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Paid £5 1s 8d for fine drapes for tableclothes and for making and marking the tableclothes. The drapers were bought from Thomas Markby & co. Received 4s 2d (the amount paid for making and marking the tableclothes) by Beaumont Prior.

Paid £14 12s 6d for damask cloth for fellows' tableclothes. Paid to Mrs Prior and received by Beaumont Prior.

Paid 10s 11d to Beaumont Prior for sizings and hall bell rope

Paid £1 9s 7d to Beaumont Prior for sizings and lanthorn candles.

Paid £3 7s 8d to Beaumont Prior. For sizings and cloths making.

Paid 11s 11d to Beaumont Prior for sizings and candles.

A bill for Mr. Rustat's Audit: three bottles Madeira, four of Port, coffee & tea, sizings, cakes, a servant to clean the room, and linen-washing, £2.12.1 received and signed by Beaumont Prior.

A receipt for 'Court keeping', signed by Beaumont Prior on behalf of his father. The bill includes: 2 bottles of port, 2 bottles of brandy, 1lb of tobacco, 1/2lb of sugar, 3 lemons and 3 empty bottles, amounting to 11s.

Paid £1 1s to Beaumont Prior. For his attendance on weighing the lead for the Chappell.

The Butler's bill to Mr. Raynes for court-keeping at Graveley: two bottles of port, tobacco, and two bottles of ??.

Paid 5s 11d to Beaumont Prior for court keeping at Graveley, including bottles of port, tobacco, and bottles.

Paid 7s 11d to Beaumont Prior for port, tobacco and bottles.

Paid 8s 1d to Beaumont Prior for port, tobacco and bottles.

Paid 6s 9d to Beaumont Prior by Dr Caryl. For: port, tobacco and bottles.

Paid 5s 8d to Beaumont Prior for court keeping at Graveley court on 2nd April 1774, including bottles of port and tobacco.

Paid 6s 1d to B. Prior for bottles of port, tobacco and bottles for courtkeeping at Graveley.

A bill for food served at the Commencement dinner, includes: 3 bottles of Madeira (13s 6d); 6 bottles of Parlour Port (3s); 1 bottle of Madeira and 1 bottle of Port for the pensioners (6s 10d); 1 bottle of Port for the cook (2s 4d); rum and brandy (1s); coffee and tea (7s); sizings (16s 9d); cherries (2s 6d); strawberries (8s 4d); almond and raisins (3s 6d); macaroons (1s); oranges (2s); sugar (9d); lemons (1s); candles (1s); pipes and tobacco (1s). The total bill amounted to £3 11s 6d, signed by Beaumont Prior.

Paid £2 13s 8d to Beaumont Prior. Also includes: lantern candles, sedge and 6 1/2 yds of cloth

Paid £2 9s 8d to Beaumont Prior. Also includes lantern candles and sedge.

Paid £4 9s 11d to Beaumont Prior. Also includes: new basket, lodge sedge, parlour sedge and kitchin.

Paid £3 9s 1d to Beaumont Prior. Also includes sedge.

Four quarterly bills for College Sizings, including candles, signed by Beaumont Prior and by his son.

Paid 8s 2d to Beaumont Prior for sizings.

Paid £1 8s 11d to Beaumont Prior for sizings and bell rope

Paid £1 3s 8d to Beaumont Prior for sizings

Paid £1 7s 6d to Beaumont Prior for sizings and lantern candles.

Paid £1 17s 6d to Beaumont Prior. For: madeira, port, sizings, tea and coffee, cakes, pipes and tobacco, cleaning the room, washing the linen.

Paid £1 8s 7d to Beaumont Prior. For: madeira, port, sizings, tea and coffee, cakes, pipes and tobacco, servant cleaning and washing the linen.

Paid £2 15s 11d to Beaumont Prior. For: madeira, port, sherry, tea and coffee and sizings.

paid to Beaumont Prior £3 7s 1d. Includes Madeira, Port, Punch, Tea, Coffee.

Paid £2 2s 7d for commencement bill. Includes payments for Madeira, port, sherry, pensioners port, cook's port, tea and coffee for six, cherries and sizings. Signed by Beaumont Prior

Paid £2 16s 6d to Beaumont Prior for supplies for commencement, including: bottles of madeira, port, tea and coffee, and sizings.

