BIB fe^HHBaa STUDIA IN THE LIBRARY of VICTORIA UNIVERSITY Toronto EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF THE REVELS AT COURT. EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF THE REVELS AT COURT, IN THE REIGNS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH AND KING JAMES I., FROM THE ORIGINAL OFFICE BOOKS OF THE MASTERS AND YEOMEN. WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES, PETER CUNNINGHAM. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY. 1842. PR '2388 v. i^ LONDON : F. SHOBERf,, JUN., 51, RUPERT STREET, HAYMARKET, PRINTER TO H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. COUNCIL THE SHAKESPEAEE SOCIETY. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY. RT. HON. LORD BRAYBROOKE, F.S.A. RT. HON. LORD F. EGERTON, M.P. RT. HON. THE EARL OF GLENGALL. RT. HON. LORD LEIGH. AMYOT, THOMAS, ESQ., F.R.S., TREAS. S.A. AYRTON, WILLIAM, ESQ.. F.R.S., F.S.A. BOTFIELD, BERIAH, ESQ., M.P. BRUCE, JOHN, ESQ., F.S.A. COLLIER, J. PAYNE, ESQ., F.S.A., DIRECTOR. CRAIK, GEORGE L., ESQ. CUNNINGHAM, PETER, ESQ., TREASURER. DYCE, REV. ALEXANDER. HALLIWELL, J. O. ESQ., F.R.S., M.R.I.A. HARNESS, REV. WILLIAM. JERROLD, DOUGLAS, ESQ. KENNEY, JAMES, ESQ. MACREADY, WILLIAM C, ESQ. MADDEN, SIR F., F.R.S., F.S.A., KEEPER OF THE MSS. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. MILMAN, REV. HENRY HART. TALFOURD, MR. SERGEANT. THOMS, WILLIAM J. ESQ. TOMLINS, F. GUEST, ESQ., SECRETARY. WATSON, SIR FREDERICK. WRIGHT, THOMAS, ESQ., F.S.A. YOUNG, CHARLES M., ESQ. INTRODUCTION, When, by the kindness of the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Peel, I was appointed to a situation in the Audit Office, Somerset House, one pf my first inquiries, unconnected with my official duties, was, What old papers there were in the place. To this there was a ready reply. I was told of Books of Enrolments and of Declared Accounts as far back as the reign of Henry VIII. ; but no one could tell me of their contents — for few could read them ; while some had heard that we were in possession of the expenses of building Dover Castle and the Tower of London — Ye towers of Julius, London's lasting shame— signed, it was said, by no less ancient a personage than Julius Caesar. Of course I did not confound with these very worthy gentlemen, and clever in their way, though indifferent antiquaries, honest Sir Julius Caesar, Under- Chancellor of the Exchequer in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James, with the great historian of his own successes, the hero of Pharsalia. All this gave no other promise than that the field of antiquarian inquiry in the office of the old Auditors of the Imprest was still ungleaned, and that, if I was not to receive assistance, I was at least to be without a rival. yiii INTRODUCTION. With the hope of finding entries which might throw light on our early literature, I sought permission to examine the Books of Enrolment and Declared Ac- counts. This I obtained by the great kindness of the chairman of the office, Francis Seymour Larpent, Esq. ; with full liberty to transcribe what I liked, and to seek for what I thought was there, or ought to be there. I first went through that portion of the Declared Ac- counts in Rolls that bore upon the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. ; and which I thought was likely to con- tain information illustrative of the literary history of those reigns. In my first day's search I found three rolls of the expenses of Prince Henry ; one excessively curious, and of some importance in our literary history. This was " The Accompte of the Money Expended by Sir David Murray K* as Keaper of the Privie Purse to the late Noble Pry nee Henry, Pry nee of Wales, from the first of October 1610 to the sixth of November 1612 (the daye of the decease of the said Prynce) as lykewise for certaine paymentes made after the deathe of the saide Prynce in the monethes of November and Decem- ber 1612." I at once saw that Birch knew nothing of this roll, and that it contained entries of payments to Michael Drayton, Joshua Sylvester, Inigo Jones, and others. One of the first payments recorded in this account is for : THE PRYNCES MASKE. Payde to sondrye persons for the chardges of a Maske presented by the Prince before the Kinges matie on Newyeres day at night beinge the first of Januarie 1610. viz. INTRODUCTION. IX H. xx s. d. To Mercers cciiijix viij v XX Sylkemen cciiijxviij xv vj Haberdashers lxxiiij viij viij XX Embroderers iiijix xvj ix Girdelers and others for skarfes, beltes and gloves lxxiiij viij Hosyers for silke stockinges, poyntes and rybbons xlix xvj Cutler . vij iiij Tyrewoman xlij vj Taylors cxliij xiij vj Shoemaker ...;... vj x To Inigoe Jones devyser for the saide Maske . xvj XX In all M.iiijxij vj x " The Prynces Maske " was the work of Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones. In Jonson's works it is called " Obe- ion, the Fairy Prince ; a Masque of Prince Henry's ;" hut at what period it was played at court Mr. Gifford vas unable to determine. The above extract sets the matter at rest, and confirms Mr. Collier in his conjec- ture that the Masque of " Oberon " was performed on N^w Year's Day 1610* The account seemed to increase in interest as I went on, and when I remembered that Sir David Murray was himself a poet, I was in expectation that I should meet with the name of Shakespeare. The prince was a lover of poetry; and not only, says Ben Jon- son, $id he honour her with his care, but examined with lis own eye and inquired into all her beauties and strengths. His name is, moreover, embalmed in the verses ?f Ben Jonson, the poet Daniel, Michael Dray- ton, Tlomas Heywood, Joshua Sylvester, Bishop Hall, * GiffoifTs Jonson, vol. viii. p. 279. — Collier's Annals, vol. i. p. 375. X INTRODUCTION. Webster, the dramatist, Dr. Donne, Bishop Corbet, George Chapman, Cyril Tourneur, Davies of Hereford, Browne, the Pastoralist, George Wither, Sir William Alexander, and Drummond of Hawthornden. But the name of Shakespeare was not there. I, however, found enough to add to the honour in which Prince Henry's name has been held, and I hope to justify the length of the extracts that follow. The prince, for his years, seems to have been as great a gambler as De Roos, or any of his associates. li. s. Money lost in play at Tennys, Dyce, Cardes, and other sportes as in the prticuler booke /kltvkvvvi^o menconinge to and wth whom the same was lost . . . . . . . mmvjlxxj mj Tennys balles spent by his highnes in his play in twoe whole yeares and one monethe . cccxij xiiij I find no account of " moneys " won. Master Heriot (Jingling Geordie) and his friend Davie Ramsay make no mean figure in this account : — Jewells bought and made for the prince at seuerall tymes, viz. li. s. d. Jewells geuen for the pryzes at the Barryers* . cccvij A rynge wth a fayre dyamonde bought of Sr John Spylman ...... iiij Jewells brought and made by Mr Heriott be- twene the first of November 1610, and the xiiijth of December 1611 .... mlxj x x A chayne and tablett withe dyamondes geuen to the Duk of Brunswicke ... vjl * For these barriers Ben Jonson wrote the introductoryspeeches. INTRODUCTION. A ringe of nyne pointed dyamondes lost in huntinge ...... One Cabonett of Ebonye wrought wth siluer geuen to the lady Elizabethe for a newe yeres guyfte . ... One other Cabonett of Ebonye curiouslie wrought XI d: Watches three brought of Mr. Ramsay the Clockmaker ...... To George Heriott for sundry sorts of jewels and rings deliuered between 1st January 1611 and 30 June 1612 . . To George Heriott the princes Jeweller for Jewells sold made and deliuered to his high- ness from the 26 of June 1612 to the 20* of October following, by bill testified by Sir David Murray, Knight, and subscribed by the saide Heriott. ..... l*j mccxlvij mcxvij xij ix Some of the horse, hunting, and hawking expenses, are worthy of record. li. s. d. Horses, viz. — A bay stoned horse bought of The Erie of Cum- berlandes servaunte ..... xx A roane gelding . . . . . . xvj A sadle ........ iij Ffower horses sent to prynce Jenvile with xxx11. for transporting them .... cxxx xv Twoe horses for the lantgrave of Hesse ., liiij One horse for Primerose the page . . xvj Hawkes, viz. — Twoe fawcons bought of a Duchman . . xvij Three hawkes bought by Sr Oliuer Cromwell . xxxiij One bought of Sr Horatio Veres man . . iiij Xll INTRODUCTION. XXX X V xij xiiij VJ iiijlxiiij xnj 1113 xxvj Xll] x xl •"J X11J lv viij VJ Houndes bought by Mr Pott Water dogges, viz. — Fower sent to the Marques of Brandenburghe Twoe sent to Fflorence Fower other greate water dogges . Shootingpeces ..... Anglinge rodd one .... A larkenett ..... Powder and shott for byrdinge peces Otes for horses at Richmonde Reaping of Eagles hawkes houndes spaniells and sondrie other dogges . Chardges of three Bezar goates Huntinge ffees in twoe yeares Fferying the houndes in sixe yeares Dietinge of horses at Roiston Chardges about the dogwaggon To Mr Pott for careinge of dogges to the Kinge of Ffraunce Bringinge a horse out of Scottlande from th Erie of Marre For providing coach horses from beyond the seas, and charges for transporting horses out of Barbary . . . . . . A few of the tilting and incidental expenses are not incurious. Launces for the prynce w ueringe them ...... Clubbes xxxvj, balles to them xiiij dozen. Ar- rowes headed wth siluer xlij and a velvett quyver richelie laced wth golde . For boltes and arrowes wth other neccies bought by Henrye Weste ..... Money payde to Pickeringe the Armorer for guildinge one Armor for the Duk of Bruns- wicke and for other woorkes . . . ijjj vj X11J lllj lx vlxxvj guildinge and sil- ulJiJ xxxvj V11J VJ y INTRODUCTION. Xlll Makinge of patternes for ffortificacons Gloves bought at Oxford and at Woodstocke One great Organ bought of Mr Hamlet placed at Sk James ..... Vyolles twoe greate .... Twoe lutes ..... A lute and vyoll wth other neccessaries for a singinge boye ..... Lutestringes and such like neccies For songebookes and pryckinge of songes wth a guilded coffer to kepe them Mappes and Instrumentes for the princes use Wages of the princes Musycons it. viij viij s. xvj X clxxvj xl xxxiij vj viij v xlvij xxxj c viijv XVHj 11 1J xiiij Two thousand two hundred pounds are well laid out m- Antiquities of Medall and Coynes* Here are the Booke Expenses : — To John Bull, Doctor of Musycke for sundry sortes of Musicke Bookes To Edward Blount, Stationer, for certain books by him deliuered towards the furnishinge of the princes library at Sl James For books deliuered into the princes library at seueral times between the 29th of February 1 608 and his highness deathe For books deliuered by the princes comaunde for the library at S* Andrews in Scotland Bookes and a case to keepe bookes The Cockpit expenses are not large :- For makinge readie the Cocke pitt fower seuerall tymes for playes by the space of fower dayes in the month of December 1610 h. mmcc cxxij xv ccclxxx xix vij lvij xxj XVlj mj xvj lj x viij * See Dallaway's Walpole, vol. ii., pp. 47 and 143. XIV INTRODUCTION. For makinge readie the Cockepitt for playes twoe severall tymes by the space of ffower dayes in the monethes of January and February 1611 For makeinge readie the Cockepitt for a playe by the space of twoe dayes in the month of December 1611 ..... lxx viij "»J On the following sum, of jgl3. 6s. 8d., I shall make no remark. li. s. d. To Thomas Wilson the princes Shoemaker dwel- ling in the Strande, for keeping a poor boy taken up and found at Woodstock, and by his highes comaundement committed to the same Wilson his keepinge, and that he shall take him for an apprentice . . . xiij vj viij These extracts will bear testimony to Henry's love for the line arts : — Pictures, viz. — li. s. <1. To Phillip Jacob for diuerse pictures for the gal lereye at Se James Twoe other pictures Mr Isaake for three pictures One greate picture Three other pictures One greate and two litle pictures Vandell Welde [a] Duchman for the pictures o xii Emperors ..... One Clase a Duchman for pictures Twoe pictures bought of a Duchman A litle Duchman for pictures Burlymache for the pictures that came from Venyce* ...... cxxx cxxx xxxij xxxiiij xxx xl X lxx xij cclx 111J Vllj XVIJ lllj * The name of Philip Burlamachi occurs frequently in the volumi- nous and valuable work of Rvmer. He was a merchant in Lon- INTRODUCTION. XV li. s. d. Phillipp Jacob aforesaide for pictures . . x xxx"1 Alabaster pictures .... xv x To Mr Peake for pictures and frames . . xij Twoe great pictures of the prince in Armes at lengthe sente beyonde the seas ... 1 Washinge, scowringe and dressing of pictures and makinge of frames .... xx iiij Fframes for sondrye pictures . . . xxv ij Three glasses for a Duchman to drawe the prynces picture vij x To Abraham Vander Doort gentleman for a pic- ture presented by him to the prince by war- rant under the privy seal and his acquittance 1 Martyn Van Benthem for the price of certain pictures for the furnishing of the gallery at S4 James ...... xl Solomon de Caus* for his pencon at cB p'r ann by l'res pattentes due for halfe a yeare ended at Mychas 1612 .... 1 Inigoe Jones, Surveyor of the woorkes for his fee at iijs. per diem for one whole yeate don, and from his agency for Prince Henry found his way, with Inigo Jones, Vanderdort, and others, into the service of the crown. I have an account before me of Philip Burlamachi " as His Ma- jesty's Agent upon several public employments and occasions," between 1622 and 1628, preserving an item and a name meriting preservation : — " The Accomptaunte is allowed for money paid to Nichas Laneer His Mau Servaunte for Provicon of Pictures in the Partes beyond the Seas for his Mat8 service by Privy Seal and acquittaunce m c xviij vij11. vijs." "Laniere," says Walpole, "had great share in the purchases made for the royal Collection." — Artec, by Dallaway, vol. ii., p. 270. * Solomon de Caus was drawing-master to Prince Henry. xvi INTRODUCTION. li. 8, d. and a halfe and xltie dayes begonne the 13th January 1610, and ended at the feast of S* Michael the Archaungel 1612 . . lxxxviij ij vj Inigoe Jones, Surveyor of the princes woorkes for his fee by Ires pattentes at iij8. per diem for xxxvij dayes begonne the firste of October 1612 and ended the vjth of November followinge .... cxj To the paymaster of the Woorkes for money due to sundry persons for wages materialls and other charges of the works at Rich- mond, S1. James', Woodstocke, and other places as appeareath by monthly books sub- scribed by Inigoe Jones and Francis Carter, Officers of the Works and Mounsr de Caus mm viij xxviij x To Abraham Vander Dorte a drawer of pic- tures pension at l11. per ann : . 1 Of the " Rewardes geven at Chris teninges," gr "Will™ Alexander Knight his child, viz to the nurse and Midwiefe iiij11., and for plate geven there xj11. xjs. In all xv xj The Erie of Argyles childe viz to the Nurse and myd- wiefe vj11. and for plate geven there xlj1'. xijR. vjd. In all ........ xlvij xij vj In the List of " Guyftes and Rewardes," the names of Owen, Cotgrave, and Coryatt occur. Inigoe Jones the Princes Surveyor .... li. 8. XXX Mounr du Caus ........ clvij Mr Owen the latyne poett XXX Mr Coryatt* X Rowland Cotgrave presentinge a dictionarye . X A Duche graver sent for ..... xiij iiij * Tom Coryatt, whose very name calls up a smile. INTRODUCTION. XVll A Ducheman presentinge a law booke One that presented a great dictionarye . Duchemen which came from Rotterdam for Buyldinges James Murrey a shippwrighte A Ffrencheman that made the frontispece of the Byble Twoe Ffrenchemen that made sylke Mr Ramsey the Clockemaker The Antidoteman A Grecyan strawnger ..... Ffrenche musycons ..... A Ffrencheman wth balownes and other thinges Counte Maury ce his Armorer An Italian Jugler ...:,. Jockye of Hampton Courte .... Redd Andrew xv XX XXXV XXV X xvj XJ clx xv XX xiJ xiJ ij XXX xij Among the " Anuyties and Pencons, " there are three highly honourable to the Prince. li. M*8 Primerose nurse to the prince at xxxli. pr ann. for twoe yeares .......... lx Mr Silvester* at xx11. pr ann. for the same tyme xl Mr Draytonf a poett for one yeare x * Joshua Sylvester, the poet, who lamented his youthful patron in a funeral elegie overlaid with black, and faced with the fantastic title of LachrymcB Lachrymarvm, or the Distillation of Teares shedefor the vntymely Death of the Incomparable Prince Panaretus : " This Losse (alas !) which vnto all belongs. But more then most, to Mee, that had no Prop But Henry's Hand, and, but in Him, no hope. f To Prince Henry the • golden mouthed' Drayton consecrates his Polyolbion, as a return (and it is a noble one) for his royal influ- ence on his distressed fortunes. Michael Drayton has a complimentary sonnet to his kinde friend Da Murray. b XVlll % INTRODUCTION. Henry died in November, 1612, and the pensions for the year commencing Michaelmas 1612 were recom- mended for payment, to the Lord Privy Seal and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by the heads of the Prince's Household and the Auditors of the Accounts. Also wee humbly offer unto yor honorable lo. pleasure and conside- racon the names of sondrye prsons hereunder menconed whoe by the comaundem* of the late prince wthout anie graunte in wrytinge were allowed yerelie somes by way of Anuyties or pencons, out of the privie purse of the said late prince, viz : Joshua Siluester poett xx11. Mr. Drayton a poet xu. Mr. Owen a poet xx1'. MIS. Bruce a weaninge nurse to the prince x11., the wiefe of Doctr Martyn xiij11. vj8. viijd., two gentlemen both called James Murray xx11., Nicholls late keper of S1. James' parke xiijh. vjs. viijd., Davies housekeeper of Wood- stock discharged x'1., Harrys, Wardrober at Woodstock discharged x"., and Astanio an Italian preacher x". Makinge in all cxxxvj'1. xiij9. iiij . by the yeare. D. Murray. Fra : Goston. Tho : Chaloner Ri : Sutton. A. Newton. Rich : Connock. J. Holies. Mr. Collier has valued the money of the reigns of Elizabeth and James at five times its present value. I was next attracted to the Privy Purse Expenditure of the Prince's father, where I met with an item or two deserving preservation. Vyolles, viz one Sett for the Kinge xlu. one other Sett and a base- vyoll for the Pry nee xxxij1'. lxxij11. Hawkes four pere at lx8. the pere xij". Sweete bagges for the Kynges lynnen and sweete water and pow- der for the bedchamber xxxvj". xiiij". viijd. Necessaryes provyded and bought by ye gromeporter for the privie INTRODUCTION. XIX chamber, and chamber of presence, wlh flowers and boughes at sondry XX tymes in the progresse tyme iiij xv". iiij8. viijd. A canvas pallette for the kinges bedd iju. xs. Strawe for the Kinges bedd xij". xv9. Money deliuered to the Kinges Mau owne handes and by his highnes lost at playe on the Twelfth day 1603. vju. Also allowed to the sayde Accomptaunte for money by him dis- bursed and payde by comaundem1 of the Kinges Matie to dyverse and sondrye p'rsons aswell Englishe and Scottes as Straungers by way m c of Guyftes and Rewardes xviij vij lxviij". x\ The Deane of the Chappell in gold for p'rsons to be towched for the Kinges euill ccij". x". The Knighte Marshall for sendinge away ydle and loyteringe p'rsons from the Courte xxviij8. Whenever the book of ' Guyftes and Rewardes ' shall be discovered, it is but fair to suppose we shall meet with the name of Shakespeare. The last item re- fers to men like Richie Moniplies, and his noble master. I now turned to the Books of Enrolment and found a few documents about the Revels and our old play- wrights that had escaped the researches of Malone, of Chalmers, and even of Mr. Collier. Here I discovered a warrant from Queen Elizabeth to pay to Thomas Pres- ton, " o'r Sckoler," a pension of twenty pounds by the year. This I saw was no other than King Cambyses Preston, " who acted so admirably well," says Oldys, " in the tragedy of Dido, before Queen Elizabeth, when she was entertained at Cambridge in 1564, and did so genteelly and gracefully dispute before her, that she b 2 xx INTRODUCTION. gave him 2011- per ann. for so doing."* I copy the war- rant to add my testimony to the general accuracy of Oldys : [Audit Office Enrolments, vol. i., p. 86.] Elizabeth R. By the Quene. Trustie and welbeloued we greate you well wheras for the better enterteignment of o'r Sckoler Thomas Preston we haue graunted unto him A pencon of twenty poundes by yere paiable at yor handes during o'r pleasuer — Our Will and comaun dement is that of o'r Money and Treasoure remayninge and to remayne in yor chardge and custodie ye content and paie the saide pencon of twentye poundes by yere duringe o'r pleasuer at twoo usuall termes by equall porcons wherof the firste payment to begyne at the feaste of S*. Michaell tharchaengell laste paste. And theis o'r Ires' shalbe yo'r sufficient warr* and dis- charge in that behalfe. Geven under o'r Signet at o'r Mannor of Sfc. James' the xviijth of October the Sixte yere of oure Reigne. To oure trustie and welbeloued suante Ex. pr. Honynge. John Tamworthe Esquier Keper of o'r prie pursse and to the Kepr of the same for the tyme beinge. This, though of a later date, is far from devoid of in- terest. {Audit Office Enrolments, 1660-1673, p. 707.] These are to pray and require you to pay or cause to be paid unto Pelham Humphryes Master of the Children of His Ma'8 Chapel Royal the sum of Thirty Pounds by the year during His Mats Plea- sure for keeping of Thomas Heywood late a Child of the Chapel whose voice is changed and is gone from the Chapel &c. To commence from the 25th day of December last past 1672. And this shall be your Warrant given under my hand this 12th day of April 1673 In the 25th year &c. To Sr Edward Griffin SK Alban. Kn4 Trear of His Mu Chamber. The Heywoods for a century and a half were con- * MS. Notes on Langbaine. INTRODUCTION. xxi nected with the stage. This is the last-remembered of the name, and I see little to discountenance the suppo- sition that he was a scion of the stock of Thomas Hey- wrood, the most prolific writer of his age, and one of the best and most successful. The warrants and orders that follow throw a little light on the rewards received by the masters and yeomen of the revels. Some are from the originals, others from official copies, and all are curious. [Enrolments, vol. ii., p. 108.] After Our hearty Commendations — Whereas William Hunning and Edward Kyrkham Officers of the Revells are by these Lettres patent under the great Seale of England to have the use of such houses and lodgings as anciently did belong to either of their places, And whereas upon his Mats gift of the house of S*. Johns to the Lord Aubigny they have been dispossessed of the houses and lodgings formerly appointed to their offices, and by means thereof are forced to provide themselves of others at a yearly rent untill some other places shall be assigned to them for that purpose, and thereupon have been suitors unto us for some such allowaunce in regard of their said houses and lodgings as we in Our discretion should think meet and convenient for them : These are therefore to will and require you to allow unto either of them fifteen pounds by the year in the Accounts of the Master of the Revells to be yearly passed before you in respect of their said houses and lodgings so taken from them as aforesaid by his Mat8 said Grant to the lord Aubigny and according to the same rates of fifteen pounds by year to either of them to make allowance unto them for two whole years ended at the feast of All Saints now last past, and the same to continue hereafter until they shall be otherwise provided for by His Highness. And this shall be your Warrant and Discharge in that behalf, from Whitehall the 10th of November 1610. your very loving friends, R. Salisbury To Our Loving Friends Francis Goston Jul. Casar. and Richard Sutton Esquires, Audi- tors of the Trests XXll INTRODUCTION. [From the Original.*'] After Or hartie comendacons. Whereas heretofore you had had Warrant to allow unto Sr. George Buck k*., Master of his Mat8 Re- vells upon his yearely accompt, the somrae of Thirty pounds towards the charge and rent of a house as well for the office, as for his owne dwelling, the house of S*. Johns where the same was formerly kept, being otherwise disposed of by his Matie. And forasmuch as we understand, that the said Sr George Buck, having provided a con- venient house for that service, doth pay for the same, twenty pounds a yeare, more than his former allowance. We doe therefore hereby require you to allow unto him upon his next accompt, the somme of Fortie pounds for the surcrease and arrere of two yeares rent ended at Michelmas last; and also, to allow him twenty pounds a yeare, over and above the Thirty pounds before menconed, untill such time, as you shall have direction for the contrary, or that his Ma"e. shalbe pleased to appoint some other place where the said office of Revells shalbe kept. And for so doing, this shalbe yor Warrant. From Whitehall the 19th of December 1612. yor loving f reinds H. Northampton. T. Suffolke. E. Zouche. E. Wotton. Jul. Caesar. To Or loving freinds Francis Goston and Richard Sutton Esq1-8, his Mat8 Auditors for the Imprest. [Enrolments, vol. vi., p. 131.] After my hearty comendacone whereas upon his Mats Graunte of the house of Sl. Johns unto the Lord Obigny there was order giuen for Allowance of fifty pounds by the yeare to bee made unto Sr George Bucke Kn*. decd. Master of His Mats Revells to provide himselfe of a convenient howse and office to bee paid in his Accompts to bee * The official and contemporary copy of this document differs alto- gether in its spelling from the original. Nothing can shew the un- settled nature of our orthography at that time better than this very trivial circumstance. INTRODUCTION. XXlll yearely passed before you, as by warrants to you in that behalfe doth appeare. And for asmuch as Sr John Ashley Kne. succeeding in the place of Sr George Bucke doth as yet provide himselfe of a howse and office at a yearely rent untill some other place shalbee assigned unto him for that purpose and thereupon hath beene an humble suitor unto mee for such allowance as hath been formerly allowed to his predecessors these are therefore to will and require you to allow unto him the sume of fifty pounds by the yeare in his Accompts to bee passed before you for two whole yeares ending at the feast of All Saints last past. And the same to continue yearely hereafter untill hee shalbee otherwise provided for by his Matie. Whitehall this last of June 1624. Yor loueing freind Rich : Weston. To my very loving freinds the AudrB of his Mat9 Imprests. [Enrolments, vol. ill. , p. 750.] After my very hartie commendacons. Whereas the Master and Officers of the Revells, were commaunded by his Maty to beginne theire Attendaunce yearely at the feast of Sfc. Michaell the Arch- aungell which is above a moneth before their usuall tyme of way ting and demaund allowaunce for three late yeares begining the last of September 1 630 and ending the last of October 1 632 a moneth sooner than their ordinary tyme of attendaunce. Theis are therefore to pray and require you that for every yeare within the said tyme you give allowaunce to the Master of eight shillings per diem which cometh to twelve pounds. To the Clark Comptroller, Clerk and Yeoman, three pounds sixe shillings and eight pence a yeere which comes to tenne poundes, and to the Groome one pound thirteene shillings fower pence yearely and to contynue the same from tyme to tyme yearely untill you have warraunt to the contrary. And for so doing this shalbe your warraunte. Whitehall the xiith of Feby 1636. To my very loving friends the Auditors of his Mat8. Imprest or any of them whome it may concerne. Pembroke Mountgomerie. XXIV INTRODUCTION. [From the Original,'] Wheras by virtue of his Mau Letters Patent bearing date the 1 6th of June 1625 made and graunted in confirmation of diuers Warrants and priuy Seales unto you formerly directed in the time of oT late Soueraigne Lord King James, you are Authorized (amongst other things) to make payment for Playes acted before his Matie : Theis are to pray and require you out of his Matg Treasure in your charge to pay or cause to bee payd unto John Lowen and Joseph Taylor or either of them for themselves and the rest of the Company of his Mats Players the summe of Two hundred and tenne pounds (beeing after the usuall and accustomed rate of Tenne pounds for each play) for One and Twenty Playes by them acted before his Maty at Hamp- ton Court and elsewhere within the space of a yeere ended in Febru- ary last : And that you likewise pay unto them the summe of Thirtye pounds more for their paynes in studying and acting the new Play sent from Oxford called The Royall Slaue which in all amounteth to the summe of Two Hundred and Forty Pounds : And thus together w,h their Acquittance for the Receipt therof shall bee your Warr1. Whitehall the 12th of March 1636. Pembroke and Montgomery. To Sr William Uvedale Kn*. Tr'er of His Mats Chamber. [From the Original.'] Playes acted before the Kinge and Queene this present yeare of the Lord 1636. 1. Easter munday at the Cockpitt the firste parte of Arviragus.* 2. Easter tuesday at the Cockpitt the second parte of Arviragus. 3. The 4th of Aprill at the Cockpitt the Silent Woman. 4. The 5th of May at the Blackfryers for the Queene and the prince Elector — Alfonso. f 5. The 17th of November at Hampton Courte the Coxcombe. 6. The 19th of November at Hampton Court Beggers bush 7 . The 29th of November at Hampton Court the Maides Tragedie By Lodowick Carlell. f By Chapman. INTRODUCTION. XXV 8. The 6th of December at Hampton Court the Loyall Subiect. 9. The 8th of December at Hampton Court the Moore of Venice 10. The 16th of December at Hampton Court Loues Pilgrimage 11. S*. Stephen's day at Hampton Court the first pte of Arviragus. 12. Sl. Johns day at Hampton Court the second parte of Arviragus. 13. The first day of January at Hampton Court Loue and Honor.* 14. The 5th of January at Hampton Court the Elder Brother. 15. The 10th of January at Hampton Court the Kinge and Noe Kinge 16. The 12th of January the new playe from Oxford the Roy all Slave.f 17. The 17th of January at Hampton Court — Rollo 18. The 24th of January at Hampton Court — Hamlett. 19. The 31st of January at Sl. James* the tragedie of Caesar 20. The 9th of February at Sl. James' the Wife for a Moneth. 21. The 16th of February at Sl. James' the Governour. 22. The 21st of February at Sl. James' Philaster. [From the Original."] After my very harty Commendacones — Wheras the Officers of the Revells haue by my commands attended at Hampton Court about his Ma't8 Service these Three last yeares beginning the last of October 1632 and ending the last of October 1635 a month sooner than their ordinary time of Attendance — Theis are therefore to pray and re- quire you That for euery yeere within the sayd time you giue Allow- ance to the Mr. of Eight Shillings pr diem which cometh to Twelue pounds : To the Clarke Comptroller, Clarke Yeoman Three pounds six shillings and eight pence a peece which cometh to Tenne pounds : To the Groome One pound thirteene shillings and fower pence which cometh in all to Twenty three pounds thirteene shillings and fower pence yeerly. And for so doeing This shall bee your Warrant. Whitehall the 25th of May 1636. To my very loueing friends the Pembroke and Montgomery. Auditors of his Mats Imprest, or any of them, whome it may concerne. * By Davenant. f By Cartwright. XXvi INTRODUCTION. [Enrolments, vol. i. p. 131.] After my hearty Comendacone forasmuch as upon consideracon of the warrant of Sr Richd Weston Kn*. Chancellor and Under Threa'r of the Exchequer to the late King James whereof the within written is a true Copy : And on perusall of the Accompts of the office of his Mau Revells for severall yeares ended in the yeare 1638 being the last Accompts of that office passed in the time of the late king Charles, It appeares unto mee that the Allowance of fifty pounds pr ann : in the said warr* menconed to bee allowed for the rent of a house to be pro- vided for the said office was continued : And there being applicacon made unto mee by Sr Henry Herbert Kn't now Mar of his Mats Re- vells for the like Allowance to bee made unto him, there being as yet noe house otherwise provided for that purpose. These are therefore to will and authorize you to make unto the said Sr Henry Herbert from time to time the like allowance upon his Accts of the said Office in such manner as the same hath beene formerly made, untill there shalbee a house otherwise provided for the said service. Dated March the 8th 1606. Ashley. To my Loueing freinds His Ma" Auditors of the Imprests. [Enrolments t vol. i., p. 132.] After my hearty comendacone : Whereas the Master and the offi- cers of the Revells were comanded by his Maty to begin theire atten- dance yearely at the feast of Sl. Michaell the Archangell which is aboue a moneth before theire usuall time of waiteing and demand Allowance for sixe late yeares beginning ye last of October 1660 and ending the last of October 1666. a moneth sooner than theire ordi- nary time of attendance : These are therefore to pray and require you, that for every yeare within the said time you give Allowance to the Master of Eight Shillings p. diem which comes to twenty foure pounds : To the Clerke- Comptroller, Clerke, and Yeoman, Sixe poundes thirteene shillings and foure pence a piece which comes to Twenty pounds, and to the Groome one pound thirteene shillings and fourpence yearely and to continue the same from time to time INTRODUCTION. XXV11 vearely untill you have warrant to the contrary. And for soe doing this shalbee yor warrant. Giuen under ray hand this viijth day of March 1 666, in the xixth yeare of his Mts Raigne. E. Manchester. To my very loueing freinds The Aud" of his Mts Imprests. The extracts that follow are derived from the original Office Books of the Treasurers of the Chamber during a part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It is to be re- gretted that the set is very incomplete, while it is right to add that a few of the payments for Plays were printed before by Chalmers, from the Registers of the Privy Council. Payde to Rychard Juggo the Q Ma*3 prynter upon her warrunt dated at Grenewich the xxij of July A0 ij° for certeyn bookes by him deluired to those of the Chappell viz for one Byble of the greate vollume xxyj8. viijd. for two lesser Bybles xl8. Payde upon the Councelles L're dated at Westm1" the xxj daye of Januarye 1 560 to the L. Robert Duddeleys playors in way of the Q. reward vj". xiij8. iiijd. And to Sebastyan Westcott Mr of the Chil- dren of Polls vj". xiij8. iiijd. for playing in Christmas before her grace in all xiij". vj8. viijd. Payde upon the Couhsell's Warraunt dated at Westmrthe ixth daye of March 1561 to Sebastyan Westcot Mr of the children of Polls for d ||^ an Entrelude played before the Q. Matie vj11* xiij8. iiijd. Payde to thentrelude players* viz to John Browne, Edmond Stroodewycke, John Smyth and William Reading euery of them at iijH. vj8. viijd. per Ann and xxiij8. iiijd. for their Lyuery Cotes yerely to bee payde quarterly dew unto them for one hole yeare ending at Mychas An0 iiij°. xviij". * These names are not in Mr. Collier's Annals. Smith was the longest liver, and, as their places were never filled up, they may be looked upon as the last of the Court Interlude Players. XXviii INTRODUCTION. Payde to John Bapta Castiglion grome of the preuy Chamber upon the Q. Mats warraunt dated at Westmr the xxviijth of March A0 iiij° to bee by him deliured over in way of the Queenes Mats reward to Alphonso Ferrabosco Italion Musicon the some of xxh. Payde to Alphonso Ferrabosco Italyon upon the Q. Mau Warraunt dorm dated at Greenwich the xvjth of June A° iiij0 for his Annuytie of C marks per ann. payable q'rly during pleasure dew for halfe a yere ending at Mychas A0 iiij° xxxiij". vj\ viijd. Payde upon the Q. Mau Warraunt dated at Windesor Castle the xxviijth of August 1563 To Sr Wylliam Cecill knight, principall Secretarye to bee by him deliuered by waye of her Mats reward to a frenchman that brought certeyn books to the Q. Matie from one Ronsard a Poet the some of xl french crownes amounting in currant money to xij\ Payde to the Earle of War wicks players by vertue of the Councells Warr dated at Westmr the xviijth of January 1564 by waye of her Mats rewarde for ij playes by them played and presented before her highnes this Christmas the some of xiij11. vj8. viijd. Payde uppon the Councells L're dated at Westmr the xviijth of January 1564 to Sebastian Westcot Mr of the children of Pools for a playe presented by him before the Q. Matie the Christmas A° vij° vjh. xiij8. iiijd. Payd upon the Councells Warrant dated at Westm the ixth of Marche 1564 to Sebastian Westcot Mrof the children of Polls for presenting a play before the Q. Matie on Candelmas day last past by waye of her highnes Rewarde vju. xiij8. iiijd. Payde upon the Counsells Warrant dated at Westmr the xth of January 1562 to the players of the Lorde Robt Duddeley and to the M of the children of Polls for playing before the Quenes Matie in Christmas. xiii11 ::;d xiij". vj". vnj Paid upon A bill signed by the lorde Chamberlayne To Willm Hunys Mr of the Children of her Mu Chappell for xxUe queares and a half of paper royall at ij8. the quere xljs. and for byndinge the same INTRODUCTION. xxix into xvij books -whereof xiiij at ijs. yjd. the peece and thre at xxd. the peece xl". And for writinge and prickinge ccx sheets in the said xvij books at xijd. the sheete xli. x8. In all by her Mat9 especiall order declared by the said bill xv". xj8. yjd. Payde upon a Bill subscribed by Mr Secretarye dated at Hampton Courte the xixth of December 1568 To Nicholas Delatower a Greeke borne wch broughte unto the Quenes Matie certayne Ires and pre- sented unto her Made certayne Bookes wch he hadd written in Greeke by waye of her Mats rewarde the some of xiju. vj8. viijd. Payde upon the Counsayles Warrante dated at Hampton Courte the xxviijth of December 1568 To the Lord Riches playors by waye &c for presenting of a playe before her highnes on S* Stevens daye at night laste paste vj". xiij8. iiijd. Payde to Sabastyan Westcott Mr of the Childeren of Powles by waye of &c for presentinge a playe before her highnes on New yeres day at night 1568 vjH. xiij8. iiijd. Payde upon the Counsayles warrante dated at Westmr the xxvth of Februarye 1568 To Richarde Farrant Scole Mr to the Childeren of Wyndsor for presenting a playe before the Quenes Mtie on Shrove Tewsdaye at nyght laste paste by way of &c vj11. xiij8. iiijd. Payde upon the Counsayles Warrante dated at Windsor the ij of Januarye 1569 To Richarde Ferrante Scolemr to the Childeren of Wyndsor by waye of &c for presentinge a playe before her highnes this Christmas upon Se Johns daye at nighte laste paste vju. xiij8. iiijd. Payde upon the Counsayles Warrante dated at Wyndsor vij° Janu- ary 1569 To Willm Hunnys Mr of the Childeren of her Mate Chap- pell by waye of her Mu rewarde for presentinge a Playe before her Malie on Twelfe daye at nyghte laste paste vj11. xiij8. iiijd. Payde upon the Counsayles warrante dated at Hampton Courte the vijtb daye of Februarye 1569 To the Lord Riches playors for pre- sentinge of a Playe before the Quenes Matie on Shroue Sondaye at nyghte laste paste by waye of &c vj11. xiij8. iiijd. XXX INTRODUCTION. Payde upon a bill signed by Mr Secretarye dated at Wyndsor xviij0 Octobris 1569 To Edmonde Spencer* that broughte Ires to the Quenes Matie from Sir Henrye Norrys knighte her Mat8 Embassador in Fraunce beinge then at Towars in the sayde Realrae, for his charges the some of vjH. xiijs. iiijd. over and besydes ixu. prested to hym by Sir Henrye Norrys vj11. xiij8. iiijd. Payd upon the Counsayles warr1 dated at Wyndsor the xxviijth of November 1569 To Roger Ascham by way of the Quenes Ma'9 rewarde being sente into the northe abowte her highnes affayres the some of inf. Paid upon the Counsaills warrante dated ix° Januar 1574 To Therle of Leicesters players for presentinge of a playe before her heighnes upon Sancte Stephens daie last past x11. Paid upon the Counsaills warrante dated ix° Januarij 1 574 To Therle of Leicester his players for presentinge a playe before her Matie upon newyeres day at nighte last past. vj." xiij8. iiijd. Paid upon the Counsaills Warrante dated xj° Januarij 1574 To the L. Clintons players by waye of &c. for presentinge a playe before her highnes upon S* Johns day last vjh. xiij8. iiijd. and for present- inge a playe before her Matie upon Sonday being the second of Januar 1574 vj11. xiij8. iiijd. Paid upon the Counsaill Warr* dated at Hampton Courte the * Spenser, the poet, was entered a sizer of Pembroke Hall, Cam- bridge, on the 20th May, 1569, five months before the date of the Council's Warrant. As this is the only mention I have found of an Edmund Spencer in the different books of account that I have gone through of the reign of Elizabeth, the name is not a common one, and I confess an inclination to believe that I have here discovered a notice of our great poet, who is, after Shakespeare, the most interesting name in the Elizabethan series, and of whom we know even less than we do of Shakespeare : — " How little's that!" There is no difficulty, I presume, in supposing that the poet went abroad in a Cambridge vacation, and returned, carrying letters to the court from Sir Henry Norrys. INTRODUCTION. XXXI xxiijd Januar 1574 to Richard Farrante Mr of the Children of the Chappell of Windsor for presentinge a play before her Matie upon Twelfe Nighte last paste xiij11. vj9. "viijd. Paide upon the Counsaills Warrante dated xvj Feb. 1574 To Sebastian Westecote Mr of the Children of Powles for presentinge a playe before her Matie on Candlemes day at night last past xiij11. vjs. viijd. Paid upon the Counsaills Warrante dated at Richmond xvj Febr 1574 To therle of Warwicks players by way of her heighnes rewarde for presentinge a playe before her Matle on Shrovemonday last past x11. Paid upon the Counsailes Warrante dated at Richeraond xvj Febr 1574 To Willm Hunys Mr of the Children of her Mats Chappie the some of xxUe m'ks as her Mu guifte for presentinge a playe before her heighnes upon Shrovesondaye last past xiij". vj8. viij'1. Paid uppon a warrant signed by Mr Secretaire Walsingham dated at Hampton Court xxj° Novembr 1576 to George Gascoigne gent* for bringinge of Lr'es in post for her MaliC8 affaires frome Andwarpe to Hampton Courte. xxu. Paid uppon a warrant signed by Mr Secretarie Walsingham dated at Hampton Courte 16 January 1576 To Thomas Churcheyarde gent for carying of Lres in post for her Matics affaires to Mr Edward Horsey and Mr doctor Wilson in the Lowe Contries thone beinge at Marshe in Luxemburghe and the other at Bruxells or els where xviij11. Paid to Thomas Churcheyarde uppon a Warrante signed by Mr Secretarie Walsingham dated at Whitehall ij° Aprilis 1577 for bring- inge of L'res in post for her Mat8 affaires from Mr doctor Wilson * The poet, who died at Stamford on the 7th of October, 1577. In one of Gascoigne's MSS. in the Museum, he says : " Such Italian as I have learned in London, and such Latin as I forgatt att Canta- bridge, such Frenche as I borrowed in Holland, and such English as I stale in Westmerland, even such and no better have I here poured forth." XXX11 INTRODUCTION. presentlie for the like affaires in the Lowe Contries he beinge then at Bruxells to the Courte at Whitehall xij". Paid to Lawrance Dutton and John Dutton her Mat8 players and their Companie upon the Counsells Warr of 7 March 1590 for fower seuerall Enterludes or playes shewed and presented before her Matie at the Courte on Sfc Steuens day, the Sonday after Newyeres daye Twelueth day and Shroue Sondaye last xxvj". xiijs. iiijd. and by waie of her Mats further liberalise and rewarde for the said Enterludes xiiju. vjs. viijd. xl1!. Paid to John Laneham and his company her Mats players * upon the Counsells Warr* dated 7 March 1590 for shewinge and present- inge one Enterlude or playe before her MatIe on Newe yeres day last past the some of vj". xiij*. iiijd. And by way of her Mats further libe- ralise and reward for the said playe the some of lxvj8. viijd. in all x11. Paid to John Heming and Thomas Pope f servaunts unto the Lo Chamberlein uppon the Councells Warrant dated at the Courte at Nonesuch ij° die Octobrs 1599 for three interludes or playes played before her Ma0e on S* Stephens daye at night, Newyears daye at night, and Shroutewsday at night last past ye some of xx". and to them more by waye of her Mat8 rewarde ye some of xu. In all xxx11. Paid to John Heming servaunt to the Lo Chamberlein uppon the Councells Warrant dated at the Courte at Richmond 17 Febr 1599 * It is evident from this and the former entry, that there were two distinct companies of " her Maties poor Players." Laneham had been one of Lord Leicester's servants ; the Duttons were among Lord Warwick's servants. f In 1596, the order in which the servants of the Lord Chamberlain are named is as follows : Pope, Burbage, Hemings, Philips, Shake- speare— in May 1603, Fletcher, Shakespeare, Burbage, Phillips, Hemings, Condell, Sly, Armyn, and Cowley. Pope had previously retired, and, as he died in 1603, Shakespeare (to try and account for his position), may haye bought his share. Fletcher died in 1608, leaving Shakespeare, in all likelihood, at the head of the company. Collier (i. 319) supposes that Hemings was at the head of the company in 1600. I believe that he was never at the head, but that he acted throughout as treasurer* INTRODUCTION. XXX111 for three interludes or playes played before her Matie on S* Stephens daye at night, Twelfdaye at night and Shrouesonday at night last past xxx11. To Robert Shaw servaunt to therle of Nottingham upon the Councells Warraunt dated at the Courte at Richmond 18 Febr 1599 for Twoe Enterludes or Playes playd before her Matie on Se. Johnes daye at night and Newyeares daye at night last xxh. To John Heminge and Thomas Pope servaunts unto the Lord Chamberleyne upon the Councells Warraunt dated at the Court at Nonesuch 2 October 1 599 for three Enterludes or Playes played be- fore her Ma1*5 upon S* Stevens day at night, Newyeares day at night, and Shrouetewsday at night last past xx11. and to them more by waye of her Mats reward xli. In all xxx11. To John Hemynges and Richard Cowley servauntes to the lord Chamberleyne upon the Councells Warr* dated at Whitehall 31 March 1601 for three playes showed before her highnes on S* Ste- phens day at night, Twelfth day at night and Shrovetuesday at night xxx11. To Edwarde Allen servante to the Lord Admyrall upon the Coun- cells Warraunte dated at Whitehall 31st March 1601 for three playes shewed before her MaUe viz On Innocents day at night, Twelfth day at night, and Candelmas day at night last paste* xxx11. To Nathaniell Gyles Mr of the Children of the Chappell uppon the Councells Warraunte dated at Whitehall 4 May 1601 for a play pre- sented before her Matic on Shrouesondaye at night xH. and for a showe wth musycke and speciall songes prepared for ye purpose on Twelfth day at night cs. in all xv". * In Henslowe's Diary is the following entry : n Rec. of M. E. Alleyn, the 4 of Maye 1601, the somme of twenty eight pounds and ten shillings, which he received at the Corte for ther Cort money for playing ther at Cryssmas, which was dewe unto the Earle of Noting- hames players, 281. 