tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post6408749093759687820..comments2024-01-30T16:59:49.503-07:00Comments on Be You Blithe and Bonny: Mr Newel’s House, or Turn Off Your Spell Check—It’s 1745!Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-67248230221108384282016-08-30T18:43:10.650-06:002016-08-30T18:43:10.650-06:00Thanks Stefan! I did some further research on thos...Thanks Stefan! I did some further research on those bills of credit and discovered they weren't worth as much as regular money, so I updated the post to reflect that he wasn't as rich as we might have thought at first. Then too, the subsequent years show that his regular yearly salary was just over a hundred pounds a year, with firewood, until 1753 when they decided he could have 160 a Marci Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-1942940083397646372016-08-28T18:11:36.160-06:002016-08-28T18:11:36.160-06:00As your said, "Fascinating!" Appreciate ...As your said, "Fascinating!" Appreciate your background knowledge and understanding of the language. It adds greatly to the context. If the preacher enjoys such sermons as you note, and many did, then he'll live well on that generous salary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com