Paid £2 12s 4d to B. Prior for commencement on 2nd July. Including: bottles of madeira, mountain and port, tea and coffee, cherries, strawberries, and sizings.

Butler's bill for commencement on 2nd July 1771. £2 6s 9d paid to Beaumont Prior for bottle of Madeira, Mountain, Port, tea and coffee and sizings.

Paid £1 17s 5d to Beaumont Prior for his father for services at commencement on 3rd July 1770, including: bottles of Madeira, Mountain, and Port; sizings; tea and coffee; cake; and pipes tobacco.

Bill with heading 'Mr Rustat's Audit', includes: 2 bottles of Madeira (£7); 1 bottle of Mount (£2 6d); 1 bottle of Lisbon (£1 10d); 2 bottles of Port (£3 8s); sizings (£10 2d); tea and coffee 'for 9' (£9); Pipes Tobacco (6d); 'servant cleaning room' (£1); washing linen (6d). Signed by Beaumont Prior 'for father'.

A bill for 13 weeks of sizings, ending at Midsummer 1769. The total bill for sizings amounts to 16s 2d. The bill also includes additional entries for: sedge (£1 1s); bell rope for the Hall (2s 6d); grinding and fastening 5 knives and 1 fork (1s 5d); a basket for the silver knives and forks (2s 3d). The bill is signed 'For Father' by Beaumont Prior.

A bill for alcohol for 'Commencement' includes, 10 bottles of Madeira (£2); 3 bottles of Mountain (7s 6d); 17 bottles of Port (£1 9s 9d); 2 bottles of Punch (3s); 2 bottles of Madeira for pensioners (8s); 1 bottle of Port for the cook (1s 10d); sizings (£1 1s 5d); tea and coffee for 10 people (10s); pipe tobacco (2s 6d); 12lb of cherries (6s). Total bill amounted to £6 10s 8d, signed by Beaumont Prior on behalf of his father.

Four receipts paid for the college sizings dated 16th January (16s 6d), 14th April (11s 2d), 8th July (£4 7s 8d) and 11th October (£4 4s 10d). 16th January receipt also includes payment for a hall bell rope. 11th October receipt also includes two payments for lantern candles. Three receipts for payments to Beaumont Prior, the fourth (14th April) paid to Thos. Prior (his son?)

Two receipts of the same date for £1 15s 7d and £2 11s 1d paid to Beaumont Prior for college sizings and sedge for a quarter.

Paid £2 10s 5d to Beaumont Prior for college sizings, sedge, and lantern candles

£3 14s 6d paid to Beaumont Prior for sizings, sedge, lantern candles and two baskets for the kitchen.

Butler's bill for Mr. Rustatt's audit. Paid £1 13s 9d to Beaumont Prior for bottles madeira, port, and mountain, for sizings, for tea, coffee and cake, and for a servant cleaning the room and washing the linen.

Paid £2 19s 4d to Beaumont Prior for college sizings, sedge, kitchen books, lantern candles, and rope for the hall bell.

Paid £1 12s 3d to Beaumont Prior for college sizings and sedge. On the side of the account, a butler's audit for multiple terms coming out to £9 1s 5d.

Paid £3 17s 9d to Beaumont Prior for sizings, sedge and a lantern candle.

Four receipts from the same date all paid to B. Prior for sizings, and sedge. Two also include candles and one includes mending the fellows' clothes and marking them. Receipts are in the amounts of: £2 1s 9d, £2 10s 4d, £2 17s 10d, and £2 7s 10d.

The Butler's bill for supplies to the Audit: four bottles of Madeira, two of Sherry, five of Port, three bowls of punch, rum and brandy, sizings, almonds, raisins, walnuts and apples, coffee and tea for 9, candles, sugar, lemons and charcoal. £4.1.0 received and signed by J(?) Prior, the Butler's son.

Paid £2 13s 4d to Beaumont Prior by Mr Darby for the Audit. For: bottles of madeira, mount, port, punch, sizings, coffee for four, pipe's tobacco.

An audit for alcohol, including: 2 bottles of Madeira (8s); 2 bottles of Mountain (5s); 7 bottles of Port (12s 3d); 1 bottle of punch (1s 6d); sizings (14s 6d); 'Tea for 7' with 6 muffins, bread and butter (4s); pipe tobacco (2s). Total amounted to £2 7s 3d, and was signed by Beaumont Prior.