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Index at front of volume
Arranged by client. Entries comprise payments received and disbursements, often including details of who the sum was paid by and to, and occasionally what the payment was for, eg 'for the water', 'for trees'
Pages 1-2:
Earl of Bute, Luton Park, 1764-1780
Also mentioned: Mr Holland, Blair, the London house and the London garden
Pages 3-4:
Sir William Codrington, Dodington, Gloucestershire, 1764-1767
Pages 5-6:
Duke of Bridgewater, Ashridge, Hertfordshire, 1759-1768
Also mentioned: Hawkins, Mr Holland, Mr Scott, Markham, James Symes
Pages 7-8:
Earl of Coventry, Croome, 1762-1765
Also mentioned: Child, Benjamin Read, David Walker, William Hiam, Donn
Page 9:
Sir George Colebrooke, Gatton, Surrey, 1762-1768byng
Page 10 is blank
Pages 11-12:
Ambrose Dickens, Branches, Suffolk, 1763-1765
Also mentioned: Alexander Knox
Pages 13-14:
Earl Gower, Trentham, 1764-1777
Pages 15-16:
Sir John Griffin Griffin, Audley End, Essex, 1763-1766
Pages 17-18:
Rowland Holt Esq, Redgrave, Suffolk, 1763-1773
Also mentioned: Griffin, Hobcroft, Holland
Page 19:
General Howard, Stoke Green, 1765-1767
Page 20 is blank
Pages 21-22:
The Kings most excellent Majesty, 1765-1776
Also mentioned: Sir William Breton (also spelt Bretton), Melican
Pages 23-24:
Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, 1764-1774
Also mentioned: Mr Walker, Langley, Blenheim park and gardens
Pages 25-26:
Lord Milton, Milton Abbey, Dorset, 1763-1781
Also mentioned: Messrs Drummond, S. Freeman Esq of Fawley Court
Pages 27-28:
Earl of Northampton, Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, 1761-1767
Also mentioned: the late Earl of Northampton, Mr Hobcroft, Huntington Estate
Pages 29-30:
Earl of Shelburne, Wycombe [Wycombe Abbey] and Bowood [Bowood House], 1762-1766
Also mentioned: John Simpson, Ash (nurseryman), Mr Scott
Two blank unnumbered pages
Page 31:
Sir Armine Wodehouse, Kimberley, Norfolk, 1763-1782
Also mentioned: Child & Co, Sir John Wodehouse, Field Esq of the Inner Temple
Page 32 is blank
Page 33:
Sir Edward Astley Bart, Milton Constable, Norfolk, 1765-1769
Also mentioned: Messrs Drummond
Page 34 is blank
Page 35:
Lucy Knightley Esq, Fawsley, Northamptonshire, 1765-1768
Page 36 is blank
Pages 37-38:
Viscount Spencer, Wimbledon, Surrey, 1766-1781
Also mentioned: Hoare & Co, Lord Spencer, Thomas Squires (for the rail fence at Wimbledon Park), John Watridge, G. Bowstreed
Page 39:
Viscount Irwin, [Temple Newsam, Leeds], 1776-1771
Also mentioned: Messrs Drummond
Page 40 is blank
Page 41:
General Keppell [General William Keppel, Dyrham, Enfield], 1765-1769
Page 42 is blank
Pages 43-44:
Earl Waldegrave, [Navestock, Essex], 1767-1782
Also mentioned: Williamson & Co
Page 45:
Sir Henry Bridgeman, [Weston Park, Staffordshire], 1766-1768
Page 46 is blank
Pages 47-48:
Lord Palmerston, [Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire], 1766-1779
Also mentioned: Mr Deval [also spelt Devall], Mr Waldo, Mr Holland, Mr Hobcroft, John Payne
Page 49:
Earl of Scarborough, Sandbeck Hall, South Yorkshire, 1776-1793
Also mentioned: Andrew Gardiner, Mr Brown
Page 50 is blank
Page 51:
Sir Ellis Cunliffe, Wimbledon, 1767
Page 52 is blank
Page 53:
Duke of Grafton, Euston Hall, Suffolk, 1767-1789
