Digby family memoranda book.

Memoranda of the family of Digby of Luffenham, first half of 17th centure, entered by several hands.

Contents.

ff. 1-3. Recipes.

4. "The ages of my children as it shall please Allmighty God they have or shall happen". [Jas, Digby 1653-8. His second son, John, was born on St. Anthony's day "therefore when he is confirmed he may recompense what we failed in."

7. A note to gather the fifteens by after 5d. the score for sheepe [3d. a cow] copied out of an old book.

Total of sheep in S. Luffenham: 720.

8. The lay for the provision as yt is in equally laid this year 1616, --- so that by this summinge yt plainly appeereth howe I am overraught by my tenauntes.

9. Memorandum of lamb tithing custom at Luffenham.

11. A coppie of a Cunninge Inquisition procured by Mr. John Bassett wrongfully to gain a little piece of ground ---- which I thought fittinge as a bullwarke to leave to posteritie against his indirect dealing --- his brother-in-law the stewarde, his father-in-law foreman of the jury --- and sir Jhon Harington (the lord) lyinge in Warwickshire. Ja.D.

[Refers to ground next to a chapel now "dissolved"]

12. Memorandum about commoning rights with the reason for the difference between this note and the town books: [Jas. Digby]

The neighboures of the best sorte came to my grandfather, Mr. Simon Digby, before his deathe lyinge a whole yeere languishing upon a sore brokne legge and entreated him to laye thirtie akars close open and to be of the nature of the common fields which he condescended unto, beinge byfore enseveraled.

12vo. Other memoranda of Jas. Digby about his watermill.

13. This also I thought to leave to posteritie [Jas. Digby] --- Mr. Dale a cunninge lawyer, attempted to make him pay suit wrongfully.

13vo. Drifties in the pasture.

14. A note of such chief rents as I pay out.

[Jas. Digby]