EXPENSES OF THE ELECTION OF TWO BURGESSES FOR THE BOROUGH OF CASTLE RISING 5thNOVEMBER 1807
Houghton Archives. Cellar 537 L
Chosen
The Hon Charles Bagot
Richard Sharpe Esq. £ S d £ s d
To Bill for Butchers Meat 8 18 ..
To do for Fish, Ham, Fowls, Bread, Cheese, Flour, Butter
Eggs, Confectionary, Coals, Carriage etc. 11 12 1
To Mrs Cath. Cooper for Groceries 5 .. 6
To Cook and Under cook and waiters 1 3 ..
26 13 7
To Thos Day Esq. for Port Wine 11 10 ..
To do do do for White Wine 6 2 ..
To Benjamin Silverwood for Rum and Brandy 4 9 ..
To Mr. Parfrement for Porter 1 10 ..
To Mr Curtis for Beer 1 17 6
To Mr Moyes for a Dinner, Ale etc. for the poor 6 5 1
To George Roberts for do do do do do 5 11 8
To do do for the Hospital 4 10
37 10 6
To Sundry disbursements for Chaise hire, Messenger
Horse hire and Expenses 4 4 ..
To Stamp Duty and Parchment for the Indentures
and Mayor’s Oath . 3 6 ..
To the Mayor’s Fee 2 2 ..
To the Sheriff’s Fee 10 10 ..
To Recorder’s Fee 10 10 ..
To the Sergeant’s Fee 10 6
31 2 6
To the Sextant for Sweeping the Church 2 6
To the Constables, Carriers and Halberdiers 2 5 ..
To Preparing the Chairs and Old men assisting 1 12 6
4 .. ..
For Agency 21 .. ..
120 6 2
Mr. Sharp’s moity of this 60 3 1
Mr. Sharp’s moity of bill in Nov 1806 54 12 6
Total 114 15 7