Sat 3 Feb 1776
Expenses at Queens Head Tavern
Queens Head Tavern
Feby 3 1776: Mr Mayo & Co Suppers, ale & Bambo: 1s 6d
4: Coffee &c: 1s 4d
Tea &c: 1s 4d
Suppers: 1s 0d
Ale & Tobaco: 1s 10d
5: Coffee &c: 1s 4d
Suppers: 1s 0d
Ale & Tobaco: 1s 7d
Bambo: 2s 6d
6: Coffee &c: 1s 4d
Dinners: 2s 0d
Suppers for 9: 4s 6d
4 Gallons of Ale: 5s 4d
Tobaco & Porter: 9d
Purl: 6d.
7: Coffee Tea &c for 9: 6s 0d
Dinners for 9: 9s 0d
Suppers for 10: 5s 0d
Rummbo & Crank: 9s 6d
Brandy & Rum: 4s 6d
6 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 8s 0d
Purl: 1s 6d
Tobaco; 1s 2d.
8: Coffee Tea &c for 9 ;6s 0d
Suppers for 10: 5s 0d
Rumbo and Crank: 8s 6d
Brandy & Rum; 5s 6d
Purl: 2s 6d
Tobaco: 1s 0d
5 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 6s 8d.
9: Coffee Tea &c for 8: 5s 4d
Dinners for 8: 8s 0d
Tea &c for 2: 1s 4d
Suppers for 8: 4s 0d
Brandy & Rum: 4s 6d
Rumbo & Crank: 6s 6d
Purl: 2s 0d
Tobaco: 1s 4d
7 Gallons Ales & Porter: 9s 4d
Wine: 3s 6d.
10: Coffee Tea &c for 8: 5s 4d
Dinners for 8: 8s 0d
Tea &c for 2: 1s 4d
Supers for 9: 4s 0d
Brandy & Rum: 2s 0d
Rumbo & Crank: 2s 6d
Purl: 1s 10d
Tobaco: 1s 4d
7 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 9s 4d
[Total] £9 9s 2d.
Brought over: £9 9s 2d
11: Coffee Tea &c for 9: 6s 0d
Dinners for 8: 8s 0d
Tea &c for 3: 2s 0d
Suppers for 10: 5s 0d
Brandy & Rum: 4s 0d
Rumbo & Crank; 4s 6d
Purl: 2s 6d
Tobaco: 1s 6d
8 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 10s 8d.
12: Coffee Tea &c for 8: 5s 4d
Dinners for 8: 8s 0d
Suppers for 16: 8s 0d
Brandy & Rum: 3s 6d
Usquabaugh: 4s 6d
Rumbo, Bumbo & Crank: 11s 6d
Purl: 2s 0d
Porter
Tobaco: 1s 6d.
11 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 14s 8d
Hot Pott: 2s 0d
13: Coffee Tea &c for 9: 6s 0d
Dinners for 9: 9s 0d
Tea &c for 4: 2s 8d
Suppers for 10: 5s 0d
Wine: 2s 6d
Punch: 2s 6d
Brandy & Rum: 3s 0d
Rumbo Bumbo & Crank: 6s 6d
Usquabaugh: 3s 6d
Purl: 2s 6d
Tobaco: 1s 6d
Hot Pott: 5s 0d.
14: Coffee & Tea for 9: 6s 0d
Dinners for 8: 8s 0d
Tea &c for 4: 2s 8d
Suppers for 8: 4s 0d
Wine: 4s 0d
Punch: 3s 0d
Brandy & Rum: 2s 6d
Rumbo Bumbo & Crank: 5s 6d
Usquabaugh: 2s 6d
Purl: 2s 9d
Tobaco: 1s 3d
Hot Pott: 4s 0d
6 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 8s 0d
[Total] £19 18s 2d.
Brought over: £19 18s 2d
15: Coffee & Tea for 8: 5s 4d
Dinners for 8: 8s 0d
Tea &c for 4: 2s 4d
Suppers for 8: 4s 0d
Wine: 3s 6d
Nagus: 7s 6d
Brandy & Rum: 1s 9d
Crank & Rumbo: 3s 6d
Usquabaugh: 2s 0d
Purl: 2s 0d
Tobaco: 1s 6d
Hot Pott: 3s 0d
6 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 8s 0d.
16: Coffee & Tea for 8: 5s 4d
Dinners for 8: 8s 0d
Tea &c for 3: 2s 0d
Suppers for 8: 4s 0d
Wine: 3s 0d
Brandy & Rum: 2s 0d
Punch: 1s 6d
Rumbo & Crank: 7s 0d
Tobaco: 1s 2d
Hot Pott: 2s 0d
Usquabaug: 2s 8d
6 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 8s 0d
17: Coffee & Tea for 8: 5s 4d
Dinners for 8: 8s 0d
Tea &c for 3: 2s 0d
Suppers for 8: 4s 0d
Wine: 1s 6d
Mild wine: 1s 2d
Brandy & Rum: 2s 6d
Punch: 1s 6d
Rumbo & Crank: 4s 6d
Usquabaugh: 2s 6d
Purl: 2s 0d
Tobaco: 1s 0d
Hot Pott: 2s 0d
7 Gallons of Ale & Porter: 9s 4d
[Total] £27 6s 10d
Omitted ye 13th: 7 Gall of Ale & Porter @ 1/4: 9s 4d
{Total] £27 16s 2d.
Continuation of Bill can be found at https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/17452
Purl is a bitter ale infused with wormwood.
Bumbo is a drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg.
Usquabaugh is whisky.