10s." — Collier s Annals, i., 319. The difference may have been paid by Alleyn for fees, or retained as his own share. C XXXIV INTRODUCTION. To John Hemynges and the rest of his Companies servaunts to the lorde Chamberleyne uppon the Councells Warraunte dated at White- hall the xxth of Aprill 1603 for their paines and expences in present- inge before the late Queenes MaUe twoe playes the one uppon S* Ste- phens day at nighte and thother upon Candlemas day at night for ech of which they were allowed by way of her Mats rewarde tenne poundes amounting in all to xx '. To Edwarde Allen serrvaunte to the lorde Admyrall and the rest of his Companie upon the Councells warraunte dated at Whitehall 22nd April 1603 for their paynes and expences in presentinge before her late Matie three severall playes viz upon S* Johns day at night, Shrouesonday at night and at nighte last before the date aforesaide after x". for ech play by way of her highnes rewarde as hath bene accostomed xxx . Nothing can paint King James's love for stage per- formances and the drama in general better or more ho- nourably than the following extracts, which are wholly new to our dramatic history. I have interspersed seve- ral other payments from the same accounts (Treas: of the Chamber), which I hope mingle not inappropriately with the stage illustrations. The new king saw Rye times as many plays in a year as Queen Elizabeth was accus- tomed to see. To John Hemyngs one of his Matie players uppon the Councells warrant dated at the Courte at Wilton 3 December 1 603 for the paynes and expences of himselfe and the rest of his Companye in corny nge from Mortelacke in the Countie of Surrie unto the Couite aforesaide and there presentinge before his Matie one playe on the second of December last by wave of his Maties reward xxx".* To Nicholas Hyllyard his Matie Lymner uppon the Councells war- * This is a very interesting entry : the first play that the king saw in England was performed by Shakespeare's company, in Lord Pembroke's house at Wilton. INTRODUCTION. XXXV rant dated at the Courte at Hampton Courte 28 December 1 603 for his paynes and travell beinge appoynted by direction to make cer- tayne pictures of his Matie8 w** were by his highnes gyven unto the Duke of Denmark Embassador xixh. xs. To John Hemynges one of his Maties players uppon the Councells Warrant dated at Hampton Courte 18 January 160 3 [4] for the paynes and expences of himselfe and the rest of his Companye in presentinge of sixe interludes or playes before the kings Mlie and the prince viz on S* Stephens daye at night, S* Johns daye at night, In- nocents daye and Newyeres daye at night before the kings matie for each of the sayde playes twentie nobles apeece and to them by waye of his Maties rewarde fyve m'rks and for twoe playes before the prince on the xxxth of December and the firste of January 1603 twentye nobles apeece in all amountinge to the some of liii". To Richard Burbadg one of his Matie8 Comedyans uppon the Coun- cells Warrant dated at Hampton Courte 8 Febr. 1603[4] for the mayntenance and reliefe of himselfe and the reste of his Companye beinge prohibited to present anie playes publiquelie in or neere Lon- don by reason of greate perill that might growe through the extra- ordinarie concourse and assemblie of people to a newe increase of the plague till it shall please God to settle the Cyttie in a more per- fect health : by waye of his Matie8 free gifte xxxu. To Edward Allen and Edward Jubie twoe of the princes players upon the Councells Warrant dated at the Courte at Whitehall 1 9 Febr. 1603[4] for the paynes and expenses of themselves and the rest of their companie in presentinge fower playes before his Matie and the prince viz for one playe before the kings Matie on the xxjth of Janu- arie last at night twentie nobles and by Waye of his Maties reward fyve marks and for three before the prince on the fourth the fifteenth and twoe and twentieth of Januarie twentie nobles for each in all To John Duke on of the Queenes MUe' players upon the Councells Warrant dated at the Courte at Whitehall 19 Febr 1603[4] for the paynes and expences of himselfe and the reste of his companye for twoe interludes or playes presented by them before the Prince his c 2 XXXVI INTRODUCTION. Grace on the Second and xiijth dayes of Januarie last at night for each play twentie nobles — in all xiiju. vj9. viijd. To John Hemyng one of his Ma,ie8 players upon the Councells Warrant dated at the Courte at Whitehall ultimo die Februar 1603[4] for himselfe and the rest of his Companye for twoe playes presented before his Ma06 viz the one on Candlemas day at night and the other on Shrouesonday at night the some of xiij11. vjs. viijd. and by wayeof his Maties rewarde for the same twoe playes vj11. xiij8. iiijd. In all xx11. To John Hemynges one of his Mats players uppon the Councells Warraunte dated at the Courte at Whitehall 21 January 1604 for the paines and expences of himselfe and the reste of his Companie in playinge and presentinge of sixe Enterludes or plaies before his Matie viz on all Saintes day at nighte, the Sonday at nighte follow- inge beinge the 4th of November 1604, S* Stephens daie at nighte, Innocents day at nighte and on the vijth and viijth daies of January for everie of the saide plaies accordinge to the usuall allowaunce of vj11. xiij8. iiijd. the pece xl". and lxvj8. viijd. for every plaie by waie of his Mats rewarde xx11. in all lxu. To John Duke one of the Queenes Mats players by warrant of 19 Febr. 1604 for presenting one Interlude or Plaie before his Matie on Sunday night the 30th of December vj11. xiij8. iiijd. and to them by waie of his MaM rewarde lxvj8. viijd. in all x". To Edward Jubye one of the Princes plaiers upon warrant dated 22 Febr : 1 604 for presentinge sixe Interludes or plaies before the Prince at the Courte these severall nightes viz on the 14th and 19th De- cember 1604 the 15th and 22nd January and the 5th and 19th of February nexte followinge after the rate of vj". xiij8. iiijd. for every plaie xlH. To Samuell Danyell and Henry Evans upon the Councells War- raunte dated at the Courte at Whitehall 24 February 1 604 for twoe Enterludes or plaies presented before the Kinges MaUe by the Quenes Mat8 Children of the Revells the one on Newyeres day at night 1604 and the other on the thirde day of Januarye at nighte nexte follow- inge xiij11. vj8. viijd. and by waie of his highnes rewarde vj11. xiij8. iiijd: In all xx11. INTRODUCTION. XXXvii To John Hemynge one of his MaUes players upon warrant dated 24th February 1604 for himselfe and the reste of his Companie for 4 Interludes or plaies presented by them before his Matle at the Courte viz on Candlemas daye at night, on Shrouesunday at night, Shroue- monday at night and Shrouetuesday at nighte 1604 at vj". xiij\ iiijd. for everie plaie and lxvj8. viijd. by waie of his Mat8 rewarde for ech playe In all xl11. To the same John Hemynges upon Warrant dated 28th April 1 60& for one enterlude or plaie presented before his Ma0* at ye Courte the thirde of February 1604 vj11. xiij8. iiijd. and to them more by way of his Mats rewarde lxvjs. viijd. In all x". To Edward Jubie to the use of himself and the reste of his Com- panie servants to the prince upon the Councells warrant dated at Whitehall 17 April 1604 for one Enterlude or playe presented by them before his Matie on Shrouemondaye at nighte the some of twentie nobles and by waye of his Mato rewarde fy ve marks in all xli. To Phillipp Henslowe upon the Councells Warrant dated at the Courte at Whitehall 18 April 1604 by way of his MaUes reward to him and his servaunts in bringinge and presentinge before his Matie at Whitehall the game of Bearebaytinge upon Shrovetuesday c8. To Edward Kirkham Mr of the Children of the Queenes MaUes Re- vells upon the Councells Warrant dated at the Courte at Whitehall 30 April 1604 for one Enterlude or play presented by the sayde children before his Matie uppon Shrouetuesdaye last at night xu. To Alphonson Ferrabosco upon the Councells Warraunte dated at the Courte at Whitehall 27 November 1604 to be by him bestowed and laide out in buyinge twoe violls wth cases and one boxe of stringes for the use and service of the Prince xx11. To Edward Jubie one of the Princes Plaiers upon the Councells Warrant dated at the Courte at Whitehall 10th December 1604 for himselfe and the rest of his Companie for presentinge twoe pliaes one before the Queenes Matie the 23rd November 1604 and the other be- fore the Prince the 24th of November xvju. xiij8. iiijd. XXXVlll INTRODUCTION. To John Hemynges one of his Matt players upon Warrant dated 24 March 1605 for presenting tenn severall playes or enterludes be- fore his Matie in the tyme of Christmas laste and since after the rate of twentie nobles for everie play and by way of his Mats rewarde fyve markes in all cu. To Nathaniell Gyles upon his Mate Warraunte of 3 July 1605 beinge raonie geuen to himselfe and the rest of the gent of his Mats Chappie by waie of his Mats guifte towardes their feaste as likewise hath bein geuen in former yeares lxs. To Edwarde Jubye one of the prynces players upon warrant dated the 23th February 1606 for sixe playes presented by them in De- cember, January and February 1606 lxh. To Edward Kerkham one of the Mrs of the Children of Pawles upon warrant dated 31 March 1606 for bringing the said children and presenting by them twoe playes or Enterludes before the prince his Grace and the Duke of Yorke after the rate of fyve m'kes for ech play and by way of his Mats reward fyve nobles In all xyjL. xiijs. iiijd. To John Duke one of the Queenes Mats players upon Warrant dated 30 April 1606 for presentinge one play or Comodie before his Matie upon S4. Johns day at night cs. and by way of his highnes re- warde lxvjs. viijd. In all viij11. vjs. viijd. To Edward Jubie one of the Princes players upon Warrant dated 30 April 1606 for presenting sixe severall playes in the tyme of Christmas laste and since, three before the King and three before the prince for everie of the sayde playes cs. the pece and by waye of his Mts rewarde lxyjs. viijd. for ech of them in all l11. To John Hemynges one of his Mts players upon Warrant dated 18th October 1606 for three playes before his Matie and the kinge of Denmarke twoe of them at Grenewich and one at Hampton Courte xxxu. To John Hemynges one of his Maties players upon Warrant dated 8 February 1607 for xiij plaies presented by them before his Mtie at the Court at Whitehall viz on S* Stephens night, S* Johns night, Childermas night, the second of January, Twelfnight two plaies, the INTRODUCTION. XXXIX seaventh of January, the ninth of January, the xvijth of January two plaies, the xxvjth of January, Candlemas night, and Shrovesunday at night cxxx1'. To John Hemynges one of his Mats players upon warrant dated 30th March 1607 for nyne playes presented before his highness the 26th and 29th of December 1606, the 4th the 6th and the 8th of XX Januarie, the 2nd the 5th the 15th and the 27 February iiij x1'. To Edward Juby one of the Princes players upon warrant dated 8 May 1608 for 4 playes presented before his Matie and the Prince at Whitehall in November December and January xlH. To John Hemynges one of his Mats plaiers upon warrant dated 5th April 1 609 for twelue plaies by him and the reste of his company presented before the King, Queene, Prince and Duke of Yorke at scverall tymes in Christmas 1608 cxx1. To Edward Jubye one of the Princes players upon warrant dated 5th April 1609 for three playes by him and the reste of his Com- panie presented before the kings Matie and the prince on severall nights xxx11. To John Hemynges one of his Mats players upon the Councells Warraunte dated 26th April 1609 in the behalfe of himselfe and the reste of his Companie by waie of his Mats rewarde for their private practise in the time of infeccon that thereby they mighte be inhabled to perform their service before his Matie in Christmas hollydaie 1609 xlu. To Inico Jones uppon therle of Salisburies warraunte dated 16 June 1609 for carreinge of Lres for his Mats servyce into Fraunce xiij11. vjs. viijd. To Henry Reynoldes upon the Councells Warrant of 10 Novr 1609 for chardges disbursed by him for the buriall of Sr George Wharton and Sr James Steward at Islington xxx11. xv8.* * See Scott's Minstrelsy for the ballad on the fatal duel fought at Islington, between Wharton and Stewart, on the 8th of November, 1609. The ballad says that they fought near Waltham. It was in xl INTRODUCTION. To John Heminges upon the Councells Warraunt 10 March 1609[10] for himselfe and the rest of his companie being restrained from Publique playing within the cyttie of London in the tyme of infection during the space of sixe weekes in which tyme they prac- tised privately for his Mats service xxx - To John Hemynges one of the kinges players upon the Councells warr1 dated 12 February 1610 for presentinge xven playes before the kinge the quene and the pry nee c* *• To Thomas Grene one of the Quenes players upon the Councells Warrante dated 18th March 1610 for three seuerall playes before the Kinges Matie and the prince xxx11. To Edwarde Jubye one of the princes players upon Warrant dated 20 March 1610[11] to fower playes presented before his Matie by that Companye xlu. To Alexander Foster upon a Warrant dated 1 April 1612 for him- selfe and his fellowes the Lady Elizabeths servauntes and players for presenting one play before his Ma'y on Shrovetewsday laste at night called the prowde Mayde* viz twenty nobles and five marks for Re- ward xu. To the said Alexander Foster upon a lyke warrant of a lyke date for himself and his said fellowes for presenting twoe severall plaies before the Princes grace and the said Lady Elizabeth in January and March last past at twenty nobles a play xiij11. vjs. viijd. To John Heminges for himselfe and his fellowes upon a Warrant dated 1 June 1612 for presenting vj severall Playes before his Ma1? viz one upon the laste of October one upon the first of November the fields at Hoxton that Ben Jonson killed in a duel Gabriel Spenser, the player. I find entries of several payments made to this Henry Reynolds in the accounts of the Treasurer of the Chambers. I be- lieve him to be the Henry Reynolds to whom Drayton addresses his admirable " Epistle on Poets and Poesie." * That is, " The Maid's Tragedy," by Beaumont and Fletcher, see p. 211. INTRODUCTION. xli one on the 5th of Novr one on the 26th Decr one on the 5th of January and one other upon Shrovesunday at night being the 23rd of February viz at twenty nobles for every play and five markes for a Reward for every play lxh. To the said John Hemynges upon a lyke warrant of a lyke date (1 June 1612) for himselfe and his fellowes for presenting twelve severall Plaies before the Princes highnes and the Duke of Yorke one upon the 9th of Novr last one upon the 1 9th of the same one other upon the 16th of December one other upon the last of the same one other upon the 7th of January one upon the 15th of the same one other upon the 19th of February one upon the 20th of the same one upon the 28th of February one upon the 3rd of April and another upon the 16th of the same at xxtie nobles a play iiijh. To the said John Hemynges upon a lyke Warrant of a lyke date (1 June 1612) for himself and his fellowes for presenting fower plaies before the Princes highnes the Lady Eliz and the Duke of Yorke viz one on the 9th of February last one other before the Prince the 20th of the same one other before the Lady Eliz the 28th of Marche and one on the 26th of Aprill after the said rate xxvju. xiijs. iiijd. To Thomas Greene for himselfe and his fellowes the Queenes Mats servauntes upon a Warrant of 18th June 1612 for presenting two severall plaies before the Kinge and Queenes Ma*? viz one upon the 27th of December last and the other upon the 2nd of February fol- lowing at 20 nobles the play and vju. xiijs. iiijd; in reward xxls. To the said Thomas Greene for himselfe and his fellowes upon a Warrant of lyke date for presenting twoe severall plaies before the Princes highnes and the Lady Elizabeth viz one 16th of January laste and the other upon the 23rd of the same at 20 nobles the play xiij11. vjs. viijd. To Edward Juby for himselfe and his fellowes the Princes highnes Servants upon a warrant dated 18 June 1612 for presenting twoe severall plaies before his Ma*? upon the 28th and 29th of December last at 20 nobles each play and five nobles for a reward for each play xxh. xlii INTRODUCTION. To the said Edward Juby upon Warrant of lyke date &c. for pre- senting twoe severall plaies before the Princes highnes viz upon the 5th and 29th of February laste at 20 nobles a play xiij11. vjs. viijd. To William Rowley upon the Councells Warraunte dated 20 June 1612 for himselfe and the rest of his fellows the Duke of Yorkes ser- vaunts as players for presenting fower severall plaies before the Princes highnes the said duke of Yorke and the Lady Elizabeth yiz upon the 12th January 1611 one, upon the 28th of January one, upon the 13th of February one, and upon the 1 8th of the same moneth one after the rate of twenty nobles a play xxvj11. xiijs. iiijd. To the said William Rowley upon the lyke warraunte dated 20 January 1612 for himself and the rest of his saide fellowes for pre- sentinge fower severall playes before the Princes Highnes the Duke of Yorke and the Lady Elizabeth, one upon the 9th of February 1609, one upon the 12th December 1610, one upon the 20th of the same and one upon the xvth of January 1610 xxvj1'. xiijs. iiijd. To Thomas Derry her Mats Jester upon a warraunt signed by the Lord Chamberleyn dated at Whitehall 16 July 1612 for the dyett of the said Thomas Derry and John Mawe his man from the 25th day of December 1611 to the 24th of June following being 26 weekes at vij9. the weeke ix11. ij\ To Philip Rosseter upon a warrant dated the 24th of Novr 1612 for presenting a play by the Children of the Chappie before the Prince, the lady Elizabeth and the Prince Palatyne vjlx. xiij3. iiijd. To him more upon a warrant dated the 31st May 1613 for pre- senting before them two other playes by the Children of the Chap- pell xiij". vj\ viijd. To Edward Jubye upon warrant dated 31 March 1613 for pre- senting a play by himself and his fellowes the Prince Palatynes Ser- vants before the Lady Elizabeth vjH. xiij8. iiiid. To John Heminges upon the Lord Chamberleynes Warraunt dated 19th May 1613 for eighte seuerall playes before his Matie iiij". To William Rowley upon the Councells Warr1 dated the 7th of INTRODUCTION. xliii June 1 6 1 3 for himselfe and the reste of his fellowes the Princes Ser- vaunts for presenting twoe severall playes before his highnes the Count Palatyne and the Ladye Elizabeth xiij11. yj9. viijd. To Joseph Taylor upon the Councells Warrant dated the 28th of June 1613 for himselfe and his fellowes the Lady Elizabeth her ser- vantes for presenting twoe Playes before the Prynce the Count Pala- tyne and the ladye Elizabeth xiij". vj9. viijd. To John Hemynges upon a Warrant dated the 9th of July 1613 &c. for presentinge a playe before the Duke of Savoyes Ambassadors on the 8th of June 1613 — vj11. xiij8. iiijd. To him more upon a war- rant dated the 20th May 1613 for presentinge fourtene severall playes before the Prince, the ladye Elizabeth and the Prince Palatyne iiij xiij11. vj8. viijd. To the said John Heminges upon a warrant of the same date for presenting sexe seuerall playes before the Kinges Matie xl". and by waye of his Mau rewarde xx". To Cyrill Turner* upon a warraunte signed by the Lord Chamber- leyne and Mr Chauncellor dated at Whitehall 23rd December 1613 for his chardges and paines in carrying l'res for his Mau service to Brussells xu. To John Hemynges &c upon warrant dated 21 June 1614 for pre- sentinge seaven severall playes before the Princes highnes viz on the 4th of Novr the 16th of Novr the 10th of January the 4th of February the 8th the 10th and the 18th of the same moneth 1614 xlvj11. xiij8. To the said John Heminges upon a lyke warraunt of a lyke date for presenting before his Ma^ nyne severall playes in Novr Decr Jan? Feby and March 1614 iiij x11. To Robte Lee and the reste of his fellowes the Queenes Mat8 Ser- vauntes the players upon the Councells Warraunte dated at Whitehall 21 June 1614 for theire paines in presenting before his Ma1? twoe plaies on the 28th of December and the 5th of January xx11. * Cyril Tourneur, the dramatist, of whom we know nothing more than the fact of his writing certain plays, which have come down to us with his name upon their title-pages. xliv INTRODUCTION. To Joseph Taylor for himselfe and the reste of his fellowes ser- vauntes to the Lady Eliz her grace upon the Councells Warraunt dated at Whitehall 21 June 1614 for presenting before his Ma*? a Comedy called Eastward Howe on the xxvth of January last past — vj". xiijs. iiijd. and by way of his Ma" reward lxvj9. viijd. In all x1*. To him more upon a lyke warraunt of a lyke date for presenting be- fore the Princes Highnes a Comedy called the Dutch Curtezan* on the 12th of December last paste vju. xiijs. iiijd. To Richard Ansell Matteyer to his Ma1? upon Warrant dated 22 June 1614 for his paines and chardges in nayling downe the greene clothe in the Banquetting House at severall times for the Maske per- formed before his Ma*? at Christmas last past viijh. ix8. iiijd. To Nichas Hilliarde upon the Lorde Chamberleynes warraunte dated 31 Jan? 1614[15] for a picture of the Prince in lynnen drawen to the waste with a riche christall thereon and deliuered to Mr Murray his highnes Tutor viijH. To Nathan Feilde f in the behalfe of himselfe and the rest of his fellows upon the Lord Chamberleynes Warraunt dated 11 June 1615 for presenting a playe called Bartholomewe Fayre before his Matie on the first of November last past xH. To John Townsend and Joseph Moore + Stage Players upon the Councells warraunte dated at Whitehall 11 July 1617 for acting three severall playes before his Matye in his Jorney towardes Scotland at the ordinary rates formerly allowed xxx11. * ByMarston. f Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair was produced at the Hope Theatre, on the 31st of October, 1614, and acted, as the above ex- tract now informs us, at the Court on the next day. The players were the Lady Elizabeth's servants. There is a compliment paid to Field in the play, which this entry serves in some measure to explain. + See Colliers ''Annals of the Stage" (i. 407), where a no- tice of this payment from the Privy Council Register occurs. The above supplies us with the players' names, which Mr. Collier's ex- tract is without. INTRODUCTION. xlv To John Heminges &c upon a warrant dated 20 April 1618 for presenting two severall Playes before his Maty, on Easter Monday Twelfte night the play soe called and on Easter Tuesday the Winter's Tale xxu. To the said John Heminges upon a Warrant dated 15 May 1 618 for presenting before his Ma'y the thirde of May the Merry Divell of Edmonton xH. To Inigo Jones upon the Councells Warr* dated 27 June 1619 for making two several models the one for the Star Chamber, the other for the Banquetting House xxxvij". The discovery of these papers sharpened my desire to discover more ; and I sought in dry repositories, damp cellars, and still damper vaults, for books of account, for warrants, and for receipts. I had gone by this time through the Rolls of Accounts, from the reign of Henry VIII. to the end of that of King Charles I., but found . little in them to satisfy, but much to provoke inquiry. I was told again and again that, if there were any old papers in the office of the reigns I sought for that were not Declared Accounts, they were there by accident, and that no Board ever recognized the existence of official vouchers and Books of Account so far back as the reigns I referred to ; while a few recollected, and all had heard of, the cart-loads of old papers burnt in Tothill Fields on the removal of the office from Whitehall to Somerset House. The Rolls of the Revels' Accounts had been made, I found, by clerks who had no prophetic feeling of the in- terest future ages would take in the books they were so elaborately abridging. The number of plays performed in the year was always given, but not a title or a dra- matic name, or any thing beyond the mere pounds, shil- xlvi INTRODUCTION. lings, and pence of the matter could I find to gratify or repay me. All that had been kept was, comparatively speaking, of little use. It was at this time I had the good fortune to redeem from a destructive oblivion a bundle of the Original Accounts of the Masters of the Revels, those that Malone had sought so long for, and had seen at last by the kindness of Sir William Musgrave, an old com- missioner of Audit, and from which he had made the extracts that Boswell has printed in his edition of Shakespeare. These, however, left off at a time the most interesting in all our literary annals. There was as yet nothing about Shakespeare — nothing to destroy conjectures advanced by commentators on the chronology of his plays — conjectures that no one believed, yet no one could gainsay — the idlest of all kinds of suppositions that every fresh fact has only served to upset. Malone, with all his industry and unsatisfied thirst for research, was yery far from an accurate transcriber of what he had before him. He seems always to have been in a hurry of transcription, and, in this speed, to have run too hastily over entries of more importance than very many of those he had already extracted. In doing much he still left much to do; and, where a Collier would leave little or nothing to glean, Malone has left a harvest. His eyes are said to have been weak towards the last, and in that rests his excuse. To his industry, however, the admirers of Shakespeare are vastly in- debted ; and, while we condemn his occasional inaccu- racies and his haste, let us imitate him in his honest INTRODUCTION. xlvii industry and perseverance, and a portion of his success will be no bad reward.* My last discovery was my most interesting; and alighting as I now did upon two official books of the Revels — one of Tylney's and one of Buc's — which had escaped both Musgrave and Malone, I at last found something about Shakespeare — something that was new, and something that was definitive. This was my little Guanahana, but here I was destined to stop, for no other books of the Revels have I as yet succeeded in find- ing among the scattered papers of the old Auditors of the Imprests. We owe these two to accident, and it is not too fanciful to suppose that chance may yet lead to the discovery of other books connected with Shakespeare's two and twenty years' ' traffic ' with the stage. I am not without hope on this subject, and that it may be my lot to find them even in the office I am now in. " The Office of ye Re veils consistethe," says Tylney, " of a Wardropp and other several Roomes, for Artif- ficers to worke in, viz Taylors, Imbrotherers, Properti- makers, Paynters, Wyerdrawers and Carpenters, togea- ther with a convenient place for ye Rehearsalls and set- * Some of the errors in Mai one's extracts, as printed by Bos well, are truly absurd. I shall note a few, for the amusement of the gene- ral reader. " Flavor and paste with a pelt for the same " (vol. iii., p. 376), turns out to be " flower and paste with a pott for the same." M Holly and Jug for the play of Predor" (p. 377), is, in the original, " Holly and Ivye ;" and " tutors and x Italian woman," &c. (p. 379), •is, in the MS.. " an Italian woman." For " x furre poles to make nayles," at p. 401, read rayles ; and for " ix tilles with copartraents" (p. 404), read " ix titles." I could point out others, but I have perhaps instanced enough. xlviii INTRODUCTION. tinge forthe of Playes and other Showes for those Ser- vices."* The first Master of the Revels, Sir Thomas Cawerden, was made in the year 1546, while William Poulet, Lord St. John of Basing, was Lord Chamberlain. Sir Tho- mas died on the 20th August, 1560. On the 12th January, 1559-60, Sir Thomas Benger was appointed in his stead ; and, at Benger's death, in March, 1577, his place was temporarily supplied by Thomas Blagrave, till Edmund Tylney was nominated as his successor (24th July, 1579). Lyly, the poet, had been a petitioner for the reversion of the office on Benger's death, and Mr. Collier thinks that his claim might have connection with the delay in Tylney's appointment. In October, 1610, Tylney died at Leatherhead in Surrey, and Sir George Buc, or Buck, the historian, be- came the new master. On the 3rd of April, 1612, Sir John Astley obtained a reversionary grant of the office ; and on the 5th of October, 1621, a second reversion was granted to Ben Jonson. Astley, however, outlived him. On the 22nd May, 1622, Buck, ill and infirm, was superseded by Sir John Astley, who held the situation for the short space of two years, and, before the death * Mr. Tilney's writing touching his office, Lansdowne MSS. 136, fo. 358. The office was held and the clothes kept at the old hospital of St. John's of Jerusalem, but, on the gift by King James in 161 1 of the house to the Lord Aubigny, the Revels Office removed to St. Peter's Hill. I have before me an old account, where a charge is made of " vj'1. for glasinge the windowes of St. Johns Hall where the Rehersalls be made." — (Revels Account from 1 Nov. 1583 to last of October 1584.) INTRODUCTION. xlix of Sir George Buck, 20th September, 1623, had ap- pointed Sir Henry Herbert his deputy. The appointment on Herbert's part was a purchase, but the terms of the purchase have hitherto escaped re- search. I find the indenture, however, among the enrol- ments in the Audit Office, and there it appears that Astley constituted Herbert his deputy upon the pay- ment of £150 a year, insured upon the conveyance of lands to the value of £200 a year. The date of the in- denture is 20th July, 1623. This appointment was in reality a transfer of the office. On the 13th August, 1629, Herbert obtained a re- version of the office after Ben Jonson, and, as he out- lived both Astley and poor Ben,* he rose, on the demise of the longest lives of the two (Sir John Astley), from the office of deputy to that of master. It was given to Tylney to see the drama in its greatest splendour — the office of the Revels in its greatest glory. Herbert saw several years of its strength, and at his death, on the 27th of April, 1673, he had seen his office in its decay. As Cawerden was the first, so Sir Henry • Among the Drolleries of Dr. Andrews, in the Newcastle volume in the British Museum, is an epigram on Jonson. I print it, I be- lieve, for the first time. The king, not the parliament, lent Jonson a lift. " Big Benjamin hath had a cup of sacke So often at his mouth that now his backe Is almost brooke ; whereas if hee his cup In his sack's mouth had closely tyed up : Hee might haue had a blessing and haue bin As fortunate as little Beniamin — Though hee bee broake, and broake, and broke in twaine The Parliament hath peiced him againe." Harl. MSS. 4955, fol. 84. d 1 INTRODUCTION. Herbert may be called the last Master of the Revels, for Killigrew, who succeeded him, had long before reduced the office to one of little authority and less use. The office of Master was still, however, maintained, and the reader of Cibber's " Apology" will find that the Master of the Revels could be troublesome to the patentee of Drury Lane. The only vestige left, not of the office, for that is fairly gone, but of the duties of the office, is in the Licenser of the stage. Among the subordinate officers of the Revels, there is no one of mark or note but Joseph Taylor, the original stage Hamlet, if we may believe old Downes, the prompter. Taylor was appointed to the office of " Yeo- man or Keeper of our Vestures or Apparel," by patent dated 11th November, 1639,* at a time when poets and players both were mixed up with the struggle between the king and the parliament. Taylor did not live to wit- ness the Restoration, and was an old man on the 4th No- vember, 1652, when he was buried at Richmond, in Sur- rey. Lyly failed in obtaining the reversion of the office of Master ; Ben Jonson obtained the reversion, but did not live to enjoy it ; and Joseph Taylor was appointed Yeo- man when there was nothing for him to do.*|* * Both Malone and Chalmers say Sep. 1639 ; but a copy of the patent is among the enrolments of the Audit Office, with the date I have given above. t The names of the Yeomen, in the order of their succession, are as follows : " John Holte ; John Arnold ; Walter Fysshe, by Privy Seal of 19th January, 1574; Edward Kirkham, by L'rs Pat. 28th April, 28th of Elizabeth ; William Hunt. By L'rs Pat. 29th Oct. 9th of James I. ; Joseph Taylor. By L'res Pat. 11th Nov. 1639." Will Hunt was appointed " for the good and faithful service here- tofore done unto our dear son Henry Prince of Wales." INTRODUCTION. li I cannot conclude without expressing a sense of the obligations I am under to Francis Seymour Larpent, Esq., the Chairman of the Board of Audit, and the Com- missioners of the office in general, for their permission to make the researches I have made ; nor can I let pass, without acknowledgment, the kind attention I have re- ceived in directing and furthering those researches from Brooking Soady, Esq., the Chief Clerk of the office in which I have found so much that is curious. The paths of antiquarian inquiry are made doubly pleasant when one is assisted, as I have been assisted, in the compila- tion of this volume of old, minute, and, I feel, not unin- teresting detail. p. a 27, Lower Belgrave Place, February 1, 1842. Arms of the Office of the Revels. From Chalmers's *• Apolegy." EXTEACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF THE REVELS AT COURT. 1571. Revells in One yeare Ending on Shrovetewsdaye IN THE XIIIJ.TH YEARE OF OUR SoVERAIGNE LaDY Queene Elyzabeth. The whole Charges of Thoffice aforeseide fore One whole yeare : vidzl. From Shrove Tewsday in the xiij.th yeare untill Shrovetewsdaie in the xiiij.th yeare of her Matie8 reaigne. Growing aswell by meanes of Wages 1 allowauncf due to sundry persons woorking and attending w^n the seide office 1 abowte thafFares therof ; as also by meanes of sundry Emptions 1 provizions this yeare within the The Con- same tyme made T: pvyded by Sr Thomas Benger Knighte tentes of this (being Mr of the seide office) for the apparelling, disgy- Booke- zyngge? ffurnishing, ffitting, Garnishing T: orderly setting foorthe of men, woomen, T; Children; in sundry Tra- gedies, Playes, Maskes, and sporty with theier apte howses of paynted Canvas 1 propties incident suche as mighte most lively expresse the effect of the histories plaied l devises in Maskf this yeare showen, at the Coorte for her Maties Regall disporte T: Recreacon whose tytles 1 numbers w* the tymes wherin they were showen 2 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Within the tyme of ix monethes for, Breefely are sett owte in the ende of this booke. Wherein first foloweth the ordinary chardge. vid2 Ayryng, Repayryng, Layeng abrode, Turning, sowing, amending, Tacking, Spunging, wyping, Brushing, Sweep- ing, Caryeng, ffowlding, suting, putting in order and bestowing of the Garment^, vestures, Armor prop ties T: other stuff, store and Implement^ of the seide office ; for the safegarde, Refreshing, % Reddinesse therof at dyvers tymes as the necessitie therof required betweene the ende of the last Revells being as before is saide on Shrove tewsdaie in the xiijth yeare of her Matie9 reaigne. And the begynnyng of the new woorkes for the next Christmas folowing. Which begun the first of December in the xiiijth yeare of her Maties reaigne. vidz! in Offycers in respect of diett as fol- oweth. Marche, Aprill, May, June, July, August, September, October, November. Allowed for Taylers T: attendant^ woorking and at- tending on the premisses together with the Travellers % attendant^ that followed the Mr of this office in the Progresse on the busynesse T: affares of the same office. Sma xxxix". xix8. Porter at xijd the daie Sma lxs. The Master now Sr Thomas Bender ^ ^ayes I f?f\ • Ml Knighte ; at iiij8. the daie j X1J * The Clerkcomptrowler ; now Edward ^ Buggyn esquier, at ijs. the daie J VJ ' The Gierke ; now Thomas Blagrave 1 esquier, at ij8. the daie J v^ ' The Yoman ; now John Holte by Wm "J Bowll hys deputie at ij8. J •• J • Sma xxx11. THE REVELS AT COURT. 