| | |
| March | |
| Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid to Henry Cunleff for house Rome for John Claton | £0 4s 6d |
| 3 | Burying James Fielden in blackburn | £0 9s 0d |
| 9 | Paid to bengemen Calvart for cureing Peghay bentey -ad | £0 6s 0d |
| 10 | Paid to haghey Brown | £0 2s 0d |
| 13 | Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| 14 | Paid to Mr James Loommax for widdow Leeman house rent | £1 1s 0d |
| 15 | Paid to Thomas bentley for going to the work house with Frank Claton | £0 5s 0d |
| Paid to henery Conleff for frank Claton 8 day meat | £0 6s 0d |
| My own wagges and expences going to work house | £0 3s 0d |
| Thomas Bentley and Frank Clayton expences | £0 1s 6d |
| 16 | going through Claton to find a contifeet spend | £0 0s 7d |
| Paid to haghey Brown | £0 2s 0d |
| 21 | Paid to Willi Marcer for being Short in the yeare 1782 | £2 5s 9d |
| Paid to John Marcer to rite a bill to widdow Giles at Prescot | £3 3s 6d |
| | £8 16s 10d |
| | |
| April | |
| 3 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 4s 0d |
| Paid to John Livesay from manchester | £0 6s 0d |
| 16 | Paid to henry Conleff for house room for John Claton | £0 4s 0d |
| 17 | Paid to Mahlah Chrisley | £0 2s 0d |
| A letter loosing from Prescot | £0 0s 4 1/2d |
| 18 | Paid to haghey Brown | £0 2s 0d |
| 22 | Paid to haghey Brown | £0 2s 0d |
| 23 | going to Darran after hadam balley | £0 1s 0d |
| Paid to John Fouldes for Joseph Roberts Lad Tow Shilling per week From February 28 to May 1 being Nine weeks | £0 18s 0d |
| Note publishing | £0 0s 2d |
| Six pence for paper | £0 0s 6d |
| | £2 9s 6 1/2d |
| | |
| April 7d (sic) 1785 Expences on a Settlment T– Great Harwood Against Altem [Altham?] | |
| Horse and Cart hire from Blackburn to Preston | £0 6s 6d |
| To Expences on the road to Do. | £0 1s 7d |
| Hors hire and expences from Preston to bell Lane to fetch hannah wittaker | £1 8s 5d |
| to Henery wittaker going to Preston | £0 3s 0d |
| To George Riley hors hire and expences and attendance at Preston sessions | £0 18s 6d |
| Ann Gibson and Hannah wittaker from Preston and home again | £0 6s 0d |
| To self four days wages and som other expences | £0 6s 0d |
| For meat and drink at Preston and a Bill in per | £2 8s 7d |
| A seck and Pillen carig from Preston | £0 0s 3d |
| Paid to Henery Fort | £0 6s 0d |
| Going to tell Henery Fort to go to Preston spend | £0 0s 7d |
| Lorrence wholmley going to Preston | £0 2s 0d |
| James Barran Carting gibson wife to Blackburn | £0 1s 4d |
| | £5 9s 3d |
| | |
| Account of all the months | |
| Paid in May | £3 3s 2d |
| Paid in June | £5 5s 1/2d |
| Gating James Ruchton is | £0 9s 10d |
| Paid in July | £0 6s 0d |
| Paid in august | £2 13s 6d |
| Paid in September | £0 15s 0d |
| Paid in October | £7 13s 6d |
| Paid in November | £0 12s 6d |
| Paid in December | £3 8s 9d |
| Paid in January | £0 11s 6d |
| Paid in February | £2 11s 1/2d |
| Paid in March | £8 16s 10d |
| Paid in April | £2 0s 6 1/2d |
| Expences at Preston Tart Trial | £5 9s 3d |
| | £1 0s 8d |
| | £45 17s 1 1/2d |
| paid for the accountes sineing | £0 5s 0d |
| | £46 2s 1 1/2d |
| | |
| Recd. From Lower Town 18 Lays 2 15 0 1/2 per lay | |
| | |
| Seen and allowed by us | |
| Alexr. Mercer | |
| Laurence Walmsley | |
| Thos. Fielden | |
| Nath. Edleston | |
| Willm. Peacop | |
| | |
| [Overleaf on final page is this list:] | |
| 1 Mahlah Critchley | |
| 2 James Richton | |
| 3 John Claton | |
| 4 Agness Brown | |
| 5 James Fielden | |
| 6 James Roberts son | |
| | |
| [This pages loose in the book. States May 1785 but the sums and entries don’t appear to relate to those within the book. It may be a voucher submitted for payment for services by a single provider, but again doesn’t relate to any other amounts.] | |
| May 23 1785 | Nal. Aspden and Felden Chese and Bred ale | £0 0s d |
| 25 | To Ale Jo. Shutworth | £0 0s 9d |
| 26 | ? Bradshaw Thos. Hindle wife | £0 0s 5d |
| Aspden and filden and menn | £0 0s 10d |
| Joseph woolstenholme Edward marcer meate | £0 2s 0d |
| Ditto to ale night and day | £0 1s 7d |
| 27 | Nathan aspden Bille aspden | £0 0s 7d |
| Thos. Hindle and Ruston wife | £0 0s 5d |
| mills aspden gorge filden meate | £0 2s 0d |
| Ditto to ale night and day | £0 1s 7d |
| 28 | Ann Franhand and alec Baron | £0 0s 6d |
| Jonathan Calvert and Robert Hindle meate | £0 2s 0d |
| Ditto to ale night and day | £0 1s 7d |
| 29 | John Calvert meate and ale day | £0 1s 5d |
| 30 | Henery Howorth and willam woolstolom meate | £0 2s 0d |
| Ditto to ale night and day | £0 1s 7d |
| 31 | James Filden and Henery Baron meate | £0 2s 0d |
| Ditto to ale night and day | £0 1s 7d |
| Nathon Aspden | £0 0s 6d |
| To Bety Hutworth meale Roome and to Bakow | £0 7s 0d |
| To Aspden and Filden ale | £0 0s 7d |
| To John Calverd wages | £0 2s 0d |
| | £1 13s 10d |