A true & exact history of the island of BarbadosLigon, Richard
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A true & exact history of the island of Barbados
Ligon, Richard
Barbados -- Description and travel; Plants -- Barbados; Sugar -- Manufacture and refining -- Barbados
The other six that weed, and do the common work abroad yearly.
l. s. d.
Four smocks, at 4 s. a piece 0 16 0
Three petticoats, at 5 s. a piece 0 15 0
Four coifs, at 12 d. a piece 0 04 0
Twelve pair of shoes, at 3 s. 1 16 0
Sum is 3 11 0
Sum totall of the six common } 21 06 0
women servants }
Thirty Rug Gownes for these thirty servants, to cast }
about them when they come home hot and wearied, from } 37 10 0
their work, and to sleep in a nights, in their Hamocks, }
at 25 s. a Gown or mantle.
Now for the Negres, which we will account to be a hundred of both
Sexes, we will divide them equally; The fifty men shall be allowed
yearly but three pair of Canvas drawers a piece, which at 2 s. a
pair, is 6 s.
The women shall be allowed but two petticoats a piece yearly, at 4 s.
a piece, which is 8 s. yearly.
So the yearly charge of the fifty men Negres, is 15 00 0
And of the women 20 00 0
Sum is 35 00 0
Now to sum up all, and draw to a conclusion, we will account, that
for the repairing dilapidations, and decayes in the houseing, and all
Utensills belonging thereunto,
l. s. d.
We will allow yearly to issue out of the Profits, that }
arise upon the Plantation } 500 00 00
As also for the moderate decayes of our Negres, }
Horses, and Cattle, notwithstanding all our Recruits } 500 00 00
by breeding all those kinds }
For forraign provisions of victualls for our servants }
and some of our slaves, we will allow yearly } 100 00 00
For wages to our principall Overseer yearly 50 00 00
By the Abstract of the charge of Cloathing the }
five subordinate Overseers yearly. } 27 05 00
By the Abstract of Clothing, the remaining 14 }
men-servants yearly } 58 16 00
By the Abstract of Cloathing four women-servants }
that attend in the house } 19 04 00
By the Abstract of the remaining six women-servants, }
that do the common work abroad in the } 21 06 00
fields. }
The charge of thirty Rug Gowns for these thirty }
servants } 37 10 00
By the abstract of the cloathing of fifty men-Negres 15 00 00
By the abstract for the cloathing of fifty women-Negres 20 00 00
Sum totall of the expences is 1349 01 00
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