The Middleton Accounts of 1526: #3

This post contains the next two entries in the Middleton household accounts for Sir Henry Willoughby in 1526.

The first entry was dated 8th January and was described as money to Mrs Mary Fitton, on the commandment of Sir Henry Willoughby. The amount was 6 shillings 8 pence, which was the equivalent of about £147.09 today. Mary Fitton was the daughter of Jane Harbottle née Willoughby and the granddaughter of Sir Henry Willoughby.

The second entry was undated. It was described as a reward to a hermit of Polesworth, Warwickshire. The amount was 4 pence, which was the equivalent of about £7.35 today.

John Ray Room at Middleton Hall, 2025. Photograph taken by Steve Davies.

Next entry: 11th January.

Further Reading: W. H. Stevenson, Report on the Manuscripts of Lord Middleton, Historical Manuscripts Commission, 1911. p.381.

Author - Debbie Jordan, Middleton Hall Volunteer.

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