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The Business and Household Accounts of Joyce Jeffreys, Spinster of Hereford, 1638-1648

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

AvJudith M. Spicksley,University of York) Spicksley, Judith M. (Teaching Fellow in the Department of Economics and Related Studies

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The accounts of Joyce Jeffreys offer a rare opportunity to enter the social world of the early modern spinster - her daily life, personal circumstances, social activities and family relationships are all reflected through the entries in her manuscript. The accounts also reveal extensive evidence of Joyce's business dealings, most prominently as a moneylender in and around the Hereford and Worcestershire region, but also as a farmer, market gardener, landholder, and horse and livestock dealer. The income or receipts section details loan arrangements and provides evidence of rental and other income. The expenditure or disbursements section provides a wealth of information on a range of contemporary expenses, including the cost of wages, food, drinks, clothing, textiles, medicines and medical care, the training and care of horses, and even stud fees. Further entries relate to amounts paid out in the form of gifts and gratuities, litigation fees, local and national assessments, and church dues.Joyce Jeffreys appears at the centre of a large, vibrant kinship network, in which she was an active participant. This gave her access to regional gentry affiliations, and linked her with some of the most prominent local people. Although Joyce's business dealings may have centred on the Hereford area, they reached as far as London. She travelled regularly to visit relatives and friends, to listen to lectures, and to attend social events until her health prevented her from doing so. Royalist by inclination, Joyce decided to abandon Hereford before the Parliamentary army arrived and the social as well as economic costs of the civil war are a further feature of her accounts.Published in their entirety for the first time, these accounts suggest that Joyce Jeffreys was neither as culturally or intellectually isolated as the historiography of spinsterhood would have us believe.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-03-08
Mått162 x 241 x 40 mm
Vikt912 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRecords of Social and Economic History
Antal sidor300
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780197264324

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List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviated ReferencesEditorial Method and Commentary on the TextIntroduction1: Joyce, Hereford and the 'Diary'.2: Business dealings and money-lending activities3: Conflict in Hereford4: Patterns of consumption5: Family, household, religion and charity6: Medical knowledge and practice7: Hobbies and pastimesTHE BUSINESS AND HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS OF JOYCE JEFFREYSReceiptsDisbursementsAppendix I. Hereford City documentsAppendix II. Persons listed as debtors in Joyce Jeffreys' accountsAppendix III. Transcript of Joyce Jeffreys' willAppendix IV. Timeline for designated servants and waged employeesGenealogical table I. Genealogy of Joyce Jeffreys (male line)Genealogical table II. Genealogy of Joyce Jeffreys (female line)Genealogical table III. Genealogy of Sir Thomas ConingsbyGlossaryBibliographyIndex of Personal NamesIndex of Place NamesIndex of Subjects

This volume presents valuable evidence of provincial everyday life in mid-seventeenth-century England in a way that is accessible, informative and stands as an example for other editors to follow. Jane Whittle, Journal of Continuity and Change we find thoughtful and well-contextualized short discussions on such issues and money-lending, patterns of consumption, family and household concerns, charity, medical knowledge and practice and hobbies and pastimes. ... Students and their mentors alike will benefit from the broad scope and considerable importance of both text and commentary. Robert Tittler, Journal of Urban History It is an exemplary edition, and relects Judith Spicksley's diligence, analytical skills and empathy. ... This edition of Jeffrey's accounts brings many features of that age into clear relief, providing insights into the minutiae of the business and personal life of an impressive woman, and allowing one almost to touch the very fabric of seventeenth-century local society. Nigel Goose, LPS Spicksley's edition makes available for the first time one of the most important account books of the seventeenth century, setting it in its economic, social and geographic context Amy L. Erickson, History

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