3 William Bowll deputie unto John Holte yoman of this office for mony by him disbursed for Threade of sundry coollers : for Brushes, rubbers, Broomes, baskettf, Lockf, Necessaries, keyes, hookes, Henges, Boordf, Nayles, ffewell lightf T: suche other things as neede required within this tyme (of ix moneths before set owte) to be uzed % imploied wein the seide office, in all lxxiij8. Sma of all the ordinary allowauncf % Charges of this From office together with the wages xiiju. xixs. T: allowaunces Shrove- _ . tin i i nil tewsdaie in of ix psons laste before mencioned that travelled and ao r rn« j^, attended on the Mr in the Progresse abowte thaffares of zabeth xiij0 the same office. In all amouting to lxxvj11. xij8. JJP^ - i exr p Edwardum Buggyn. cember in a° T.Blagrave. ' r.r»« preedic- John Arnold. 1571 December, January 1 February anno RRn8B Elizabeth pd. xiiij10 fFor Devyzyng, provydyng, preparing, newmaking Trans- lating, Repayring, ffytting, furnishing Garnishing, set- Christmas ting foorthe, attending, well ordering, Taking in agayne, Newyeares- safebestowing, and safekeeping, of all Thaparell % Im- $* an(j plementf of the seide office (of her Matie8 Revells) with Shrovetyde the Propertyes, Howses, and Necessaries incident ther- unto cheefely for Thapparelling, disguysing, fitting, ffur- nishing T; setting foorthe of sundry Menn, Women 1 Children in the vj Playes T: vj Maskes. mencioned more at lardge in the ende of this Booke. together with Thim- ploymet of suche stuf as the same Mr of this office dely- vered (unto the yoman) being pcells of themptions fal- lowing, after the entrye of the wages. vid3 For Woorkf doone and Attendaunce geaven within the seide office. Betweene the ffirst of December aforeseide ; B 2 4 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Wages and allowaunces due. on which daie, the new woorkf, T; preparations, fFor playes % Maskes, agaynst the tymes aforeseide, did be- gyn : And the aforeseide Shrove Tewsdaye : on whiche nighte the Revells for that yeare did ende according to the concluzion of this booke. To Taylers and attendant^ woorking attending % tra- velling in the woorkf buzinesses T; afFares of the seid office, daie T; nighte Sma c.xiij". viij8. viijd. Proptymakers, Imbroders and Habberdashers w* theier servauntf wrking uppon thapparell propties T: heedpecf with strange hattf % garnishing^ Sma xxxix11. xiiijd. Paynters and theier srvauntf that wrowghte 1 attended in thoffice T: at the Coorte upon the Canvas that made all the howses for the plaies T: devices for the Maskf % ppties therto incidente as capisons % furnif for the challenge T: def. w* theier horses T;c. T: upon the tar- gets, weapos, garlonds, cronettf T: sundry other things. Sma xxxv". xviij8. ijd. Porter Sma iiij". xv9. Officers in Respect of theier dyett. From the first daye of Desember untill Shroveteus- daie in a° r.rnaB.E.prae- dictaB xiiij10. The Mr at iiij8. the daye. 80 dayes 15 nights, xix11. The Clerkcomptrolr at 1 ij.8 ye daie J The Clerk at ijs. the daie ix11. x8. The Yoman now John Arnolde ) atij". | ix"-xS' Sma xlvijH. xs. Sma of all the Wages for woorkf doone T: attendaunce geven w4in the seide office and abowte thaffares therof then. Sma ccxlH. xiij8. THE REVELS AT COURT. 5 December, Januari, Februari a0 RRaae. Elizabeth j?dct. xiiijt0. Emptions and provizions made agaynst and within the same tymes browghte into this office : and delyvered by the partyes following unto the handes and custody of the By the Mr same Sr Thomas Benger Knighte being Mr therof, to be of thoffice employed upon the ffurnishing of the vj playes % the newmaking, T: translating, of the vj maskes now within this tyme sett foorthe (more at lardge appeering in the end of this booke) or otherwyse the Remayne then un- employed (by him reserved) for the like use, another tyme, to be likewise yelded : when the like service, owte of this office sholde happen to bee (by her Matie) ex- pected : or otherwise required. vidz! John Lacy for dyvers percells of wares by him dely- vered unto the seide Mr of this office as by a bill therof subscribed by the seid Sr T. Benger Knighte more at lardge appereth. Taffita of sundry coollers and i prices in all cc.lxxiij yardes. J •* ' Sattyns of sundry cullers 1 } „ ,.. , f c.xxxvni11. xini8. vd. pxces in all cc.hj yerdes J J ° Sarcenettf of sundry cullers 1 \ p*c£ in alld.cccc.xiiij.yerdf di ) Cloth of golde of sundry cullers ) ... . ... & J \ xxxi11. xvj8. vnj lc in all. xxx yardf J TynsellsofsundrycullersVces) ^ ^ y. in all. c.ij yardes ) VelvettC of sundry cullers 1 p'ces in all. c.xxvij yardes c.iiijv11. v3. iiijd. rill c.vj11. njf Damask? of sundry cullers % \ ^ * fc ^: price in all. lxxiiij yardes ) b EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Sackclothe Stripte w* sylver in ) all. v. yardes J Chamlet one remnante greene 1 contayning x yardf J J • J • Buckerams of sundry coollers vi ) r iiii11. iiii8. Mercers and peecf in all J J J ceiiler per" Tukes in a11 c-xL yard€ xiiiJu* Allwch his monyamounteth unto d.cc.xxiiij11. xvj9. xd. William Ro. for Cloth of Gowlde by him delyvered unto the seide Sr Thomas Benger as by a bill therof by him the seide Mr subscribed may appeere in all xliiij yardf at xxja. the yarde being of Crimsen prple % greene coollor price. xlvj11. iiij9. John Willamson for sundry percells of his wares dely- vered unto the seide Sr T. Benger to the use likewise of the seide office as by his bill more at lardge appereth. vidS Sarcenettf of sundry cullers and ) prices in all c.nijxv. ells. J Velvett xxvij yardes at xvij8. le yd xxiju. xixs. Chaungeable Taffita j. yarde Loomeworke liij ells at v8. vjd. thell. xiiij11 XX All which his mony amounteth unto, iiijxix1' John Browne, for dyvers percells of his wares dely- vered unto the seid Sr Thomas Benger to the use above- seide as by his bill vid2 xjs. viijd. xj8. vjd iij8 ixd Cloth of golde of Redd coollr xvj yardf q^. of greene culler, xxiij yardf iij a/8, di. of Blew culler xiij yardf di % di qf*. In all at xvj8 the yarde liij yardf iij cktrs. xliij11. THE REVELS AT COURT. 7 Cloth of Tyssue of White culler xxxix ' yardf di. (of greene culler xxiij yardf . . n ....s di.) in all at viij3. the yarde lxiij yardes amouting unto All which his mony amounteth unto lxviij11. iiij8. William Dane alderman of London for one peece of Clothe of golde; xx11. For Canvas d.iiij.vij. ells di. The Draper. xxix11. vijs ixd. And for vandelas lxvij ells di ; Ixvij8. vjd. In all delyvered by his wyfe T; srvaunt£ unto the hands of the seide Sr T. Benger to the use aforesaide. liju. XVs. iijd. Philipp Gunter for sundry percells of wares namely Buckerams of sundry cullers and sundry pryces by him browghte into thoffice and delyvered unto the seide Mr Thupholster and others by him appointed to receive the same to be employed for lynyngs T; patternes Tx. in all as by his bill c.lxj peecf price ; xxxij11. vs. viijd. Jone Bowll for sundry percells of ware by her dely- vered into this office to the use aforeseide by the com- maundement of the seide Master as more at lardge ap- pereth by her bill. vidz) Frynge of Copper sylver 1 silk in all 1 ^^ ^ {i xxxix ft % iij qjtrs of an ounce ) Silk ffy ve ouncfT % an halfe xj8. Buttons of Copper Sylver (324) ... xviij8. iiijd. Tassells with Calles xij xij8. xd. Lace ffyve pownde vij ounces iiij11. xjs. Twist iiij ft ij ounc£ di iiij11. xix8. ixd. All wcb her mony amounteth unto. lvij11. xij8. ob. Sylkwomen and wares — Wever of S*. Martyns for mony to him due for sundry Jj^8^ of percells of his ware, namely of Copper sylver frenge at 8 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF xxiiij8. the tt>— ix11. xij8. For gold yolo oving at xxxs. the ft> iiij. ft) x. ouncf . vj11. xviij9. viijd. And for But- tons and lace of greene silke and golde. — xj9. viijd. in all as by his bill subscribed by the yoman y* imploied it within this office on the matters ensuing appereth. xviju. ij9. iiijd. Mr Buggyn for mony by him disbursed for vj grose of Buttons by him browghte unto thoffice. — xij9. And for fyne Lawne for Mercuries heade. — viij9. in all. xx9. Wylliam Bowll deputy to John Holte late yoman of this office for mony by him disbursed at sundry tymes at the Mr comaundem* for sundry things following for the use aforeseide : vid3 Stones called Sitterines (240.) 1 To-] piasses w* dyvers enamellings. J Gylding and setting of the seid stones j 1c Canvas, lv. ells, price in all; Vyzardes of the ffinest xviii. p*ce Gloves for maskers xij paier Raw sattin silke for heare; Threade iij. ft) ij bowltf Tape both fyne and Coorse Pacthreade and buttons togethers Orsedue Lace of Crowne purle Lambeskins for moores Past boordes ix dozen Feltf ij dozen *\ ix Flowers wrowghte w* needle wrke* wherof iij were presented to her Matiethe residue garnished maskers heads Heare for Hozen Fewell T: Rushes xij vij 11]J c.ij lxx vj XXXV vj XV1J VJ XVJ X JJ IX "J VJ U1J 1J1J y vnj xvij IX XXlj mJ xij lllj XI XJ THE REVELS AT COURT. 9 And for monye by him at sundry tymes disbursed in Rewards Hi payment^ by him made at the special! re- quest of the seid Sr T. Benger for sundry srvice by him uzed T: sundry emptions by him had to his owne pTvate imploymet within this yeare in thaffares herof by the affirmacon of the seide Mr xviij11. viijd. All wch his mony amounteth unto lj11. jd. John Arnolde yoman of this office for mony by him Provisions disbursed at sundry tymes for sundry things requisit to °f sundl7 the use aforesaide, as by his bill vidz! s{uf an(j £x_ u. s. d. pences sun- Gilt Bugles (m) and Rubies (300) c dry waves Thread of sundry cullers 1 sort? cij viij disbursed by T r -, Lt .. 44. .... the yoman Lace of sundry sort?, rj. lb xxxmj of ^ office Fethers of sundry sortf xxiiij and his de- Fewell spent in thoffice iiij xvij iiij Pu*ie for the r j j j tyme being. Pasted paper T; other pap xxwij j viz. Gloves for players T; maskers lj Pinnes and tape togethers ix ij Rushes for the Wrkehowses vj viij Feltf poyntf and corde in all .*. xlij ij Curtyn Ringes T: heare for hoze iiij ij Cariages and Reward^ byhim paid as occazions in srvice required; and the seide Mr comaunded sundry tymes in thaffares herof in all together w* necessairs for Carow imploied by the Mr. All wch his mony amounteth together ) . unto; 1XX1X XJ J John Carow for sundry percells of stuff by him bowghte and provyded for the use of this office % for the plaies Maskf l showes sett foorth therof by the seide Mrs co- maundement. vid3. Sparres, Rafters, boordf, pun- 1UJ 10 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Iraple- mentes for propertyes suche as sundry playes re- q'red pro- vided and employed by. chyns, Nayles, vices, Hookes, Hingf, Horstayles, Hobby horses, pitchers, paper, Braunches of sylke and other gar- nitr for pageantf, fethers, ffagbroches, Tow, Trenchers, gloves black, septers, wheate sheaves, Bodyes of men in tymber, dishes for devells eyes, devices for hell, T; hell mowthe staves for banners Tx. Bowes, bills, daggs, Tar- gettf, swordes, daggers, fawchins fierwrke, Bosses for bittf, speares, past, glew, pacthrede, whipcorde, Holly, Ivy, T: other greene bowes, bayes, % strewing erbes T; such like Implemetf by him employed at the coorte T: in thoffice to acceptable purposes w* cariagf 1 Rewardf by him paid in all ; xiiij11. xjs. jd. Sachary Benett for x dosen of Kyddf skynnes together The Fur- with the woorkmanship by him and his servauntf doone ryer. upon the Hobby horses that srved the children of West- minster in the triumphe (where parris wan the Christall sheelde for vienna, at the Turneye and Barryers) in all ; xlij8. vjd. William Lyzard for Golde, sylver and sundry other The Cullors Cullers by him spent in paynting the howses that served for the playes T; players at the Coorte ; w* theier pperties T; necessaries Incident the pticulrs wherof appeere at lardge in his bill ; xiij11. xvj9. jd. Wyerdrawr and his per- cells Thomas Leverett for mony to him due for wyer, plates, Lantornes, canstikf staples, snakes pack needls, Ropes, bittf % suche like trinkettf w* his attendaunce as more at lardge appereth in his bill amtins to ; vj11. xvj8. Thomas Gyles for mony to him due for xxj ffyne Vizardes vyzardf with long Berdes, lxx8. And for vj Turkf vizardf xvs. In all as by his bill therof appereth ; iiij11. vs. THE REVELS AT COURT. 11 John Tryce for mony to him due for Leashes, % dog- hookes, w* staves, and other necessaries ; by him provyded for the hunters that made the crye after the fox (let loose in the Coorte) with theier howndf, homes, and Hunters hallowing, in the playe of Narscisses. wch crye was made, of purpose even as the woordf then in utteraunce, 1 the parte then played, did Requier, for the whiche, the same Sr T. Benger also appointed him to geve certeyne Re- wardf the whole amounting to ; xxjs. viijd. John Izarde for mony to him due for his device in counterfeting Thunder % Lightning in the play of Nar- Thunder and scisses being requested therunto by the seide Mr of this Lightning office. And for sundry necessaries by him spent therin in all. xxijs. Barnard Fabian for mony to him due for sundry per- »pne chaun- cells of his ware, namely Torches, Linckf other Lights dler Seringcandle Corde T:c in all as by his bill appereth ; c.xvs. vd. Morris Pickering and Willam Jening for mony by them disbursed for the hier of certeine Armor for the playe of Parris % vienna to furnish the triumphe therin and for Reward^ by them geven to the armorers that at- tended by thappoyntment of the seide Mr ljs. vjd. Armour Roger Tyndall for mony to him due for certeyne Armr by him lent for the same purpose with his srvaunt£ wages for wayting and attending on the same in all. xviij8. ijd. John Farington for mony to him due for making of vij payer of Buskins at his howse % for sowling lether in Buskyn- all. xj8. iiijd. makr 12 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Jorneying charges and other neces- sary Ex- pences and Rewardes &c. alowed by the MT &c. to Bryan Dodmer for niony by him disbursed for a Christall sheelde T; certaine Bumbaste by him delyvered into thoffice % for his expencf travell °t diligence in thaffares of this office by the speciall appoyntment of the seide Sr T. Benger lx8. Ryeharde Mundaye for mony by him disbursed in Re- ward^ T: for Bothier, Linckf and other necessary expencf at the commaundement of the Clerkcomptrowler of this office this yeere in all ; xxs. John Dra water for mony by him disbursed in Re- wardf T: for Botehier Lynkf T: other necessarye expencf at the commaundement of the Clerke of this office this yeare in all xx8. Thomas Blagrave esquier Clerke of this office for his Greene Cloth, with pap, Ink, Cownters *\ suche other necessaries as to this office appertayneth T: is incident to Greenecloth the devices, plottf, orders, Bills, Reckonings 1 Bookes Clerke^ 6 ^y him devysed, framed, sett owte, compiled, conferred, cast upp, concluded T: preferred for this whole yeare ending on shrovetewisdaie in the xiiijth. of our seide soveraigne Lady Queene Elizabth. lxvj8. viijd. Sma of all the emptions T; provizions with the other expencf before mencyoned amounteth unto : m.cc.xlj11. xij8. vd. ob. SMA TO18 of this whole Booke conteyning all the whole Charges of this office any way growen within this yeare ; vidz). From Shrovetewsdaie in the xiijth. yeare of or. soveraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth untill Shrovetewsdaie THE REVELS AT COURT. 13 in the xiiijth. yeare of Maties Reaigne as before appeereth amounteth unto : m.d.lviij11. xvij8. vd. ob. exr. g nos T. Blagrave. Edwarde Btiggyn. John Arnold. Lady Barbara showen on Saint Johns day at nighte by Sr Robert Lanes Men. Effiginia a Tragedye showen on the Innosentf daie at nighte by the Children of Powles. Aiax and Ulisses showen on New yeares daie at nighte by the Children of Wynsor. Narcissf showen on Twelfe daye at nighte by the Children of the Chappell. Cloridon and Radiamanta showen on Shrovesundaye at Nighte by Sr Robert Lanes men. Paris and Vienna showen on Shrovetewsdaie at nighte piayes v; by the Children of Westminster. vidz. of All whiche vj. piayes being chosen owte of many and ffownde to be the best that then were to be had ; the same also being often pused, rt necessarely corrected % amended by all thafforeseide officers. Then they being so orderly addressed, were lykewise Throwghly appa- relled, % ffurnished, with sundry kindes, and sutes, of Apparell 1 furniture, ffitted and garnished necessarely T; answerable to the matter, person, and parte to be played. Having also apt howses, made of Canvasse, fframed, ffashioned *\ paynted accordingly ; as mighte best serve theier severall purposes. Together with sundry properties incident : ffashioned, paynted, gar- nished, and bestowed as the partyes them selves required T: needed. Whereupon, somuche of all manner of the Emptions T; pvisions aforeseide, as was expedient T: re- 14 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF quizite : was aptly Employed together with gte of the woorkmanshipp % attendauncf aforeseide. And the Re- sidue of the Emptions not then employed theron : was by the seid Mr of this office % others whome he did put in trust reserved for farder service in thoffice the most parte wherof was also Employed (together wfc the rest of the wkmanshipp done) upon the Maskes ffollowing. Clothe of Golde ij. of whiche one maske was yolow garded with black velvett garnished with sylver lace % fringe v3. vj long gownes having vj hattf of Black vel- vett edged with golde lace T: for theier Torchebearers vj long Gownes of Changeable TafFata red T: yolow gar- nished with ye lyke lac T: efrenge wl vj hattf answerable T; vizardf, skarfes, ffawchions, buskins, wrestbandf T: suche like necessaries incident. The tother mask was of Crym- sen purple % greene cloth of golde. vzj . viij Long Gownes garnished with silver frenge, T: lace T: buttons, whose torchebearers had viij long gownes of Redd Damask like- wise garnished T: all furnished with straunge heades (xvj), vyzardf, skarfes, fa wchins, Buskins garters T: wrestbands according. Loomewoorke white T: black braunched vj long gownes garded wfc black velvett, Imbrodred w* lace lyned w* Tynsell % edged with ffrenge ; whose Torchebearers had vj longe Gownes of Changeable TafFata blew T: yolo gar- nished w* sylver lace and frenge having likewise xij strange heades T: 1 2 vizards wl skarfes fFawchins bus- Maskes vj kins> ^ vidz. of Murre Sattyn one of vj Long Gownes % for the Torche- bearers vj long gownes of Chaungeable TafFata gar- nished w* sylver Lace % frenge having xij straunge headf curiusly decked withvyzardf skarfes, fFachyns buskins, T:c. THE REVELS AT COURT. 15 The other ij maskf were but translated % otherwise garnished being of the former nuber by meanes wherof the Chardge of Wrkmanshipp 1 attendaunce is cheefely to be respected. Itm one of the forenamed Maskf had going before it a Childe gorgeusly decked for Mercury, who uttered a speeche : % presented iij fflowers (wroughte in silke T: golde) to the Queenes Matie signefieng victory, peace, % plenty, to ensue. He had also ij torchebearers in Long gownes of changeable Taffata with him. Upon wch vj Maskes the Residue of all Themptions this yeare broughte into thoffice, for the moste parte was Employed. The Remayne of all the forenamed stuf not on theise plaies T: Maskf Employed. Resteth in the hands of the seid Mr of this office % suche as he comytted the custody therof unto, till farder service Required the same. Edward Buggyn. T. Blagrave* John Arnold, Marche, Aprill % Maye in anno RRnae Elizabth. xiiijt0 Sdict. Allowaunces Due unto Ayryng, Repayryng Layeng abrode, Turning, sow- the Wrkmen ing, amending, Tacking, spunging, wyping Brushing, **nd ^tt^.n" sweeping, Caryeng, ffowlding, suting, putting in order lowing for and safe bestowing of the Garment^ vestures, Armor Wrkman- pperties and other stuf, store % Implement^ of the seide an(j atten- office for the safegarde, Refreshing and Reddynesse daunce ge- thereof % Agaynste the Coommyng of Duke Momme- Jg^office * rancie Embassador for Fraunce. In all (Betweene Shrove- Betweene tewsdaie in the seide xiiiith vere, and the last daye of Shrovetews- ™ • •, • , v i ^ , • , day and the May in the seide yeare) xx" Dayes wherin the partyes iast daye of dilligently wrowghte and attended within the seide office. Maye a° .,q xiiijt0 prse- vldz! dictae vidz. upon, 16 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Wages to Taylers and others woorking 1 attending the premisses those xxli. daies. vid3. Sma viiju. xiij8. iiijd. The Porter John Dawncye xx8. The officers The Mr of thoffice, v3 Sr Thomas Benger Knighte at in respect of yy.. by the daie iiijii. dyett during J J -* J those xxli The Clerkcomptrowler, vz) Edward Buggin esqkier at daies. ijs> the daie xl8. The Clerke, v3 Thomas Blagrave esquier at ijs. the daie xl8. The yoman, vz! John Arnolde at ijs. the daie xl8. Sma of all theise wages amouteth unto : xix11. xiij8. iiijd. Edward Buggyn. T. Blagrave. John Arnold. Emptions T: pvizions made within the same tyme vidzl John Dauncy for ffewell by him bowghte of Willam Newman by the appoyntment of the seide Sr Thomas Benger T: to him delyvered in Marche aforeseide, v3 iiij ml T: an halfe of Billettf at xiij3. the thowsande ; lviij8. Tallwood iiij Lodes at vs. iiijd. the lode ; xxj8. iiijd. And fagattf iiij Lodes at v8. the Lode xx8. In all ; iiij11. xix8. xd. Henri Callewaye for a Table with a frame T: sundry other necessaries by him delyvered into thoffice by the comaundement of the seid Mr xxx8. Sma of all Themptions vj11. ix8. xd. From Sma toli3 of all the Charges of this office any way Shrovetews- G.rowen from Shrovetewsdaie untill June aforeseide dave untill June in a0 xxvj11. iij8. ijd. R R n8e nra?- dictae xiiijt0. Edward Buggyn. T. Blagrave. John Arnold. THE REVELS AT COURT. 17 [BOOK IL] 1573. REVELLS. The Booke of Charges growen w*in Thoffice of the One yeare Queenes Mate Revells aforesaide in One whole yeare lagt '"f^™ scilt. From the Laste daye of Maye (1572) in the xiiijth Anno RRn« yeare of Matf? Reaigne Untill the ffirst daye of June E1yzabeth 1573 in the xvth yeare saving the Warderobe stuf which is not here mencyoned bycawse it was not bowghte by any officer of the seide office, but delyvered to thoffice by John Fortescue esq^er Mr of the Queenes Maties great Warderobe. There is added also in the ende of this booke the And ffyve Charges that grew within v Monethes as afore is saide ; ^ °?.e ! vidz, June, July, August, September, and October in Last daye of the saide xvth yeare ; w*in which tyme there was w'ke % October a° . xvt0 prd attendaunces especially against the Progresse into Kent as there in thend of this Booke at Lardge appereth. Woorkf doone T; attendauncf seven within the seide J°ne Anno Office and on Thaffares therof within the same tyme -, '-.to * For % upon the devyzing, newmaking, translating, re- pay ring, Fyttyng, Furnishing, Garnishing % setting foorthe of sundry kind? of Apparell, properties and fur- niture for One Maske showen at White hall before her Mat,e % Duke Momerancie Embassador for Fraunce. Together w* the Emptions 1 pvisions bowghte and pro- vyded for the same. And all other charge growen by meanes therof within this Office (the Warderobe stuf as before is said only excepted) pticulerly ensueth. C 18 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Officers in Respect of Diett Taylers % others woorking T; attending upon the pre- misses viz! Sma lviij11. viij8. ijd pptymakers Habberdashre Imbroderers T:c Sma xviij11. x8. iiijd dayes thedaie 30., nights .10.. The Mr at iiij The Clerkcontrowler at ijs. p die ...30 10 TheClerke at ij8. p diem ; 30 10 The Yoman at ijs. p diem; 30 10 li. .... viij .... iiij .... iiij .... iiij Sma xxu June xiiijt0 Sma of all theise Wages iiijxvij11. viij8. vjd. John Fortescue, Henry Sekeforde. Edward Buggyn. Thomas Blagrave. John Arnold. The silk- weaver and her percells June 1572 xiiijt0. Eruptions, &c. Jone Bowll for Copp Sylver Frenge Twist and bone Lace. lix. ft> T; x. qzl qf. at xviijd. thounce. lxxju. xj8. iiijd. Golde Frenge at ij8. vjd. thounce ij ft) j. oz. q^. iiij11. iij8. j. ob. Copp silver % silkf Buttons and loopes iiij. ft) xiij. oz. di. at ij8. the ounce ; iiij iij11. ixs. vjd. The silk- woman Ales Mowntague for Bone Lace wrowghte wfc sylver and spangells vij ouncf at ix8. thounce. lxiij8. Golde plate, j. oz. iij cktr8 at vij8. thounce ; xij8. iijd. Lawne of fine white Netwoorke at xij8. the yarde iij yardes di. xlij8. (Itm delyvered to Mrs Swegoo to garnishe ix heades and ix skarfes for the ix Muzes owte of thoffice. vidS. Spa- nish silke of sundry cullers, wins iiij ozcf iij q^3 at ij8. vjd. thounce. xj8. xd. ob. Heads of heare drest and tymmed Vu at xxiij8. iiijd the peece in all ix, x11. xs. Sisters threade, j oz. ij8. Lawne for skarfes white % open xiiij yardf di. THE REVELS AT COURT. 19 at iij8. iiijd. the yarde— xlviij8. iiijd. White Sipers for skarfes xxvj yardes at ij8. iiijd. the yarde; lxs. viijd. Frenge of golde twisted for the same skarfes xiiij ozcf at vijs. viijd. the o2. c.vij8. iiijd. Bone Lace cheyne Frenge T; edging lace of golde T; silvr with spangles xxvij ozj. di at viij8. the ounce; xj11. Poynting Ribbon of golde sy\vr and sylke 102 yardes at viijd. the yarde— iiju. viij8. | Ribon of penny brode silke j. oz qrt at iij8. thounce ; iij8. ixd. Parchement Lace of watchett and sylver at vij8. viijd. the ounce ij oz. qf xvij8. iijd. Laces of Crymsen ij at xvjd. the peece ; ij8. viijd. Spanish Lace % white heare laycying v doozen at ij8. the doozen ; x8. Boxes to put the heades and skarfes in ij at ij8. the peece : iiij8. in all. xliiij11. iij8 jd. ob. Willm Bowll for xxxij long flowers iiij stalkes the Silkwever peece at viijd. the stalke ; iiij11. v8. iiijd. striggfT of bay anf hl£ per" 32 ecus. Leaves for twigg headf at vjd. the peece. xvj8. single Roses at ijd. the peece xviij dozen, xxxvj8. Flowers in Branches xj doze at viijd. the braunche; iiiju. viij8. Reedes. ijd. Canvas x ells at xd. the ell ; viij8. iiijd. Vandelas iiij ells di at xiijd. thell; iiij8. x. ob. single pancf iiij dozen; iiij8. viijd. Flowers of needlewrk °t golde xxvij *\ iiij labells p*ce ; iiij11. xij8. viijd. Rose headeded nayles M ; xxd. in all xvj11. xvij8. viijd. ob. John Rosse (gent) for mony to him due for making of Property- a Chariott of xiiij foote long T: viij foote brode w* a Rock maker upon it % a fowntayne therin w* the furnishing and gar- nishing therof for Apollo and the Nine Muzes,by the com- position *X appoyntment of the aforeseide John Forteskue esquier % Henri Sackford esquier. lxvj11.xiij8. iiijd. James Macredye for making of a Castell for Lady Property- peace to sytt 1 be browghte in before the Queenes Matie maker c 2 20 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Patterne- raaker T; for dyvers things by him bowghte, and employed on the same ; together w* the wages by him demaunded for payment of suche as wroughte upon the same, in all xvj11. But alowed only xiij11. xv8. Robert Trunkye arras for patternes by him made and plottf for sundry devices requizite in this office 1 at this tyme employed in all xxxs. The Joyner and propty- maker and his percells. John Carow for vj dozen of golde Lether at ij8. viijd. the dooze; xvj9. for xviij feltf at xijd. the peece; xviij8. for iiij staves at vjd. the peece ij8. for ij felt£ for women ; xvjd. Nayells. iijd. Feltf at viijd. the peece xij ; viij8. One Turky Bowe and iij arrowes ; xvd. Packthred ; ijd. Bannarstaves vj. at iiijd. the peece ; ij8. for making of vj yardf of cheyne w* the golde lether; vj8. for another cheyne of xv yardf ; viij8. for ffyne fflower for past ; ijd. Glew 5 iiijd. for xv feltf more at viijd. the peece ; x8. for iiij dozen more of golde lether ; ixs. ijd. for a Bolte shackles It a coller for discorde, ij8. for boordes for the floore % shelves in the coutinghowse ; xvj8. for Rafters 1 grunsells, xiiij8. for Wenskot. xiij8. For Nayles of sundry sort£; vj8. viijd. for frames for wyndowes; x8. for joyntf staples hookf ^ henges for windowes T: doores ; ix8. viijd. for making of a portall, shelves, dores, boxes T: mending the floore T; seeling in the same ; xs. viijd. In all as by one of his billf : iiij11. iiij8. viijd. And by the other entred 1 paid by Dodmer the Clerkf appointm1 iiij11. viij11. iiij8. viijd. Painter &c. Willam Lyzarde for xviij pencells at viijd. the peece ; xij8. for Banners iiij at vj8. viijd. the peece ; xxvj8. viijd. Crownes ij ; vs. for paynting ij Marshalls staves ; ij8. for paynting a castell ; x8. the Rock T; churche in the Castle; x8. The pillers Arcatrye, frize cornish % the roofe gilt w* golde and ffine silver ; cs. The Armes of England THE REVELS AT COURT. 21 and Fraunce upon it 3 x8. the wingf ; iiij8. certeyne gar- londf : xxs. Ollyff Braunches and snakes 3 vij8. Avi- zard for Argus ; ij8. Candlestick^ likwise by him paynted, ij dozen ; iiij11. A prison for discord ; v8. for drawing of divers hedpeeces; vj8. viijd. for gilding iiij. pillers of a waggon, iij8. iiijd. xv11. iij8. viijd. Philipp Gunter for xxxti. peeces of Buckerams vzJ. Upholster xxvj at xj8 the peece; xiiij11. vj8. One pee. more of &c* Bridge Buckeram ; xij8. And iij peecf of Rownde Buckerams, at iiij8. iiijd. the peece ; xiij8. In all. xvu. xj8. Barnard Fabyan for seering Candell. vj. ft> at xvjd. Chaundler the ft> ; viij8. Weeke and Cotten Candell xij ft> ; ij8. ixd. vj peeces of corde and Lyne 5 iij8. viijd. In all . xiiij8. vd. — Gyles for ij dozen di. of fyne weemens vizardes, at Haberdasher xxiiij8. the doozen ; iij11. I tin. vj fyne Turkes vizardes after xxiiij8. the doozen ; xij8. In all iij doozen vizard^. lxxij8. Thomas Greene the Cofer Maker for covering the Coffermaker seate of the chariot wheron the muzes sate % for him T; his ij srvaunt£ attendaunce °t woorkf doone within this tyme in all ; xxij8. vjd. John Ogle for Curling of Heare made of Black silk for Property- discord^ heade (being lx ouncf ) price of his woorkman- shipp theron only is. vij8. viijd. Rychard Bryan T:c. for mony by him disbursed 1 to Messengers him pd by Brian Dodmer for horshier % expences in tra- velling abowte thaffares of this office at this tyme by 22 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF thappoyntment of Mr Forteskue 1 Mr Sackforde sundry tymes in all, xxvj9. viijd. Buskin- maker John Farrynton for inking viij payer of white star- tops of cloth of sylver 1 for theier sowles : viij3. for making *\ sowling ix paier of sattyn : ixs. Yolow caffa xij paier xij8 of iij paier of Buskins one being cloth of golde for Allphonse, the other, ij of Caffa at xxd. the paier w* theier soiling lether. vs. Rybbon for Laces ij ouncf cjj : ijs. vjd. And for Tagging of Laces : iiijd. In all : xxxvj8. xd. ^°T?SarieS Bryan Dodmer for mony by him disbursed for sundry wardes Necessaries at dyvers tymes and for his contynuall at- tendaunce % srvice during the tyme aforeseide in this office. xls. Wyer- drawers. Thomas Leverett for white Rownde plates turnde in with a crest for xxihj braunches eche bearing iiij (for lights) at viijd. the peece : lxiiij8. Wyer to hang them iiij by vj ft at xvjd. the ft : viij8. Greate Wyers that went crosse the hall. w. iiij ft the peece at xvjd. the ft : xxjs. iiijd, A lighte for the churche : xijd. Nailes M : xvjd. j ft more of fyne wyer : xvjd. ij ft of drawen wyer : iij8. iiijd. — iiij ft q>tr greate wyer at xvjd. the ft: v8. viijd. — Doobble plat at viijd. the peece xv peecf : x8. — c.c. payer of elapses : xijd. And for wagf for vj of his srvauntf that attended % wroute at the Coorte and in thoffice this tyme in all : xx8. viijd. All which his mony for theise ncells amounteth unto : vj11. xvij8. viijd. Paynter for Haunce Eottf for drawing and paynting of dyvers 1 sundry patternes : vS . of the Chariott T; mownte (wch Rose made) w* all the nsonages apparell and Instrumetf T; setting them owte in apte coollors -t such like srvice by THE REVELS AT COURT. 23 him doone in this office at this tyme at the request T; apoyntment of Mr Alphonse % thofficers as by his bill xu. xvs. reduced by thofficers to : iiiju. xix8. Petrucio for his travell *\ paynes taken in pparacon Rewardes 408- &« for the same mask % for recompence to Mris Swego % for ^c* 88. the Muzisian that towghte the ladies. In all iiiju. ij8. v*1. as by his bill. But alowed for all only. lxiiij8. vd. Thomas Booreman for mony by him disbursed for Necessaries Lynkes, Torches, T: other necessaries with Boethier T; Reward^ geven to dyvers porters, Messengers and woorkemen by the clerkf appointm*. xxs. John Weaver for mony to him due for Buttons of Sylkwever greene silke and golde T: for lace of the same employed by John Arnolde upon a skarfe for one of the gentle- wemen Maskers, price : xjs. viijd. Edwarde Buggin esquier clerkcomptrowler of this Office for mony by him disbursed and taken upon him to dyvers gsons for sundry pcells of ware 1 srvices fol- lowing : vidz! To Pecock for ij peecf of blew and Crimsen Merser. Tyncell cont xxxiiij yardes di. at viij8. the yrde : xiij11. xvj8. Black Tyncell v yardf . xlj8. And for yolo Sattyn ij yardes di : xxj8. iijd. in all, xvjli. xviij8. iijd. John Willamson for xlj ells white Tyncell at vij8. thell Mercer. xiiij11. vij8. Mrs Dane for xlij ells canvasse at xiiijd. thell : xlix8. Lynnen- draper. To Willam Rowe for Blew tyncell x yardes at vjs. Mercer. 24 EXTRACT FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF viiijd. the yarde : lxvj8. viijd. Crimsen sattyn iij yard£ : xxxj8. Crimsen Tyncell xx yardes: vju. xiija. iiijd. Blew Tyncell 1 crimsen lxxvij yrdes (tf* at vj8. viijd. the yarde : xxv11. xiiij8. xd. In all. xxxvij11. v8. xd. Sylkwoman. ]y[ris Wyett for carnacon and sylver Lawne xxj yardf iij q*r at the yarde : vij11. xij8. iijd. Sylver Tyncell xviij yardes : xlv8. Ribbon of Silver T; golde iiij doze di at the doze : xj8. iijd. xu. viij8. vjd. Sylkwever MilHonr. Habber- dasher Stacionr. Mercer. Gylder. Fethermaker Mercer. Smyth. Basket- maker. John Wever of Saint Martins for Copp silver frenge xvij ozce at the ounce : xxv8. silk heare ij tt> price : Is . Copp silver purled and laced Frenge oz) at the ounce viij8. vjd. iiij11. xiij8. vjd. To the Millioner for one yard q>tr of couterfete cloth of golde p*ce : xxij8. To — Hobson for iij doze gold skines viij8. To the stacyonr for a lidgr booke Tx. vs. ijd. To Barnes for v yrds di. tincell : lxiij8. To Dyrick for gilding 8 hedpeecf xls. To the Fethermaker for Fethers : x8. To John Lacye for di. yrde tyncell : xxijd. To the smith for lockf and keyes, lc. xij8. viijd. To the Basketmaker for viij Moldf for heade peecf : xvj8. One greate Baskett : ix8. for bringing and mend- ing the other baskettf in thoffice ; va. xxxs. THE REVELS AT COURT. 25 To a Bargeman for cariages by watr xs. : Cariage To John Farrington for ij ffelt? : xxd. To the Porters that watched all nighte at the black Rewardes Fryars brydge for the cummyng of the stuf from the Coorte : ij9. To the woorkmen that wayted on the Mask all nighte Rewardes who had no tyme to eate theyer supper xvj of them by way of Rewardes in all : vij8. vji. liijs. To Thomas Clatterbooke for billet? for Coles, 1 for ffewell Nayles for a chariot : x8. ijd. For his owne °t his servaunt? expences in botehier Botehierand Lynk? 1 sundry other necessaries boughte 1 reward? Necessaries, geven to Messengrs, w*in this tyme in all : xx8. To Mr. Arnolde Yoman of thoffice for Threade of Necessaries, sundry sort? cullers and pric? su in Bowlt? % su by ft> : c.x8. xd. Tape j ft) v8. % iij pec? iij8. : viij8. past pap : xxiij8. pack threade : iijd. Nailes : vjd. Hookes and eyes : vjd. silke: xijd. Corde: ij8. Bent?: iij8. Cotten to makeRowles: vj8. Rybbon for poyntyng : ix8. Pinnes a thowsand: xijd. Gloves: lix8. vjd. Sweete water: iij8. iiijd. Billett? : vj8. Rushes : vij8. iiijd. Bote hier : xxd. Cariages : iij8. Seering Candell : iiijd. other light? : vjd. Rewardes : iij8. In all : xij11. ix8. ixd. All whiche mony amounteth unto : ex11, xv8. iiijd. Walter Rippon for a Chariett w* all manner of Neces- Waggon- saries therto belonging wch srved at the Tryumphe in maker- the nighte at Whitehall, % there broke and spoyled as the clerk was enformed. vu. vij8. 26 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF June xiiijt0. Sma of all theise Emptions and provisions for the seide Maske w* all the expencf 1 alowauncf (besides the wages afore settowte) amounteth unto c.cccix11. iij8. ijd. ex. John Fortescue, Henry Sekeforde. Edward Buggyn. Thomas Blagrave. John Arnold, June yet in anno RRI1£B Elizabeth xiiijto. Wages to thartifficrs and gar- nishee. The Banketting Howse made at White Hall (then) for Thentertaynement of the seide Duke did drawe the Charges ensuing for the Covering therof with Canvasse. The Decking therof with Birche 1 Ivie. And the fret- ting and garnishing therof with fflowers, T: Comparte- mentf , w* pendente T: armes paynted T; gilded for the purpose. The ffloore therof being all strewed with Roze leaves pickt % sweetned w* sweete waters ^tc. The wages for the dooing wherof. Themptios and provi- zions therefore : Together w* Rewardes and alowances Incident As also the partyes Names to whome, by whome, T: wherfore the same was payde (1 is to be alowed) pticculerly ensue : vidS John Drawater for mony by him paide unto 30. Bas- ketmakers, that made the frettf , 3 drawers of the pat- ternes for them according to the measure of the walls, Roofe, % Windowes, 17 Plasterers % others that Lathed the howse all the Inside to fasten the birche unto : 66 Labowrers or rather Deckers of the howse with Birche T: Ivie in all, 1 16 nsons ; xxju. xvij8. And for Botehier, Reward^ to messengers T: expencf in vittelling himselfe T: iij of his ffellows ; xxv8. vjd. In all xxiij11, ijs. vjd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 27 XX Nycholas Stubbe for iiij viij Lodes of Birche ; xv11. Byrche and viijs. For flowers ; lixs. vjd. Ivye v Lodes with the fflowers to Cariage ; Is. and for Horshier, Botehier, $ Reward^ to him selfe T: others travelling and attending aboute the provision aforeseide : xxxv8. viijd. all : xxiju. xiijs. ijd. . John Sepeham for flowers and other necessaries by him fflowers &c. pvyded at Kingston 1 browghte to white hall. v2 . Base to Sarnishe- Rope % Lyne bounde rownde aboute with fflowers 1560 ffadam; c.vj8. Flowers xij Baskettf full; xs. Pack- threade xxx ft; xv8. Crowne garland^ of Roses, x; vj8. viijd. Roses x bushels ; viij8. iiijd. Strewing herbes T: sweete flowers ; xj8. viijd. Torches Lynkf T; other lightf; viij8. vjd. Reward^ by him paid to sundry wrkemen % women that wroughte nighte % daye ; xviij8. xd. His owne Rewarde for all his paynes; xl8. Bote hier T: other Cariages in all ; viij8. vjd. all as by his booke appereth. pd. by Mr Forteskue xju. xiij9. vjd. John Robinson for flowers broughte in to the Cockpitt fflowers &c. at White Hall w* other necessaries v2 . Flowers of all to garnisn . together wl sortf taken up by comyssion % gathered in the feeldes ; wages &c. ix11. xiiij8. iiijd. Base Rope xxx fadom in ; xx8. — sand- wiche corde, packthreade, twyne, bynding threade T: needells in all ; lxx8. ijd. Flaskettf T: Baskettf to carry the flowers; ix8. for Botehier from Brayneforde and abowte the same preparacons ; x8. Wages by him payd to 214 Woorkfolkes the most of them being women that gathered bownde and sorted the flowers w* reward^ by him pd/in all ; xju. xij8. vjd. Lynkf and other lightf by him bowghte ; iiij8. And for his owne Rewarde for all his paynes travell % attendaunce; xxvj8. viijd. In all : xxviij11. vj8. viijd. XX John Whitwell for Cariage of iiij ix Lodes of Byrche Cariage of Birche &c. 28 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF from sundry places browghte to White Hall by sundry persons at sundry rates as the prveior compounded and as appereth more Lardgely in his booke ; xju. xvs. fflowers, &c. Willam Hunnys for Rozes xlvj Bushells ; xlvj9. Pinkf and privett fflowers in all; xiij9. iiijd. Hiiny suckells vj bushells 5 xijd. more Roses xxxiij bushells w* basket^ ; xxxiiij9. xd. privett flowers xix bushells; xij3. viijd. Strewing herbes xij bushells; vs. Baskettf; ij8. viijd. Glasse Bottells ij of iiij gallons ; iiij9. Rose Water iiij gallons ; xK Botehier T; portage v8. viijd. In all : viij11. v8. ijd. Rewardes. Henri Sackforde esquier for Reward^ by him geven upon the necessitie of expedicon emongs the men % Wo- men wrking all Nighte upo the premiss^ T; for making kleane the banketting howse % keeping the dores in all xlix8. vjd. Cariage &c. Willam Boorne for mony by him paide for cariage of Rewardes yj Lodeg of jyye fr- skot]and to White Hall ^ f()r flowers with tables and tressells T: his owne paynes ij daies % one nighte. In all x8. ijd. victualls Bryan Dodmer for Breade and Cheese Tic. to serve the hor^hier and P^asterers ^nat wrowghte all the nighte T: mighte not be Rewardes. spared nor trusted to go abrode to supper % for iij greate steanes % iij drinking pottf in all; xiiij9. and for his owne attendaunce T: service wth his srvaunt£ travell to % fro abowte the jJmissf theier horshyer, Botehier, expencf of diet *\ for Lynckf T: Reward^ unto messengers run- nyng betweene saint James T: the Coorte Tx. sundry tymes T: for cariage of dyvers necessaries to T; fro in all. xls. paid by Mr. Forteskue liiij3. THE REVELS AT COURT. 