Page 54 is blank
Page 55:
Caesar Hawkins, Kelstone Park [Kelston Park], Somerset, 1767-1768
Page 56 is blank
Page 57:
Duke of Northumberland, Sion Park [Syon Park], Middlesex, 1767-1772
Page 58 is blank
Page 59 :
Earl of Hardwicke, Wimple Hall [Wimpole Hall], Hertfordshire, 1767-1772
Also mentioned: Beisley [Thomas Beisley]
Page 60 is blank
Page 61:
Earl of Ashburnham, [Ashburnham Place, Sussex], 1767-1781
Page 62 is blank
Page 63:
Lord Willoughby de Broke, [Compton Verney, Kineton, Warwickshire], 1769-1780
Page 64 is blank
Page 65:
Viscount Montague, [Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex], 1768-1774
Page 66 is blank
Pages 67-68:
Frances Herne Esq [Francis Herne], Flamberts, Harrow, 1769-1771
Also mentioned: Messrs Drummond, Henry Holland, William Horsburgh
Page 69:
Judge Willis [Edward Willes], [Little Grove], East Barnet, 1769-1770
Page 70:
Sir William Stonhouse Bart of Radley, 1770-1773
Also mentioned: Messrs Hoare
Page 71:
Phillip Stephens Esq, Fulham, 1769-1779
Also mentioned: Robert Low, John Avery, Robert Bissell, Mr Bayley
Page 72:
'-- Willes Esq', Digswell, Hertfordshire, 1771-1773
Pages 73-74:
Earl of Exeter, [Burghley House, Staffordshire], 1769-1774
Also mentioned: Mr Hurst, Mr Clarke, Messrs Drummond, William Ireland
Pages 75-76:
Earl of Donegall, [Fisherwick, Staffordshire], 1769-1782
Also mentioned: Mr C.M. Talbot, Messrs Hoare
Page 77:
Earl of Bristol, Ickworth, Suffolk, 1769-1776
Page 78:
Hans Sloane Esq, Stonham [South Stoneham], Hampshire, 1773-1780
Also mentioned: Hans Stanley, Paultons
Page 79:
Lord Clive, Claremont, [Surrey], 1771-1780
Page 80:
Hans Stanley, Paultons, [Romsey], Hampshire 1772-1774
Page 81:
Earl of Upper Ossory, Ampthill, [Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire], 1771-1775
Page 82:
Lord Craven, Combe Abbey [Coombe Abbey], Warwickshire, 1772-1776
Also mentioned: Benham
Page 83:
John Calcraft, Leeds Abbey, [Maidstone, Kent], 1770-1776
Page 84:
Earl of Abingdon, Rycot, [Rycote Park, Oxfordshire], 1772-1776
Also mentioned: James Hope, Mr Way, Messrs Drummond
Page 85:
Earl of Hillsborough, Hill Park, Kent, 1772-1775
Page 86:
Charles Pelham [Charles Anderson-Pelham], Brocklesbury [Brocklesbury Hall, Lincolnshire], 1771-1780
Page 87:
Baron Tracy [Baron Tracey], Putney Heath, 1774
Also mentioned: Mr Lapidge, Messrs Clive & Goslings
Page 88:
Edward Southwell, Kings Weston [Kings Weston House], Gloucestershire, 1778
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers, G.V. Vernon
Page 89:
Lord Folkestone, Longford Castle, [Wiltshire], 1777
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers, Lord Radnor
Page 90:
Earl of Pembroke, Wilton [Wilton House, Wiltshire], 1780
Page 91:
Henry Herbert, High Clear [Highclere Castle], Hampshire, 1770
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers, Lord Dorchester
Page 92:
Sir James Lowther, Lowther, [Lowther Castle, Westmorland], 1763-1780
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers, Saleham estate
Page 93:
Lord Pigot, undated
Page 94:
'-- Pigot Esq, near Stilton', undated
Page 95:
'-- Durant Esq', Tong Castle, [Shropshire], undated
Page 96:
'-- Bayley Esq', Hanwell, Middlesex, undated
Also mentioned: Mr Lapidge
Page 97:
