Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

THE
JOURNAL.
Iter Boreale. Anno Salutis 1639 et DissidicB intn Anglos etScotos.
Iiichontum i*> Ap'ilis, Finitum 29" Jiinii.
My journey to Yorke to attend the king (as a privy chamberman
extraordinary) on the behalfe of my brother.
Anno. 1639, April! 1st.
I went from Rissley, Sir Henry Willoughbie's'^ in Darbyshire,
Aprill the 1st, beeing Monday, Anno. 16.39.
My brother delivered mee 100/. and sent theise servants with
mee : Thomas Woollet, Thomas Millington, Arthur Heath, Francis
Ridgate, a footman, and John Taylor to drive the cart with my
carriadge of apparrell, amies and necessaryes.
I had three stoned horses, a, gray gelding, and two cart horses.
I had a cuirassier's amies for my selfe, close caske. gorget, back
and breast culet, pouldrons, vambrace, left hand gauntlet, and
cuisses, and a case of jDistolls and great saddle.
Tho. Woollet, Tho. Millington" and Arthur Heath had each of
them for amies, back and breast and open head-piece, a carbine and
belt and cai-tilage box ; and each of them a case of pistolls and great
saddle.
John Taylor had a light cart with two wheeles covered over with
red cloth, with my brother's scutcheons of arines wrought upon it,
and two good horses to drawe it.
About 10 a clock I came to the castle in Nottingham (Mr. Malins)
accompanied with my brother, and there wee met Mr. Heniy Brooke,
and I entertained his footeman, Francis Ridgate. After dinner I
parted with my brother.
This from Rissley is
06 miles.
Thence with my owne company I went that night to
the Sw'anne, Mr. Ro. Deanes, in Mansfield, from
Nottingham 12 miles.
Aprill 2. On Tuesday I baited at Blithe and lay that
night at Mr. Leavet's, the White Hart, in
20 miles.
Doncaster ... . • •
[April] 3. On Wednesday I baited at Ferrv Brigg and
lay that night at Mr. Taylor's, poast master, at
the Swanne in Tadcaster 19 miles.
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Sir Henry Willoughhy of Risley, a place some eight miles from Derby,
was made a baronet in 1611: his daughter and coheir, Anne Willoughby,
married for her second husband Sir Thomas Aston, hart.