29 Awdryan Awdrianson for Wicker Roddf to make Basket- frettf ; xxxvs. the Cariage fro eschepe to White Hall ; ma er* xxd. In all. xxxvj9. viijd. Vander Valloy for mony by him disbursed for Roddf Basket- of seasoned wyckers 30 bundells ; lxv8. Hoopes, 200 ; maker- viij8. Nayles ; xijd. Cariages by water and Land ; ij9. vjd. Wages for hym selfe besides viij9. before paid by F. Drawater ; iiij8. vjd. iiij11. xijd. Willam Lyzarde for x peecf and pendente fastned to Painter and them of iiij foote over ; iiij11. iiij pendente of xiiij inches ms Perce'ls* over ; xv8. xvj pendente of x Inches ; xxxij8* viij doo- zen Roses ; iiij11. ij dozen di. of fflowerdeluces ; xv8. for patternes x8. all paynted gylded % bestowed on the seide howse for the better garnishing *\ setting foorth therof. xju. xij8. Thomas Mathew for Nayles of all sortC dd to Mr For- Ironmonger, tescue then % there employed and for ij peececes of base Rope in all. lxxviij8. xd. John Capp % Richard Warmingham for theier service Rewardes daye T; nighte whiles the birche was browghte in untill saries. it was employed % for mony by them disbursed for iiij greate knyves to cutt the Birche T: vj Linckf, iij canvas baggs to conteyne % carry the Nailes T: certeyne pack- threde to the deckers, T: for kepping the byrche from sealing, J, serving the birchers % lathers T;c. in all. xx8. Mris Dane for xx11 peecf of Vandelas to cover the Ban- Lynen dra- kettinghowse conteyning in the whole 1006 ells, at xiijd. ' thell ; liiij11. ix8. xd. Itm more for xvij ells of the same rate vS. xiijd. ; xviij8. vd. And for 130 ells Canvas at xijd. the ell; vj11. x8. In all lxj11. xviij8. iijd. 30 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Wages of Robert Welton for his owne wages T: the wages of Taillers xy- «paylers by him paid for Wrkmanshipp doone upon the same Canvas to Coover the howse in all. xlijs. xjd. Wages or Thomas Hales for cutting owte of the Canvas 1 fitting Rewardes. the same for the howse % for his attendaunce % ordering therof. XXs. fflowers ne- John Forteskue esquier for mony by his owne handf dis- cessanes and kurse(j dyVers % SUndrv waies for thexpedicon furnishing Rewardes wl . J . J r ° Botehier &c. ^ garnishing therof. To John Barber for flowers ; lxx3. To Wm Rowden and Rowlande for flowers T: rewarde for srvice done, lvj9. John Trice for fflowers T; Rose water ; c.xjs. vjd. To Robert Jones for Ivie ; xviij3. for Candel- stickf w* lightf ; xxvj3. viijd. for Thred % Iyer ; xvjs. viijd. Cariages sundry tymes of sundry things incident to the jJmissf ; xxiij3. iiijd. Botehier ; xxvj3. viijd. To gregory Glazier for flowers *\ wrk£ ; iiij11. To John Browne for setting up T: taking downe the canvas ; xij3. And to sundry other psons by him uzed in the seide srvice as the necessitie of and aid therin required ; lxvj3. viijd. In all as by his notes therof appeereth. xxv11. vij3. vjd. Sma of theise Chargf for the Bankettinghowse made in June aforesaide. ccxxiiij11. vjs. xd. June anno Sma of all theise Charges growen w*in the tyme afore- RRna? Eliz. Saide Bothe for the Maske and also for the Banketting- prd. xiiiito. howse amounteth together unto D.cc.xxx11. xviij8. vjd. John Fortescue. Henry Sekeforde. Edward Buggyn. Tfromas Blagrave. John Arnold. THE REVELS AT COURT. 31 Ayryng Repayryng, Layeng abrode Turning sowing, July, Au- amending, Tacking, Spunginge, wyping, Brushing, &us*» ^eP" Making Cleane, ffowlding, suting, putting in order, October Layeng up and safe Bestowing of the Garment^, Ves- Anno RR°ffl tures 1 ffurniture w* the stuf, store and Implement^ of ^ Novem- the saide Office for the safegarde, Refreshing, and Redy- ber anno nesse therof, Doone at sundry tymes as the Necessitie Ef-gni r/™ therof Required. Betwene the first of July and the last xvt0. of November aforesaide wroughte fl attended upon by the parties ffollowinge as theier Nuber of daies severall wages T: alowauncf here after appere. vid3 Taylers and others woorking and attending the pre- missf. Sma xxix11. vj8. viijd. daies li. The Mr at iiij8. by the daye 40 viij Officers for The Clerkcomptrowler at ij8. p die 40 iiij theier diett. The Clerk at ij8. by the daie 40 iiij Vldz' The Yoman at ij8. by the daie 40 iiij Sma of all theise Wages. xlixu. vj8. viijd. John Arnolde Yoman of this Office for mony by him Necessaries, disbursed for Thredd of sundry cullers; vj8. viijd. Brushes of sundry sortf redd % white ; vs. iiijd. Fewell ; xxvj8. viijd. Nayles, Hamers, Pincers % other neces- saryes from the Ironmunger; vj8. Lyghtf, Corde, T: other chaundry ware; vij8. Glew T: a melting pott; xiiijd. a hatchett; xvjd. Dust baskettf; xvjd. A shovell ; viijd. Broomes ; xijd. Boordes, Rafters, T: Waynskott to mend the small presses T; to make shelves % pticions; xx8. Bowltf, Hookes, Henges, Lockf % Keyes ; viij8. Rubbers T: spunges ; ij8. Rushes ; vj8. viiijd. Sma iiij11. xiij8. xd. 32 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OP July August Sma of all the Chargf growen w4in the same v September Monpthps Kffiu vjd. and October Monetnes- 11UJ • VJ • anno RRU8B John Fortescae. E}™; Prd- Edward Buggyn. xmjt0 and m w v*9 November Thomas Blagrave. xvt0. John Arnold, December New making, Translating, Repayring, ffytting, ffur- pokruS an nisnmg> Garnishing and attending the wares, apparell, RRn5B Eliz. properties, stuf, store, and Implement^ of the seide Office for the apte setting foorthe of Sundry Playes and Maskf w4 other sporty % pastymes for her Mate Recrea- c6n showen this yeare in Christmas % Shrovetyde at Hampto Coorte and at Greenewiche the Chargf wherof growen aswell by meanes of Wages as Emptions % pro- vizions over and besides the warderob stuf hereafter pti- culerly ensueth vidzl. Taylers % others working T; attending the premisses the first at xxd. the p die, and all the rest at xijd. c.xvij11. ix9. iiijd. XV Paynters xxij11. iiij8. iiijd. Willam Lyzard for gilding % paynting sundry things at his howse vidzl . Patternes for psonages of Men % Women in strange attyer, hedepeecf , dishes for frutes % ffishes in all : xxs. iiijd. Bryan Dodmer for his Attendaunce % service doone in the seid Office dyvers and sundry waies within the same tyme T, in full satisfacon for all his disbursement^ for necessaries imployed in the seide office T: expencf in the affares therof for, cs. by him demaunded. In the whole alowed but ; lxvj8. viijd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 83 Proptymakers, Imbroderers, Habberdasherf and theier srvaunt£ 1 attendant^ by the daye at \ xlv11. viijs. xd. daies nights li. s. The Mr at iiij8. p diem ; ... 80 ... 17 xix viij Offycers for Clerkcomptrowler at ijs. ; ... 80 ... 17 ix xiiij theier diett The Clerke at ij 80 ... 17 ix xiiij vidz' The Yomen at ij 80 ... 17 ix xiiij xlviij x Sma of all the Wages in December, January, and February a° RRn8e Eliz. jJd. xvt0* cc.xxxvij11. xix8. vjd. exr. John Fortescue. Henri/ Sekeforde. Edward Buggyn. Thomas Blagrave. John Arnold. Emptions % provizions for Christmas T:c. as before a0 RRnaj EliS. xvto vidzl XX Philipp Gunter for iiij iiij peecf of Buckeram at iiij9. thupholster. the peece amounting unto ; xvju. xvjs. John Arnolde for iiij ft Redd Thred ; xiij8. iiijd. for Necessaries, iij ft Blew Thred ; xs. for ij ft di. of gold thred ; viij8. iiijd. iij ft di. of greene thred xj8. viijd. iij ft Black Thred ; vj8. x ft di. White thredd ; xxxiij8. iiijd. For Cariage of Rubbish owte of the howses; xijd. For flower to make paste ; vjd. Pap ; iiijd. ij oz. di. of sylke Vs. Tape iij qf* of ft iij8. Bumbast to make snoballs ; vs. vjd. Lynnen cloth to lyne a Jerken % slops for Far- rantf soon ; ijs. iiijd. For Glew % paste ; xijd. Cruell to cut for frozen headf ; vj8. Arsedue to cut for the same headf ; ij8. Bumbast to stuf Rowles for the Turkf heade; ij8. vjd. Cotten to lyne the Jerken % 34 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF slopps aforeseide; ij8. ijd. Gloves for the Children of Eaten, ij dozen x8. Gloves for Maskers, vj paier ; iiij8. Gloves for Torchebearers vj paier; iij8. Pinnes. M; xijd. Tape. di. ft; ij8. Cariage of Basketf to % fro the water syde; ij8. Rewards to the Taylers; iij8. Horshyer T; charges at Hampton Coorte in the Christmas ; x8. For Bentf for fardngales ; v8. iiijd. Red thred. j ft> ; iij8. iiijd. Blew thred. j ft) ; iij8. iiijd. White thred iiij ft) di. xv8. Cotten 8 yards to lyne ij pe of hoze for Mukesters playe ; ij8. Yolow T: greene thred ij ft) vj8. xij xijs. xij vitfg. viijd. Feltf for Women 1 feltf for men, xx8. More bentf ; iij8. iiijd. Gloves for the children of Wynsor, ij doze, T: for maskers xvj pe xx8. iiijd. Black thred j bolte ; iiij8. pinnes % tape ; xvd. Flowers T; past ; vjd. Re- wardc to the Taylers % Habberdashers ; iiij8. White thred iij ft); xs. Botehier 1 chargf at Kingston on newyeres daie, v8. The chargf there on twelf daie wl bothyer; vij8. ijd. Billetf M; xiij8. iiijd. Coles for thimbroderer ; vjd. Bumbast to stuf the Rowles of the hattf for the wemen maskers, ij8. viijd. Coles xij8. Shethes for maryners; xijd. White Thred ij ft); vj8. viijd. Pynnes % Tape ; xiijd. Redd Thred ; xxd. j ft) blew thred ; iij9. iiijd. more Red Threde j ft) di ; v9. other coollerd thred ; ij9. vjd. Gloves for Munkesters boyes ij dozJ . x8. Black gloves xij paier ; iij9. Pinnes 1 tape; iiij8. vjd. Gloves (1 dozen) for the Ladye Maskers ; x9. for the Lordf gloves ; vj9. vjd. for the Torcheberers gloves; iij3. Past pap; iiij9. cariage T: recarriage of basket^ ij9. xvij11. xij8. pro t _ John Carow for sparres to make frames for the players maker and howses ; ix8. vjd. Canvas, at xd. thell for a monster vij his percells. eus . vs# xd# ^ nett for the pishers maskers ; x8. vid. 3 Jb. J J for wooll to stuf the fishes ; xijd. ij speares for the play of Cariclia; xvjd. A tree of Holly for the Duttons THE REVELS AT COURT. 35 playe ; iijs. iiijd. other Holly for the forest ; xijd. A Traye for Fishermen; vijd. A mace; xijd. Turky bowes ; ij8. Arrowes ; xijd. sparres caryed to hampton coorte ; ijs. packthred ; iiijd. A planke ; xijd. A new fawchyn, iijs. iiijd. the mending of v ffawchins ; vs. A Palmers staf; xijd. A Desk for farrantf playe iijs. Boordes to brace the scaffoldf ; vjd. A vyzarde for an apes face ; iijs iiijd. Glew j ft> ; iijd. A keye for Janus ; ijs. A Monster; xx8. An awlter for theagines; iij8. iiijd. Dishes; iiijd. Eggf coiiterfet vij doozen; xiiij8. Roches coiiterfet vjs. Whitings xxiiij ; vj8. Knyves for marrynrs; xijd. Thornebackf; iiij8. Smeltf iij doze ; iij8. Mackerells ; iij8, Flownders ; iij8. An Image of canvas stuft ; iij8. Boordf to beare lightf for the hall; iiij8. — cariage of the Awlter from the Warde- robe to Powles wharf; iiijd. A Ladder; .xviijd. A ffootepace of iij stepps w4 Jointf x8. Nayles v.c. of C. 300 single tenns ; iiij8. ijd. Dubble tens ; xviijd — syxpeny nayles; xviijd. — three peny nayles; ixd. — twopeny nayles ; viijd. Tackf vjd. Hoopes for the monster ; xd. In all. viju. xj8. iijd. Robert Moorer for suger plate; xij8. viijd. Musk Thappoti- kumfettf j ft) ; ijs. iiijd. Corianders prepared j tb ; xxd. p^efia Clove Cufettf j ft) ijs. iiijd. Synamon kufettf ; iij8. Rose water j quarte T; j pynte of spike water ; iij8. iiijd. Gynger Cufettf j ft) ; ij8. All whiche served for fflakes of yse 1 hayle stones in the Maske of Janus, the Rose water sweetened the balls made for snowball^ jJsented to her Matie by Janus. xxvij8. iiijd. John Arnolde yoman of thoffice for mony by him paid Paynting to Arnolde the paynter for the picture of Andromadas ; x9. 1 To Anthony the basketmaker for patternes; x8. in all. xx8. d2 36 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Banketting frutes neces- saryes Botehier and Re- wardes Thomas Blagrave esquier for mony by him disbursed in Rewarde to Muzitians that plaide at the proofe of Duttons play ; ijs. vjd. To Robert Baker for drawing of patternes for the playe of fortune % altering the same ; vj8. viijd. For suger for Marchepane stuf at xiijd. ob. the lb viij tt> ; ix9. Almons. v ft> vs. fFyne Cakes iij doozen ; vij8. vjd. Gu Dragacanth ; iiijd. Rose water 1 pynte : xiiijd. Baskettf ix T, a mace wickerd by van- dervaloy ; xs. Gowlde leaves to gilde the Marchepane stuf 5 xijd. Almonds againe, iij ft) di. iijs. vjd. Baskett^ boughte of Adrianson ij ijs. Frutf for Banketting ; ij9. ixd. Lynkf % botehier; xxd. Portage to % fro the watr syde ; xiiijd. Banketting frutes iij ft) di at iij9. iiijd. the ft) xj9. viijd. Dishes of suger vj ; xij8. For preserved Marmellad ; xijd. Cloves % saferne ; ijd. Quincf j ft) ; ij9. viijd. Cloves; iiijd. Botehier to the Coorte w* % for Mr Forteskue ; xviijd. the hier of a Bardge for a Maske; vij8. for portage pd. to Lam; iij9. vjd. A Whirey to T; fro grenewiche ; ij9. pap for the baskettf of fFrute ; xiiijd. Cariage of a Hamp to % fro Billingsgate ; iiijd. To Thomas Booreman for spicf by him pvided; iij9. To Boorne for lending his skales T; weighty ; iiijd. Botehier to T; fro grenewiche ; ij9. vjd. Egg£. c. ; ij9. ixd. syna- mon T: gynger ; xxijd. to Mr Buggyn for mony by him pd. for botehier T: barge hier to the Coorte on shrove- tewsdaie ; x9. Frut£ coiiterfete bowghte of Brayne thappoticary ; xs. To Wm Buston for his Bardge iij Nightf at shrovtide ; xxvj9. horshyer T: Waggonhier w* charge at Hampton Coorte; liiij9. Lynkf T: torches there ; iiij8. iiijd. Reward^ there ; iiij9. xd. Billettf ij Thowsand di. bowghte of Newman ; xxxiij9. iiijd. A Table ; v9. Wyer 1 hookes ; ij9 vjd. Rewardf to boyes ; viijd. To Benbow for playeng in the Monster : ij9. vjd. And to Robinson for Wrkemanship T; neccies ; vj9. viijd. xiijH. vj9. xd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 37 Thomas Leverett for small Candelstickf iiij doze; Wier- viijs. For xij high Candelstickf ; vjs. vice candelstickf drawers per- xij ; xijs. Dubble plate (ix) candelstickf ; ijs. viijd. Bel- . .... 3 lowes lj payer ; vj8. viijd. Lanthornes of middle syze ; xs. One greate Lanthorne; v8. Bastard wyer, ij ft>; ij8. Lattyn wyer, j fb ; xxd. Come brushes to dresse the heares; ijs. Lattyn Rings; xijd. one qfr. of Lattyn; vjd. Rose Nayles ; viijd. Spanish Needells ; xxd. Ano- ther greate lanthorne ; v8. A chayne T: hooke to hang- it by in an entery ; xiiijd. long Spanish nedells ij ; iiijd. Packneedells ; ijd. square packneedells ; viijd. One shipp for frankensens; iij8. iiijd. One greate rownde plate; xijd. Fyne wyer di. fb viijd. Keye cheyne xij yerds ; viij8. Rownde plates for sockettf ; xxxij8. Wyer to di. lb. hang them by ; iij8. Nayles M. ; xxd. Bynding wyer ; xijd. c.xvij8. xd. Thomas Blagrave esquier for more mony by him payde Mouldes for for Mowldes to cast the frutes 1 ffishes in % to the the frutes- weeme that tempred the stuf T: made up the same ; xx8. William Pilkington for ij peecf of greene garding for Thimbro- ij patternes ; iij8. iiijd. The patterne of a heade peece derer. with leaves of Cloth of golde ; vj8. viijd. Thimbrodering of iiij yardf? di of yolow garding Imployed on the mores headf ; xv8. pasting T: ty ting of sattyn for vj head peecf ; iij8. iiijd. for iiij yardf garding for ij Myters ; xiij8. iiijd. A patterne for a hed peece with comptemtf; vj9. viiijd. for making of a yarde di more of yolo garding to pforme the Fyshers capps ; v8. Iiij8. iiij d. Thomas Clatterbooke for Nayles; iiijd. Browne Necessaries 7 ib. r Botehier Thredd for the paynters; ij8. Lockf for the basketf Cariag-es vj ; ij8. vehement for Meazures ; ijd. Buttons for Bus- and Re- kins % Jerkyns; iij8. Botehier to Kingsto on twelfe wardes , 38 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Nighte ; ij9. Thred at Kingsto ; xvjd. Cariage of stuf from Kingston to the Coorte % back agayne; iij8. A Bardge to cary all the stuf fro Kingsto to Brydewell ; xij9. vjd. fro Bridewell to saint Jones; xvjd. vyzardf vj ; XVs. Buttos j groce ; xijd. foyle for vyzardf ; viijd. Billet? % Coles ; xd. xlv8. ijd. ~ , . John Farrington for making of vj. payer of wte velvett maker. Buskins at xxd. the payer fynding lether him selfe for the sowles ; xs. for making of iij payer more of Rone 2 lether T: wte velvett at xvjd. the payer : iiij8. for one Roneskin ; xxd. for Buckels ; ijd. And for making of iij payer of crymsen satin Buskins ; iiij8. xixs. xd. Habber- John Owgle senior for viij long white Berdf at xxd. Be^rdes^nd the PeeCe 5 xiiJS> ^ Aberne Berd^ 9 ^ J Blackfy- heare &c. zicians bearde ; xiiijs. viijd. Berds White T: Black vj ; viij3. Heares for palmrs ij ; ij3. viijd. Berdf for fyshers vj ixs. Curled heare for fyshers Capps ; xijd. Redd - Berdf vj ; ix8. lvij8. viijd. Silkwaver. Willam Bowll j)veyor of ffrenge T; Lace T:c. for mony by him disbursed for Frenge T; bone Lace Tx of fyne copp sylver at xviijd. the o3. M. iiij oz. • lxxv11. vijs. iiijd. ob Freng of cullerd sylk T; thred at xij the l.R. ij.R. oz. xv ozcf . XVs. Pap Riall T; other pap for patternes Tx, xxxij3. Spangles at xijd. the M8M; viiij3. But- tons T; tassells of Copp silver at ijs. the o3. c.c.lxiij oz. di. qrtr; xxvj11. vj3. iijd. Spanggles at viijd. the M 10000; vjs. viiijd. Buttons at 8d. the doze ij doze di. ; xxd. Flowers ; xiij8. iiijd. Fyne white Lam to make snoballs 8 skinnes at vd. the peece ; iij8. iiijd. Fethers for hattf at xvjd. the pece 4 ; v8. iiijd. Boxes Lardge iiij ; iiij3. iiijd. Lace at xxd. tho3. clxxviij oz. di. ; xiiij11. xvij8. viijd. Buttons fyne wroght of Copp sylver for head? 1 THE REVELS AT COURT. 39 deepe frenge at 28. 6d. the o3. xxv oz. c^rs. ; lxiij8. jd. ob. One Tassell ; xxijd. ob. Tyncell Ribbon at iij8. iiijd. the doze v doze ; xvj8. viijd. Aglettf 600 ; iij8. Stones at ixd. the peece 48; xxxvj8. for setting the seide stones in Leade at iiij the pece ; xvj8. An Irish hedpece of Crimsen velvett all garnished w* frenge °l lace ; xiij3. iiijd. A greate hanging lock w1 a keye to it ; ij9. vjd. A payer of Ballans with ij lb a^^ of Brazen waightf ; iiij8. viijd. A dozen of Buttons. viijd. In all : cxxviij11. xviij9. ixd. ob. Wyllam Lyzarde for syze ; xxvj8. vjd. Black, xvs. Painter &c viijd. Redd; xv8. iiijd. Vert; v8. vjd. Sapp; iij8. viijd. Crymsen;vs. White; xv8. Browne xijd. Yolow; iiij9. Smalt; xlij8. Pottf % Nayles; viij3. ijd. spruce yolow; xxijd. Gowlde; xv8. xd. Silver; iiij8. ixd. Oker de Rowse; ij3. Glew; iij3. iiijd. ffoyle; vij3. vjd. fflor- rey ; iiij8. Copp culler ; xxd. shave russet to smoothe the eggf : viijd. A Fedew ; iij3. iiijd. Cullers for the sugerwrke; xijd. the hier of a horse v daies % his meate by the? waye to Hampton Coorte Tx ; xiiij3. vjd. Reduced by the Clerk Comptrowler in all to viij11. Henri Sekeforde esquier for mony by him disbursed Reparacons for Rushes in the hall T: in the greate chambere where on the the wrkf were doone % the playes Rezited ; xx3. for ij greate tables in the hall ; xxviij3. iiijd. for hanging up Tent£ to keepe away the wynde % snow from dryving into the hall T: taking downe the same agayne ; vj3. viijd. Two long peecf of Tymber of xx foote appeece to make a frame for the paynters; x8. and for ij of Billettf % Coles where the playes, were rezited in the greate cham- ber ; xxvj8. viijd. Itin more for wrkf doone by Rowland Robynson for the wch were bowghte ; c.c.cc di. of Boordes to cloze upp the hall % other necessary placf aboute the 40 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF same amtin& to ; xxvj8. vjd. One dubble Rafter ; viijd. di — M of vjd. nailes; iij8. — di. c of dubble xns; xvjd. Two mennes woorke x daies in boording up the hall T; doing of other necessary things ; xxs. for setting up of Tables T; Boording upp of Wyndowes aboute the howse wher the Taylers wrawghte ; iij9. iiijd. Three quarters of a hundred of Boordes for the windos ; iij3. iiijd. A fFootepace to sett before the chimney wher the Taylers wrowghte; xijd. for iiij woorkemen on saint Stevens daie % iiij wrkmen the same nighte T: the Morrow after T: for ij men going to the Coorte to sett up frames for the seide Revells at ij sundry Tymes amownteth in all to the sii of ; xxxs. To Rowland Robynson for vj daies at xxd. the daie 3 xs. and for ij of his men xv daies at xiiijd the daie ; xxxvs. Itm more for Leade bowghte of Sr Xpopher Drap; xviiju and for bestowing the same upon the Roofe of the howse adjoyning to the greate hall T: for sowdering T: mending dyvers other places ; xlvj8. In all as by iij severall Bills subscribed only by the seide Henri Sekeforde amouteth unto ; xxxj11. xvjs. xd. Chaundeler Barnarde Fabyan for Seering candle at xvjd. the ft). 9 ft) ; xij9. Cotten Candle 182 ft> at 3d. le ft) ; lxx3. vjd. Corde and Lyne xv peecf ; viij3. iiijd. staf Torches x ; xijs. Lynkes 18. vjs. and for ij pannes and a pott; xijd. in all : c.ix8. xd. Itm more to him for iij dozen lightf of cotten T: weeke : viij8. vjd. Thomas Masters for Imbrodring of vj velvett hattf at his owne howse ; xxxs. John Davyson for glasse ; ij8. the tother glasier for his glasse; iiij3. in all for them bothe ; vj3. THE REVELS AT COURT. 41 Edward Buggin Clerkcomptrowler for mony by him Necessaries disbursed vid2 — for Botehier % other charge coomyng Botehier to the Coorte at hampton at the begynnyng of the woork an(j Re_ by thappoyntment of Mr Fortescue ; x8 . for charge % wardes. wages of Thomas Lamber for going to Wynsor abowte Mr ffarrantf playe by Mr Forteskues appointment ; iiij8. vjd. for xxtie. sack of Coles ; xs. iiijd. for iij M of Bil- lettf; xl9. One doze of Childrens ffelt£; viij8. fFeltf for Maskf 6 ; vjs. Past paper lardge iiij doze ; xij8. A waggen for the first playe of my L of Leisters men ; xviij8. Reward^ to the headpeecemakers wrking on Christmas Nighte ; ij8. ffir powles ; xvj % the cariage of them ; vj8. viijd. Itin more xxiiij". furr powles °l for the cariage of them ; xj8. To Henri Cellaweye for pro- vizion T: cariage of trees 1 other things to the Coorte for a wildernesse in a playe ; viij8. vjd. Rewarde more to Lam ; vjd. To clatter booke for iij doze greene Lace for a Jerken ; iij8. The bier of a Waggon for cariage to the Coorte at the second play of my L of Leicesters men ; xviij8. Vyzardf with black Berdf v ; xv8. Vizardf with 4 Redd Berdf ; xij8. In ernest for vyzardf for Turkf vj xijd. To John Bett T; his wyfe for one daye T; one nighte spangling of the headpeecf ; iij8. Itm more to ij Maides ; ij8. To Pilkington for xij fetf for hedpeecf ; x8. To Anthony the Basketmaker for vj hedpeecf for Turkf ; xij8. Rewardf to the paynters ; iij8. Lynkf for the paynter; xijd. ij Squirt^ for the playe of the children of powles ; viij8. To the Waggenn) for cariage of the stuf to Hampton Coorte the sunday next after xpistmas daie; xviij8. A lock, a keye T; a staple for the hall doore next the stayer foote ; xxd. ij M1 Billettf; xxvj8. viijd. To lambe for spunges for snoballs ; v8. iiijd. To Robynson for vj quarters rt a plank of iiij yeardf longe ; iij8. Tymber for the forest ; ij8. vjd. ffur powles caried to the Coorte ; ijs. ixd. Boordes ; ij8. Baskettf 42 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF to srve for the Maske on New yeres daye ; ix8. To Cal- lewaye for one that gathered Mosse; xijd. Coles ij bushells; ixd. To Pilkington for iiij doze lace; iiij8. Aglettf for the topps of headpeecf; viijd. Muskovie glasse T; M1 bugles ; iiij8. viijd. To the Waggenner for cariage on New yeres daie ; xviij8. Coles x sackf ; vj8. viijd. To Pilkington for ix doze % x yardf of silke Lace for headpeecf ; ix3. iiijd. To Henri Kellewaye to go to the Coorte abowte the dubble Mask ; iij8. To pilkeng- ton for turned pynnes for hedpeeces v doze ; xvjd. To Pilkington for vij dozen lace more for hedpecf ; vij8. To Clatterbookf dawghter for cloth for Ruffs apornes, neck- erchers 1 Rayles for Eldertons playe ; xj8. vjd. for making them ; xijd. Rewardf to the hedpeece makers ij8. viijd. Itni for v Tuffes of Bugles to sett on the Janizes hattf bowghte of Wm Pilkington ; iij3. iiijd. To Mr Arnolde for his Botehier % cariage to the Coorte at hampton on twelf daie viij8. fflower for past ; vjd. Nayles of sundry sortf at sundry tymes ; vjs. Gloves for Maskers T: chil- dren ij dozen di. j xij8. Pinnes % Tape ; ij8. xix11. xix8. xd. Painting Itm niore for mony by him paide to Arnolde the paynter for T: in full paym* for Andramadas picture ; xx8. T; To haunce Eottf for painting of patternes for Maskf ; xiijs. iiijd. In all xxiij8. iiijd. Green cloth &c. or Ne- cessaries. December, January, and February, anno RR"*- Eliz.pd.xvt0 The Clerke of thoffice for his ordinary greenecloth. Paper, Inck, and suche other necessaryes as to the same Office is Incident for the devices plottf, bills % Bookes of this yeare, lxvj8. viijd. Sma of all theise Emptions cclxxiiij11. xvij8. 6b. Sma of all the Charges growen in the said Office w*in THE REVELS AT COURT. 48 the saide tyme aswell of Wages as Emptions, amounteth unto vc. xiju. xvjs. vjd. ob. John Fortescue, Henry Sekeforde. Edwarde Buggyn. Thomas Blagrave. John Arnold, Ayryngf % preparacons made against the Progresse Marche, into Kent wl Translatyng, Repayring, ffurnishing, gar- j^ 'ju\Je' nishing, setting foorth, Cariage, conduction 1 attending August, Sep- of the best and most ffyttest furniture of the same office Q^^;and to Cawnterbury T: ther Remayning by the space of vij anno Regni daies T; then Returning with the same stuf to Saint Regina? Ely- zubcth. xv'° Johns % there safely bestowing therof as apptayned. The whole Charges whereof together w* the Ordinary Charges and alowauncf of the officers T: what soever ells w*in the same tyme of viij Moneths ending the last of October in the yeare aforesaide together with the par- ties Names to whome any mony is due hereafter perty- culerly ensueth : vid3 . Taylers and others wrking T: attending the premiss^ at sundry tymes w*in the saide viij. Monethes. xxix11. xvs. Proptymakers Haberdashers T: others w*in that tyme against the Progresse vj11. xvjd. dayes nights li. s. The Mr at iiij3. p diem 40 ... 5 ... ix Thoffycers The Clerkcomptrowler at ijs 40 ... 5 ... iiij x ^[.^eo°se The Clerke at ij3. p die 40 ... 5 ... iiij x nethestheier The yoman at ijs. p diem 40 ... 5 ... iiij x diett, and o o •• wages. Sma xxij x ° Sma of all these wages lviiju. vj8. iiijd. 44 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Emptions T; provizions against the Progresse aforesaide. viz Necessaries Edward Buggin esquier clerkcomptrowler of this Canages Office for rnony by him disbursed for a lock T: a staple, Rewardes. xxijd. ; fFor fFoyle for vyzardf 1 fFawchins, xxd. ; another Padlock, xijd. 5 fFethers for hedpeeces viij, ijs. iiijd. A Dosen of very good wash gloves for the Ladyes, xvj8. Three dozen of Spanish gloves, xviij8. fFor Cranage of stuf at Billingsgate, vjd. the portage of stufe that fol- lowed the progresse, iiijd. the hyer of a Bardge from London to gravesende w* the same stuf, v9. for the wrkmens breakefast at Billingsgate after theier night f watching, ij9. fFor one Thowsand of pynnes, xijd. in Rewarde, xijd. for Horshyer sundry tymes within the same viij Monethes, xxs. lxx9. iijd. Silkweaver. Willam Bowll for vij dosen di. of Lardge sylke fflowers at viijd. the peece, lxs. for xiiij ouncf iij quarters of tassells T: frenge greate T: small of Copp sylver at xviijd. the ounce xxij8. jd. ob. And for his Botehier T: horshier to and fro caunterbury, xiij9. iiijd. In all iiiju. xv9. vd. Wyerdrawer Thomas Leveret for wyer, xijd. Spanish needells ij dosen, xxd. Long Quilting Needells, xijd. Chaynes for the Marriners knives, iij9. iiijd. ij dozen of Redd Ringf , xvjd. And for his owne daies travell, xxd. In all xs. Necessaires John Davyes for mony by him disbursed for Tape j Cariages ft iiijs. A quarterne of Cullred thredd, xd. di. lb of expences in white thredd, xxd. a nother quarter of tape, xijd. A Progresse. quarter of Cullored thredd, xd. ffagott, viijd. Bumbast, xijd. halfe a ft more of cullered thredd, xxd. Cranage of stuf, iiijd. for Cariage from the waterside at graves- ende to the wagon, viijd. the hier of ij hackneies fro gravesende to Rochester to overtake the Carte T: gett THE REVELS AT COURT. 45 another for speede, ijs. for horsemeate T: victualls at Ro- chester for the carters T; theier horses, xvjd. for horse- meate and the cartrs rneate at Cittingborne, iijs. for ij hackneies from Rochester to Cittingborne, iiij8. the Carters wages fro gravesende to caunterbury, vijs. vjd. the hier of ij hackneies from sittingborne to caunterbury, iiij3. for Rushes at Caunterbury, ij8. vjd. ffuell to ayer the howse % the stuf % to serve during viij daies there, ij8. Lyghtf there that tyme, vjd. the Rent of the howse T: hier of Necessaries there then, x8. Cariage from Caunterbury to Cittingborne, ij8. from Cyttingborne to gravesende, ij8. vjd. the hier of ij hackneies from caun- terbury to Gravesend, x8. portage at gravesende to the bote, vjd. Cariage by Water to London, iiij8. Cariage from the water syde to saint Johns, vjd. lxix8. Philip Gunter for iiij peecf of Buckeram, xvj8. thupholster. Thomas Gyles for xij vyzardf for women T: vij Turkf Habber- vyzardf at xxiiij8. the dozen. In all amounting unto dasher. xxxviij8. Bryan Dodmer for his attendaunce % srvice doone Necessaries within the office wlin those viij monethes aforesaide % for b°temer * . horshier and his horshyer botehier and attendaunce in the progresse Rewardea with sundry necessaries by him emploied : lxx8. John Arnolde yoman of this Office for mony by him Necessaries disbursed w'in the tyme aforesaide for yolow Cotton to lyne the Monarkf Gowne at viijd. the yarde xij yardf, viij8. To lyne his gerkin iiij yardf , ij8. viijd. To lyne his hose iij yardf , ij8. Canvasse for his gerkin, xvjd. Cursy Lyning 1 hollon for his hosen, iij8. sylke to sett on the gardf , v8. Thredd to sowe those iij garment^, iij8. the wages of iij men iiij daies, iiij8. for cariage of 46 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF certeyne peecf of the wagon % mownte from the Warde- rob to saint Jones, ij8. The Wages of a Joyner % his Man w* iiij others that tooke downe the greate pressf T: saving the wainskott, xiiij8. for caryeng foorth the Rub- bish *l making cleane the howse, ij8. for Rushes, iiij8. ffewell, vj8. Thredd % other small Necessaries, v8. lxij8. Sma of all theise Emptions xxju. x8. viijd. March, Aprill, Maye, June, July, August, September, % October. Sma of all the charge growen w*in those viij monethes : lxxix11. xvij8. John Fortescue. Henry Sekeforde. Edwarde Buggyn. Thomas Blagrave. John Arnold. The Joyners I^m more for new Presses to be made thorowowte the for Presses, whole storehowse for that the olde were so Rotten that they coulde by no meanes be Repayred or made any waye to serve agayne. The Queenes Maties store lyeng now on the ffloore in the store-howse wch of necessitie must preasently be provyded for before other wrk£ can well Begin. Whiche press being made as is desyred by the Officers wilbe a greate safegarde to the store prea- sently remayning and lykewise of the store to coom whereby many things may be preserved that otherwyse wilbe utterly lost 1 spoyled contynually encreasing her Matie8 charge. Sma 1». not allowed for so moch as the same presses are not begon. &c THE REVELS AT COURT. 47 Sma Tolis of this whole volume contayning all the Charges growen w*in this Office Betweene the last of Maye in the xiiijth. yeare of the Reaigne of or Soveraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth. And the last of October in the xvth yeare of her Matie8 Reaigne. Being One whole yeare and ffyve Monethes amouteth unto : m^cccc.xxvij11. xij8. vjd. ob. John Fortescue. Henry Sekeforde. Edward Buggyn. Thomas Blagrave. John Arnold, 48 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF [BOOK III.] ffrom the Last of Oct. ] 573, xvt0 untill the ffyrst of Marche, 1 573 xvjt0 Betweene the laste of Oct. afore- saide xvto and the xxth of Dec. 1573 xvjto The Booke of all the Charges growen within Thoffice of her Maties Revells aforesaide within the same Tyme being iiij Monethes including Christmas, Twelftyde Candellmas % Shrovetyde. During all which tyme Tho- mas Blagrave esquier, served therin as Master, accord- ing to her Mates pleasure signefyed by the right honorable L. Chamberlaine. Toward^ thexecution wherof the saide Blagrave herein also Chargeth him self with all suche her Mates Monye as to the use of the same Office hath cu to his handf. vidz) Monye Received by the saide Blagrave owte of her Mates Exchequer at the handf of Tayler one of the Tel- lers there by vertue of a prive seale dated the xxiijth of December in the saide xvjth yeare of her Mates Reaigne. cc11. Woorkes doone % attendaunce geven by the partyes hereunder named abowte the Traslating, ffytting, ffur- nishing, garnishing, setting foorthe and Taking in agayne of ij Sutes of Apparell T; furniture for Choyce of a mask showen at Greenewiche after the Mariage of Willyam Drurye esquier And lykewyse for the Ayring, Repayring, spungying, wyping, Brushing, sorting, suting, putting in order and safe bestowing both of thapparell afore- saide, and also of all the residue of thapparell, propertyes, ffurniture % necessaries incident to the same. Itm for perusing the whole store of thoffice pertycu- THE REVELS AT COURT. 49 lerly after the death of John Arnolde late yoman therof, comparying the Inventoryes % likewise orderly ^t safe be- stowing therof againe. Itm agayne Lykewise perusing the store pertyculerly and delyvering therof by Inventory in chardge to Walter ffysh yoma of the same now remayning. Itm sundry other tymes for calling together of sundry Players, and for perusing, fitting, T: Reformyng theier matters otherwise not convenient to be showen before her Matie. And finally upon the entraunce of the saide Blagrave into the execucon of the Masters office, for Colleccon % showe of eche thinge prepared for her Mates Regall dis- porte T: Recreacon as also the store wherewith to ffur- nish, garnish and sett forth the same ; wherof, as also of the whole state of thoffice the L. Chamberlayne according to his honors appointment was throughly advertised. The Charges wherof together w* the parties names that wroughte % attended therupon, eche mannes nuber of dayes 5 T; ptyculer dett due for the same ensue th vid3 Taylers T: others the first at xxd. the daye Tx the residue at xijd. the daye % the like for the nighte : Sma xv11. iiij3. viijd. Proptymakers 1 Habberdashers Sma xliiij8. dayes. nights. li. s. The Mr at iiij3. by the daie 20 ... 2 iiij viij Clerkcomptrowler at ijs £0 ... 2 xliiij Offycers The Cierke at ij8 20 ... 2 xliiij The Yoman at ijs 20 ... 2 xliiij Sma xju. Emptions and other charges incident, vidz! Necessaries Edward Buggin Clerkcomptrowler of this office for Cariages mony by him disbursed for Gloves for the Maskers 1 J*J dRuections E wardes 50 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Torchebearers at Mr Druries wedding, ixs. And for Cariagf, Lights, Botehier, expencf , T; Reward^ then T; sundry other tymes upon sundry occasions incident, xxxj8. In all w*in the tyme aforesaide xls. John Dawncy for mony by him disbursed for tyling % Reparacons mending the stable and other placf incident to the Clerk of this office : xlviij8. ijd. Jorneyeng charges and Rewardes. Bryan Dodmer for mony by him disbursed for fetch- ing and bringing by water from Greenewiche certeine gilt Pillers % fframes, iiij8. H or shier and Ryding Chardges for ij men that Rode post into Wilshere T; somersetshere for Mr B)agrave by the comaundement of my L. Chamberleyne and in recompence for his owen srvice this tyme together alowed by thofficers, lxs. In lxiiij8. Betweene the last of Oct. 1573, and the xxth of Dec. 1573 Betweene the xxth of Dec. and the xjth of Jan. anno RRniC- E. prd. xvjto. all xvl Sma viju. xij8. ijc Wages of Artiffics Tie, Of Officers XVljU. Vllj8. Vllj' ;h XJ Sma xxviij11. viij8. viij( xvjto. Emptions and other chargf incident T: alowed for that tyme amouteth to The whole charges aforesaide is vij11. xij8. ijd. Sma xxx vjn. xd. T. Blagrave. Edwarde Buggyn. Walter fysshe. Christmas Newyeares tyde % Twelfe tyde. Woorkf doone % attendaunce geven abowte the new making, Translating, ffytting, fFurnishing, garnishing, setting owte 1 Taking in againe, making cleane T: safe bestowing of sundry kyndf of Apparell, pperties, ffurniture % Implement? for the playes and Mask? fal- lowing set foorthe T; showen before her Matie w4in the tyme aforesaide for her Regall disporte 1 Recreacon. THE REVELS AT COURT. 51 The Charges wherof together with the partyes names to whome any mony is due or hath bene paid for the same ^ticulerly ensueth. Predor T: Lucia played by Therle of Leicesters ser- Playes vauntf upon Saint stevens daye at nighte at Whitehall shi°^eP J? aforesaide. vidz. Alkmeon, playde by the children of Powles on Saint Johns Daye at nighte there. Mamillia, playde by therle of Leicester^ servauntf on Innosentf daye at nighte there. Truth, ffaythfulnesse T: Mercye playde by the Chil- dren of Westminster for Elderton upon New yeares daye at nighte there. Herpetulus the blew knighte T: pobia playde by my Lorde Klintons servaunt£ the third of January being the sunday after newyeares daye there. Quint ffabi playd by the Children of Wyiisor ffor Mr ffarrant on Twelfe daye at nighte lykewise at Whitehall. vj all fytted and ffurnyshed with the store of thoffice and w* the woorkmanshipp and provisions herein ex- pressed as followeth hereafter orderly ffirst the wages and then the Emptions with the other charge incident. Lanceknighte vj in Blew sattyn gaskon cotes T: slopps T:c. Torchebearers vj in Black T: yolo Taffatalc showen on Saint Johns daie at nighte. fforesters or hunters vj in Greene sattyn gasko cotes T: slopps T:c. Torchebearers vj attyred in Mosse 1 Ivye T;c. showe on New yeres daye at nighte. Sages vj in long gownes of Cownterfet cloth of golde 1c. e2 Maskes showen at white Hall wHn the tyme afore- saide, vidz. The Wier- drawer. Officers 52 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Torchebearers vj in Long gownes of Redd damask showen on Twlfe daye at Nighte. In all iij all fytted % thoroughly ffurnyshed with all mannr of propties *! neces- saryes incident % garnished and sett foorth accordingly. Christmas Newyeares tyde "l Twelfe tyde. Taylers 1 others the first at xxd. the residue at xijd. the daie and the like for the nighte. Sma lvj11. x9. ijd. Paynters at xxd., xviijd., xvjd., 1 xijd. the daye. Sma xxiij11. xvjs. xd. Proptymakers. Sma ix11. xiiij8. Basketmakers. Sma xs. Joyners at xvjd. the daye Sma lxxviij9. viijd. Carpenters at xvjd. the daye Sma c.x8. iiijd. Imbroders ^ Habberdashers Sma xiiij11. iiij9. Thomas Leveret tbe Wyerdrawer and his servants that attended sundry tymes and wrowght upon sundry pro- pertyes ^t specially to hang upp the lights in the hall at xijth tyde x8. dayes. nights. li. s. The Mr at iiij the daye 21 ... 14 ... vij Clerkcomptrowler at ij8 21 ... 14 ... lxx The Clerk at the like 21 ... 14 ... lxx The Yoman at ij8 21 ... 14 ... lxx Sma xvij11. Xs. All the Wages aforesaide amteth to : c.xxxj11. xiiij8. exr. T. Blagrave Edwarde Buggy n. Walter fysshe. THE REVELS AT COURT. 53 Christmas Newyeares tyde 1 Twelftyde Emptions pvizions, Cariages T; other Charges inci- dent to the Affares of the said Office. Mark Jarard for Crimsen sarcenet branchte all over The Mercer, with silver at iiij8. the yarde lxvj yardf boughte cheefely to make Clokes for the foresters mask. xiiju. iiij8. Willam Bowll for mony to him due for sundry pcells, The Sylk- vidz. weaver Bonelace of Copp sylver, xxvij Vo viij ozcf di. at xviijd. the ownce xxxiij11. ixd. fFrenge of like stuf at the lyke rate 28 ft 12 ocf J, xxxiiij11. xs. iiijd. fFrenge at ijs. viijd. the ownce ijlb. v. 6c(\ iiij11. xviij8. viijd. Frenge at xvjd. thounce, vj ozcf . di. xvs. iiijd. Twist 1 Tassells of like stuf ij ft ixozce8 qr at xviijd. the ownce, lxj8. xd. ob. 3 Boxes to contayne the premissf T: for the ffethers ; iij8. iiijd. Pap for patternes 1 for leaves of trees % other garnish- ingf iiij Reames xxiiij8. Ballence T: Wayghtf for thoffice vj8. xd. Past Boordes x doozen price xxxvj8. 