Edwin Lasscelles [Edwin Lascelles], Gawthorpe [medieval predecessor of Harewood House, Yorkshire], 1774-1781
Page 98:
Mr O'Bryen, Taplow [Taplow Court, Buckinghamshire], 1778-1779
Page 99:
George Byng, Wrotham Park, near Barnet, undated
Also mentioned: Sam Lapidge
Page 100:
Viscount Torrington, Southill [Southill Park], Bedfordshire, 1777-1778
Also mentioned: George Bowstreed
Page 101:
Viscount Lisburne, Mamhead [Mamhead Park], Devonshire, 1773
Page 102:
Sir Thomas Broughton, Doddington [Doddington Park], Cheshire, 1778
Page 103:
Earl of Derby, Knowsley [Knowsley Park], Lancashire, 1775-1776
Also mentioned: Lord Strange
Page 104:
Earl of Suffolk, Charlton [Charlton Park], Malmesbury, Wiltshire, undated
Page 105:
John Aubery, Borstall [possibly Boarstall], Buckinghamshire, undated
Page 106:
Earl of Peterborough, Peterborough House, Fulham, 1773
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers
Page 107:
Edward Stratford, later Earl of Aldborough, Brentford, [Middlesex], 1773
Page 108:
Earl of Clanricarde, undated
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers
Page 109:
John Conyers, Copt Hall [Copped Hall], Essex, undated
Also mentioned: Mr Griffin
Page 110:
'-- Archer Esq', Coopersale [Coopersale House], Essex, 1774
Also mentioned: Messrs Drummond
Page 111:
William Mathew Burt, Maiden Earley [Maiden Earleigh], Berkshire, undated
Also mentioned: Mr Griffin
Page 112:
Francis Sykes, Bassildon [Basildon Park], Berkshire, 1778
Page 113:
Jacob Houblon, Hallingbury [Hallingbury Park], Essex, 1778
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers
Page 114:
Sir Lawrence Dundass [Lawrence Dundas], Aske Hall, Yorkshire, undated
Page 115:
Sir William St Quintin, Scampston [Scampston Hall], Malton, Yorkshire, 1773
Page 116:
John Fleming, North Stonham [North Stoneham Park], Hampshire
Also mentioned: Andrew Gardiner, Alexander Knox, Messrs Child & Co, Mr Fleming
Page 117:
'-- Clifford Esq' [possibly Thomas Clifford], Tixall House, [Staffordshire], 1774
Also mentioned: Collier, Lord Donegall
Page 118:
Duke of Buccleugh [Duke of Buccleuch], Adderbury [Adderbury House], Oxfordshire, 1775
Also mentioned: Sam Lapidge
Page 119:
George Durant, Tong Castle, Shropshire, undated
Page 120:
George Clive, [Mount Clare], Roehampton, 1775
Page 121:
William Constable, Burton Constable, Yorkshire, 1774
Page 122:
Lord Digby, Sherborne Castle, Dorset, 1775-1779
Also mentioned: Dickenson, Hoard & Co
Page 123:
Rev Mr Tattersall, Gatton, 1763-1778
Also mentioned, Newham
Page 124:
Duke of Ancaster, Grimsthorpe [Grimsthorpe Castle], Lincolnshire, 1773-1778
Also mentioned: S. Lapidge, Richmond Hill
Page 125:
Robert Drummond, [Cadland House], Fawley, Southampton, 1775-1781
Page 126:
George Rice, Newton Castle, Landils [Newton House, Llandeilo], South Wales, 1775-1778
Page 127:
Earl of Oxford, Eywood, Herefordshire, 1775
Page 128:
Lord Clive, Oakley Park, Ludlow, [Shropshire], 1775
Page 129:
Earl of Harborough, Stapleford, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, 1775-1776
Also mentioned: Mr John Clarke of Burleigh, William Ireland
Page 130:
William Bethell, Rise [Rise Park], Yorkshire, 1775
Page 131:
Sir Henry Gough, Edgbaston [Edgbaston Hall], Warwickshire, 1776
Page 132:
John Weyland, Dornford, Oxfordshire, 1775
Pages 133 and 134:
