The Middleton Accounts of 1525: #25

The next entry in October in the Middleton household accounts of 1525 was described as a reward from Sir Henry Willoughby to John Chapman when he was wed. Unfortunately, this entry was undated but because its adjacent entries were dated, it can be determined that it would have occurred between the 17th and 21st of October. The amount of the reward was 20 pence, which was the equivalent of about £36.77 today. This is the only mention of John Chapman in the Middleton Manuscripts and, as a result, we do not currently know anything further about him and his connection to Middleton.

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Further Reading: W. H. Stevenson, Report on the Manuscripts of Lord Middleton, Historical Manuscripts Commission, 1911. p378.

Author - Debbie Jordan, Middleton Hall Volunteer.

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