12 ffeltf at viijd. the peece. viij8. Sylke at xviij d. thounce 8 ounce . xij8. Tables to wryte in ij8. vjd. ffethers white T: Longe : 7. xxiij8. iiijd. ffethers Curled. xv8. A standish for the yoman wfc couters Tx. iiij8. vd. Buttons of Copper sylver x ouncf di. at xviijd. the ownce xv8. ixd. A Chest wl a trebble Lock xxx8. In all as by his bill ^tc. appereth amouting to iiijv11. viij8. ijd. 54 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Lynnen draper The yomans provision of sundry kindes of Mre. Dane for Canvas to paynte for howses for the players % for other properties as Monsters, great hollow XX trees % suche other xij ells, at xijd. the ell. xiju. Walter ffysh for mony by him disburced for vidz. Buckerams 42 peecf Redd, yolo, % Russet, viij11. viij8. Greene at iiij3. iiijd. the peeee xiiij peeces, lx8. viijd. Black at v8. the peece, v9. And one peece of very fyne Buckeram, xiiij9. in all xiju. vijs. viijd. Tyncell sarcenett Blew xj yrds iij quarters at xij8. the yarde ; viju. xijd. | iij yerdf quarter of white tincell at xij3. the yarde ; xxxix9. | Gowlde Tyncell for vj bandf for Maskers ; xvs. in all amtln& unto ix11. xv8. Thred of sundry Cullers, vz . | white vjlb qft at iiij8. the lb ; xxv9. | fFyner white di. lb ; ijs. viijd. | Blew at iij9. iiijd. the lb ijlb di. ; viij9. iiijd. Red at like rate ij lb di. p^e ; viij8. iiijd. | Greene at iij9. iiijd the lb, iij lb di. ; xj8. viijd. Yolo at like rate ij lb di. ; viij3. iiijd. [ Browne at ij9. viijd. the lb iij lb ; viij8. | Black j bowlte % iij quarters : viij3. ijd. iiij11. vjd. ffeltf xxxli , xxiiij8. Past pap xijd. Sarcenett white iij yrds. iij q>trs for a shirte ; xvs. Gloves washt T: poynted for Maskers xij paier ; xij8. | for Torchebearers xij payer ; viij8. ffor Children v dozen ; xxviij8. vjd. Itm more for Maskers vij payer; ixB. iiijd. | for Torchebearers xij payer ; vij8. lxiiij8 xd. Hear for hosen iij lb xv 3 lb. Tape and Buttons xiii vi Coles and Billettf xli iiii Flannell viij yardes at ixd. the yerde vi fflockf to stuf hattbandf xij THE REVELS AT COURT. 55 s. d. fflower and paste xx Spangells lvj thowsand at vjd. the thowsand xxviij Lockf, Keyes, and Bowltf vij viij Corde to trusse the Baskettf xiiij Urinalls to use at the Coorte % one Ink glasse xv Dryeng of Mosse T: Rose water for it iij ij Rushes; xxs. xd. Nayles; xjs. xd xxxij viij Cariages 1 Reward^ viij vj Brushes T: Rubbers % a coleshovell viij j In all as by his bill Tx appereth xxxix11. iij8. iijd. John Robynson for iij yardf iij quarters of Narow The Mercer Tyncell at iij8. the yarde xj8. iijd. Robert Moorer for dyvers pcells of his wares, vizi. The Grocer Suger xliiij lb j ounce at xiiijd. the lb ; ... Ij v in the Rosewater three pyntf iij vj Mask of Gu tragachant ij ouncf xij Wyldemen Almons xx lb at xiiijd. the lb xxiij iiij Quincf preservde ij lb q/8 ix Wallnuttf reddy made ij lb vj Cloves to stick in the Peares xij Synamon and gynger 3 oc£ xiiij Peares reddy made of Marchpane stuf j lb iij Apples T: Lemans of Like stuf di. lb xvj Marmilade to temp w* the suger ij A pott for the Quincf iij the hyer of a Cearce iiij In all amounting unto 5 c.iij iiij for the Mowldes "t for Mowlding the frutes made of Rewardes the stuf aforesaide w*in this office in the preasence of ^rver and6 the saide Blagrave vidiz! Apples, peares, peaches, peas- others, coddf, Mulberies ffilberd^, Plummes, Akornes Cherries, 1c. xK 56 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF The Basket- John Ollyf for iij small Baskettf made for patternes makers rj. for -y BundeUs 0f Roddf to make vj more for the Maskers to cary the frute in ; viij8. for iij Hampers to carry thapparell; xiiij8. One Baskett with iiij Eares to hang dylligence in in the play of pobia % for ij other Browne Baskett^ for thoffice ; ij8. vjd. xxiiij*. vjd. Beardes and John Owgle for vij Long aberne beardf at xvjd. the peece ; ixs. iiijd. | vij other berdf at xiiijd. the peece for the hanncf Mask at xvjd. the peece; viij8. ijd. | xij beardf Black T: Redd for the fforesters Mask at like rate ; xvj8. | Heare for the Wylde men at xvjd. the lb iij lb ; iiij8. One Long white Bearde ; ij8. viijd. xl9. ijd. Property Henri Calleway for mony by him disbursed for percells. 8 ^* Mosse and yong Okes for Wylde me; vj Poles T: Wandf for the Lictors ; ij Bayes for the prologgf T: ppties ; iij viij Ivy for the Wylde men T; tharbor;... v x Armes of Okes for the hollo tree; xij Expencf at Higate one nighte % ij daies for pvision hereof; ij In all as by his bill amounting unto 5 xx vj John Rosse for poles T: shy vers for draft of the Curtins before the senat howse ; ij CurtynRingf; viij Edging the Curtins w* fFrenge ; xij Tape and Corde for the same : x fflower % past w1 a pott for the same ; vij A Jebbett to hang up diligence ; iij iiij In all amounting unto ; viij v Necessaries John Lam for j dozen of past boorde ; iij8. iiijd. Pynnes 1 Nayles ; ij8. iiijd. % for a porter y» brought Canvas ; iijd. all : vs. xid. THE REVELS AT COURT. 57 Barnard fFabyan for sundry pcells of his ware ; The n. s d Chaundler. Sering candells j lb , xvj White light? at iijs. vjd. the doze xxvj dose; ,. iiij xj Lynk? at iiijd. the peece lxxij xxiiij Corde iiij peeces iiij Lyne viij peec? v iiij Packthred ,.. v j In all amounting w* Torches viij3. unto ; vj xviij ix Willam Lyzard for mony by him disburced for Paynters s. d. percells Syze °l pott? for the same; xxxviij vj Nayles to strayne the canvas ; xxij lb. Browne C uller at xviijd. the ft 2^ , iij ix Synop di lb price ; xviij XX White iiij xiij lb at iijd. the lb ; xxiij iij Lamp black xj lb at xvjd. the lb ; xiiij viij Masticote j lb ; iij vj Smalt xv lb at iij8. vjd. the lb ; Iij vj Dark sinop j lb iiij Vert iiij lb; x iiij Redd xiij lb at vjd. the lb vj vj Vermillion di lb ; iiij Slurry at vij8. the lb j lb iij q>tr8 xij iij ffyne Blackj lb ij Gowlde v.c. at ij8. viijd. the c. ; xiij iiij Sylver at xviijd. the c.m.viijc xxvij Glew iiij lb; xvj Cotten to gilde with iij ctf™ of lb ........... . xij Tyn ffoyle ^ ij Assedue at iij8. the lb vjlb iij q>tr8 xx iij Past and fflower; viij Yolo coorse and Oker de Rooce iiij vj Past pap iiij dozen for pendente to the light? viij 58 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Copper cullor ; iiij Knopps of wood Turnde Vertagayne; iij Sinoper paper; .,,...., ,. ffyne Black more j Jb iiij Pencells T: other necessaries ij sape j lb; , vj In all as by his bill appereth amouting unto ; xiJ V11J xny1 Buskin- maker. The Wyer- drawer John ffarrington fer the making % soiling of vj paier of Startopps ; viija. | vj paier of Mossy buskins ; viij8. And vj payer of paynted buskins all for Maskers ; xij8. in all ; xxviij8. Thorns Leverett for sundry pecellf vid2 li. s, d. Wyer xxvj lb to hang the lights ; xxvij iiij Candellstickf at ij9. the dozen iiij dose ; viij Vice Candellstickf at xijd. the peece ; . . . xij High Candelstickf at vjd. the peece 6 ; iij Plates for small Canstickf ; xij vj s. ij s. Plates for walls T: for hattf ; viij ffunnells for hattf with long pypes; ... iij Rownde duble plates for the branches that hunge in the hall T: bare lightf viij doozen at xd. the peece ; iiij Launthornesiiij at vj9. the peece; xxiiij9. 1 ij at xvjd. the pece; ij8. viijd. ; ... xxvj viij for plating iiij ffawchyns ; x staples vj price x Lyne xxxvj yardf xij RingC for Curtyns viij Pack Needells greate T: longe ij ; viij Bodkyns T: dowt^ for lightf xiij Nayles of sundry sortf ij ij THE REVELS AT COURT. 59 H. a. d. A greate hart Lock xij In all amown ting unto ; viij xvij iij Roger Tyndall for Lending his Armor and for his Tharmerer srvant£ attendauncf to arme % unarme the children in the play of Q. Fabius ; xlvj8. viijd Willam Elom for vj homes garnisht with sylver by Hunters him dely vered into thoffice for the hunters Mask on New homes yeres Nighte, which homes the Maskers detayned % yet dooth kepe them against the will of all the officers ; xviij8. John Caro for mony to him due for sundry pcells Property- maker 8. d. Holly T: I vye for the play of predor ; iiij ffyshes Cownterfete for the same vzl.) Whiting, Playce, Mackerell %c i ,11J A payle for the castell topp; vij Bayes for sundry prposes; iiij Lathes for the Hollo tree ; xvj Hoopes for tharbor T: topp of an howse ; iiij xj A Mace for the sargeant at armes ; xij A Trunchin for the dictator xx Past T: paper for the Dragons head ; xviij Deale boordes for the senat howse ; ij viij Glew T; glew pott ; iiij ffagbroches for the knobby of the tree ; ij A long staf to reache up and downf ye lightf 5 viij ffawchions for ffarrantf playe iiij ; iiij Pynnes styf % greate for paynted clothes 3 . . . ix Nayles v3. | tenpeny nayle c.di. ; xvd. | syxpenynayle vij.c di. ; iiij8. ixd.; fowerpeny Nayles v.c xxd | three- peny Nayles vij.c ; xxjd. | twopeny Nailes M ; xxd. | 60 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Tackf vj.c; ixd. | Itfh more sixpeny Nayle cc ; xijd, | fFowerpeny Nailes iiij ; xvjd. In all xiij8. ijd. vs. iiijd. xiiij s. f < »; ,»'#a ffoormes ij % stooles xij in all ; xix nij knobbs for the senat howse xvj Itfh more for Nayles of sundry sortf by him ) browght in T; imployed in thoffice ) In all as by his bill appereth ; lxix ix The Car- Rowland Robinson for stuf by him pvided vz! s. d. penter Rafters at xiiijd. the peece lviij ; lxvij viij Dubble Quarters at vjd. the peece. 12. vj singell quarters at ijd. ; the peece. 38. ix vj Boordes iiij.c di, at vjs. the C xxvij Seeling Boorde j .c price ; vj viij Nayles by him employed ; xj ffur Poles lx price ; xxx Plank ij price; ij Cariages to T; fro ; iij vj viij11. iij iiij Patternes and leaves Cutt Willam Pilkington thimbroderer for cutting of lxxij leaves wcb were cutt iij tymes duble vid3 ij tymes in pap % ones in satin ; xviij8. for making of vj patternes 1 for cutting therof for samples for the gownes of Cloth ofgolde; iij3. In all ; xxj8. Cariages &c. Lockes keyes haspes and henges. Richard Gryme T; others for cariage of the fframes for the bowses that served in the playes T: other stuf T: ap- parell for the playrs % Maskers, wl theier attendance daye % nighte sundry tymes at Set Johns % at the Coorte betweene Christmas and the Munday after twelfe daye ; xxvj8. | Richard Tayler °t Roger Atkenson ; ij8. | Geordge Haukinson T; sundry others ; vj8. xxxiiij8. John Collins for hing£ to the Colehowse dore in THE REVELS AT COURT. 61 thoffice; xijd. | \ to others for Lockf keyes, haspes, % henges for dores Ht windos ; xiij8. iiijd. in all w* nailes ; ij8. xvj8. iiijd. John Drawater for Lynke *\ botehier betweene the be- Botehier ginnyng % end of the wrkf ; xvij8. viijd. One Lode of Lynkes Coles ; xxijs. | in Reward^ by the speciall appointfht of war(jgS &~ Mr J. Forteskue to be geven to Mr Nicholas Nudigate ; xl8. And by thappointmt of the Mr; xij8. And for Taynterhookes % other necessaries ; iij8. vjd. iiij11. xvs. ijd. Bryan Dodmer for Botehier 1 charges in suyng owte Rewardes the privie seale, w* sundry Reward^ by him geven for expedicon in obtayning the cc11. afore charged as prest, and for his owne travell % attendaunce in sundry affares of this office to him comitted at this tyme before men- cioned ; in all ; lx8. Willam Newman for vj Ml Billettf ; lxxij8. and for ffuell vj.c ffagottf ; xxx8. And to Wm Wood for ij Lodes of Coles; xl8. in all; vij11. ij8. John Okes for a close stoole for the Maskers T; Players Necessaries ^tc to use at the Coorte ; viij8. for Lyer to strengthen the hangings w* wrkef done by him T: his servant£ at the Coorte % sundry other Necessaries by him there used ; xij8. xd. xxs. xd. All Themptions for Christmas, New yeres tyde Betweene % Twelftyde w* the other charge, besides the wages is ^e x^\£? ccxxviij11. vijd. And the xjth exr T. Blagrave. of Jan. 1573. -, " „ AnnoRR"86 Edivarde Buggyn. Eliz prd Walter ffysshe. xvjt0. 62 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF ffor Candell- Woorkes doone % Attendaunce geven upon the masBe- j^ew ma^jng5 Translating, fFytting, ffurnishing, Gar- xjth 0f jan nishing setting foorth and taking in agayne of sundry aforesaide kindes of Apparell proptyes and Necessaries Incident aild the ffySt Timoclia at the sege of Thebes by Alexander offfebr. * f°r One Playe showen at Hampton Coorte before her 1573. Anno Matie by Mr Munkesters Children. And one Mask of xv-to ' Ladies w* lights being vj vertues, likewise prepared % brought thither in Redynesse but not showen for the Tediusnesse of the playe that nighte. The Charges of all which with the parties Names to whome any mony is due or hath been payde for the same perty- culerly ensueth. vidzl Taylers T: others the first at xxd. and all the rest at xvjd. the daye % the like for the nighte. Sma xxx11. xvjs. iiijd. Propty Makers, Imbroderers T: Habberdashers ; Sma ix11. xxd. Paynters Sma xju. xxijd. dayes nights li. s. Officers The Mr at iiij8. the daie 20 ... 10 vj Clerkcomptrowler at ijs 20 ... 10 Ix The Clerk at ij9 20 ... 10 Ix The Yoman at ijs 20 ... 10 Ix Sma xv All the wages ) Artiffic" Ic. K xix8. ) . .. . v > lxv1 . XIXs. xd. for Candellmas is ) xd. Officers, xv11. J T. Blagrave. Edward Buggyn. Walter fysshe. Candellm^ Emptions and provisions w* other charges incident THE REVELS AT COURT. 63 Walter ffish for mony by him disbursed for ; vidz) The yomana h. s. d. provisions Buekerams vj peecf at iiij9. the peece ; xxiiij Gloves for the Ladyes Maskers vj paier 5 xij Glooves for the torchebearers, vj paier ; viij Itrn ij dozen for children; xij Thredd of sundry sortf ; xvij ix Tape di. ft); ij ffeltf for Boyes hatf vj. iiij8. vjd. fori womens hattf vj. iiij3. vjd. | and for > xiij vj Men vj. iiij8. vjd. in all for feltf J Hookes % eies wl thackbroches ix Keyes for the entry dore iij ; xviij Coles one Lode; xxij Cariages by Land; xvj Barge T; Botehier to T; fro Hamto corte ; xxviij Reward^ to the wrkmen to buy vit- j tell at Hampton Coorte, J In all as by his bill, Txj vij vij x Richard Sharp for the wax and woorkmanshipp of vj The Wex- personages with the rest of the propties on vj candell- chaundler sticky at viij8. the peece ; xlviij8. | vj sweete lightf of white wex for the same ; vij8. In all with ij8. toward^ his expencf at the Coorte ; lvij8. ij s. 8d. John Ollyf for vij Baskettf made of purpose to cary The Basket- *8'viiJd' maker the candellstickf T: ppties T: for certeine small Baskettf xij 8. % iij greate hampers in all ; xxvj8. iiijd. Robert Moorer for perfumes to burne at thende of Matches and the Matches ; vj8. | % for sweete powder made of Musk Powder T: Amber ; xj8. viijd. | in all ; xvij8. viijd. Hawnce Eottf for sundry petternes by him made ; vj8. pattemesfor Maskes 64 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF The Turner for vj Candellstickf of wood specially framed % turned for the prpose to beare the ppties Ht lights in the Ladyes Mask ; - xvj8. iiijd. The Hahber- for sylver paper for the Maskers sleeves iiij doze di. at dasher iilj». the dozen ; xviij8. Silkwoman for Buttons and flowers for Maskers heddf vij T; one silk tree for a device in one of the Candellstick^ T; a box to put them in ; xvj8. | A Border of edging for a wo- mans hed ; viij8. xxiiij8. Upholster for pendente of burnished golde for the Maskers gar- mentf vij dozen ; xiiij8. silk for tassells T; setting them on ; ijs. Itm mor iij doze ; vj8. xxij8. viij The skri- for writing in fayer Text the speches dd to her Matie; vener vys> xd# Cariages to for Cariage of fframes for the players hows 1 brynging Hampton t]iem bacfc from the QQrte to saint jones q. for a tilt bote Cuo'te , .. besides ; in all ; xx8. vnjd. Rewardea To the paynters % others that went to Hampton Corte and Ex- q. staveci tnere that nighte as also the fellow that kept pences at H. ° r Coorte the stuff iij daies ; xx8. s. d. Property John Caro for viij bills xvj percells Targettf vj Gunnes vj ; xij 6 6 fflasks % tuchboxes x Armyng swordes vj ix Truncheons xj ; iij viij Bowes vj ; vj Arrowesxij; xx THE REVELS AT COURT. 65 s. d. Boordf for the lightf ij viij Long Poles to hang them ij vilj Daggers; iij ; iij In all amounting unto ; lxxvj viij Barnard ffabian for di. lb seering candells ; viijd. | xiiij TheChaund- doze of Candells at iij9. vjd. the dozen; xlix8. | Pack thread j lb xijd. | Lyne one peece ; xd. a greate corde ; xijd. Lynks ijs. In all liij8. xd. y Thomas Booreman for horshier iij daies to hampton Horshyer Coort w* expencf there, xnjs« uyd« Willam Lyzarde for mony to him due for sundry paVnters cullers, vz) percells 6. a. Syze T; pottf vij White x lb at iijd. the lb v Black iij lb at xvjd. the lb iiij Nayles; viij Smalt iij lb at iij3. vjd. the lb x vj Masticote j lb ; iij Ende di. lb; \ ij "viij sinop jib; ij Browne di. Tb; ix Vert j lb ij viij sape j qfe™ xx Gold culler iij Glew viij Wex; vj Golde v sylver vj ffynegolde vj viij Vermillion ij Byce 3 6zc£ iij A canstick of wood xij Silk weaver Thimbro- derer The Buskin- maker The Wex- chaundler Property percells Perles and flowers 66 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF li. s. d. - fflower % past viij shells of golde ij ij viij shells of Sylver iij fyne cullers for wex wrke . . * vj In all as by his bill appereth amounting to ; iiij j Willam Bowll for mony to him due for ffrenge of fine copp silver at xviijd. vj Tb xix owncf viij11. xijs vjd. Past boorde lardge iij dozen di xiiij3. Bawderickf T: Tassells of fFyne copp sylver T: black silk xij for the flaskf T: tucheboxes price ; iiij11. iiij8. Tassells more vj ouncf ; ixs. In all amounting as by his bill ; xnjH« xix8. vjd. Willam Pilkington for Tufting vj lardge kirtells of greene Sattin w* golde sarcenet all over wrought iiij11. 1 iij samples wrought ; xiij8. iiijd. A felt xijd. | vij sylver buttons for hattf ; v8. xd. A paier of Joyned tressells ; ij8. in all ; cij8. ijd. John ffarrington for making ij paier of painted Bus- kins ; iiij8. A paier of yolo T: Redd velvett ; xxd. A paier of Russet taffata startopps ; xvjd. vijs. John Izard for a proofe of pfumed lightf ijs. vjda John Carow for seeling boorde C ; vjs. viijd. Itrh for Nayles by him M to the Clerkf custody xs. in a^ y xjs. viijd. Martyn Hardrett for perles sett upon silver bonelace for the Ladys Maskers headf ccc % odd ; xxxs. Itm for vj greate Roses at xijd. the peece ; vjs. | a smaler sorte xviij at viijd. the peece ; xijs. 1 for vij doze di. at ijd. the peece ; xvs. in all xxxiii8. THE REVELS AT COURT. 67 John Carowe for c plancheborde ; iij8, iiijd. and for vj Planche sparres ; iij8. iiijd. in all ; vj8. viijd. boorde and sparres John Lam for spangles for the Ladyes Mask ; vs. | Spangles 1 for pynns dd to Caro for the Clothes ; xd. v8. xd. and Pinnes Granger the Bargeman for his Bardge T:c wch caried Cariages by the fFrames Tt su of the stuf to Hampto Coorte : xij8. land a?d . . water to the viijd. % for Land cariage paid to J. Hutten by Mr Bug- Coorte gins appointing iijs. xvs. viijd. Bryan Dodmer for the charge of him selfe % others ; Journeyeng v3. Mr Nudigate % the Wexchandler T;c before can- charges and dellmas, whiles the chamber for the Revells was prepared ^ Cd'te and *$ the stuf bestowed ; vj8. And farder lykewyse re- Kingston w* mayning there till the Revells of candellmas was past T; Rewardes things safe Returned againe; xs. | And for his owne srvice during the tyme of the wrk£ aforesaide; xls in all ; lvjs. To Thomas Lam for his % the wexchandlers Botehier Botehier to Hamton Coorte in post w* the white lightf ; vs. | theier Returne; iiijs. ixs. Geordge Arnolde for his expencf at the Coorte T; at expences at Kingston during all the tyme that the stuf Remayned at H. Coorte the Coorte in the chamber till her Matie came thorow that the same was bestowed in the clozet T;c. and for sundry necessaries by him bowghte ; all x8. iiijd. Willam Newman for ij M Billettf ; xxvj8. viijd. ffuell Itm more to Willam Wood for a lode of Coles ; xxij8. xlviijs. viiid. Edward Buggin Clerkcomptrowler of thoffice for Bote- Bothier Ri- hier and horshier w* other expenef at Hampton Coorte an(jEx- T: at Kingston 1c. at this tyme ; xxs. pences F 2 68 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Bryan Dodraer for botehier to 1 fro hamptoncorte after Candellmas to know my L Chambleyne his pleasure for mony due by this booke T: likewise his pleasure for preparacons to be made against Shrovety ; viij3. and for his expencf at the Coorte "l at Kingston during that at- iij daies and iij nightes .... tendaunce for that mattr; vj8. xmj8. All Themptions j ^ ^ yijd> exr# T BlagraV€, lc at Candellm-s J Edward Buggyn. Walter fysshe. ffor Shrovetyde at Hampton Coorte Woorkf doone % attendaunce geven T: provi- sions made for the players and Maskf showen at Betweene the vte of the Fvrste of XV^ ' shrovetide aforesaide New making, Translating, Marche a° Repayring, flitting, ffurnishing ; Garnishing T: set- ' p ' ting foorth of sundry kindes of Apparell ppties furniture % necessaries Incident thereunto. And likewise the Taking in againe making cleane T: safe bestowing therof T: of the whole store of The Office. The charges wherof as also for all other Business thereunto belonging T: w*in that tyme issued % due to the parties hereunder written pticulerly ensueth, vid3 Playes playde at Hampton Coorte as ffoJloweth. Philemon T; philecia play by the Erie of Lecesters men on Shrove Mundaye nighte. Percius T: Anthomiris playde by Munkestrs Children on Shrovetewsdaye at Nighte ; ij. | Throughly furnished garnished T: fytted with the store of thofHce and ©visions following ; Maskes showen at Hampton Coorte Warriers vij w* one shippmr that uttered speches Torchebearers vj the warriers had hargabusss Ladyes vij w* one that uttered a speeche Torchebearers vj. both wch Masks were showene on Shrovetewsdaye nighte. THE REVELS AT COURT. 69 ij | furnished % garnished wl the store of thoffiee 1 provisions following. ffor Shrovetyde aforesaide Taylers and others the ffirst at xxd. the residue at xijd. the daie % asmuche for the nighte. Sma xxxju. ijs. iiija. Carpenters at xiiijd. p diem. Sma xvjs. iiijd. Paynters at xxd. xviijd. xvjd. 1 xijd. p diem. Sma xvj11. viijs. vjd. Proptymakers, Imbroderers Habberdashers T; Wyer- Property- drawers. Sma viii11. vis. iiiid. raakers Im_ J J J broderers dayes nights li. s. The Mr at iiijs. per diem ... 23 ... 10 vj xij Officers Clerkcomptrowler at ijs 23 ... 10 lxvj The Clerk at ij* 23 ... 10 lxvj The Yoman at ij8 23 ... 10 lxvj Sma xvj x Artificers Tx. lvj11. xiij*. vjd. Offi- ) . All the cers ; xvj11. xs. j J • J • J • Wages for exr T. Blagrave. Edward Buggy n. Walter fysshe. ffor Shrovetyde aforesaide Emptions provisions % other charges incident Walter ffysh for mony by him disburced ; vidz! for T, Y Buckerams xij peeces at iiij8. the peece ... xl.viij provision Bladders xvj ffeltevj vj Thread of sundry cullers T: prices ; xij viij Golde Sarcenett for one odd head ; l(j,tr... iij ij 70 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Glooves washte vj paier for Maskers ; x8. Torchebearers vj pe viij8. % ij dozen di. for Children ; xv9. xxxiij8. li. 8. d.^ Buttons j groce xij Calles at viijd. the peece vij iiij viij Bandf and RufFf for children all span- gled 8 xxvj viij A Booke of Riall paper for ye yoman ; . . . vj Tape jib; iiij A Whissell of Sylvr for a shipp Mr hiered ; ij vj Ink for the Yoman ; vj Coles j lode ; xxij Reward^ T: expencf at Hampton Corte ; vij viij Barge T: Botehier to T: fro Hampton Coorte ; xxij Carrages by Land ; xxij Horshier for him selfe T: his man ; vj viij In all as by his bill, w* iiij fardngalls ; ... xij xj xiiij The Wyer- Thomas Leverett for sundry pcells of his wares, vidz drawer and plates for the Braunches that bare the "• 8- d- his tiercells lightf in the hall at Hampton Coorte ex at xd. the peece, in all; iiij xi viii 24 1b. at xd. the lb. Wyer to strayne crosse the hall % to hang the braunches with the lights viij Tb at xijd. the lb price ; xxviij Nayles M ; xx Candellsticks of dubble plate xij. price ; iij Plates with holes for hattf ; iij In all as by his bill appereth amounting unto vj vij iiij Sylk Weaver Willam Bowll for sundry pcells of ware, vz!. Bone Lace of fyne Copp silver x lbs. at xviijd. the ownce ; xij THE REVELS AT COURT. 71 li. 8. d. ffrenge 1 Buttons of like stuf % Rate ijlb. xlviij Ollyff branches 1 trees of silk ; viij ij A Box to contayne the prmiss ; ijlb. In Reward for speciall srvic£ by him done ; xx All which amounteth unto ; xv xvj ij Willam Lyzard for sundry Cullers by him pvided ; yid3 n. s. d. Syze; , vj smalt; x vj Byce; iiij Ende; xvj Masticot; iij sinop; ij vert; ij viij sape; xx white; xij Black; xvj Vermillion; ij Sylver | 2200; xxxiij ffyne golde 200 : xiij iiij Glew; xij Syze; vj Vermillion; ij sinop. j lb di, iij ffyne white j lb xvj ffyne Black j lb ; ij viij xij shells of silvr; xij viij shells of sinop pap ; ij viij Goulde iiijc. at ijs. viij le c ; , . . x viij Past pap v dozen ; x Glew; xij Assedue, iiij lb ; xij viij Golde culler j lb di; vj The Grinding of iiij pe of sheeres ; ... viij Yron cullers; xvj In all as by his bill ; vij xiiij x Paynters percells for the clptes and pro- perties ffor Mask- heades Wea- pons gunnes flaskes tuch- boxes and branches for lightes. 72 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Buskin- maker John ffarrington for making and selling of vj paier of purple Buskins w* Males painted on them ; xijs. Redd paynted Buskins ij paier ; iiijs. Yolow gold Taffita, 8 xxixs. iiijd. paier; xnjs iiijd. The Mil- lioner Martin Hardrett Tx. for iiij Braunches of Ollyffs made of greene sylk ; iiij3. | ffor the Tronchwomans heade T, for vij Hatband? for the men Maskers T:c. xlvj3. viija. In all 1 vnjd. ffuell Willam Newman for iij M1 billettC ; xl8. % to Dawncy for j lode of Coles ; xxijs. lxij8. The ffether- maker- for vj band? of ffethers for the MeniMaskers % one for the Tronchewoman in all vij price ; liijs. iiijd. The Car- penter Rowland Robynson for iij Elme boordes T: vij Ledges ffor the fframes for the players T: for Nayles Tx. iijs. viiid. Itfh for vyces to wrest? to draw the wyers tighte wheron the light? did hang crosse the hall iiij8. Horshier and Jorney- eng charges Thomas Booreman for mony by him layd owte sundry tymes for the hier of Horses and for theier meate whiles they travelled T: remayned at Kingston Tx. ffirst the xxth of ffebruary for ij Gelding to osterly % to Hampton Coorte to know my L. Chamberlens Pleasure % back againe to saint Jones T: likewise to the Coorte againe T; there remayning vij daies at xxd. the daye % theier charge at Kingston T:c. together. xxxix8. iiijd. c . , John Drawater for Cariage of fframes % painted land and by Clothes for the players howses to hampton Corte attend- Water jng ^he Same there till service therw* was past and so returning the same. In all we the Carters and Car- THE REVELS AT COURT. 73 penters expencf there whiles thay wayted % the Carmens wages % horshier for him selfe ; xxxv8. iiijd. And for Boote and Bardgehier to % fro the Coorte w* certayne other stuf; xvj3. 8d. In all w* his botehier sundry tymes to Westminster for the children that served the Mask. ljs. iiijd. Itin for the diettf 1 Lodging of dyvers childre at Diett for saint Jones whiles thay Learned theier ntf 1 Jestures Cmldren Maskers be~ meete for the Mask in wch ix of them did serve at fore shrove- Hampton Coorte; xxxiij3. iiijd. tide. John Owgle for xiiij Beardf Marquesotted at xvjd. the The vyzard- peece ; xviij3. viijd. T: for egg£ to make cleane vizardf : maker- curing heares, &c. iijd. And for his wages or reward for his srvice at this tyme before omitted ; xs. viijd. In all ; xxix3. viijd. Thomas Lamb for the Carmen T:c that caried certayne Land of the stuf in hamps to the water T£ w* iiijd. by him paid Cariages for bladders in all ; xxd. To Bruton of Powles wharfe for a Bardge T: vj ores Bardgehier with ij Tylt Whirreyes that caryed the Masking geare and Botehier 1 Children w* theier tutors and an Italian Woman T:c to corte Dresse theier head^ as also the Taylers ppty makers T: haberdashers $ xxiiij3. To Wm Skarboro for ffyer T: vittells for the Children Expences at T: theier attendant^ whiles they wayted to know whether „u ° e on her Matie wolde have the Maske that nighte ; ix8. vjd. Mundaye. Lodging, ffyer, % vittells for the children T: Women y* Expenses at wayted tattyer them w* others y* were appointed to stay Kingston on till the Mask were showen and for theier dynners the next Ni°-hte daye being Shrovetewsdaye there \ xiiij3. viijd. aforesaide 74 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF The Barber for trymmyng the Children on Shrovetuisdaye ; xijd. Expenses at To Skarboro for the Childrens supps % the Womens the Coo'te on su wt the Rest of thattendantf : ixs. xd. bnrovetwis- * *" daye Expenses at To Mother sparo for the childrens lodgings w* ffyer % Kingston on ff00^e that ni„hte % in the Morning whiles thay staied Shrovetwis- e & J daie nighte for botes > X1JS- Bardge and To Bruton for his Bardge T; ij whirreyes to cary the f °tehthr children 1 stuff back to Londo and for his wayting daie Coote ^ nighte to cary the Children betwene the Coorte T; kington ; xxvs. vjd. Expenses at To Thomas Totnall for yer T: vittells for the Children e ac when they landed sii of them being sick T; colde % nryers on J & ash Wednes- hungry; vi s. vjd. daie. Rewardes To the Nine Children that served at ye Coorte \ ixs. | and hier of To the Italian Woman T: her dawght' for Lending the Womens ° to heares for heares "tc. T: for theier srvice *\ attendauncf ; xxxiij3. iiijd. the Children To N. Nudigate by thappointmt 1 at the request of Mr Fortescue in respect of his srvice T; paines w* the childre and otherwise. xl8. And to Bryan Dodmer for his paynes sundry waies imployed; xls. vj11. ijs. iiijd. Horshier Edward Buggin clerkcomptrowler for mony by him andBotehier disburced for the hier of Horses to Hampton Coo'te theier expencf there 1 at Kingston 1 likewise for his Botehier sundry tymes w4 rewardf geven *X other ex- pencf in thaffares of this office ; xxs. Necessaries The Clerk for his ordinari Greene cloth, pap Ink, for Cownters % other Necessaries incident to his office : lxvj8. viijd. Sma iiij11. vjs. viijd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 75 All Themptions Ic \ _ .... ...,A forShrovetydeis/lxxmJ'X'-mJexr- T7. Blagrave. Edwarde Buggyn. Walter fysshe. The Totall su of this whole volume according to the de vision therof 5 vidS. wages f Artifficers 1c. xvij". viij8. viijd. % "• .. 3-.. d;. of I Officers xj». fxxvnjvujvuj Emptions T; other charges y* tyme; vij xij ij Sma xxxvj x MT Druryes Wedding wages f Artifficers T:c. c.xiiij11. iiij8. vjd. 1 ofloffycers: xvij". x». | C™J X»»J VJ Emptions T: other charges then cc.xxviij vij Sma ccc.lix xv j Christmas. wages f Artifficers; Ic. ... R xix8. xd. ) lxv xix x of l Officers ; xv } Emptions T: other charges then lxiij iiij vij Sma c.xxix iiij v Candellmas wages J Artifficers ; 1c. lvju. xiij8. vjd. ) of (Officers; xvj". x». J lxX1J "J VJ Emptions and other charges then ; lxxiiij x iiij Sma c.xlvij xiij x Shrovetyde In all as more pticculerly by the same booke appereth amounting unto d.c.lxxij11. xiiij8. ijd. as followeth more breefely. 76 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Sm° of all the whole Booke as is before so here more Breefely. November, December January T; ffebruari anno R.Rnro- Elizabeth xvjto. prd. c. li.^ •• d. Wages ) Artifficers ; Tx ; ij xxxix vj vj ) ?.. « u. •. d.# of J Offycers, 1c Ix ' J 1J mj X1X VJ VJ XX Emptions 1 all other charges; ccciijxiij11. vij8. viijd. vjc. lxxij11. xiiij9. vjd. T. Blagrave. Edwarde Duggyn. Walter Fysshe. Canvas at Hereunto is to be added a peece of Canvas cont. xl ells Shrovetyde which WQg browght into thoffice by Mr» Danes srvant at forgotten ° J before xijd. the ell it was for the howses made for the players then ; xl9. THE REVELS AT COURT. 77 [BOOK IV.] Revells in One Yeare. vidz!. The Booke of all Charges growen wlin the said Office ffrom the and by meanes of thaffares thereunto belonging for that e^* mi tm • , • lo73 anno tyme Thomas Blagrave esquier being appoynted Master RRl,ffiEliza- of the same (as by sundry Letters from the Lorde Cham- btne. xvJto berlaye maye appeare) He proceded therein Geving at- jja<5t 0f -p v tendaunce, and making preparacon with other service 1574 anno Incident thereunto, as occasion required: for her Ma- w, 7, " ^ bthe prd gestyes Regall Disporte and Recreacion, at tymes con- xvijmo venyent. Wherein the charges arose, and did grow as ffolloweth. As well for him selfe; as also for others hereafter ensuing. Firste. ffor the Progresse to Reading ric. And Lykewyze ffor Betweene the Ayryng, Repayryngs, Translatyngf, preparing, ffyt- tne ^ast °f ting, ffurnishing, Garnishing, Attending and setting SSL[^e j5^3 foorth of sundry kyndf of Apparell propertyes T; fFurny- And the ffirst ture for the Italyan Players that fFollowed the progresse ^e°said V* and made pastyme fyrst at Wynsor and afterwardf at yere anno Reading. As also for the whole charges of those viij J*^"* E)lza- Moneths any waye Ryzing by the saide Office and thaf- fares therto belonging ptycculerly ensueth. vid2 Taylers T: others working T: attending the premiss the first at xxd. the Rest at xijd. the daie T; asmuche for the nyghte : Sma xlj11. xj8. viijd. Property- makers Offvcers 78 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF John Carow 1 others Sma iiij11. xij8. vjd. dayes, The Mr at iiijs the daye : 40 Clerkcomptrowler at ij8 40 The Clerke at ij8 40 The Yoman at ij8 40 nights. H. 8. . 5 ix . 5 iiij x . 5 iiij x ,. 5 iiij x Sma xxij x Sma of all the Wages those viij Monethf ending the last of October 1574 anno RRUJB Eliz! xvjt0. Artyficrs; xivj". iiij8. ijo Offic'sj xxij". x8. I J J J Emptions provizions and Expences within the viij Monethes aforesaide ; vidz! . Canvas Implementes and Ex- pences in the Pro- gresse for the Italyan Players at Wynsor and Reding Mris Dane for fForty ells of Canvas at xijd. the ell whiche shoulde have bene alowed in the last booke (be- fore this) according to the entry there ; but bycause it was entred after the Totall soom ; and not subscribed by any Officer. Therfore the Auditor wolde not alow it there ; Neverthelesse she was paide for that among the residue of her soommes in that booke due as by her ac- quittance remayning w* Bryan Dodmer maye appere so y1 now her dett for this must be payd to the said Dodml . xl». Thomas Blagrave esquier for mony by him disburced for sundry Implement^ % occazions vid3 To John Carow for a plank of fFyrr % other peeces of sawen wood ; xvjs« viijd. Itm for Iron woorke for a frame for a seate in a pageant ; xv8. I tin for the woorkmanshipp of the Seate or Chayer, T^c xviij8. iiijd. Itin for a hamp to carye the same together and for THE REVELS AT COURT. 79 cariage of it from Suthwarke w1 Rewarde to carowes man in all ; vijs. In all by him paid to Carowe then ; lvijs. Itm for Ladles T: Dishes to beare the lightf at Wynsor for the Italyans and for payntyng 1 garnishing of them w* Reward^ geven to dyvers whose Necessaryes and srvic£ were then used ; xjs. vjd. Itm for preparacons T:c. at Reading the xvth of July 1574 a0 RR™. E. xvjt0. s. d. Golde Lether for cronetf iij iiij Thred T: sheperdf hookes ; xiiij Horshyer vj daies. 3 xxxiij Horsemeate at Reading xj vj The Viteller at Reading for the dyett of sudry psons ; xv 8 Lamskynnes for Shepperds ; iiij Horstayles for the wylde mannes garment... iiij viij Arrowes for Nymphes ; vj Lights and shepperdf staves ; vij Hoopes for Garlandf ; iiij pottf for the Paynter ij ijd- iijd. iiijd. ij d- iiij d- Packthredd, Glew, Lyne, Tackf, wyer, 1 iiijd. Coles; xix Plates for the Candelstickf ; iiij Boordes for the plates ; xvj Wyer to hang the lights ; xvj Baye Leaves 1 flowers ; xij for pay nting sundry devicf ij Reward^ to vj Taylers there ; vj Howsero°me for the stuf ; v The hyer of a Syth for Saturne ; iiij Cariage of stuf fro Reding ; ij vj The hier of a Trunk; ij vj 80 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF sundry necessaries T; Rewardf disburced by- John Drawatr there ; v In all for his disburcemtes at Reading c.vj x In all by him the said T. Blagrave disburced w^n those viij Monethf aforesaide amouteth unto ; Vllj1 XVs lllj< ffewell and Necessaries wl Botehier &c. Walter ffish Yoman of the saide Office for mony by him disburced for fewell ; xxvjs. viijd. ffor Thredd of sundry Cullers T: sundry other small necessaries ; xiijs. iiijd. And for Botehier horshier T: Riding charges w* other expencf xxs. ; lxs. Jorneying charges Edward Buggin gent Clerkcomptrowler of this Office for his Botehier, Horshier, Riding charge and other ex- pencf wl that tyme in all ; xx* Jorneying Bryan Dodmer for his Botehier, horshier, Riding c arges and c^arges an(j expencf w*in this tyme of viij moneths as also for his owne srvice and attendaunce upon theise matters T: Reconyngf untill thaccoute thereof be past, lxvjs. viijd. The hyer of Thomas Clatterbooke for hier of iij devells cotes and appare headf T: one olde mannes fries cote for the Italian prayers at Wynsor vs. Sma of all the Emptions pvisios and Expencf for the Progresse T: those viij Monethf ending the last of Octob. a0 RRU88 Eliz. xvjt0 pld. xviij11. vijs. Sma of those viij Monethf Ending the Last of Octo- ber 1574. Anno RRnae Elizabthe xvjt0 Amounteth to Wages J Artificers ; Tic. xlvj11. iiij3. ijd. of I Offycrs ; xxij11. xs. 68". 14s. 2d. THE REVELS AT COURT. 81 Emptions ; Tx. xviij11. vijs. XX. In all amouting to ; iiij viju. xiiij8. T. Blagrave. Edward Buggyn. Walter fysshe. Woork doone and attendaunce geaven Betweene the &or Cbrist- ffyrstof November (1574) Anno RR™ Elizabthe xvjto. Twelftvde And The last of ffebruary (1574) Anno RRnffl E pldict Candellmas xvijmo. By meanes of Preparing, Newmaking, Trans- JJ|J ^7 !e" lating, Repayring, ffytting, ffurnishing, Garnishing, and Anno RRnie attending of the Playes, Maskes, Apparell, ffurniture, Elyzabthe Wares ppertyes, Stuf store and Implement^ of the saide Office for the apt setting foorthe of the same at the tymes aforesaide. The whole charges wherof aswell for the wages as for wares, Cariages, Jorneyeng charges *\ all other expencf thereunto incident hereafter ptyculery ensueth. vidzl. Taylers % others. The fyrst at xxd. "I all the residue at xiid. the daye and asmuche for the nighte ; J xx li. Sma of the Taylers "tc. iiij xiiij viij Paynters at xxd. the daye 1 xxd. the nighte. Sma of the Paynters ; xxxvij". iij9. iiijd. Proptymakers, Habberdasherf, Joyners and Car- penters. Sma of the pptymakers 1c. lj11. iiijd. dayes ni^htes li. The Mr at iiij8. p diem 81 ... 19 xx Offycers Clerkcomptrowler, ij9 81 ... 19 x The Clerk at ijs 81 ... 19 x The Yoman at ijs 81 ... 19 x Sma of ThofhVs ft 82 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Sma of those Wages for November, December, Janu- ary, T: February vz) . ffor preparacon of Playes % Maskf and for Woork doone at Christmas, Twelftyde, Can- dellmas % Shrovetyde, Anno RRnse Elizabthe xvijmo Amouteth to ccxxxij11. iiij8. iiijd, Emptions provizions and Expencf with all other Charges for Chrystmas, Twelftyde Candellmas and Shrovetyde Anno RRn{B E. xvijmo f)dict. vid3 . Thymbro- Willam Pylkyngton for woork by him doone and mony derers per- ^ ^ym disbursed ffor Stytching a Cote and a payer of Buskyns with a hatt made all over with sylvercoyne and for sylk for the same ; xvs. — A patterne for a Bande ; ijs. — The Imbrodering of vj bandf forhattf for Maskers ritchly wroughte with venys sylvr and for sylk and sylver for the same : iiij11. — and for his fferriage at Putneye. iiijd. iiij11. xvijs. iiijd. Froperty- Richard Rowlande for mony by him disburced. makers per- H. s. d. cells for J\ ayles of sundry sortf ; . . ; xxxvij vj Skynnes to cover horses : xxj Glew and Hoopes ; iiij viij Horstayles T: Manes ; xij Corde and a Halter for an asse ; xij Turning of pyllers ; iiij Leaves and Mosse ; v Cyzers T; Taynterhookes ; xix ffir Poles 12 at iiijd. the peece : iiij Hunters staves ; iij Cariages; ij ij In all Amownting unto ; iiij iiij xj Chaundlers Barnard fFabyan for sundry percells of his wares, percells it>. fyrst for white lightf 416 at iiijd. It> ... vj xviij viij Seering Candell iij ft) at xvjd. the Ife... iiij THE REVELS AT COURT. 83 li. s. d. Packthread iij lb at xijd. the 1ft iij Corde % Lyne of severall sortf xiij viij Lynkes xxx at iiijd. the peece ; x In all as by his bill more at lardge ap- pereth; , viij ix iiij Henri Devenish for mony to him due : for iiij plates for the Rock ; ij x Property- Postf at xiiijd. the peece iiij price ; iiij viij ^ji^ per" Upper peeces for the topp iiij ; xxij Quarters for the dore ij price ; vj Eves boorde 159 foote price; xij El me Boorde 76 foote price ; iiij viij seeling Boorde 113 foote price ; viij Nayles of sundry sortf ; xiiij Lightf by him bowght T; spent there ; vij Eves boorde more 47 foote, price ; iij iiij seeling Boord more 17 foote ; xiiij Transoms ij price : vj In all by him dd T: Imployed in thoffice ; . . . xlj iij Willam iiyler for mony to him due for Oken Inche liooaie 200 foote J ; x vj viij Carpenters Dubble Quarters xxiiij ; xij percells syngle Quarters 1 0 at iijd. the peece ; ij vj Itm more xxiiij single quarters ; vij vj A planck % Beeche for a ladder ; ij viij Itm more for oke Inche boorde 100 foote 1 iij quarters of a hundred and x foote in all amtin»to; xij viij syngle boorde di c 1 v foote ; iij viij In all amownting together unto ; 1 vij viij Willam Hardinge for xxvj ells iij %tra of yolow Sarcenet Mercers G g percells Sundry kyndes of wares pro- vyded by the yoman and his ex- pences at this tyme. 84 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF at v8. the ell ; vju. xiij8. ixd. And for Russett Sarcenett xxxix ells at vs. the ell ; ix11. xv8. In all xvju. viij8. ixd. Richard Barne for c.clxj elle qf srcenett of sundry Cullers at v8. the ell lxv11. vjs. iijd. Greene velvet iij quarters of a yard ; xijs. ixd. Whit sarcenett xxv ells at vs. the ell ; vjn. vs. Black velvett xvij yardf iij q?ra at 15s. ; xiij11. vjs. iijd. Itm more for j yarde di of the same ; xxij9. vjd. Black Buckeram of the fynest pece j ; XX xiij9. iiijd. In all iiij vijH. vjs. jd. Walter fFyshe for mony by him disburced, vid3 li. s: d. for Rushes, Brushes, and Rubbers xxiij iiij Thredd of sundry cullers % prices ; liiij ij Paper for patterns Tx iij quiers ; xij ijs. viijd- xvjs. iiijd. Tyncell, ffelte T: stocky xix Damask iiij yardf qfT di. being greene ; xliij ix TafFata orengeculler of levant 5 y! ds ; xj viij Copper lace ij lb xv ouncf ; lxij viij Gloves for Players T; Maskers ; c.ix iiij Tape for tyengfj and strengthing ; vij fFurres of woolveringf for pedlers capps ; xxxiij Past boorde ; iij iiij ffewell by him provyded ; xxviij ij Lights besides the chaundlers pcells ; . . . ij iiij Eggf to trym the vizardf ; ij Sylk and Needells ; xvj Breade to make cleane headpeecf ; vj Cutting of Gardf ; xij Beardes; x Lynnen Lynyngf ; v x Cotten Lynynge xj viij Vizard f 27 price ; iiij x The hyer of a Marryners whissell ; iij iiij THE REVELS AT COURT. 