His Majesty the King, Richmond Gardens account, 1777-1781
Also mentioned: Mr Brindnell, G. Mathias. The final account is entered in 1787 by Henry Holland
Page 134:
Nathaniel Cholmley, Howsham, Yorkshire, undated
Page 135:
Lord Mountstuart, Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire, 1777-1778
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers, Henry Holland
Page 136 (unnumbered):
'-- Heron Esq' [possibly Thomas Heron], Chilham Castle, Canterbury, Kent, 1777-1781
Page 137:
Earl Gower [Lord Gower], Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, 1778-1781
Also mentioned: Mr Holland, William Ireland, Messrs Drummonds
Page 138 (unnumbered) is blank
Page 139:
Earl of Bute, Luton Park [Luton Hoo], 1778-1782
Also mentioned: Highcliffe, Lord Dudley
First page numbered 140:
Lord Dudley and Ward, Himley [Himley Hall], Staffordshire, 1774-1782
Also mentioned: Henry Holland
Second page numbered 140:
Earl of Suffolk, Charlton [Charlton Park, Malmesbury], 1780
Page 141 (unnumbered):
Sir Thomas Tancred, Cuffnells [Cuffnells Park, Lyndhurst], Hampshire, 1780
Page 142:
Lord Arundel [Lord Arundell], Wardour Castle, [Wiltshire], 1780
Page 143:
Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Wynnstay, [Wrexham, Wales], 1777-1782
Also mentioned: Child & Co, Samuel Lapidge
Page 144:
R.H. Beaumont, Whitley Beaumont, Yorkshire, 1779-1780
Page 145:
Sir Richard Worsley, Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight
Page 146:
Thomas Harley, Berrington [Berrington Hall], Leominster, Herefordshire, 1781-1782
Also mentioned: S. Lapidge, Sir Charles Raymond
Page 147:
James Trecothick, Addington Place, Surrey, 1781-1782
Page 148:
Earl Harcourt, Nuneham, [Nuneham House, Nuneham Courtney], Oxfordshire, 1781-1782
Unnumbered page:
Sir George Cornewall, Moccas Hall [Moccas Court], Herefordshire, 1781
Page 149:
Thomas Coventry, North Cray [North Cray Place], Kent, 1781-1782
Page 150:
Richard Barnwell, Stanstead Park, Sussex, 1782
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers
Page 151:
Charles Kent, Fornham Genevieve, Suffolk, 1781
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers, S. Lapidge
First page numbered 152:
John Baker Holroyd, Sheffield Place, Sussex, 1776
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers
Second page numbered 152:
Mrs E. Montague [Mrs Edward Montagu], Sandleford, Berkshire, 1781-1782
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers, S. Lapidge
Page 153:
Thomas Fitzmaurice, Llewaney Hall [possibly Lleweni Hall], St Asaph, Denbighshire, 1782
Page 154 (unnumbered) is blank
Page 155:
Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire
Also mentioned: John Spyers
Page 156 (unnumbered) is blank
Page 157:
Sir Gerard Vanneck, Heveningham Hall, Halesworth, Suffolk, 1782
Also mentioned: S. Lapidge
Unnumbered page (blank)
Page 158:
Earl of Bristol, Ickworth, Suffolk, 1781
Unnumbered page (blank)
Page 159:
Sir John Ramsden, Byram [Byrham Hall], Yorkshire, 1782
Also mentioned: John Spyers, Samuel Lapidge
Unnumbered page (blank)
Page 160:
Lord Stourton, Stourton House, Yorkshire, 1782
Also mentioned: S. Lapidge
Unnumbered page (blank)
Page 161:
Lord Ducie Moreton, Woodchester Park [Woodchester Mansion], Gloucestershire, 1782
Also mentioned: Mr Spyers, S. Lapidge