Dartford – Women Vendors

Dartford

• Olyzabeth Statham, widow “of Sutton”
  • Pay of Jun–Jul 1541: £3 4s, paid to her own hand, for 32 loods of talwood “of her had to be employed in the said use at 2s the load with carriage.”
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 783, fol.15v
• Mistress Statham “of Dartford” (may be same as above)
  • Pay of Nov–Dec 1541: 34s, paid to her own hand, for 17 loads of talwood, 2s the load with carriage.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 783, fol. 119 (also duplicated in Oxford MS Top Kent, p. 51)
• Mistress Stadand “of Sutton” (may be same as above)
  • Pay of Jul–Aug 1542: 28s, paid to the hand of Symond Smyth her s[er]vant, for 14 loads of talwood of her had and bought for the king’s use, to be expended in burning of lime, at 2s the load with carriage.
    • Source: Nottingham University MS NE 0 3 (not paginated)
  • Pay of Aug–Sep 1542: 9s, paid to the hand of Smyth her s[ervant], for 441 feet of elm boards “of her had and bought for the king’s use to make winding stairs in the new offices out in the c[ourtyard],” cost of carriage is in addition.
    • Source: Nottingham University MS NE 0 3 (not paginated)
  • Pay of Sep–Oct 1542: 2s, paid to the hand of Symon Smyth her s[ervant], “for one load of talwood of her had likewise, and spent in burning of lime,” at 2s the load.
    • Source: Nottingham University MS NE 0 3 (not paginated)
• Mistress Cromes “of Dunstall in Kent”
  • Pay of Jan–Feb 1542: £3 23s 6d, paid to her hand, for 15 tons and 25 feet of timber for the said works at 4s the ton, beside the carriage. Also (unspecified total), 3d the ton for carriage of the wood to the waterside.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 783, fol. 158, and MS Top Kent, fol. 61 (typescript copy with additions)
• Dow’s widow (or, Dave’s widow) “of Dartford”
  • Pay of Jan–Feb 1542: 46s, paid to her hand, for 138 loads of sand of her had for slaking of lime at 4d the load, with digging and carriage. Also 5s 7 ½ d, paid to her hand, “for land carriage of 27 tons of stone from the lodge house to the said manor” at 2 ½ d the ton.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 783, fol. 159–159v. MS Top Kent, fol. 62, notes her name as “Dave’s widow” and specifies “water” carriage instead of “land” carriage
• Dorothy Dave (or Dove), widow, “of Dartford” (possibly the same as above)
  • Pay of Feb–Mar 1542: 43s 4d, paid to her hand, for 130 loads of sand “of her had for slaking of lime” at 4d the load, with digging and carriage.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 783, fol. 177v
  • Pay of Mar–Apr 1542: 29s, paid to her hand, for carriage of 117 loads of sand “occupied and spent in slaking of lime and making of mortar” at 4d the load, with the digging.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 783, fol. 195
  • Pay of Apr 1542: 24s, paid to her hand, for digging and carriage of 72 loads of sand “employed and spent in slaking of lime and leveling the ground in the court” at 4d the load.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 783, fol. 210

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