85 li. s. d. A sack for the players ; ij iiij Heare to stuff bootes for the horses ; and for ij payer of spurres ; iij iiij Bottells for Pilgrymes, ij ; xij Styckf ij Bundells viij Barge hyer and Botehier ; ciiij x Cariages by Land ; lxiiij vj Ryding charges ; xvj Reward^ ; viij Buckerams of sundry prices, 30 peecf ; vj vij In all amowntyng unto ; xlij vj vij John Hill for Ten Thowsand of Billettf by him de- ffewell lyvered into the said Office at xij3. viijd. the thowsand paid by Bryan Dodmer at thappoyntment of Mr Bla- grave. Therefore upon payment of this Booke the said Dodmer is to receive his mony againe namely ; vju. vjs. viijd. Thomas Leverett for mony to him due for Wares and Wyer- for service done by him T; his srvnte ; drawers ffirst at Christmas % Twelftyde aforesaide for and theier li. s. d. Stock Candellstickt! iiij doosen ; x vj R^rdes Vyce Candellstickf vj price; vj Bodkyns halfe a doQzyn price ; xij Cases halfe a doosyn price ; ij Wyer xli ft) di. and ij ft) xliij vj Curtyn Ringf iij dozen; xij A greate Lanthorne ; ij Rownd plates for the Branches at xd. the peece viij dozen and ij greate plates for pillers at iij8. iiijd. the pecein all; iiij vj viij Small spykers j dozen Tie. ; ij ij TacktT one Thowsand price ; xx Botehier to Hampton coorte ; iiij 86 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF li. s- d. Reward^ or wages for him °t his srvant£ Namely for John Collarde, Edmund Birchall, JohnWillmas T; Wm Dawson for all theier attendaunces T: srvice this Christmas 1 Twelftyde aswell at Hampton coorte as in thoffice ; xlvj viij At Candellmas for Bittf wl bosses for the Hobby Horses ; iiij Cownters to cast awaye by players ; . . . iij Buckles with penners vj paier; iiij Bellowes one payer price ; iij iiij Wyer for the Horses leggf iiijlb* iiij Clavant wyer ij ft) price ; iij Two peny Nayles j m ; xx Wyer ix ft) price ; ix Plates ij price ; xij Rewardf or wagf for him selfe % ij other then; xxiiij vj At Shrovetyde for xix branches to beare the lights ; iij iij iiij Wyer of the greate sorte to hang or to strayne crosse the hall at H . C. ; ... xxv Clavant wyer viij ft) ; „.. viij Nayles vij c xiiij Reward^ or Wagf for him T: his iij srvant£ woorking and attending then ; xx In all amownting unto ; xvnj xvnj vj Thomas Blagrave esquier for mony by him disburced upon sundry occazions concerning this Office and Thaf- fares therof as foloweth ; vidzl 26°. Novembris 157'i. 3 Jorneyeng Horshyer and charges by the waye at Wynsor stayeng charges THE REVELS AT COURT. 87 xxiij8. iiijd. xijd. ij8- there ij dayes in November iiij daies for puzing T: Re- formyng of ffarrantr; playe T:c xiij8. vjd. 5° Decembr^ 1574 3 Horsehyer to Hampton Coorte to confer w* my L. Chamberlayne the L. Haward, % Mr. Knevett upo cer- tayne devices % to ^uze ffarrantf playe there againe iij daies the charge wherof w* horsemeate at Kingston is ; xxvij8. viijd. 13° Decembr 1574 Coles j Lode T: v sackf for a keye % mending of a Lock ; xvjd. Lynkf ij viijd. T: to Rosse for a patterne ; 14. Decembr. The expencfT % chargf where my L. Chamberlens Players did show the history of Phedrastus T: Phigon and Lucia together amouteth unto; ixs. iiijd. 15. Decembr^ Coles j Lode and vj sackf ; xxiiij8. 18 Decembrf The expencf and charge wheare my L. of Leicesters men showed theier matter of panecia ; xs. Itm for a dozen of Lether poyntf ; iijd. Itm for iij Torches that nighte ; iij8. 23° Decembrf Coles xx sackf at viijd. the sack; xiij8. iiijd. ffewell Necessaries peruzing and Reform- ing of plaies. ffewell peruzing and Reform- ing of playes. ffewell Habberdash small ware. Mirors or lookingglasses for the pedlers Mask xij small at ijs. the peece and vj greater at iiij8. the peece viijd. and for ffrenche pynnes in all ; xlviij8. viijd. 26° December The hyer of j Wagon T; syx horses from London to Cariage Hampton coorte the mony was pd to Thomas Smyth, xl8. 20 Die The charge and expenCf where my L. Clyntons players rehearsed a matter called pretestus ; xiij8. perusing and Reforming of playes 88 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF 21 Die The Chargf and expencf where the showed ij other playes with iijs. for torches T: iiijd. for an howerglasse ; xiijs. iiijd. 27 Decembr Habberdash • The same Thomas Blagrave for mony by him dis- small ware' bursed for Gloves for my L of Lesters boyes y4 plaied at the. Coorte; ijs. for Cariage of theier stuf % for the Carters attendaunce that nighte ; xvjd. Reward^ to the Carpenters T; painters ; ijs. vjd. 29 Decembrf Jorneyeng Horshyer and expencf iiij daies from London to Hamp- charges ton Coorte ; and the Remaynyng w* the Revells ; xx xj3. vjd. Habberdash ffrenche Pynnes 1 greate pynnes ; '" ix small ware Sylk poyntf Brayded 18 dozen ; xxj i°r *m Pkd" white % sweete In^lish balls J dozen ; vj Gloves perfumed ij dozen price ; xx viij sylk Twyst to tye the papers ; xij Laces of sylke iiij doozen price ; xij Venis Balls sweete j doozen ; xvj Staves bowght of Carow j dozen ; ij v j fFayer wry ting of pozies for the Mask ; vj viij 1° Januarij 1574 Jorneyeng Horshier on New yeares daie to Hampton Coorte % charges theier charge there at Kingston iiij daies ; xxxij9. property floors vj dozen at ij'. the pece ; xij*. percells fflowers at iijd. the peece iij dozen ; ixs. Long poles with brushes for chymney sweepers in my L. of Leycesters mennes Playe 1 for Mosse % styckf and other implement^ for them ; jjs# v;a. THE REVELS AT COURT. 89 XXV 6 Januarij Horshyer % expenc^ iij daies Resting at Kingston ; To Ulrick Netsley for vyces viij doozen and v price together ; xxxii for keyes for vices xvj price; Hinges xviij price together ; The mending of vic£ % nuttf ; Plates 13 at iijd. the peece ; A greate plate for the Rock; The mending of wyers % staples ; ij Barrs of Iron ix foote longe ; sheepe hookes T: other hookes ; Haspes % henges for the stocky ; New nuttf T: plates; v Balls at xvj the peece; viij stepps % xvj pynnes ; ItfYi more to him for mending of vicf and nuttf w* other Iron woorke ; vj ij JJ VJ viij x nj "J VJ x xviij XJ xiJ xviij viij iiij Journeyeng charges Yron woorke for fframes and devices To Roger Tyndall tharmerer for Lending of Armor Hier of Ar- for ffarrantf playe and for attending the same ; xj8. iiijd. mo' To John Ollyf for a hamper to pack the vardngales in; ijs. A nother greate hamper to carry a fframe in ; viij8. ix little hampers at xxd. the peece for the Pedlers Mask ; xv8. x Browne Baskettf ; iij8. iiijd. Roddf for Lictos Bundells in ye playe ; xvjd. The Basket- maker. To Willam Davyson for viij square peces of glasse for The Glazier the Rock ; viij8. for iiij other peecf? at xvjd. the peece for the same Rock ; v8. iiijd. for ij peecf to make shildf ; iij3. iiij4. Other glasse for other placf ; ijs. And for 90 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF his owne paynesl his srvant£ ij daies 1 ij night? ; vij3. in all; xxvs. viijd. Wex- Wax for a Cake in ffarrantf playe ; chaundler ffewell Coles j Lode bowght of T. Daye ; iij3. vjd. XXs. Property - maker To John Rosse for vj branches of flowers made of ffethers; vj8. — fflowers for Garland? iiij dozen; viijs. Long boordes for the stere of a clowde ; vj3. Pulleyes for the Clowd? and curteynes ; iiij8. Botehier to T: fro theCoorte; viijs. Lynkf to rec the stuf ; viijd. Dubble gyrtf to hange the soon in the Clowde ; xijd. for sowing the curtyns T; setting on the frenge for the same ; iijs. Wyer to hang the Curtyns ; vjd. vyces for the Pulleyes Tx iiijs. xlj8. ij« Carpenter To Rowland Robynson for Elme Boordes cc ; xiiij3. | Oken boordes vjc ; xls. | One Elme boorde ; xxd. Oken 15 boorde lxx foote; iiij3. iiijd. Oken Rafters of xiiij foote long at xvjd. the peece ; xx8. Beechen Rafters at xiiijd. the peece vj p*ce ; vij8. Itm more iiij Beechen Rafters ; iiijs. viijd. Cariage of Rafters ; viijd. single quarters xxiiij at iijd. the pece ; vjs. ij more Rafters of beeche ; ij8. iiijd. A peece of Tymber xiiij foote ; iij8. Nayles of Sundry sort? ; xij8. vijd. A peece of Elme boorde for the clowde ; xviijd. fyrr poles xij at vjd. the pece ; vjs. Itm more to Wm Barker for xviij firr poles ; ixs. Ca- riage of Poles T:c. xijd. vju. xiij3. ixd. The Proper- To John Carow in his lyfe tyme not long before his tymaker death ; vj11. And to his Wyfe after his deathe in full satisfaccon for all the wares by him delyvered this yeare into the said office or is to be by him the saide Carow his executors or admynistrators demawnded for any dett due THE REVELS AT COURT. 91 before the third of ffebr 1574 or not entred in this booke ; vj11. xiiij8. iiijd. as wch grew by propertyes, vid2 Mon- sters, Moutaynes, fforrestf, Beastf, Serpentf , Weapons for warr as gunnes, daggc?, Bowes, Arowes, Bills, Hol- berdf , borespeares, fawchions, daggers, Targettf, Pol- laxes, clubbes, headdf T; headpeeces, Armor couterfet, Mosse, holly, Ivye, Bayes, flowers, quarters, glew, past, pap and suche lyke w* Nayles, Hoopes, Horstailes, dishes for devells eyes, heaven, hell, % the devell 1 all the Devell I should saie but not all, xij11. xiiij3. iiijd. To Thomas Garlyk for iiij dozen of Coony skynnes at The furryer iijd. the peece ; xij9. 2 februarij Horshier for iij daies to H. Coorte with theier charge Jorneyeno- at Kingston T:c. xxvj8. ijd. charges Barge hier pd to T. White for ij ffares of Tymber fro Waterca- H. Coorte to London at xs. the peece ; xxs. na&e &c* Land Cariage from the waterside ; xijd. A Cote, a hatt % Buskins all ov! covered with Fethers The fether- of cullers for vanytie in sabastians playe with xijd. geven malier in Rewarde to ye bringer ; xxvj8. 13° febr being shrove sundaye Horshier iiij dayes w* theier chargf at Kingston in the jornevenff meane tyme ; xxxiiij8. charges To Ulrick Netsleye for vices 1 nuttf ; xv8. Iron woorke To Lam for the french womans dynr that went with expences the heares to dresse childrens headf in Mr Hunyes his a?d Bote- playe 1 for pynnes T: Botehier. ij8. ijd. 92 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF The hyer of Heares for headdes and Rewardes To the french woman for her paynes and her dawghters paynes that went to Richemond % there attended upon Mr Hunyes his Children T; dressed theier headf Tx : when they played before her Magestye ; xxiij3. vjd. Buskyn- maker To John ffarrington for making of ffyve payer of Bus- kyns and one payer of Startopps w* the Lether that sowled them in all ; xjs. viijd. The Plum- raer To Dunstone Braye for Leade and sowlder w* woork- manshipp by him bestowed over the Cowntynghowse at saynt Johns where it rayned in ; xlvj8. jd. The Mil- lioner Martyn Hardrett for iij Borders; vj3. for iij part- lettf ; xs. vj chaines ; iiij8. ij heares ; iiij8. fflowers ix dozen ; xxjs. in all : xlvs. Iron woork ^o John Rosse for Longe vices to Joyne fframes to- Rewardes Rewarde gether iij dozen % viij ; xvjs ; for his Botehier T:c ; xxc XV11J8. 111J( Reward^ geven by the prop handf of the saide Mr Blagrave to sundry persons at sundry tymes for sundry occazions concerning the premiss in all : lxs. In all amownting unto ; lxxj11. iiij3. ixd. To for his paynes in pusing and Reformyng of playes sundry tymes as neede required for her Mate9 Lyking pd by Dodmer by the speciall appoyntm* of the saide Mr Blagrave : xl8- Silkweaver and his per- cells Willam Bowll for mony to him due for 25° Decembe 1574. Past paper halfe a Dozen ; X1J< THE REVELS AT COURT. 93 26 Die Paper for Patternes Leaves of trees % suche other ne- cessary vzsag in thoffice one Reame and one Quier price; vjs. iiijd. Past Boorde of the largest syze j doze ; iiij8. 27 Die s. d. Buttons of Copper sylver ij dozen ; wayeng ix ouncf at xviijd. thounce •.. xiij vj Lace of Copp sylver v ounc£ di at 18d viij iij Brayded Lace of Sylver 1 black silk vij ouncf di. at 18 the ounce; , xj iij 30 die Frenge *\ twyst ij oc£ xl vj 31 Die Fringe % Twist j lb xiiij oc£ q^ at 18d xlv iiij Paned sylk at 16d. the ounce ij oc£ qfr prce ; iij frenge of Red silk % copp sylver v ocf ; vij vj Fringe °l Tassells of copp sylver, xvj ocf ; . . . xxiiij sylk frenge at xvjd. thoiice xiij ouncf : xvij iiij j Die Januarij 1574 Fringe of Copper sylver and silk v ouncf at xviijd. the ounce ; vij vj A lardge Box for the premiss ; xviij Frenge of Copper sylver vij ocf di ; xj iij 2 Die Frenge of sylver and sylk iij ocf di at 18d. ... v iij Bone Lace of Copp sylvr % silk jlb ij oces ; . . . xxvij Brayded Lace at 18d. iijlb j ouce di price;... lxxxiiij iij 4 Die. Pasted paper of the largest sorte ij doze ; . . . viij Brayded Lace j lb iiij ouce di. at 18d. thoiice ; xxx ix 5 Die. Brayded Tassells 1 frenge ijlb ix oce iij q*" ; lxij vij ob. Lace at xviijd. 15 oc£ a/ price at 18d. thouc ; xxij x ob. 94 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Frenge and Lace ij Tb vij oce at xviijd. lviij8. vjd. Topp Buttons 1 frenge Lace at 18d. j flo j ounce quarter ; xxv8. xd. ob. 30 Die Crymsen Sylk 1 sylver frenge at ij8. vjd. thouce x ounce di ; xxvjs. iijd. Black sylk 1 sylver frenge at xviijd. the ownce j lb v ounce q>tr; xxxjs. xd. ob. 31 Die Past boorde ij dozen of the Largest sorte ; viij8. j die februarij 1574. Crimsen silk % sylver frenge ij lb vj oce at ij8. vjd. the ownce ; iiij11. xvs. Black sylver ffrenge xviij oce ; Patternes for lights ij A pattern for a Helmett . a. "J vj "J inJ xxij v ij mJ VJ xvij xi v V V V xxxvj d. vj U1J v.) xviij X VJ VJ VJ XX -in xvj". xvnj \(\ Rewardes Bryan Dodmer for his Botehier, horshier, Jorneyeng h^6 charge and expencf betweene the saide first of Novem- ber in the xvjth yeare and the Last of February in the xvijth yere specially. To Hampton Coorte and there attending upon the Lorde Chamberlayne, the Lorde Treasurer and Mr Secretary Walsingham for mony in prest to be Imployed upon the premiss being after longe attendaunce (and that none of the aforenamed coulde get the Queenes Maties to resolve therin) dryven to trouble her Matie himselfe % by speciall peticion obtayned aswell the grawnt for cc11. in prest as the dettf to be pd. In consideracon wherof, as also for the Rest of his srvice THE REVELS AT COURT. 99 done in this office % to be doone abowte theise Reck- onyngf untill thaccoute herof be past. In all for xx markf demaunded alowed but vju. xiijs. iiijd. The Clerk of thoffice for his ordinary Greene cloth, Necessaries Paper, Ink, Cownters, Tooles, and necessary Implement^ for the Cle for the Making of Bills Bookes, Plottf, "i Modells : lxvjs. viijd. Sma of all the Emptions and pvyzions for Christmas Twelftyde, Candellmas, and Shrovetyde aforesaide ; cccxlix11. xvj8. xd. Sma for Christmas Twelfe Tyde, Candellmas, 1 Shrove- tyde 1574. Anno RRnae Elizabthe xvijmo. Diiij iju. xiiijd. T. Blagrave. Edward Buggyn. Walter fysshe. h 2 100 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF [BOOK V.] Revelles 1576. Anno RRne Elizabeth xix°. . The Lidgeard or Perticuler Booke of all the Charges rysing and growing wthin the Office of the Quenes Maties Re- vellf aforsaid. Betweene the xjth of March 1575. And the xxjst of Februarie 1576. A° RRnjB Eli3 predict xix° w*hin wch tyme. There were workf and atten- dances geven as foloweth. vidz] Betweene the xjth of Marche 1575 A° RRntBEliz! pre- dict xviij°. And the xxth of December Anno Regni Re- gine Eli2 xix°. The Charges of This Office grew by meanes of Ayringe, Repayringe, perusing, amending, Brushing, Spunging, Rubbing, wyping, sweeping, making cleane putting in order, and safebestowinge of the gar- ments, vestures, apparell, disguisinges. Properties and furniture of the same from tyme to tyme (wthin those ix monethes) as the necessitie therof from tyme to tyme requyred, to keepe the same in Redynes for service, wch els wold be mowldy, mustie, motheten, and rotten by meanes of the dankenes of the howse, and want of con- venyent Presses and places requysite. The parties who Comonlie attende the saide Office for the same purpose wth their severall names (allowed for this tyme) parti- culerlie hereafter ensueth ; vid3 Taylours and others workinge and attendinge the premiss at thofficers comaundement the first at xxd. the daie, and all the rest at xijd. as in the former president^ ; vjn. xiija. iiijd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 101 dayes li. s. The Mr at iiij3. the daie 20 iiij Thofficers The Clerkcomptrowler 20 xl The Clerke at ijs 20 xl The yoman at ijs 20 xl Sma of all the wages betweene the xjth of Marche 1575. Anno RRua5 EliS xviijmo And the xxth of De- cember 1576. Anno Regni Regine Elizabeth xix°. xvju. xiij8. iiijd. Walt1' Fysshe gent, for 80 saekf of coales by him Fewell pvided for the said Ayringf xxijs. vjd. Sma totlis of the whole Ayringes, xviju. xvs. xd. T. Blagrave. Edward Buggin. Walter fysshe. The Charges of those tymes vid3. Betweene the Chrystmas xxth of December 1576. Anno Regni Regine EliS ^?w£eref; ... i , r . i tideTwelf- predict xix° at wch tyme the woorkes began for the pro- t^e and viding, apting, preparing, furnishing, and setting fourth Candlemas of divers plaies or showes of Histories, and other Inven- ^.v Drd tions and devyces folowinge. And the iiijth of Februarie xix° 1576. 1576 in the said xixth yere of Mates Reigne, at wch tyme the woorkes and attendaunces did ende, together wth all Themptions and Provisions of stuff and Necessaries, Ca- riadges, and other Incident^ , bought, pvided, done and attended by divers psons whose sevl all names and wages wth their Rewardes and allowaunces do pticulerlie in their apt places ensue ; The Paynters daughter she wen at Hampton Court on S* Stevens daie at night, enacted by therle of Warwick f srvant£ : 102 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Toolie showen at Hampton Court on S* Johns daie at night enacted by the L. Howard £ srvant£. The historie of the Collyer showen at Hampton Court on Sundaie folowing enacted by therle of Leicesters men. Histories The historie of Error showen at Hampton Court on and Inven- Newyeres daie at night, enacted by the Children of showen w*in Powles. the tvme The historye of Mutius Sceuola showen at Hampton vj viz Court on Twelf daie at night enacted by the Children of Windsore and the Chappell. The historye of the Cenofallf showen at Hampto Court on Candlemas day at night, enacted by the L. Chamberleyn his men. Taylours and others working and attending the pre- miss the first at xxd. the daie, and asmuch for the night, the Residue at xijd. M1. 11s. 4d. The Porter and other Attendauntf at xijd. the daie ech one and as much for the night 6U. 14s. Paynters and others working and attending the pre- miss daie and night at sundrie Rates 12u. 19s. 8d. Habdashers and propertymakers at sundrie rates ; 5U. 8s. 4d. Joyners, Carvers and Propertymakers at sundrie rates ; 511. Carpenters at xvjd. the daie and asmuch the night.; 511. 6s. 8d. Wyerdrawers at sundrie rates ; 189. THE REVELS AT COURT. 103 dayes nights li. s. _,, _. The M' at iiij8. thedaie; ...23 ... 14 ... vij viij Thoffycers. The Clerk Comptroller at ij8. 23 ... 14 ... lxxiiij The Clerke at ij8 23 ... 14 ... lxxiiij The Yeoman at ijs 23 ... 14 ... lxxiiij 1811. 10*. Sma of all the Wages due in this Office for workeman- ship and attendaunces don therin and upon the Affaires therof for Christmas and Candlemas ending the iiijth of Februarie 1576. A0 RRna5 Elizabeth xix°. lxxvij11. viij8. T, Blagrave. Edward Buggin. Walter fysshe, Emptions Provisions T; Cariadges wth Reward^ and other charges Incident. Willm Roe for Sarcenettf by him delivered into the The Mercer Office v3. 6° die Januarii one peece of yelow sarcenett conteigning 30 elles at vj8. the ell and one pece of red sarcenett conteigning 25 elles at the same rate ; xvj11. x8. Guillaime Tien for xju. xv ounces of copg silver lace Sylkwevers at xviijd. the ounce ; xiiij11. vj8. vjd. Percells Richard Busshe for Canvas by him delivered into The Lynuen thoffice at sundrie tymes vzl ; 26° Decembr 1576. one DraPer pece of Canvas conteigning 36 elles iij qarters at xijd. the ell; xxxvj8. ixd. 31° Decembr 25 elles iij qarters at xijd. the ell ; xxv8. ixd. In the whole 62 ellf £ "ju- ij8- vjd. John Okes for buckram by him delivered into the The Up- Office at sundrie tymes vz). 30 Decembr 6 peeces of holster purple buckram at iiij8. the peece ; xxiiij8. and 4° Januarii 6 peeces of yelow buckram at iiij8. the peece ; xxiiij8. amounting unto ; xlviij8. 104 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Paynters William Lyzard for colo" and Necessaries folowinge ; percells Foure gallons of Size; iiij White 15u. at iijd. the pound ; iij ix Black 3U. at xijd. the pound ; iij Syneper jli. ; ij Browne ju. ; xviij Vert dimid pound ; ij mj Smalt iij11. at iiij8. the li. ; xij Inde dimid pound v Red ij11. at viijd. the li. ; xvj Pottes for coloures xij Nayles; xij Glue ju iiij Gold 100; ij viij SylverSOO; iij Syze; iiij Masticottj11. ; iij iiij Gold 100; ij viij Size; iij White xiju. at iijd. the li. ; iij Fyne white iju. at xijd. the li/ ij Syze; iij Masticott ju. ; iij iiij Syneper j11. dimid at xvjd. the li ; ij Byce iij oz3 at xijd. the o3 ; iij Vermelyon iiij oS at vjd. the o9 ; ij Pottes for coloures ; vj Vert dimid pound ij iiij Gold 100; ij viij Arsidew 4 flo. at iij3. vjd. the pound; xiiij Glue ij11. at iiijd. the li, ; viij Tynfoyle; xij Syze; , xviij White; ix Black; ij THE REVELS AT COURT. 105 _, . _ li. s. d. Gold; xvj Vert a qart of a li ; xiiij Byce ij ozcJ ij Yelow a qart of a pound ; x v v Woolrick Netesley for xiiij vices at vjd. the peece ; Smythes vijs, percelles Nyneteene nuttes wth plates under them at iijd. the pece ; iiijs. ixd. Five keyes to them at ij the peece 5 xd. Five pynnes and a plate : ij8. xiiij8. vijd. 8:.. d* Richard Rowland for jc. of plaster of Paris ; . . . iij Propertye Browne paper; xij makers per- Flowre to make past; ....... xij Allomij11. viij Glue ij11 vj Lynnen Ragges ; xij Claye to mowlde w^all ; viij A bowle to beat browne paper in ; vj Foure penie nailes vjc. at iiijd. ye c. ; ij Two peny nailes. jc ij Waynscott to make blades for rapiors ^tc ; ... iiij One dozen of pasteboordes ; iiij xiiij x Barnard ffabyan for xv dozen pound dimid of candellf Lightes and at iiij8. the dozen ; lxij8. other neces- Item xxiiij staffetorches at xiiijd. the pece xxviij8. Item foure dozen of lynkes at iiij8. the dozen xvj8. Item two pound of packthreed at xijd. the pound ij8. Item iij11. of glew at iiijd. the li. xijd. Item iiij peces of great cord at ij8. the pece ; viij8. Item ix peces of small cord ; iiij8. 106 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Item foure peeces of whipcord at iiijd. ye pece ; In the whole amounting unto ; xvj*. vju. ijs. iiijd. Boordes quarters Nailes and other Nec- caies Rowland Robynson for d xiij doble qarters at vjd. the pece; vj vj Plench boorde ijc. dimid at vijs. ye c; xviij vj Single qaters 32 at iij d. the pece ; viij Seelinge boorde a qrtern; xx Firre poles ten at vijd. the pece; v x for Cariadge of them ; vj Rafters xj at xvjd. the peece ; xiiij viij Beechen plankes ij at viijd. the pece ; xvj Vyces xij and wynches ij ; v For the turnyng of foure postes and for xxtie foote of tymber wch made them ; xviij Elme boorde cc dimid at vj8. viijd. ye c xvj viij For Tymber to make a frame ; . v Sixpenie nailes 1900 at vjd. the c ix vj Tenpenie nailes cc at viijd. the c ; xvj Doble tenpenie nailes cc at xiiijd. ye c ij iiij Two penie nailes cccc dimid ; ix Threepenie nailes cc vj Single xd. nailes one c; vij Sixpenie nailes one c vj In all to the said Robynson v xvj ij TheBuskyn- maker The Hab- dasher John Farrington for xij sheepe skynnes at vjd. the pece ; vjs. For paring and russeting of them ; ij8. For the soles and making of vj paire of buskins of those skynnes ; xij8. xx8. Richard Moorer for two hangers wth girdles of black freesed lether For v wastes of the same ; vj8. iiijd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 107 For the making of 3 cappes of tyncell sarcenett ; iijs. For a yard dimid of buckram to lyne the same Cappes wthall ; xvd For 2 pwickf at iijs. iiijd. the pece ; vjs. viijd. For dimid yard of cotton ; xd. For dimid thousand of great gold spangles viijd. xxij8. ixd. Thomas Leverett for Wyer- One dozen dimid of candelstickf ; iiii vi iaw^rs v ' j j percelles vj vicecandelstick^ at xijd. the peece ; ... vj One hundreth of Claspes ; iiij v pulleys iij iiij xv hundreth of ijd. nayles ; ij vj Dimid c of spykers; xvj An hundreth of vj nayles; vj Three dozen of rownde plates 3 xviij viij dozen of sockett^ ; xvj For Repairing of two braunches 5 v For xxx pound of wyer ; xxx For a great Lanterne ; iiij Forbotehier; ij iiij xiij vj Willm Humfrey for xlv sackf of coales at ixd. the sack ; Fewell, &c. xxxiij8. ixd. Willm Jurdane for xxvj sackf of coales after the same rate ; xix8. vjd. Willni Kynge for one thowsande of billettf xiij8. iiijd. For an hundreth of ffaggott£ ; v8. iiijd. xviij8. viijd. John Ogle for curlyng of heare 5 viij8. vjd. Necessaries For v cow tailes to curie ; vjd. For egges to tr^me vyzerdes ; ijd. Willm Lyzard for a Whirrey to cary stuff to the Court and 4 men ; iij8. viijd. For lether for 2. shieldes, v8. 108 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Necessaries Thomas Wright for viij paire of gloves for Torche- bearers at viijd. the paire ; v9. iiijd. For mending of two lockes and setting them on againe ; viijd. For openyng of a lock ; ijd. vj». ijd. John Davys for money by him disbursed as foloweth 8. d. For mosse; vj for a pound of threed of divers colors iij for a dozen of round trenchers wth a box for them; , xij for a quyer of pap ; v for pynnes ; ix for glue ; ij for small tack^ ; ij for foure pasteboordes ; xij for tape „ x for a dozen of Childrens gloves ; vj for pastpaper ; iiij for dimid pound of threede; xiiij for 9 horsetayles and 85 cowtailes ; v xj for Cariadge of them ; iij for pynnes; ij for broomes U for a pound dimid of threed of sundry coloures at iij3. iiijd. the li. ; v for browne paper ; ij ij for a dozen of gloves ; v for a quyer of paper vj for heare to John Ogle ij vj for a qrtern dimid of tape ; xvj for dimid pound of coloured threede ; xx for 4. dozen of pasteboordes ; xvj THE REVELS AT COURT. 109 8. d. for two pound of white threede at iij8. viijd. the pound; vij iiij for two shepe sky nnes for flay les ; viij for a qartern of black threede ; vij for dimid li. of red threede 5 xx forallom; iij for past; j for a quyer of paper ; v for 4. dozen of white buttons ; iiij for dimid pound of coloured threede ; xvj for iij dozen of gloves; xvj for a dozen of gloves for Maskers ; viij for drinke for players ; vij for a Car to cary stuff for the Earle of Leices- ters men ; viij For a Carr to cary stuff to the waterside on Christmas daie at nighte ; xvj for dimid pound of coloured threede ; xv for a Panyer ; xiiij for a Calves skynne ; xiij for dimid pound of tape ; xxij for Pomgranettf orenges, and pipens ; iij forbayes; ij for qrtern of black threede; vij for black tape ; iiij for 4. dozen of poyntes ; x for nailes ; ij for candellf ; ij for threede ; ij for buttons ; y for a whirrey to Hampton Court ; ij In all amounting unto ; v xj x Willm Maye for holie and Ivie ; v3. Rowland Allen for vj feltes for the Cenofalles heade- peeces ; vS- 110 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF The Mowldeman for a houndes heade mowlded for a Cenofall ; ij8. The Turnor for a boxe for Myrre ; iiijd. Wydow leafe for two dozen of russhes wth vjd. for the Cariadge ; v8. xd. John Davys for lynkes at sundrie nigh tes for cariadges of the fframes from the RevelltT to the waterside and to and from the Court ; xvjd» Edward Buggyn gent for Ynke paper wexe quilles pindust Rewardes and other Necacies ; xxs. Thomas Blagrave Esquyer for a Realme of wry ting paper ; viij3. For two quyer of Royall paper ; ijs. Thomas Wright for drynking at Branford going to the Court and from the Court for the Waggener and others : xiiijd, Cariadges Edward Buggyn gent for money by him disbursed as wthhorshier fbfoweth : vid3 charges ° ^or a Darge to cary stuffe to the Court 26 Decembr for therle of Warwick his mens plaie ; xij3. For 2 Waggons 27 Decembr for the Cariadge of stuff for the L. Howard^ srvantf at xviij3. the waggon ; xxxvj8. For Cariadge by water of a paynted cloth and two frames for the Earle of Leicesters to the Court 28 De- cembr ; v8. For one waggon 26° Decembr to carry stuff to the Court of the Earle of Warwick his mens plaie ; xviij8. For a waggon to the Court two or three daies after (for that theier plaie was deferred untill the Sundaie folowing) to bring their stuff to the Revell^ ; x8. For a bardge to cary two fframes to the Court for the Children of Windsors plaie on Twelf daie ; xj3. For two Waggons to carie stuff for the mask and to THE REVELS AT COURT. Ill carie the Children that shold have srved in the Maske and to carie some other stuffe to serve in the Children of Windsors playe 6° Januarii ; xxxvj3. For a bote to bring certein stuff that came back from the Court concerning the Lightes for the hall 8° Januar. ; xxd. For a waggon to cary stuffe to Hampton Court for the L. Chamblyn his mens plaie on Candlemas daie ; xviij8. vij11. vij9. viijd. Thomas Blagrave Esquyer for money by him disbursed as foloweth vid2 For the hier of a horse and a man from London to Bedwyn for that Mr Blagrave was sent for upon my L. Chambleyn his Comaundement going and retorning by the space of 4. daies and at xxd. the daie for the horse- hier, and for his horsemeate and his owne meate at ij9. the daie and night wth vjd. for horshowinge being the 4. 5. 6. and 7 of November 1576 ; xvs. ijd. 18 19 20 21 Tewsdaie, Wednesdaie, Thursdaie and Frydaye of December for the hier of 3 horses at xxd. the daie a peece from London to Hampton Court and tarying there about conference for the Charges in the office and and retorning that while ; xx8. and for the hier of one horse to Hampton Court and back againe to London % daies at xviijd. the daie : iij3. about the warrant and order for the Prest. And for ye meate of those horses that tyme at xijd. daie and night a horse ; xiiij3. xxxvij3. For the hier of a horse from London to Hampton Court the xxiiijth of December for the warrant and carying a note to the Chambleyn of alteracon of the plaies and retornyng on the morow, at xxd. the daie ; iij8. iiijd. and for horsemeate ij3. ; in all vs. iiijd. For the hier of 3. horses from London to Hampton Court on Sfc. Johns daie and retorne on the morowe to London being the 27 ; and 28. of Decemb 1576. at xxd. 112 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF the daie apece ; xs. And for their meate at xijd. daie and night a pece for those two daies ; vj9. xvj3. For the hier of a horse the xxixth of December for 4. daies last before at xxd. the daie 3 vj8. viijd. the same horses meate those foure daies ; iiij8. in all ; x8. viijd. For the hier of a horse the 29th of December for 2. daies last before at xxd. the daie, to the Court and back for the plaie of Powles on Newyeres daie ; iij8. iiijd. and the horsemeate ; ijs. vs. iiijd. For the hier of a horse to the Court the third of Januarie 1576 ; and for two daies last before wth gar- mentf for a Maske to my L. Chamblyn for 3 daies at xxd. the daie ; v3. and for the horsemeate ; iij8. at xijd. the daie viij8. For the hier of a horse for 4 daies v3 . the 5, 6, 7. and 8. daies of Januarie at xxd. the daie ; vj8. viijd. and his meate for that tyme iiij8. x8. viijd. For the hier of 3. horses the 6th of Januarl for 3. daies v2 . the 6, 7, and 8 of Januarie at xxd. the daie ; xv8. % their meate ; ix8. xxiiij8. For Cariadge of the new frames to Paules Wharf by Carr the 4 of Jan. xijd. For the hier of 3 horses for 2 daies v2 the 2. and 3 of Februarie at xviijd. the daie, a horse from London to Hampton Court ; ix8. and for their meate ; vj8. xv8. For the Cariadge of all the fframes T; stuff from Hampto Court to London by barge 3° Februar. xiij8. iiijd. For Cariadge of the same from the water side to S*. Johns ; ijs. viij". iij8. vjd. Thomas Tyler for the Cariadge of stuff for Ferrantf playe, and furnyture for the lightes to Hampton Court on Twelf daie by Tilt bote ; v3. THE REVELS AT COURT. 113 To Nichas Newdigate gent, for his paynes in hearing Rewardes 7 and trayninge of the boyes that should have spoken the speeches in the Mask, and for their Charges and Cariadge back againe ; xliij8. viijd. To those boyes vzl. to everie one of them for their paynes ; ij». vjd. ; xvij8, vjd. To the Taylors in Reward to drinke because they should not go from their woorke ; xijd. 1576 To Stafferton the 4 of Januar for his botehire to and fro Westm xijd. To the Paynters in Reward to keepe their woorke that night ; xijd. To Groome of the chamber comyng wth a letter from my L. Treasauror from the Court in Reward on Christmas even at night the 24th of December 1576 ; ij8. To Mr Taylors man for the doble Quyttaunce the 25th of December 1576, xijd. To Mr Giles his man for brynging vyzerdes to the Office twise in Reward ; vjd. To John Kelsey for using of his Drome in the Dut- tons plaie ; ij8. vjd. For openyng the Chamber dore of the Revellf house at Hampton Court the 5th of Januar. vjd. To John Ragats for divers and sundrie tanscriptes and billes of deliverie by him written and for other paynes by him taken in deliverie % Induccione of pcell£ of stuff caried out and brought into the office at sundrie tymes to him in Reward ; xnj8« mjd« Sma of all the Emptions Provisions Cariadges Re- wardes and other Charges beside the wages aforesaid, for Christmas, Newyeres tide, Twelftide and Candlemas 1576, Annocjj Regin. Regine Eliz. xix°. iiij xiiij11. xiiij8. ixd. 114 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Sma of all the Wages together wth the Emptions Pro- visions, Cariadges Rewardes and other charges for Christmas, Newyeres tide Twelftide and Candlemas A° rr. p Sd X1XC clxxij". ijs. ixd. T. Blagrave. Edward Buggin. Walter fysshe. Shrovetyde Anno RRn8e Eliz. prd. xix° 1576. Preparacons made and woorkes don Betweene xijth of Februarie 1576. Anno Regni Regine Elizabeth xix° pldict. at weh tyme the woorkes began for pvidinge, pre- paring, hearing furnyshinge and setting foorth of divers playes or showes of histories and other Invencons and devyces folowinge. And the xxjth of the same moneth 1576. Anno RRnae xix° pred: at wch tyme the woorkes and attendaunces did ende, and the garmentes, vestures, Properties and other furnyture, wth the stuffe store and other Implementes of the said Office, were suted put in order, laid up, and safebestowed for the view and preser- vacon thereof. The Charges wherof together wth all the Emptions and Provisions of stuff and Neccaies Incident wth the Cariadges and all other expences for in and about the same particulerlie ensue $ vidz) Histories and Inven- cons shouen wthin the tyme afore- said iij viz. The Historie of the Solitarie Knight showen at white hall on Shrovesundaie at night, enacted by the L. Howardes srvant£ The Irisshe Knyght showen at Whitehall on Shrove- mundaie at night enacted by the Earle of Warwick his srvantf\ The Historye of Titus and Gisippus showen at white - hall on Shrovetuysdaie at night, enacted by the Children of Pawles. Maskes j viz. A longe Maske of murrey satten crossed all over w th THE REVELS AT COURT. 115 silver lace wth sieves of gold tyncell, wth headpeeces full of pipes of white silver lawne laid bias very rich, pre- pared for Twelf night, wth a device of 7. speeches framed correspondent to the daie. Their Torchebearers vj had gownes of crymsen Damask and headepeeces new furnished, showen on Shrovetuysdaie night wthout anie speeche. Taylours % others working and attending the premiss^ the first at xxd. the daie and asmuch for the night, the residew at xijd. 7". 13s. 4d. The Porter and other attendauncf at xijd. the daie ech one and asmuch for the night 54s. Paynters and others at sundrie rates ; 5U. 18d. Habdashers and Propertymakers at sundrie rates ; 39s. 4d. Wyerdrawers at sundrie Rates ; 24s. 2d. Carvers Joyners and Propertymakers at sundrie Rates. Is. 4d. Carpenters at xvjd. the daie ; 29s. 4d. dayes nights s. The Mr at iiij8. the daie ; 10 ... 6 lxiiij The ClerkComptroller at ijs 10 ... 6 xxxij Thoffycers The Clerke at ijs 10 ... 6 xxxij The Yeoman at ijs 10 ... 6 xxxij Sma of all the Wages due in this Office for workman- ship and attendaunces done therein and upon the affaires therof for Shrovetide ending the xxj daie of Februarie 1576 anno% RRnae Elizabth xix° xxx". xij8. T. Blagrave. Edward Bug gin. Walter fysshe. i2 116 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Eruptions Provisions 1 Cariadges wth Rewardf and other Charges Incident. The Mercer Willm Roe for silkes by him delivered into thoffice v2 . 18° Februar one ell dimid of crymsen Taffita at xiiij8. the ell ; xxjs. and 19° Februarij one peece of yelow sarcenett cont. 16. elles and iij qarters at vjs. thell ; v11. vjd. vj11. xviijd. Richard Busshe for 20 elles of Canvas 12° die Februar, at xijd. the ell xxs. The lynnen draper The up- holster Paynters parcelles John Okes for one peece of grene buckram by him de- livered into the Office ; iiijs. vjd. and 18° Februar for one pece of red buckram ; iiijs. and the same daie a close stoole wth a large tynne panne ; xs. in all, xviijs. vjd. William Lyzard for coloures and neccaies folowing ; S. (1. Size; v Black v lb at xijd. the li v White 3011. at iijd. the li ; vij vj Smalt ij11. at iiij9. the li viij Masticott j11. ; iij iiij Red,ju • viij Browne j11.; xviij Size; ... , vj Sineperj11 '. ij Sapea qartern x Bysse iij ozl iij Vermelyon iiij ozl. ij Vert j11.; iiij viij Pottes for coloures ; x White xxx11. at iijd. the li. ; vij vj Copper color; , iiij Arsidew iij11. for the great braunches at iij8. vjd. the li. ; x vj THE REVELS AT COURT. 117 Arsidew ij11. dimid for the xxiiij small lightes wth v pendentes to everie light at iijs. vjd. the li. viij8. ixd. 8- .d- Lewis Lyzard for Size ; iiij Paynters White ij» vi Percelles J * and other «*eo-, • vj DCaciesoccu- Rosett; V Pied at the t,, , .... Court. Black; jiij Packthreede; iiij Browne threede ; , iiij AFierpanne; iiij Coales; vj Botehier; vj In all; iiij j Richard Rowland for plaister of Parrys ; ... iij Property- Flower to make paste vj ^rcelTes Browne paper; vj Ragges to mowlde wth all ; vj Two penie nailes cc iiij Clay to mowlde wth all ; iiij Allomj11 xij In all vj ij Barnard Fabyan 3. dozen of candellf at iiij8. the Lightes dozen xij8: anadother .... . ncacies Two dozen of lynkes at iiij8. the dozen ; viij8. Small corde 4 peeces at vjd. ye peece ; ij8. Packthreede ju. xijd. Great cord 4 peeces at xvjd. the pece ; v8. iiij**. xxx viij8. iiijd. Thomas Leverett for the furnishing of ix small Wyer- braunches wth rownde plates and wyer ; xxiiij8. drawers Per" For the furnishing of two great braunches wth wyer and plate; xxvj8. viijd. 118 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF n. s. a. Ten pound of wyer for the Coming up of the small lightes at xijd. the li. ; x Foure quilting needles at iijd. the pece ; . . . xij Foure bodkyns at ijd. the pece ; vnj Three dartes heades at viijd. the pece; ... ij Half a hundreth of spikers ; , xvj Two penie nailesD x Threepenie nailes, j C iij Two Ropes at xvjd. the pece ; ij viij For a Carr to the Court to carie stuff for lightes xij iij x v Boordes Rowland Robynson for xj single qarters at quarters and iijd. the pece : ij Jx other ncacies - .. . Doble qarters five at vjd. the peece ; ij vj Elme boorde one hundreth ; vij Seeling boorde xxxvj foote ij vj Doble xd. nailes j C. ; xvj Sixpenie ix c. dimid ; iiij ix Treepenie nailes iij c. ; ix Two penie nailes dimid thowsand ; viij Doble englishe xd. nailes j C. 5 xx Single xd. Nailes j C. 5 x vd.nailesj C. ; v Tackf ccc. ; vj For cariadge of boordes and qarters at sundrie tymes ; xij In all to the said R. Robynson ; xxvj viij The Hab- Richard Moorer for the making of vj Se- dasher nato" Cappes of Crymsen Taffita ; vj For the making of a large Frenche Cappe of blue tyncell sarcenett ; xij In all vij The Armorer John Edwyn for the lone of certeine Ar- THE REVELS AT COURT. 119 s. d. mour wth a base and Targett^ wch the L Howardes srvant£ used in their plaie of the Solytarye knyght; vij For Cariadge of the same; xij Richard Rowland for one dozen of small Necessaries pasteboorde ij For ij C. of ijd. nailes 3 iiij John Drawater for money by him dis- bursed as foloweth : via . For two glasse voyallf for the L. Howard^ sarvntf on Shrovesunday ; ij For a lyne to draw a curteyne 5 iiij Richard Moorer for vj paire of syzsars at vjd. the paire for the clipping of arsidew 18°Februar.: iij Robt Collyer for 30 sackf of coales at ixd. Fewell, &c. the sack the 1 4th of Februarie ; xxij John Davys for money by him disbursed as foloweth ; Necessaries For a whirrey to Whitehall 5 xij For dimid li. of greene threede ; xx For a quyer of paper ; vj For a dozen of small pasteboord ; ij For vj Lambes skynnes ij For dimid qartern of black threede ; iiij For white threede ; vj For Moores Dartes and Irishe Dartes ; ... ij For pynnes ; ij For a qartern of tape ; x For Ynckle; iij For two dozen of small pastboorde : iiij For dimid pound of coloured threede ; ... xx For Holy and Ivie 3 ij 120 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Foregges; j8. For two formes for the Senate™ in the historie of Titus and Gisippus ; vjs. For the Cariadge of the same ; ijd. For the Cariadge of the Maske from S1. Johns to the Courte ; 'xijd. For pynnes ; vjd. For tape ; iiij For a dozen of Childrens gloves ; vs. For vj paire of gloves for Maskers ; iiij8. For vj paire of gloves for Torchebearers ; ijs. ijd. For the mending and spangling of 4 fethers ; viijd. For breade wch was uzed in the Histoirie of the Soli- tarie Knight ; jd. For a Car from the Revellf to the waterside to cary stuff for the L. Howard^ servants ; xijd. For a Carr to cary stuff for the Erie of Warwick his men ; xijd. For two Carres to cary stuff for the Mask and for the Children of Powles from the Courte to S*. Johns ; iiij8. In all to the said John Davis j xliiij8. xjd. John Drawater for mony by him disbursed as fo- loweth ; vizi. For the Cariadge of the Earle of Warwick his mens stuffe from the Revellf to Whitehall and back againe to recyte before my L. Chambleyn ; ij\ For the hier of a bardge the 14th of Febr. for the Cariadge of the Earle of Warwick his men and stuff for them to the Court and back againe for the 14 and 16 of Februar. for recytall of playes, and the 17 and 18 for the playes before ye Quene ; xxij8. For the Cariadge of the partes of ye well counterfeit from the Bell in gracious strete to S*. Johns to be pformed for the play of Cutwell ; xd. xxiiij8. xd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 121 Thomas Blagrave Esquyer for botehier to the Court Botehire and from the Court at sundrie tymes ; vs. iiijd. For the repayringe of the nether Roome of the Clerks Necacies Office beside next the yard as by the bill of the pcellf appeereth ; xj8. vjd. The Clerke for his grene Cloth, and pap, Inke, Countrs, Deskes, standishes and Tooles, for the making, compiling and consrvinge of the Billes, Plottf, Pat- ternes and Modellf Tx. for and concerninge this Office ; lxvj8. viijd. To the Paynters and other woorkemen for victuallf Rewardes because they shold not go from their woork in. Reward $ ij8. and to the Porters at the gate attending at sundrie tymes xviijd. ; iij8. vjd. For myne owne charges coming from Bedwyn the 13 of November 1576 up to the Court and from thence to London and there Remayninge till the workes began being the xxxjth of December v3. by the space of 5 wekes and 3 daies wch everie waie standes me in ; 5n. ij8. 10d. Sma of all the Emptions provisions, Cariadges Re- wardes and charges beside wages for Shrovetide vidS from the xijth of Februarie 1576 untill the xxjth of Februarie 1576 Anno R.R Eliz. pred xix°. xxviij11. xvj8. xd. T. Blagrave. Edwarde Buggin. Walter fysshe. Sma of all the whole woorkes for Shrovetide 1576. A° rr pd. xix°. lix11. viij8. xd. The Totall Sma of this whole Booke; vidz) xjth 122 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Ayringes from the xj^of March 1575 untill the xxth of Dec. 1576. A° RRn*Eliz. xix°. Christmas Newyeres tide Twelf- tide and Candelmas viz. from the xxth of Dec. 1576 untill the iiijth of Feb. 1576. Shrovetide vz. from the xijth day of Feb. 1576 untill the xxjth of Feb. 1576. A° rr. Eliz. xix°. of March Anno RRnae Elizabeth xviijmo untill the xxjth Annocjj RRnse Elizabeth predict xix° hereafter en- sueth. Wages f Artificers ; vi11. xiii8. iiii8. ) ., . nl ~„ ,. f xvih. xiiis. mid. of I Officers x11. j J J J Emptions, Provisions T:c xxijs. vjd. xvij11. xvs. xd. Wages f Artificers ; lviij11. xviij8. \ ^-^ yi{. of l Officers ; xviij11. xs. i a xx Emptions Provisions Tx. iiij xiiij11. xiiij8. ixd. clxxijli. ij8. ixd. Wages f Artificers 5 xxij11. xij8. ) r oft Officers; viij". J XXX'' ^ Emptions Provisions Tx. xxviij11. xvjs. xd. lix11. viij8. xd. Sma ccxlixu. vij8. vd. John Drawater for money by him disbursed aswell about the Charges of makinge thaccomptes of the Audito* of the prestes, and declaracon of the same before my L. Trer and Sr Walter Mildmay as also for the Charges of the Quenes Warrant the privie seale, direccon of the payment of the money and Receipt of the same ; viij11. xs. Sma totlis of the whole wages Emptions, Provisions, Cariadges Rewardes and other Chardges for the severall tymes aforesaid. cc.lvij11. xvij3. T. Blagrave. THE REVELS AT COURT. 123 [BOOK VI.] Revellf 1578. Anno Regni Regine Elizabethe xxj° the Lidgerd pticuler Booke of all the Chardgf Rising and growing wthin the said office Betweene the xiiijth of Februarie 1577, And the vjth of March 1578. A0 Regni Rna> Eli3 pred. viz! Betweene the xiiijth of Februarie 1577. Anno regni regine Elizabeth xxmo And the xxth of December 1578. Anno regni regine Elizabeth xxj°. The chardges of this office grewe by raeanes of Ayring, Repairing, pusing amending, brushing, Spunging, Rubbing, wiping, Sweep- ing, making cleane, Putting in order, folding laying upp, and safebestowing of the garment^, vestures, apparell, disguysingf, propties and furnyture of the same from tyme to tyme (wthin those monethes) as the necessitie therof from tyme to tyme Required to keepe the same in Readiness for service, which ells would be mowldie, mustie, motheaten and Rotten by meanes of the dank- ness of the howse and wante of convenient presses and placf requisite. The pties whoe comonly attend the said office for the said purpose wth theier severall names allowed for this tyme pticulerly hereafter ensueth. vizi. Taylors and others working T; attending the fWsses at the Officers commandm' the first at xxd. the daie and the rest at xijd. as in form1' prsidentf ; W. iiij8. 124 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF dayes li. s. The Officers The Mr at iiij8. the daie ; 24 ... iiij xvj The Clerk coinptroller at ijs. the daie; 24 ... xlviij The Clerk at ijs. the daie; , 24 ... xlviij The Yoman at ij9. the daie; 24 ... xlviij xiJ Fewell and John Lucas for Fewell and other necessaries by him er neces- bought provided and brought into the office and used at sundrey tymes in the said Ayringf amending T:c wthin the tyme aforesaid; via. s. d- Coales xxx sackes ; , xxij vj Browne thred di. li xiiij 28. lOd. 2s. 4d. White thred one pound, black thred one li. v ij Cullered thred, 3 q/ters of a pounde ; ij viij Tape one pound ; iij viij 8 s. ^ xd. Brushes iiij. Rubbing brushes ; iij; viij x Whitebrushes Longe and shorte for Cob- webbes 4; « ij Billettf one Thowsand xij viij lviij viij Sma totalis of all the whole Ayringf wthin the tyme Christmas Newveares tide twelf- tide and the Sonday fo- lowing A0 1578. aforesaid ; E. Tyllney. Edward Buggyn. xxiirj11. ijs. viijd. T. Blagrave. Walter Fysshe. The Chardges of those tymes viS . Betwene the xxth of December 1578. Anno Regni Regine Elizabeth j?d xxj° at wch tymes the workf beganne for the providing pre- paring hearing devising, furnishing, and setting forth of divrse plaies or showes of histories and other speciall In- vencons devises, and showes for that tyme incidente. And the xvth of Januarie in the said xxjth yeare of her Mates Raigne at wch tyme the workf and attendauncf did end. Together with all themptions, provisions of THE REVELS AT COURT. 125 stuffe, and necessaries, caryage and other incident^ bought provided done and attended by divrse psons whose severall names rate and wagf wth their Reward^ and allowauncf doe pticulerly in theier apte placf ensue. An Inventyon or playe of the three Systers of Mantua she wen at Richmond on Sl Stephens daie at night enacted TT. • , . i • i • rr« Histories by thearle of Warwick his srvnt£ | furnished in this office an(j inven- with sundrey thinges as was requisite for the same. cons she wen The Historie of shewen at Richmond on S* Johns tvmeafore. daie at night enacted by the Children of the Quenes said vj. viz. Mates chappell furnished in this Office wth verie manie things aptly fitted for the same. An history of the creweltie of a Stepmother shewen at Richmond on Innocent^ daie at night enacted by the Lord Chamberlaynes srvauntf , furnished in this office wth sondrey things . A Morrall of the marryage of Mynde and Measure shewen at Richmond on the sondaie next after New- yeres daie enacted by the children of Pawles furnished with something^ in this office 5 A Pastorell or historie of a Greeke Maide showen at Richmond on the sondaie next after Newyeares daie en- acted by the Earle of Leicester his servaunt^ furnished wth something^ in this office. The historie of the Rape of the second Helene shewen at Richmond on Twelf daie at night well furnished in this office wth manie things for them. A Maske of Amasones in all Armore compleate ncell gilte gilded wthin this Office wth Counterfett Mur- ryons silvered ovr and pcell guylte (besides their head- peecf belonging to their Armoure) and a creste on the toppe of every of them having longe heare hanging downe behind them, their kirtles were of Crymson cloth of gold being indented at the skirte and Laied wth silver 126 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Maskes shewen be- fore Her Matie the French Im- bassador be- ing present the Sonday night after Twelfdaie wherof one Lace and frindge wth pendauntf of golde Tassells gold knobbes and set on with Broches of golde plated uppon the skirte wth plates of silver lawne wth tassells of gold Laid under belowe in steed of petticotf wth white silver rich tincle fringed wth golde fringe, Buskins of oringe cullor velvet Antick Fawcheons and shield^ wth a devise painted theron and Javelingf in their handf one wth a speach to the Quenes Matie delivering a Table wth writing^ unto her highnes comyng in wth musitions playing on Cornett^ apparelled in longe white taffeta sarcenett, garment^ torche bearers wth the troocheman wearing longe gownes of white taffeta wth sleaves of the same and uppon them had longe crymson taffeta gownes wthout sleaves, Indented at the skirte and frindged Laced and tasseled wth silver and gold tucked upp wth the gird- ing almoste to the knee, bowes in their handf and qui- vers of Arrowes at theier girdles head peecf of gold Lawne and woemens heare wrethed verie faire and after the Amasons had dawnced wth Lordf in her Mates pre- sence m came. An other Maske of Knightf all likewise in Armoure compleate pcell guilte also guilte wthin this office wth like counterfett Murryons uppon their headf silvered and rjcell guylte wth plomes of Feathers in the toppes of every of them, wth bases of Rich gold Tyncell frindged wth gold frindge garded wth riche purple silver Tyncell, Lardge Bawdrickf about their neckf of black gold Tyn- cell having Truncheons in their handf guylte and guylded sheildf wth a posey written on every of them, their showes of gold Lawne tyncell and comyng in wth one before them, wth a speach unto her highnes and de- livering a table written, their torch bearers being Rutters apparrelled in greene satten Jerkines payned Laid wth silver Laice and drawne owte wth Tincell sarcenet their THE REVELS AT COURT. 127 hose being verie longe paned of rased velvet, ground yealowe and rasing greene likewise Laid wth silver Lace and drawn owte wth tincell sarcenett their hattf of crym- son silk and sylver throrned and wreythed bandf wth Feathers the Amasons and the Knightf after the Knightf had dawnced a while wth Ladies before her Matie, Did then in her Mates absence fight at Barriars Taylors T: others attendauntf working and attending the pmisses the first at xxd. the daie and as much the night, and the reste at xijd. xxx11. iiij8. viijd. Paynters and others working and attending uppon the jJmisses the daie *\ night at sondrey ratf . vizi . xju. xj8. vjd. The Porter and other Attendauntf at xijd. the daie ; iv11. xiiij8. Wyerdrawers at sondrey ratf ; xxvij8. Proptymakers ; lij8. Carpenters at xvjd. the daie and as much the night ; iij11. ix8. iiijd. dayes nights li. s. The Mr at iiij8. the daie 27 ... 11 vij xij Thofficers The clerk comptroller at ij8. 27 ... 11 iij xvj The Clerk at ij8 27 ... 11 iij xvj The Yoman at ij8 27 ... 11 iij xvj Sma of all the wages due wthin this office aswell for workmanship and attendauncf done there in and uppon thaffaires therof for Xrmas Newyeares tide and Twelftyde 128 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF as uppon the ij Maskes shewen before her Matie the Im- bassado'8 being there on sondaie night the xjth of Janu- ary 1578 ending the xvth of the same January in the xxjth yere of her Mates raigne; lxxij11. xviij8. vjd. The Mer- Willm. Roe for taffeta sarcenet by hym delivered into cers percells this office viz. the 11th of January 1578 blewe taffetie Sarcenet at viij8. the ell 16 ell£ qarter ; vj11. x8. Yealowe taffeta sarcenet at viij8. the ell, ellf 17 qater ; vj11. xviij8. Crymson taffata sarcenet at ixs. the ell vij ellf di ; lxvij8. vjd. White taffeta sarcenet at viij8. the ell iij ellf Quarter ; xxvj8. in all ; xviij11. j8. vjd. Walter Fyshe for money by him disbursed as foloweth. For viij ellf of taffata sarcenet white at ixs. the ell; lxxij8. for an ell di. of white taffata at sarcenet at xij8. the ell xviij8. And for ij yardf of white Buckerome ijs. All for the musitions of the Amasons and xiij yardf Quarter of Copper silver white tincell byrdf eyes at x8. the yard ; vj11. xij8. vjd. In all 5 xj11. iiij8. vjd. Willm Bowell for xxj yardf Quarter of blewe tyncell sarcenet at viij8. the yard brought into the office the ixth of Januarie, 1578 in the whole amounting to; viij11. x9. Upholsters for Vj dozen of £uylte Belles for the Ama~ percells sons, vj8. for vj peecf of Buckromes at iiij8. viij d. the peece ; xxviij8. for a close stoole ; x8. for one peece of verie good Buckrome v8. xlix8. Sylkmans Trott for 9"' RRne Eliz! xx° (At wch tyme the booke of the Last yeare ended) untill the First of November, 1579. Annoc^ RRne Elizabeth, pred xxjmo ccc.xlviij11 vs viijd. Ed. Tyllney. T. Blagrave. Edward Buggyn. Walter Fysshe. THE REVELS AT COURT. 153 [BOOK VIL] Revelles, 1580. Anno R.Rue Elizabeth xxijd0 The Lydgeard or Pertyculer Booke of the Chardges rysinge and growinge wthin the saide Offyce Betwene the Firste of November 1579. A° xxj° RRne pred T; the Firste of November 1580. Anno xxijdo RRne pred wthin wch tyme there were workes done 1 Attendauncf geven as followeth; videlt. The Chardges of theis tymes ; viz, From the firste Christmas daie of November, 1579. Anno xxj° RRne Elizabeth (at Twelytyde J v Candlemas whiche tyme the Booke for the last yeare ended) The and Shrove- begynnynge was of makinge choise of sondrye playes tyde and makinge comodies and inventions at divrs and sondrye tymes for choyse of the tyme aforesaid, untill the xixth daie of December playes then next followinge at whiche tymes the workes began aswell for furnyshinge % setting forthe of sondrye of the said playes comodies and Inventions. As also in Emp- tions and provisions made, togeather wth the Workes done and Attendauncf geven by divrs Artyficers worke- men and Attendant^ workinge and attendinge the same at sondry tymes from the said xixth of December, untill the xxth of February 1579. Anno xxij0 RRne pred. At whiche tymes the workes and Attendant^ for those tymes did end for the newe makinge, translatinge, Re- pairinge, fyttinge furnyshinge, settinge forth of son- drye payntinges howses, vestures, garment^ utencells and propties incydent and requysite for the showe of the said playes comodies pastymes Inventions and devises prepared made sett forthe and shewen before her Matie 154 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF for her Regall disporte and pastyme wthin the tyme aforesaid. The whole chardges wherof togeather wth the pties names to whome and wherefore the same is due hereafter ensueth, A History of the Duke of Millayn and the Marques of Mantua shewed at Whitehall on S*. Stephens daie at nighte enacted by the Lord Chamberlaynes srvant£ wholie furnyshed in this offyce some newe made and moche altered whereon was Imployed for iiijor newe head attyers with traynes Scarfes, garters and other Attyers, xiij ells of Sarcenett a Cowntrie howse a Cyttye and vij paire of gloves. A history of Alucius shewed at Whitehall on S*. Johns daie at nighte enacted by the Children of her Maties Chappell, wholly furnyshed in this offyce with many garment^ newe made, manye altered and trans- lated wheron was Imployed for head Attyers sleeves, Canyons Cases for hoase Skarfes garters and other re- pacons tenne Ells of Sarcenett, A. Cittie, a Battlement, and xviij paire of gloves. A Historye of provided to have bene shewen at Whitehall on Innocent^ daie at nighte by the Earle of Leicesters srvant£ being in Readynes in the place to have enacted the same, whollye furnyshed wth sondrye thinges in this offyce. But the Queenes Matie could not come forth to heare the same, therefore put of. A History of the foure sonnes of Fabyous shewed at Whithall on Newe yeares daie at nighte, enacted by the Earle of Warwick^ srvants wholie furnyshed in this of- fyce wth garment^ some newe some altered and repaired, whereon was Imployed for new lynynge, translatinge, THE REVELS AT COURT. 155 and alteringe of the Senators gownes, iij head Attyres wth traynes for womens skarfes and girdles xiij ells of Sarcenett, a Cytie, a Mounte 1 vj paire of gloves. Histories and Inven- tions shewen The History of Cipio African shewen at Whitehall the wthjn t^e sondaye night after newe yeares daie, enacted by the tvnie afore- said * viz ix Children of Pawles furnyshed in this Offyce wth sondrey garment^ and triumphant ensignes T; bannrs newe made and their head peecf of white sarcenett, scarfes and garters whereon was ymployed ells of Sarcenett, a Citie a Battlem* and xviijne pay re of gloves. The History of shewen at Whitehall on Twelvedaye at nighte by the Earle of Leicesters servantf furnished in this offyce wth many garment^ , utensells, and pronties, some made newe some translated and made fitt, whereon was ymployed for head Attyers, scarfes and garters ells of Sarcenett, A Citie a Countrye house and vij paire of gloves. The history of Portio and Demorantes shewen at Whitehall on Candlemas daie at nighte enacted by the Lord Chambleynes servant£ wholly furnyshed in this offyce, whereon was ymployed for scarfes garters, head Attyers for women % Lynynges for hattf vj ells of Sarce- nett, a cytie, a towne, and vj payre of gloves. The History of the Soldan and the Duke of shewen at Whitehall on Shrovesondaye at nighte, enacted by the Earle of Derby his servant£ wholly fur- nyshed in this offyce whereon was ymployed for two Robes of blacke sarcenett, head attyers and scarfes ells of Sarcenett, a citie, and xij payre of gloves. The History of Serpedon shewen ajt Whitehall on 156 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Shrovetwesdaye at nighte enacted by the Lord Cham- bleyns servant£ wholly furnyshed in this office wheron was ymployed for head attyers for women and Scarfes xj ells of Sarcenett, a greate Citie, a wood, a castell and vj payre of gloves. Taylors and other Attendant^ workinge and attend- inge the prmiss the first at xxd. the daie and asmoche the night and the rest at xijd. Payntrs the first at ijs. the daie asmoche the nighte, the second at xxd. the rest xviijd. the daye T; asmuch the nighte. Wyerdrawers the first at xxd. the daye and as moche the nighte, the rest at xvjd. Carpentrs at xvjd. the daye and asmoche the nighte, The Porter at xijd. the daye and asmoche the nighte. daves, nights. li. Toftycersthe The Master; 39 ... 21 xij first at iiijs. The Clarke comptroller ; 39 ... 21 vj the daie, and The Clarke . 39 ... 21 vj asmoche the ' nighte, the The Yeoman ; 39 ... 21 vj rest at ijs. asmoche the Suma of all the wages due within this offyce for work- nighte manshipp and attendauncf in the same within the tyme aforesaid ; c.viij". xvj8. xd. Ed. Tyllney. Edwarde Buggyn. Walter Fysshe. Emptions % provisions. John digges for sondrye thinges by him bought pro- vided and brought into the said offyce ; vi3. THE REVELS AT COURT. 157 White sarcenet xxvj ells, at vjs. the elle ; viju. xvjs. Canvas fower peecf contayninge in the whole elles 142. at xijd. the ell ; vij11. ijs. Paste hordes one dosen ; iiij3. A standishe brought into the store howse of the office ; ij8. iiijd. Firre poles vj ; iijs. Coales one loade ; xxvj8. Faggottf one hundred ; viij8. Mercers and i8s. 28. Lynen dra- Billettf one thowsand and the Carryage thereof- p(;rs percens XXs, and other Carryage of stuffe to the Court at sondry tymes ; ijs. necessaryes- Hoopes to make a Mounte ; iijs. ^20(1. Nailes of sondry sortes, ix hundred, and 4 pillers ; ixs. ixd. Bote hier to and from the Court at sondry tymes ; ijs. iiijd. Coullers used at ; xijd. Ropes three Bundells ; vj8. Holly, Ivy, and Baies • xxd. Russett Jeyne Fustian, xviij yard^ ; xviij8. XX11. Vs. jd. Barnard Fabyan for sondrie pcells by him broughte into the offyce ; vizi, Cotton Candells at iiijd. the li. vj dosen. , dij xxvj8. Packthread iiij11. at xijd. the li. iiij8. Chaundelors Glewj11.; vjd. per cells Searinge candell iju. di. ; ij8. vjd. Great cord v peece at xvjd. the peece ; vj8. viijd. Small cord at vjd. the peece vij peec£ ; iij8. vjd. Lynckf vj ; ij8- xlv8. ijd. Thomas Wright for sondry thinges by him bought Necessaries provided *\ brought into the office ; viz! , 158 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Fyne collored thread at iiijs. the pound iiju. iij quarters ; XVs. Past bordf of sondry sortf, ij dosen di. : ix8. Fyne white thread at vj3. the pound, iij quarters of a pound ; iiijs. vjd. Browne threade, at ijs. viijde the pound one pound and one Quarter ; iij3. iiijd. Tape of sondry cullors and prizes three pounds ; xij3. xd. Gloves at vij3. the dozen vij dozen, di. ; Iij3. vjd. Tainter Hookes at viijd. the c. ijc. ; xvjd. Nayles at iiijd. the c. cc. ; viijd« Carryage and recaryage to and from the courte, sortf of stuffe and garmtes at sondry tymes ; xvij3. vjd. Baskettf ij ; xijd. glasse Bottells, ij ; xd. xxijd. Silke one ounce ; ij3. Mendinge a locke for the store howse dore ; xvjd« Pynduste one pound ; xijd. le pounde Black thread of sondry sortf iij quarters ; ij3. jd. Hoppes one pound ; xijd. Bromes Rubbing Brushe ; vd. Milke and Butter ; vjd. vj11. vj3. xd. John Sherborne for sondrye thinges by him boughte provided, used, expended, T: brought into the Masters Lodginge for the rehearsall of sondrie playes to make choise of divrs of them for her Matie. vizi ; Cotton candells at sondry pric£ xv dozen ; iijH. js. iijd. Plates for to hange upon Walles to sett v Candles, in vij ; vj8. Torches ij° dozen at xiiij8. the dozen ; xxviij8. Billettf iiij thowsand at xvjd. the thowsand; lxiiij8. Coales ij loades at xxvj3. the Loade ; Iij8. V 8. Vj d. X 8. ij *. Rushes, yncke, and paper ij° Lockf, and the amend- THE REVELS AT COURT. 159 vjd. vjd. 18d. l«d. inge of one Locke, Hookes, nayles, iiijor Wheeles, and 12d. yj 8. Flowers, paterns for head attyers ; xxviij8. iiijd. Lawne Ruffes for head attyres, vj 5 vjs. xiju. vs. vijd. Edmonde Tylney esquier Mr of the said OfFyce for dyver provisions by him made and his chardges in the service of the said OfFyce at sondrye tymes ; vizi . For his Attendaunce, botehyer and other chardges to and from the Court at Greene wiche by the space of ij monethes and more by Comaundem* for settinge downe of dy verse devises to Receave the Freenche ; cs. For his botehier and other Chardgf to and from thence about the declaracon of the laste yeares accompte to my Lord Treasorer and my Lord Chamberleyne ; xxxs. For his Chardges wth the Chardges of the players, the Carriage and recariage of their stuffe, for examynynge and Rehersinge of dyvrs plaies and Choise makinge of x of them to be showen before her Matie at Christmas, twelfetide, Candlemas and Shrovetyde, and their sondry rehersalls afterward^ till to be prsented before her Matie ; x11. To one Porter and iij other Attendtes at severall tymes after the rate of xijd. a pece A day for their attendaunce and service at the rehersalls, and Choise makinge of the said x plaies ; xu. For v yardf of greene clothe at viij8. the yarde, and for a deske ; xlix*. For his Attendaunce at the Court xij weekes after Ashewedensday to sue out the warrant and for horse hier and Ridinge Chardges dyvrrse tymes to Nonesuche to Satisfie her Matie, my Lo. Treasorer, and my Lo. Cham- berleyne in matters concernynge the offyce ; cs. xxxiij". xix". Willrn Barker for sondry thingf by him provided and browght into this offyce to be used at shrovetyde : viS. 160 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF vs. iiijd. # ^ ijs. Rafters, iiijor Firre poles, iiij Bordf one vij ti. 8. d. hundreth; xiiij iiij Doble Quarters fower; ij xx d. Doble xd. nayles one hundred, single, xd. xx d. nayles ij hondread; six peny nayles three viijd. ij d. hundread, two peny nayles one hundred; v For Carriage of the things abovesaid to the Court; xvj xxij viij John Davyes for sondry things by him provided and used in the said office ; viz! , viijd. iijd. li. s. d. For Ivy, nayles, Collored thred and tape vjd. ; Browne thred Caryage of Stuffe ijd. into the Mra Chamber ; ij vij For Carryage of a Load of tymber from the Court to S* Johns bote hier for the straunger that Brought Cawles ; xvj nJ XJ Edmonde Bircholl for sondry thingf by him bought provided and browght into the offyce; vizi, Hande Candelstyckes, iiij dozen ; viij Stocke Candelstickf, one dozen, for .ijs. vjd. # painters, vj bodkins ; ij vj Plate Candelstickf one dozen; ij vjd. ijs. Dowtf for Candells, vj snuffers vj paire ; ij vj vj s. viijd. vd. Lantornes vj, one paile, hookes and eyes xx d. onethowsand; xiij ix xijd. iiij s. A hollowTe knife of plate, headf of wier, iiij ; v xijd. ^ ^ vjd. Bowles for a speare, iiijor white wandes, xiiij d. Soder two pound ; .t. ij viij Botehier to the Court wth the stuffetwise ; viij xxxijs. iiijd. ijd. viijd. Wier xxxij". A Pole, Rosin, Bayes; ... xxxiij ij Lightes of Plate in Braunches, xxiiij. ... vj THE REVELS AT COURT. 161 xijd. xd- ijd. li. s. d. White Plates iij, nayles, quiltinge needles ; ij viijd. iij s Rubbinge Brushes ij, Heath Brushe one ; iij viij Lights of Plate in Braunches more, ij° ; x Red Incke and a Bottell ; v x vj iiij John Drawater for money by him disbursed for sondry things ; vizi , vs. Nayles at vjd. the hundred, iiijc doble xd. nayles, iijc xx d. viij (1. single xd. nayles, cc, fower peny nayles ijc iijd. nailes iijd. ; vijs. jc bordes jc ; xvjs. vijd. Furre poles to make Rayles for the battlemtes and to make the prison for my L. of Warwick^ men at vjd. the peece, v8. ; single Quarters to enlardge the ScafFolde in the hall one Twelfenight, vjs. ; xviij doble quarters for the same Cause; ij. xijd. ; vijs. vjd. For a Reame of pap to make Counterfeit flowers patterns and otherwise used in the Offyce for foldinge of sondry things ; vjs. viijd. For his bote hier to and from the Court at sondry tymes during Christmas, Twelfetyde, Candellmas, and Shrove and many tymes in the night after the plaies were ended ; vj8. viijd. xxxvij8. vd. The Clerke for his Ordynarye Greenecloth, pap, incke, Quilles, waxe Counters, Deskes, Standishes, and tooles, for the makynge compiling, and conservinge of the Bookes, bylles, plotf , paternes, and models 1c for and concernynge this OfFyce ; lxvj8. viijd. Thomas Skynnr for sondry parcells by him dehVed into the offyce ; vizi , Chaungeable sarsenett at vj8. viijd. the ell xxxj ells ; x11. vj8. viijd. If 162 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF White sarsenett at vj9. viijd. the ell, iij elles di ; xxiij8. iiijd. Yelowe sarsenett at vjs. viijd. the ell, j ell, and a quarter ; viij8. iiijd. Blacke sarsenett, at vjs. viijd. the ell, vj ells ; xls, Greene sarcenett, at vjs. viijd. the ell, iij ells ; xxs. xiiij11. xviijs. iiijd. Willm Lyzarde for sondry thingf by him browght into the offyce Syse, cullers, pottes, nayles and pensills used and occu- pyed upon the payntinge of vij Cities, one villadge one Countrey howse, one battlement, iiij axes, a Braunche, lillyes and a mount for Christmas iij Holidaies ; iiij11. xvs. viijd. Syse, cullers, pottf, Assy de we, golde, and silver used and occupied for the Garnyshinge of xiiij titles iiij facynges of sarsenett powdered with Ermyns A Backe of Armo1' a paier of wyngC, a banner a pendaunt, and foure guilte balls againste newyeares day the sonday after Twelfeday and Candelmas ; lija. iiijd. Syse, cullers, Assidew and other necessaries used and occupied about the Furnyshinge and garnyshinge of three greate braunches of Leights in the hall, fower and Twenty small braunches all twise garnyshed for Twelfe- tyde and Shrovetyde ; Iiij8. iiijd. x11. xvjd. Edwarde Buggyn gent, for money by him disbursed for standyshe, pap, wax, Quilles Bookes Counters bote- hier and in Reward £ at sondry tymes duringe the workes ; xxs. Sma of the Emptions provisions and Carryages, T;c ; c.xvij11. xviij8. iiijd. Sma total of all the Emptions, provisions, carryages THE REVELS AT COURT. 163 and reward^ wth the wages % attendant^ wthin the tyme aforesaid ; cc.xxvj11. xvs. ijd. Walter Fysshe. Ed. Tyllney. Edward Buggy n. Betwene the twentith of February, 1579. Anno Regni Regine Elizabeth xxijdo at wch tyme the workes for the tymes aforesaid did end. And the first of October 1580, Anno Regni Regine Elizabeth j}d. The Chardges of this offyce grewe at sondry tymes by meanes of Ayringe repayringe, amendinge, Brushinge, spungeinge, Rubbynge, wypinge, swepinge, Cleane puttinge in order foldinge, layinge upp, and safe bestowinge of the gar- mentf vestures apparell, dysguisinges, propties, furniture of the same from tyme to tyme wthin the tyme aforesaid, as the necessitie thereof at sondry tymes required to kepe the same in redynes for service, wch ells wolde be mowldy musty, mothe eaten and rotten by meanes of the danck- ness of the howse and wante of Convenient presses % places requier, togeathe wth the oldnes of the stuffe and store within the saide offyice. The nties who comonly attend att the said office for the purpose wth theier seve- rall names allowed for this tyme, togeather wth suche Emptions % necessaries as was expended at and aboute the same pticulerlie hereafter ensueth ; Taylors and others workinge and attendinge the pmysses the first at xxd. the daye, the rest at xijd. ; vij11. xiijs. iiijd. dayes li. s. The Mr at iiij*. the day; 20 iiij Qffycers The Clerke comptroller at ijs. the day ; 20 xl The Clerke at ijs. the day; 20 xl The Yeoman at ij3. the day ; 20 xl x M 2 164 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Fewell and John Lucas for fewell and other necessaries by him other neces- bought and browghte into the offyce T: used at sondry ' k tymes in the said Ayringes T:c wthin the tyrae aforesaid ; viz), Coales twenty sackf, xxs. ; Byllettf one thowsand ; xvjs. 8d. Faggottf one hundreth; vs. viijd. Browne thredd di11. ; xvjd. White thred three quarters of a lb ; ijs. ; Blacke thred a lb ; ijs. iiijd. ; Thred of sondry Collors three quarters of a lb ; ijs. vjd. Tape j lb, iijs. iiijd. Brushes iij ; vj8. Rubbinge Brushes, iij ; xd. White Brushes longe and shorte for Cobwebbes, iiij ; ijs. in all ; lxijs. viijd. Edmond Tilney Esquier, for money by him dysbursed and to be disbursed aswell about the Charges for ma- kynge the accomptf to the Auditor of themprest and declaracon of the same before my Lo. Treasourer and Sr Walter Myldmay, As also for the Chardges in suynge on the Quenes Warraunte the privy seale order for the payment of the money and receipte of the same ; viiju. Sma total of the Chardges last aforesaid; xxviij11. xvjs. n . Layinge abroade, turnynge, mending, brushing, spung- 1580 A0 inge> Rubbinge and puttinge in order and redynes of the xxij J Regm Maskf vestures, players garmtes, propties stuffe, store ^efa and ymplementf of this offyce for the shewe thereof to T: before Thomas Sackford Esquier Mr of the Request^ and Sir Owen Hopton Knight liefe Tenante of her Maties Tower of London especially appointed and auc- thorised to viewe and devide the store theire Remayn- ynge with the waitinge, workynge and attendaunce of the offycers of the same office and others workinge, fra- mynge, Compillinge and declarynge the state ymple- mentf and remayne untill the full puse and determy- London, THE REVELS AT COURT. 165 nacon of the same, by vertue of a warrante under six of the Counsells handf beneath menconed. The Chardges from the said first of October untill the first of Novem- ber Anno jJd. as here under the psons names wth their sevlall duetyes and wherfore pticularly ensueth, vzl . After or harty, Comendacons ; Whereas the Queenes To or lo- hath lately by her Ires Paten tf bestowed the Office of the ^in&? Mr Mr of the Revells theis are to signify unto you her high- Seckford Mr nes pleasure is That you doe Repaire unto the said Office °f tlie Re/ T: theire to take a view and puse the stuffe which re- Owyn Hop- mayneth theire in what estate it is in and so takinge suf- ton Knight ficient Inventory of suche of the same stuffe as shalbe her jyjatieS found remayninge, making a dyvision in the same In- Tower of ventory of suche of the same stuffe as shall seeme service- able from the rest not serviceable and deliver the same by Indenture to Edmond Tylney nowe M1' of the saide Offyce. And so fare you well, from the Cote at Oteland this eighte day of Awgust. Thomas Bromley Cane, Willm Burleighe. Thomas Sussex. R. Leicester, Fra Walsingfom, John Wylson. Taylors T: others workinge and attendinge the f!mysses the first at xxd. the daye, the rest at xijd. ; dayes TheMr • 5 Thoffycers The Clerk Comptroller ; 5 x the Firste at T^ Clerk; 5 x gflj, The yeoman; 5 x rest at ijs. Sma of the wages ; John Digges for Fewel and sondrye other necessaryes Emotions by him bought brought and used in thoffyce for the tyme and Pro- rt .o visions T: purpose; viz), iij*. xiijs. iiijd. 1 i. s. d. XX X X X % X CXV11J 111J 166 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Rushes; v9. Coales xxx sackes; xxvj8. viijd. Bil- lettf one thowsand ; xvj3. Lockf and keyes of Ulricke, Netsey for the store howse, Chesty and presses and for hinges and staples for the same Chestf T: pressf for the safe kepinge and bestowinge of the stuffe menconed in the Inventoryes; xxxiij3. iiijd. Paper pchement, Counters, Standishe pyndust, pens, quylls wax T: toles for makinge compilinge T: examynynge the same Inven- toryes ; xiij3. iiijd. Thred Tape bodkyns brushes T; Rubbers, for settinge thinges in Readynes for the tyme and purpose aforesaid; xvjs. xd. in all; v11. xij8. For the Ingrossinge of three paire of Indented In- ventories ; xls. Chrystmas Candlemas and Shrove- tyde Eyringes from the xxth of Feb., 1579. untill the firste of Oct., 1580. The Chardges of the Survey Sma Total of the Chardges aforesaid ; xiij11. xs. iiijd. The Totall of this booke ; vi3 , from the first daye of November, 1579. Anno xxj RRne Elizabeth, untill the first of Novemb 1580. Anno xxijdo RRne pred, cc.lxix11. j8. vjd. Wages of -] Artyficers; lxxviij11. vj3. ^ Offyeers ; xxx11. xd. Emptions T: provisions; cxvij11. xviijs. iiijd. J Wages f Artyfycers ; vij11. xiij8. iiijd. ] of 1 Offyeers; x15. Emptions and provi sions with the Chardges of the Accompte ; \- ccxxvj xv ij , j-xj11. ij8. viijd.J ^xxviij xvj Wages of{ Art?ficers; lxviiJs- iiijd- ) I Offyeers ; Is. I Emptions ^provisions; vju.Xjs.iiijd. J xnj ix viij eclxix11. xd. Ed. Tyllney. Edward Buggy n. Walter Fysshe. THE REVELS AT COURT. 167 [BOOK VIIL] Revellf. 1580. Annoq, Regni Regine Elizabeth, xxiij°. Attendaunce geven and worke done betwene the firste Christmas of November, 1580. Anno regni Regine Elizabethe, xxij0. £we^tlde and the laste of October 1581. Anno regni Regine Eliza- and Shrove- bethe pred xxiij0. By meanes of choise making reform- tide twoe yng and attending of suche plaies comodies and inven- an(j t^e cons as were presented and set furth before her Matie at choise ma- the tymes aforesaid. The whole chardges wherof aswell inS ° J t ° playes. An- for wages as for wares Journing chardges and expencf no regni Re- therunto belonging hereafter gticulerly ensueth. Sme Eliza- U\-/LHt* X..A.11 1 9 1580. A. Comodie called delighte, shewed at Whitehall on The Earle of S*. Stephens daie at night wheron was ymploied newe, Leicesters one cittie, one battlement and xij paire of gloves, A Storie of enacted on S*. Johns daie at night The Earle of wheron was Imploied newe one howse, one battlement oussex men and thirtene paire of gloves. A Storie of shewed at Whitehall on Newe The Earl of yeres daye at nyght wheron was ymployed newe one -Derhies men cittie, one battlement and xiij paire of gloves. A storie of Pompey, enacted in the hall on twelfnighte The children whereon was ymploied newe, one great citty, a senate of Pawles 168 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF howse, and eight ells of dobble sarcenet for curtens, and xviij paire of gloves. A.chal- A challendge at the Tilte proclaymed on Twelf nighte lendge. and performed by therle of Arundle the xxijth of January following during all wch tyme the Mr of the Revells at- tended for the prsenting of diverse devises wch happened in that meane season. The earle of A storie of shewed on Candlemas daie at night Sussex men. wnereon was ynrploied newe, one cittie, one battlement, and xij paire of gloves besides other furniture out of thoffice. The children A Storie of , enacted on Shrovesondaie night of the wheron was ymployed, xvij newe sutes of apparell \ ij TY1 t» xxix". mj«. nextfollow- ccc.xxxj11. iiij3. ing- Ed. Tyllney. Walter Fysshe. 176 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF [BOOK IX.] Christmas Twelftide and Shrove- tide and makeing choise of playes. An- no RRne Eliz. xxvt0. 1582. The Chardges of those tymes; vi3, Betwene the daie of 1581. Anno xx. Regni Regine Elizabethe, and the xiiijth of February 1582. Annoq, RRne Elizl. xxvto ji(j rjse aswell by meanes of makeing choise re- formyng and attending of such plaies, Comodies, maskf and Inventions as were prepared set furth and presented before her Matie at the tymes aforesaid. As also of wages, workemenship, Translations, Attendauncf, wares delivered, Jurneying chardges and expencf thereunto belonging. The pticularities wherof together wth the pties names to whom and wherfore the same is due, hereafter at lardge ensueth ; vizj . A Comodie or Morrall devised on a game of the Cardf shewed on S* Stephens daie at night before her Matie at Wyndesor Enacted by the Children of her Mates Chap- pie, furnished wth many things wthin this Office, whereof some were translated, and some newe made, and Im- ploied therein ; viz, Twoe clothes of canvas xxtie Ells of sarcenet for iiijor pavilions and girdles for the Boyes and viij paire of gloves. A Comodie of Bewtie and huswyfery shewed before her Matie at Wyndesor on S* Johns daie at night enacted by the Lord of Hundesdons servauntf, for wch was pre- pared newe one Cloth and one Battlement of Canvas, iij Ells of sarcenet and Eight paire of gloves wth sondrey other things out of this office. A Historie of Loue and Fortune shewed before her Matie at Wyndesor on the sondaie at night next before THE REVELS AT COURT. 177 newe yeares daie Enacted by the Earle of Derbies ser- vauntf. For wch newe provision was made of one Citty and one Battlement of Canvas, iij Ells of sarcenet, a of canvas, and viij paire of gloves wth sondrey other furniture in this office. Sundrey feates of Tumbling and activitie were shewed before her Matie on Newe yeares daie at night by the Lord Straunge his servauntf . For weh was bought and Imploied xxjtie yardf of cotten for the Matachins iij ells of sarcenet and viij paire of gloves. A Maske of Ladies presented themselves before her Matie at Wyndesor at Twelf Eve night whereunto was prepared and Imployed (beside the stuff of this office) xv yardf of black and white Lawne or Cipres for head attires % vizard^ xj ells of Sarcenet, viij paire of gloves for boyes and Torchbearers, and one paire of white shoes. A Historie of Ferrar shewed before her Matie at Wyndesor on Twelfdaie at night Enacted by the Lord Chamberleynes servaunt^ furnished in this office wth diverse newe thingf , as one Citty, one Battlement of canvas, iij Ells of sarcenet and x paire of gloves, and sondrey other thingf in this office whereof some were translated for fitting of the psons. A historie of Telomo shewed before her Matie at Rich- mond on Shrovesundaie at night, Enacted by the Earle of Leicesters servauntf, for wch was prepared and Im- ployed one Citty one Battlement of canvas, iij Ells of sarcenet and viij paire of gloves. And furnished wth sondrey other garment^ of the store of the office. A Historie of Ariodante and Geneuora shewed before her Matie on Shrovetuesdaie at night enacted by Mr Mulcasters children. For wch was newe prepared and Imployed, one Citty, one battlem* of Canvas vij Ells of sarcenet and ij dozen of gloves. The whole furniture N 178 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF for the reste was of the store of this office, whereof son- drey garment^ for fytting of the Children were altered T; translated. A Maske of Sixe Seamen prepared to have ben shewed, but not used, made of sondrey garment^ and store wthin the office into vj Cassockf of Carnacon cloth of silver garded wth greene cloth of gold laid wth copper silvr lace and tassells wth hanging sieves of Russet cloth of silvr vj paire of Venetians of Russet gold tyncell wth flowres, Buskins of crymsen cloth of gold, and Caps of black gold tyncell playne lyned wth white silvr tincell birdf eyes, and counterfecte pearles upon them. The Torche bearers sixe. Three in Cassockf and hanging sleeves of crymsen damaske garded wth yeallowe damaske and three paire of Venetians of yeallowe damaske garded wth crymsen damaske. And three Cassockf wth hanging sleeves of yealowe damaske garded wth crymsen da- maske. And three paire of Venetians of crymsen da- maske garded wth yeallowe damaske wearing sleeves for all the said sixe Torchebearers of purple satten striped wth sjivr# And six cappes for the same Torchbearers of oringe cullor damaske laide wth silvr lace. Taylors and others working and attending the prmisses the firste at xxd. the daie and as much the night the reste at xijd. Sma xlvijH. xiiijs. viijd. Carpenters at xvjd. the daie and as much the night ; Smaiiiju. xviijs. viijd. Propertymakers, being Paynters the firste at ijs. the day and as much the night and the reste at xviijd. Sma vju. vijs. vjd. Wierdrawers the firste at xxd. the daie and as much the night the rest at xvjd. Sma lxiij8. iiijd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 179 The Porter at xijd. the daie and asmuch the night, lx8. The Yeoman; vju. The Officers TheClerke; vj«. *?.*£** 9 J nij8. the The Clerke Comptroller; vju. daie and as much the The Mr of the Revells for his attendaunce from the t^ reste at laste of October, 1582. untill Ashewednesdaie, aswell ijs. for the choise makeing of playes, as for his wages at Christmas and Shrovetide conteynyng in all cvj daies and xvj nightf at iiij8. the daie and as much the night ; xxiiij11. viij8. To one dore keep and iij other Attendauntf for pte of the said tyme and during the Rehersalls at xijd. the daie ; xiju. xij8. Sma lvH. William Stone for sondrey gcells of silke by him de- Mercers livled into the office, vi3, li. Orindge cullo1" taffeta sarcenet at ix8. thelldi. ell; , Watchet sarcenet at vj8. viijd. thell xxtie ells; vj Yeallowe sarcenet at vj8. viijd. the ell, vj ells; Russet sarcenet at vj8. viijd. the ell, one elldi; ix for sondrey pcells by him wrought^ brought Habdashers into the office; viz), percells li. 8. d. The makeing of sixe Cappes of cloth of gold at iij8. iiijd. the peece ; xx For ij yardf of buccram to stiffen them ; ij n2 percells 8. d. "J vj xiij i»j xl X vij X 180 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF s. d. For sixe white feathers at ijs. vjd. ye pece; xv For an ell and qjtr of white sarcenet for to lyne them at vjs. thell ; vij vj xliiij vj Wyer- Edmond Byrcholl for sondrey ncells by him provided drawers ^ n. s. a. percells wrought and brought into the office; viz!, Hand Candlestick^, viij xvj Fyne wier one pound ; xij For fowre small pulleyes ; viij For whip lyne; iij For three greate pulleyes; ix For sixe bodkins ; vj For mending of a small braunch at S* Johns; ... vj For a lyne for the same braunche ; ... iiij For xxv11. quarter of Englishe wier ; . . . xxv iij For vj11. of basterd wier ; iiij For xxvj small braunches to hange lights in the hall at wyndesor; v iiij For iij great braunches for the same purpose; vj For cariage of ij hamps to S* Johns ; viij For a dozen of single white plate ; . . . iij xiij ij iij Sarcenet John DiggC for sondrey ncells by him provided bought Canvas cj. brought into the office ; Fuelland fo ' H, 8. d. other neces- Billetf viij thowsand at x8. the M; ... lxx sanes Coles —or loa(^ at xviijs. the load ; ... lxxij Canvas one hundred ^ forty ells ; vij Bucrams vj peecf; xxx Sarcenet sent to the Courte of divlse cullors at vjs. viijd. thell, xxx ells ; x THE REVELS AT COURT. 181 li. s. d. Three hampers to carry the stuff to Birchollsj vj For ij ropes; iij viij xxvj j viij John Sherborne for sondry thingf by him provided Fuellchaun- and brought into the office ; vizi , delors per- H. s. d. cells and Billetf at Wyndesor for the office and other neces- for the Mrs Chamber there, ij thow- saries sand at xs. the thousand ; xx Coales one load ; xviij Cotten candles at sondrey pricf aswell for the rehersalls as for the workf in the office and at the Courte, xv dozen; lv Torches iij dozen at xiiij8. the dozen ; xlij Lynckf one dozen ; iiij Gloves viij dozen at vij3. the dozen ; lvj Nayles T: tenterhook^ of divlse sortf ; ix ij For horsehier from Wyndesor to Lon- don in poste, and back agayne for my Lord Chamberleynes men ; . . . vj viij Botehier from Richmond \ Barne Elmes to London Twice ; iij Billet^ at Richmond for the office and the Mrs Chamber there one thow- sand; x Coles there; vj 5s. tod. 6s. 4d. 3s. Threed, Rushes, searing candles, I2d. f 12d. paper, white shoes, glacing at the 38. 4d. 28. 12d. 48. Courte, bucram, bord, vicf ; xxvij vj Twoe wedges of Iron to be gilded and a lock; iij A close stoole; x xiij x iiij 182 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF John Davis for sondrey pcells by him brought into the office; viz). For bromes vjd. ob. Nayles, jd. ; candles v11. xvd. ; pease one peck, vjd. searing candle, jd. ; ijs. vd. ob. For cariage of stuff to Mr Mulcasters % back agayne ; xxd. For carying of certen stufFe to Barnes Elmes ; xijd. For holly and Ivie at Wyndesor 5 iiijd. For botehier for my self at Richmond ; jd. vs. vjd. ob. Edward Kirkeham for sondrey pcells by him brought into the office and for money by hym otherwise dis- bursed, vizi, For tape iju. ; vjs. ; browne threed, iij11. qf? vj8. vjd. white threed, iju. vjs. grene threed di11. xvjd. xixs. xd. Russet fustian xiij yardf at xd. the yard ; x8. xd. Gold tyncell at ijs. viijd. the yard, iiijor yardf ; xs. viijd. Sylvr tyncell at iij9. the yard, iij yardf di ; xs. vjd. For the hire of ij horses for him self T: his man to Wyndesor and back agayne to attend the stuff of the Re veils thithr caried ; xviij9. For their ij horsemeate at Wyndesor ; vj8. For botehier to T; from Richmond ; iiijs. lxxix3. xd. Edward Buggyn gent, for money by him disbursed ; viz;, Botehier and in reward^ at sondrey tymes during the x9. work For sondrey patterns of maskf wch he procured to be drawed and brought into the office by the Mrs ap- pointem* ; lxs# lxxs. THE REVELS AT COURT. 183 Edmond Tylney esquire for sondrey somes of money by him laid out ; vizi , To diverse psons for payting by greate of cc. x yardf of Canvas at xijd. the yard ; x11. xs. For xxjtie yardf of red and yeallowe Gotten ; xxiij3. For the hire of iiijor horses to Wyndesor at ij8. the daie the peece for ij daies ; xvj3. For the hire of three cartf to remove the store of the office to Wyndesor ; xx8. For white and black cipres at iij8. iiijd. the yard, xv yardf for the Ladies maske ; l8. Geven in Reward to the boye that pronounced the speeche before the maske of the ladies ; x8. Geven in reward to Mr Cardell for devising the daunce wch JVIr Cardell came in wth ; xx8. For the hire of iiijor horses ij daies from Wyndesor to London at ij8. the daie a peece ; xvj8. For horsemeate ; xij\ For three cartf to remove the stuff of the office from Wyndesor to London ; xxs. For the hire of iiijor horses from London to Richmond at Shrovetide one daye at ij8. the daie a peece ; viijs. For the hire of one Carte to remove the stuff of the office from London to Richmond 1 back againe ; xs. For the hire of iiijor horses from Richmond to London one daie at ijs. the daye a peece ; viij8. For makeing of vj paire of buskins ; xij8. For v yardf of grene cloth at viij8. the yard ; xls. For standishe ynck pap and other necessaries ; xx3. xxiiij11. xv8. John Drawater for money by him disbursed ; viS, For a Reame of paper ; vj8. viijd. For sixe quire of Royall pap ; vjs. 3s. 4d. 12d. # 6d. For a standishe, penknife, pynduste ; iiij8. xd. 2s. 8d. 3d. 2s. Gd. For Counters, Inck, quills, botehire \ v8. vd. xxij8. xjd. 184 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Carpentrs percells Silkemans William Bowie for sondrey pcells by him provided and percells brought into the office ; viz!, Sylver lace plated of copper, xiiij oz, di. at ijs. the oz) ; xxix8. Tassells and buttons of copper silvr at ijs. the ozl ij11. xj oz di ; iiij11. vijs. Bone lace brayded of copper silvr xxj oz di, ; xliijs. Laid worke buttons of copper silvr at vjd. the dozen, xij dozen ; vjs. viij11. vs. John Taylor for sondrey pcells by him brought into the office; vizi, 24s. 8s. 6d. Dubble quarters xlviij single quarters xxxiiij xxxijs. vjd. 2s. 8d: 2s. 8d. Punchions iiij. Deales ij ; rafters vs. ; xs. iiijd. 30s. lOd. 6«. 4d. 3s. 6d. Bordf cccc qjter, and xxtie foote Joyces v Planckf iiij xls. viijd. 7s. 6d. 8s. 4d. Tymber xv foote. Inche borde ; xvs. xd. iiiju. xixs. iiijd. Reparations Thomas Blagrave Esquire for money by hym disbursed and laid out for the newe flowring of a chamber (fallen downe) being pte of his owne lodging, newcasting of all the lead ovr the same chamber, newe tymber and bordf under the same lead. And new makeing a large paire of staires wth a house about and over them into the leadf, and mending the other leadf in many places, vizi, 158. 14s'... 9d> Somers ij ; Joistf xiiij ; Beame j . Entertice ; xxxs. ixd. Bordf at sondrey pricf? the c fote viijc di ; liiijs. 8d. 8s. 9d. 4s. 8d. Half pace j ; single quarters xxxv. rafter vij paire; xiiij5. jd. 3s. 4d. 2s. Hookf and hingfT iiij paire ; lockf and staples ij ; Vs. iiijd. Xi. ixs. Nayles at vjd. the C 2000, lath nayles, 6000 ; xixs. THE REVELS AT COURT. 185 xvjs. iij*. 4d Lyme cc di. and iiij sackf, sand iij load, heare xiij vjs. vjd. ixs. viijd. bushells; Tyles vjc. Tylepyns; xxxvs. vjd. 22d. Brick to amend the harth, Furre poll, for the staires, xs. vd. 13s lath x bundle, painting washing and pinting the chamber; xxvj8. iijd. 158. 118. Newe casting of vjc and a quartern of lead | Soder xix11. xxvj8. Cariage T: recariage of lead T; tymbr ; ijs. 36s. 4s. 4 s. 8d. Workemanship of Carpenters, Bricklaiers Tylers, . 8s. lOd. 5s. Od. 10s. 6d. plaisterers, plumbers, and laborers ; lxixs. vjd. xiiij11. ijs. vd. Dunstone Braye for workf done upon the hall % office Plumbers of the Bevellf ; ' percells Pipe lead to mend the Mrs conduite lxxvj11. at ijd. the li ; xij8. viijd. Sheete lead to make a spowte 30511. at xiij8. the hun- dred ; xxxix8. viijd. Soder lj11. at vijd. the pound ; xxix8. ixd. For workemanship of plumbers T: laborers ; xxxij8. iiijd. v11. xiiij8. vd. The Clerke for his ordinarie grenecloth, paper, Inck, Quills, waxe, Counters, deskf , standishes, and Tooles for the makeing compiling and conserving of the Bookes, Billf , Plott£, Paternes, Modells T:c for and concernyng this office ; lxvj8. viijd. William Lizard for money by him laid out for son- paynters drey things by him bought and brought into this office ; percells for vizS . Paste bord, paper, and paste, white, sise, verte, ™ proper- Syneper, fyne gold, ptie gold, silvr, masticote, blewe Inde, Smalte blacke, vermylion, glewe, assedewe browne, Tynfoyle, and potf used and Imployed upon the pre- misses amounting unto ; iiij11. vij8. vjd. 186 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Edmond Tylney Esquire Mr of the office being sente for to the Courte by Letter from Mr Secretary dated the xth of Marche, 1582. To choose out a companie of players for her Matie for Money by him laid out ; vi3 ; For horshire to the courte and back agayne ; xs. For his owne chardges his mens and horsemeate there ij daies ; xs. xx8. Suma totlis of all the Emptions and Provisions cariagf, Rewardf, wages, and attendauncf wthin the tyme afore- said : cclix11. xix8. iiijd. ob. Ed. Tyllney. Edwarde Buggyn. T. Blagrave. Edward Kirkham. Betwene the xiiijth of February 1582. Anno RRe Eliz), xxvth (At wch tyme the workf and attendauncf for the tymes aforesaid did end) And the firste of November, 1583. Annock RRne Eliz]. preds xxvt0 the chardges of this office grewe at sondrey tymes by meanes of Airing, Repairing, brushing, spunging, Rubbing, sweeping, put- ting in order laying up and safe bestowing of garmtes vestures, disguysingf propties and furniture of the same from tyme to tyme wthin the tyme aforesaid as the neces- sity thereof at sondrey tymes required to keepe the same in Readines for her Mates service. The whole chardges whereof aswell for chardges as for other necesssaries herafter pticulerly ensueth ; viz], Tailors and others workeing and attending the prmisses the firste at xxd. the daie, the reste at xijd. ; viju. xiijs. iiij3. dayes li. g. Officers the TheMaister; 20 iiij firste at iiij3. The clerke comptroller ; 20 xl TheClerke; 20 xl TheYoman; 20 xl the daie the reste at ijs. THE REVELS AT COURT. 187 John Sherborne for fewell and other necessaries used at sondrey tymes in the said airringf, viz! . Coles xxtie sacke ; xvs. billetf one thowsand; x8. threed and tape of sondrey sort£ ; vij8. brushes and rushes; vs. xxxvij8. Edmond Tylney Esqaire for money by him disbursed aswell about the makeing of Thaccompt to the Auditor of Thimpreste, and declaration of the same before the Lord Treasorer and Sr Walter Myldmey ; As also for the chardges of the privie seale, and for the paym1 of the money and receipt of the same wth the certificat doth yearely amount unto above ; viij11. Suma of the chardgf laste aforesaid ; xxviij11. x8. iiijd. Suma totalis of this whole booke ; XX cciiij viiju. ix8. viijd. ob. T, Blagrave. Ed. Tyllney. Edward Buggyn. Edward Kirkham. 188 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF [BOOK X.] Re veil? 1584. Anno RRe Elizabethe ; xxvij0. Chrvstmas ^ne Charges of those tymes ; viz, betwene the laste Twelftyde daie of October 1584. Anno xxvjt0 Kegni Regine Eliza- Tde and^" beth' and the °f February 1584' Annoq> RRne making Elizabethe pred xxvij0 did rise aswell by meanes of at- choise of tending, making choise, reformyng and altering of such RRe Eliza- plaies, Comodies, maskes and inventions as were pre- beth xxvij0 pared, sett furth and psented before her Matie at the tymes aforesaid. As also of wages workemanship, trans- lacons, attendauncf, wares delivered, Cariagf, Jorney- ing chardgf, and expencf, therunto belonging. The pticulers whereof together wth the pties waies to whom and wherfore the same is due hereafter ensueth ; vizi, A pastorall of Phillyda T: Choryfi presented and en- acted before her Matie by her highnes servauntf on S4 Stephens daie at night at Grenewch whereon was ym- ployed xxxviij yardf of BufFyn for Shepherdf coatf xxxtie ells of sarcenet for fowre matachyne sutes, one greate curteyne and scarfes for the nymphes, one mountayne and one greate cloth of Canvas, and vj peecf of bucram. The history of Agamemnon % Ulisses presented and enacted before her Matie by the Earle of Oxenford his boyes on S* Johns daie at night at Grenewiche. Dyvers feates of Actyvytie were shewed and pre- sented before her Matie on Neweyeares daie at night at Grenewiche by Symons and his fellowes whereon was ym ployed the pages sute of oringe tawney tissued vellet, THE REVELS AT COURT. 189 wch they spoyled, xxiiijor yardf of white cotten, a bat- lement, and ij Janes sutes of canvas, and iiij ells of sarcenett. The history of Felix % Philiomena shewed and enacted before her highnes by her Mates servauntf on the son- daie next after neweyeares daie, at night at Grenewiche, Playes, whereon way ymploied one battlement T: a house of snewes and x devises be- canvas. fore her An Invention called Fyve playes in one, presen tedl highnes in enacted before her Matie on Twelfedaie at night in the aforegaid hall at Grenewiche by her highnes servauntf whereon vij ; viz., was ymploied a greate cloth and a battlement of canvas, and canvas for a well and a mounte, xv ells of sarcenet, ix yardf of sullen cloth of gold purple. An Invention of three playes in one, prepared to have ben shewed before her highnes on Shrovesondaie at night, and to have ben enacted by her Mates servauntf at Somersett place. But the Quene came not abroad that night, yet was ymploied on the same one howse T: a battlement. An Antick Play T: a Comody shewed presented % en- acted before her highnes on Shrovetuesdaie at night at Somerset place by her Mates servauntf whereon was ym- ployed one house. Taylors and others working and attending the ^misses the firste at 20d. the day and as much the night the rest at xijd. xlv11. iij8. viijd. The Porter John Dawncye ; lxvs. Proptie makers at sondrey rates; xiiij11. iiij8. Paynters at sondrey ratf the daie ; viz!, iiij11. ij8. ijd. Wyerdrawers at sondrey rate ; cj8. iiijd. 190 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF . Carpenters at xvjd. the day % as much the nighte : cv8. iiijd. Joynl s at xvjd. the daie ; xl9. Plumbers at xvjd. the daie ; xvjs. dayes. nights. li. s. TheOffycers The Yeoman; 51 ... 14 vj x dli^nd'as TheClerke; 51 ... 1* vj X much the The Clerke comptroller ; 51 ... 14 vj x night in re- xjx x spect of their diet and ex- The Maister for his attendaunce from the laste of Oc- pences tober 1584 untill Ashewednesdaie then next following aswell for the choise making of plaies as for his wagf at Christmas, Twelftide and Shrovetide, conteyning in all cxvij daies and xiiijten nightf at iiij3. the daie and as much the night ; xxvj11. iiij8. To one dore keper and iij other attendauntf for pte of the same tyme and during the rehersalls at xijd. the daie T; as much the night ; xiiju. iiij8. Emptions and Provisions. Mercers Wyllyam Stone for sondrey pcells by him delivered in percells the office ; viz) , Buffin of Watchet cullor xxxviij yardf at iij8. the yard ; cxiiij8. Sarcenet some of yeallowe, some greene, some of crymsen, some blewe % some white at vj8. viijd. thell in all, 1 ells xvju. xiij8. vijd. xxij11. vij8. iiijd. Wyer- Edmond Byrcholl for sondrey thingf by him provided, drawers wrought and brought in this office \ vizi, percells n. ■. d. For xxiiij small braunches ; ciiij For iiij greate braunches ; viij For xij bodkins; xij THE REVELS AT COURT. 191 li. s. d. For xxxij11. di of wier of sondrey sort£ at xijd. the li. 5 xxxij vj For Spanish needles 5 iij For vj pullies; ij For foure lynes ; iiij For hanging up of the pullies ; xviij For cc of xd. nayles ; xx For iju. di of Assidue 5 vij vj For iij vice candlestick^ ; xviij For vj stock candlestick^ ; xij For iij prickt candlestick^ ; vj For xviij plates; iij For a pipe for water; v For working of the wyer; x For cariage 1 recariage of the thingf aforesaid to Grenewch and to Somlset place and back agayne; , v xvij v John Taylor for sondrey things by him provided and Carpentei brought into the office ; viz!, percells li. s. d. For xxx doble quarters; xv For xvj rafters ; xvj For vj Joyses; vj For ij scantling peeces ; iij iiij For vj greate rafters ; viij For viij postes ; viij For cccc of bord£ ; xxviij iiij iiij iiij George Gower for div) s cullors paste bordf and other pavnter» pcells by him pvided and brought into the office ; viz) , percells For cullors of all sortf ; xl For paste bordf greate and small ; ... xxvij ForOrcedewe; lx 192 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF li. s. d. For potf greate 1 small Syse, glewe, needles, threed, fire, candles, trayshe nayleT;c xxiiij vj Forbotehier; xviij vij xiij Propertie Wyllyam Lizard for cullors and other thinge by him makers per- brought into the office ; vizi , cells s **• For cullors of sundrey sort£ ; xxxj For gold and silvr ; xx ij ForOrcedewe; ij vj liij viij Cutlers per- John Newdyck for fyve vizars at iiijs. the peece by him cells provided and brought into the office ; xxs. Beauvis Tod for sondrey things by him brought into the office and wrought for the office ; viz) , s. d. For ij daggers ; v For a scabard vj For making cleane of ij bladf ; iiij For making cleane of ij paire of hiltf ; xvj viJ ij Skvnners Simond Tuk for sondrey things by him bought, percells wrought, and brought into the office ; viz! , s. d. For iij half furres of white pever ; ... xviij For working of them into a Cassock ; iij * For Budge to make the spottf of a cas- sock; xij For making of the kyd skynne hose ; xviij For a lardge white lambe skynne for ye gotf head ; iiij xxiij x THE REVELS AT COURT. 193 Dunston Bray for sondrey thingf by him brought and Plumbers wrought in the office ; viz), percells ( s. i; d. Cast pipes waving, cxv11. at ijd. the pound; xix ij Soder xiiiju. at vijd. the pound ; viij ij . xxvij iiij John Ogle for thingf by him pvided and brought into Necessaryes the office ; viz] , s. d. For foure yeallowe heares for head at- tires for woemen ; xxvj viij For a pound of heare; xij xxvij viij John Digges for sondrey somes of money by him dis- bursed for thingf bought and brought into the office ; vi3, li. s. d. For clxxx ells of canvas at xijd. thell ix For wood and cole laid into the office ; at Sl Johnes for rehersalls airingf % workf done ; vij For iiij peecf of buccram ; xviij For a standishe for thoffice ; ij vj xvij vj Willyam Henningf gent for money by him layed out for botehier to and from the Courte being then at Grenewch Reward^ to workemen for expedicon and for victualls for them because they should not goe from their worke ; xxs. John Sherborne for sondrey thingf by him pvided and money laid out ; viz) , s. For fuell at the Court for the office and M". Chambr there ; Ix o 19 1 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF li. s. For torches and lynckf ; xl For cotten candles of all sortf for the rehersallf and workf at St Johnes T; for the M1S Chambr and office at the Courte; lxvj For lockf, keies, nayles, hookes, ropes, and mending of the vices for the frames ; xl For rushes for the great hall at S* Johnes the Mrs Chamber % office at the Court; xxij For vj dozen of gloves ; xlij For a close stoole ; x For a planck at Grenewiche ; ij For cariagf by land T: by water T, bote- hier of and otherwise of Errandf ; xxv xv vij John Drawater for money by him disbursed for a Realm of paper ; vjs. viijd. for di Realm of royall paper, xs. for ynck, quillf , waxe, pinduste T: counters, vjs. xd. for botehier at sondrey tymes. vjs. viijd. xxxs. ijd. a. Edward Kyrkham for money by him laid out, viz), s. For three ells of three q^ter cloth, at xijd. thell; iij For xxiiij yardf of white playne at xd. theyard; xx For iij11. of threed of all cullers, at ijs. viijd. the li. ; viij For a li. of tape; iij iiij For iiijor dozen of lace of white T: yeal- lowe at 16d. ye doz ; v iiij For ix yardf of welshe playne ; ix For an ell of holland ; :.... ij vj THE REVELS AT COURT. 195 s, d. For a peece of buccram ; iiij viij For more tape Incle % threed ; viij For botehier to % from the court at son- drey tymes ; ix lxxij x The Clarke for his ordinary greene cloth, paper Inck, quills, deske and for making, compiling and conserving of the bookes, bills, plotf , patornes, modellf T;c. for \ concernyng this office ; vizi, lxvjs- viijd. Edmond Tylney esquire Mr of thoffice for sondrey somes of money by him disbursed; vizi, li, s. d. Paid to Lizard, Tylor % the Carver for a plaster of parris, cley, paste bordf and other necessaries for pperty makers ; xl For a dozen of great skynnes ; vj For botehier % horshier at sondrey tymes during the service T: since in suyng for money ; xlv Reward^ to divlse nsons at the Courte at the rehersalls there ; xx For fyve yardf of grene cloth ; xls. stan- dishe Inck, paper sand % quills ; xxs. Ix For a quarter of deale bordf ; xxv To the feather maker for iiijor garland^ offlowres; xxvj viij For buskins % pumpes for nymphes % shepherd £ ; xxv For shepeherdf hattf ; xx xiij vij viij Suma tolis of the Emptions, provisions, cariagC, re- o2 196 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF wardf , wages, and attendauncf wthin the tyme afore- said ; ccliij11. vs. jd. Ed. Tyllney. T. Blagrave. Edward Kirkham. Betwene the xxvth of February, 1584. Anno RRe Eli- zabeth ; xxvij0 (at wch tyme the workes and attendauncf for the tymes aforesaid did end) and the laste of October 1585. Annoq, RRe Eliz! pred xxvij°. The chardges of this office grewe at sondrey tymes by meanes of aieringf amending^ , brushing, rubbing, spunging, sweeping, fold- ing, laying up, and safe bestowing of garment^ both for maskers T: players, disguising^ , propties and furniture of the same from tyme to tyme wthin the tyme aforesaid as the necessity thereof at sondrey tymes required to keepe the same in readines for her Mates service. The chardges as well for wages as for other necessaries hereafter ensueth; vi2, dayes li. s. d. Thorn as Clatterboke at 20d. per die ; 20 ... xxxiij iiij John Tipsley at xijd. p die ; 20 ... xx John Davis at xijd. p die ; 20 ... xx John Lucas at the like ; 20 ... xx Willm Phillippes at the like; 20 ... xx Thomas Rowkelidge at ye like; ... 20 ... xx John Sherborne at the like ; 20 . . . xx John Daunsey at the like ; 20 ... xx viij xiij iiij The Mr at iiij9. p diem ; 20 ... iiij The Clerkcomptroller at ijs. ; 20 ... xl The Clerke at ij9. p diem ; 20... xl The yeoman at ij8*. p diem ; 20 ... xl x John Sherborne for money laid out for necessairies used THE REVELS AT COURT. 197 at sondrey tymes in the said aireing£; viz!, threed % tape of sondrey sortf ; vij9. for brushes rubbing brushes and Rushes ; vij3. viijd. xiiij3. viijd. Edmond Tylney esquire for money by him disbursed and to be disbursed aswell about the makeing of the ac- compt to the Auditor of thimpreste and declaracon of the same before the L. Treasorer % Sr Walter Mildmey, as also for the chardgf of the privie seale order for the pay- ment of the money and receipt of the same wth the Cer- tificate doth yearely amounte unto above ; viiju. Suma of the chardgf laste aforesaid ; xxviju. viij8. Suma Tolia of this whole Booke ; cclxxx11. xiij8. jd. Ed. Tyllney. T. Blagrave. Edward Kirkham. 198 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF [BOOK XL] Christmas Twelftid Shrovetide ye choysma- kinge of playes wth the reform- inge of them Anno Reg. Elizabethe A/>* J/ . fajjjd f Reuellf, 1587. Anno RRe Elizabeth, xxx°. The chardges of thos tymes, vi3, from the last of October, 1587 to the firste of November, 1588 did rise aswell by means Attending makinge choyse pusinge re- forminge T; Alteringe of suche playes, comedies, maskes, and Inventions as were prepared set forthe T: presented before her Matie. In the tymes beforesaid, as also of the wagis workmanship, translations, wares delivred, careagis, Jornige chardgis T: expencis thereunto belonginge wth the Arringes brushing^ and salffe kepinge of the robes T: other stuffe wthin the sayd office. The particulars where- of together wth the parties names to whom T; wherefore the same is dewe hereafter, Insuethe ; vizi , Anno xxx° Reg. Regine The Quenes Matie beinge at Grenewch ther were shewed presented and enacted before her highness be- twixte Christmas T; Shrovetid vij playes besides feattf of activitie, and other shewes by the childeren of Poles her Mates owne servant^ % the gentlemen of grayes In on whom was Imployed dyverse remant^ of Clothe of goulde T: other stuffe oute of the Store. Tayllors % others workinge T: attending the premeses during the foresayd tyme at xijd. the daye 1 as muche the night. THE REVELS AT COURT. 199 The Porter of S*. Johns Gatt. lxiij8. dayes nights li. s. The Yeoman of the Revells ... 88 ... 14 v iiij The officers The Clarke, 28 .. 14 iiij iiij ^agis for • J J ther atten- The Clarke controler 28 ... 14 iiij mj dance du- Smaxiij xij ringeCbrist- mas and Shrovetid, at ij8. the daye and as- much the night. The Mr of the office for his attendance l chardgis The Mr of from the laste of October until Ashewedensdaye aswell ....e9 ° ec!? a for choysmakinge T; reforminge of playes and Commedies as also for his and other attendant^ duringe Christmas Ht Shrovetide, amontinge in all unto c.xvj dayes li xiiijtlv nightf at iiij3. ye daye and asmuche the Night cometh to ; xxvju. A dorekeper and iij other attendant^ aswell duringe the rehersalls as also for ther attendance at the Courte. In Christmas and Shrovetid at xijd. the daye ; dayes nights li. s» William Cooke ; ... 116 ... 14 vj x Roger Chamber ; 116 ... 14 vj x Thomas Carlton ; 116 ... 14 vj x Henry Cooke; 116 ... 14 vj x Edmond Burchall wierdrawer for wierworke 1 branchis Wierdrawer in the hall at Grenewch, at Twelftid and Shrovetid by greate aswell for wares as workmanship \ xvij11. John Mildney carpenter for Tymber bordf and Carpente1" workmanship, in mendinge and settinge upp of the howses by greate ; iijH- Bartholomew Hix mercer for xxx ells of Sarssnett of Mercer 200 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Sundery coullers at vjs. viijd. the elle, delyvered into the office ; x11. Edward Kirkham yeoman of the Revells for diverse thingf by him disbursed, in service of the said office ; s. t d. For xviij yerdfof Cotton ; xxij For vj pound of assedew ; xviij And for cuttinge of ij pound thereof; iij For vj dozen of pastebordf ; vj For ij yerdf of boukram ; ij vj For gloves geven to the Quenes players to ye tumblers T; children of Poles ; xxxvj For threide of diverse coullers; v For Inkle !J For caryinge of stuffe from Grenewch to Tower wharffe; ij iiij For botehyer dyverse tymes duringe the said • service; x Sma xxxv11. vjs. xd. The Clerke Thomas Blagrave clerke of the said office demandeth allowance for a grene clothe, standishe, Inke T; paper ; iij11. vj9. viijd. And layd out for a pece of Canvas ; xxxs. Edmond Tyllney esquier and Mr of the said office for money by hym disbursed and allowance. In the said office ; viz. Inprimis Layde oute unto dyvers paynters for ther workes and coullers as well of the clothe for bowses as also for garneshinge of the branches, in the hall, at Twelftid and Shrovetid. vij11. Itm for canvas for the howse T: Tumblers ; Is. Itm for Fewell bothe for the rehersalls of playes in ye greate hallT: for thearinge of the robes and other thingf THE REVELS AT COURT. 201 in the office, as also for the Mr lodginge T: office, at the Courte, during the said service ; vj11. Itm for lights of all sortf, linkf and torches ; iiju. vj8. Itm for rushis aswell for strawinge of the greate hall, at Se Johns as also the office at the Courte ; xs. Itm for the Mrs greneclothe, standishe, Inke paper T; a close stoole ; iij11. xs. Itm for botehyer aswell for him selfe as for his men, sentt dyverse tymes in the service of the office from Grenewch to London T: for cariage of the stuffe to T: froe ; xl8. xxixu. xij8. viijd. Daucey, Porter of S*. Jhons gatte for Candells T: Ian- The Porter terne duringe the rehersalls ; xs. Chardgis of the office growinge at sunddrie tymes by meanes of Ayringf, mendinge, brushinge, spunging, layinge up and salffe kepinge the robes °t garment^ from tyme to tyme wtbin the tyme aforesaid as the necessitie thereof requirethe to kepe ye same in redines for her Mates service the chardgis whereof as well for wagis as for other necessaris hereafter insuethe ; dayes s. Thomas Clatterbouke : 20 xx John Davis at the leke ; 20 xx John Lucas ; 20 xx William Hintt; 20 xx Willm Phillipes ; 20 xx Willm Cooke; 20 xx Roger Chambers ; 20 xx John Dancie, porter of S* Johns ; 20 xx dayes. li. a. The Mr of the office at iiij8. a daye; ... 20 iiij The Clarkecontroler at ijs. a daye ; ... 20 xl 202 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF daves s. The Clearke at ye leke rate; 20 xl The Yeoman at the leke rate ; 20 xl Edward Kerkham yeoma of the office for money by him layde oute in the said ayringf, viS, threid, rub- binge brushes, rushis and bromes ; x8. Sma xviij11. xs. Edmond Tyllney esquier for money by him to be dis- bursed about the makinge up of the Accoutte to the Au- ditor of the Imprest T: declaration of the same before the Lord Treasorer T; Sr Water Mildmey ; vnju- Sma xxvj11. xs. (frt/A />.-23S~ ^*ys.— "ZW^s* ^,k^ *w*/ A TZvu*^ *c^ &£: s^-^fLji s&^uJ2 *%^*u> ss&ldtz* *tL*~ v^i+Sl^s ^^^ z^^i^^ ^ ^^^-/ Oz^U /Vv6. /z^&* *^ ^Ctz^~ /■<&$ sl A&* ^1 i^^/^CU^^C^^ *y^-7£j^~fei **-&y *_-v ^C-»- ^7^ -*& C^^r *£*' ~^#G^ -^ *r c^^r ^> L *~~* /6y *~*^ * ^^ 7 #c3^ /&rfjr THE REVELS AT COURT. 203 [BOOK XTL] THE REUELLS BOOKE Ano 1605. The Accompte of the Office of the Reuelles of this whole yeres Charge in An0 1604 : untell the last of Octobar 1605. The Chardges of thos times viz. betwine the last of Octobar 1604 : A° RR. Jacobi iij° untell the last of Oc- tobar 1605 : As welby meanes of attending^ making choise pusinge and reforminge of Playes Showes *\ In- ventions as wear prepared T: sett forthe and presented before the kingf matie att times afforsayde : As allso for workmens wages The Officers bordwages Jorneying Chardges wares workmenship and carredges wh other expences thereunto belonging, Besides ffuel chandrey ware for the Mrs loding for the Rehersalls and Ayringf wth sutch leike ordinary Allowaunces. The perticu- lars whearof together wth the parties names to whom % whearfor the same is due hearafter ensueth vi3 . ThePlaiers. 1605. By the kings Hallamas Day being the first of Nouembar Mati8plaiers. a play in the Banketinge house att Whithall called The Moor of Venis. By his Ma"8 The Sunday ffollowinge A Play of the plaiers Merry wiueg of winsor. 204 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF _ M The Poets wch The Players. mayd the plaies< By his Ma* On S*. Stiuens Night in the Hall A Play shaxberd. Plaiers* called Mesur for Mesur. On S*. Jhons Night A Maske wth musicke presented by the Erl of Penbrok the Lord Willowbie T: 6 Knights more of ye Court. By his Malis On Inosents Night The Plaie of Errors. Shaxberd. Plaiers. Bv the On Sunday ffollowinge A plaie How to Queens Ma1* iarne 0f a woman to wooe Hewood. plaiers. The Boves of On Newers Night A playe cauled : All By Georg theChapell. Fouelles Chapman By his Matis Betwin Newers Day and Twelfe day A plaiers. pky of Loueg Lab0Urs Lost. On Twelfe Night The Queens Matis Maske of Moures wh Aleven Laydies of honnor to ac- cupayney her matie wch cam in great showes of devises wch thay satt in wth exselent mu- sike By his MaUs On the 7 of January was played the play plaiers. of Henry the fift By his Ma"9 The 8 of January A play cauled Euery on plaiers. out of his Umor. By his Matis On Candelmas night A playe Euery one in Plaiers- his Umor The Sunday ffollowing A playe provided and discharged. By his Ma" Gn Shrousunday A play of the Marchant ShaxbSd?; pklerS- ofVenis 1 6 ka^r-^ ^ ( &*-*^.<* THE REVELS AT COURT. 205 The Plaiera.* The Poets wch By his Matis On Shroumonday A Tragidye of The Spa- made the Plaies- Plaiers- nisheMaz: By his Mat,s On Shroutusday A play cauled The Mart- Shaxberd. players. chant of Venis againe comauded by the Kings J, Matie Shsfctif-Z*^*- Peter Wright wierdrawer askethe Allowaunce for Sundry things by him pvided Wrought and brought into ye Office wth ye wages for him selfe and his men for theire Attendances : K, s. d. Imprimis : for mendinge of ye old Branches for a playe on Hallomas Night xxx For iij11. of Ossidewe att ijs. vjd. ye pound vij vj For Cuttinge of it att ijs. the pound ... vj For vj candell playts att iiijd. a pece and vj candellstikes at ijd. the pece iij For viij greatt Branches to holde fiftin great lights apece att xls. the pece ... xvj For viij smaler Branches att xs. the pece iiij For viij round playtf to kepe ye great branches from burninge ye Roufe of ye Chamber att iijs. iiijd. ye pece xxvj viij For viij11. of Osidewe att ijs. vjd. and for cutting of ye Ossidewe att ijs. ye pound xxxvj For vj Jacke Cordes to hange ye Branches att xvj d. ye pece vi:j For xij11. of great wier to lengthen and mend the other wiers xij For huckes and pastbordf ij vj For xij Candelplaitf and xij Candel- stickf ,... vj , ier For careinge of them to ye Court and parsells and back againe . , viij Wages. 206 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF li. s. d. Alowed to vj men attending the servis at Whithall on Hallomas day at ij8. viijd. ye day and night xvj To vj men on Christmas Eve to hange ye branches up att xvjd. the day apece viij To vj men on S* Stivens day att xvjd. ye pece viij To vj men on Sfc. Johns day and ye night att ijs. viijd. apece xvj To iiij men on Childermas day and night at ijs. viijd. a pece x viij To vj men ye Sunday followinge att ij8. viijd. day and night xvj To vj men on Newers day att xvjd. apece viij To vj men on Twelfe Eve, and Twelfe day xvj To iiij men on Monday and Tuesday fol- lowinge x viij To v men on Candelmas Eve to hang up ye Branches vj viij To v men on Candelmas for the day and the night att ij8. viijd. apece xiij viij To iiij men on Shrovesunday att ij8. viijd. ye day and night x viij To iiij men on Shrovemunday att xvjd. apece ye daye v iiij To vj men on Shrovetewsday att ij8. viijd. the day and night apece xvj On Ashwedensday to v men to take downe ye branches vj xvj ij Sma xxxv xiij viij Stiuen Baile : In place of Groieme of the Revells de- mandeth Allowaunce of Wages for his Attendaunce du- ringe the tim affour allowed att xxd. the day and as mouche by night vju. xiij8. iiijd. THE REVELS AT COURT. 207 li. s. d. Allso he askethe allowaunce for Boothier in Servis of ye offic att Severall times ' vj viij For mendinge the formes of ye Offic and nayles ij For a locke and key for the nether dore xij For rushes for the office x For a locke key stapell huckf and hinges for the musike house att ye Court vj For Iue and Bayes viij For xij Eles of Canvas for the Offic of the Re- vells for the Tiering house xv Sma viij11. xiiij3. viijd. Richerd Prescot porter of Sfc. Johns de- The Porter maundeth for his attendaunce for ye Reher- sallf and Ayring^ as hath bin allowed to ye former porters xijd. the day for 60 dayes in the yeare ". iij Furder he demaundeth for mendinge the locke of the backe gatt ij For a padlocke and boullt for ye backe gaitt iij For mending the locke of the fouregatt ij For ij keyes for the same gayt , iij For turning the stones att the cuming into ye gaitt to a Mason , xvj For the pavinge the Gaitt xij For mending the wicket iij iiij For iij lodes of Gravell ij vj Sma lxxviij3. Edmond Tillney Mr of the Revells demandeth for his The Mr of Bourd Wages T; his ordenary Allowaunces of Fuell % tbe Revells. Lightf for the servis of the Offic 1 for his own Lodginge as hathe bin heartofore allowed as allso for his gren- clothe and money disbursed otherwise by him sence the last years accompt 208 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF The Mr of ye Edmond Tillney Mr of the Revells demandeth for his ReveJs 0wne Attendaunce % for 4 men from ye last of October 1604 untill Ashwedensday next following as well for the Rehersalls T: making choyse of playes % showes % re- formyng of them : As allso for his other attendaunces for Maskes T; Devises wch wear presented before the king T: Queens Matie by the space of 104 dayes T: xvijtn nightf together wth iij dayes att Triumphe att Tilt amountinge in all to 124 dayes and nights himselfe att iiijs. T: his 4 men att xijd. apece per Diem % as mouch by night : And allso for the wages of himselfe T: his iiij men att the same rayt attendinge xxtie dayes in the Somer time aboute ye Ayringf and repayringe of the Robes Garment^ T: Stafes wthin the office cumeth to lvij11. xijs. Layde out by the Mr to the Prive Seall T: Officers of the Recept att 2 severall times iiij11. xs. Layde out for ordenary Allowaunce of fuell for ye Mrs lodging to be used att rehersalls T: the ayring of the Robes ^ Stufes in ye Offic vij11. xs. Layde out for Chandry ware for Tortches and Lights used att Rehersalls % for ye Mr lodings iij11. xs. Layd out for Boothier % other chardges att divers times beinge sent for to ye Court for ye servis of ye Offic xxxs. Dewe unto ye Mr for his ordenary Allowaunce for his Grenclothe and standishe iij11. To be payed unto the Auditor of the Imprest for his Travell 1 paines of himselfe % his Clark^ in taking of the Accoumpt and for the Ingrosing of it into partchment and declaring the same accompt before ye LordThresorer T: Chancelor of the Excheker as in fourmer Accomptf hath bin allowed v11. Sma iiij ij11. xija. THE REVELS AT COURT. 209 Edmond Pagenham Clark Coptroler of his Mati3 Re- The Clerk vellf demandeth Allowaunce for Board wages for his diet ComPtroller as hathe bin accustomed in former times for his atten- daunce 1 thoes other wch he imployeth in the ordenary servis of the Kings Matie att Hallomas, Christmas, Can- delmas % Shrovtide : As allso uppon other times of seve- rall servesses And allso for the Ayringf of the Robes, Garments % Stufes wch remayneth in ye Office wthin the whole yeare cumeth xi\ju- vjs* viijd. William Honyng : Clark of the Revells demandeth Clark of the the like Allowaunce for his Attendaunce for his Bourd- Revells- wages % other Charges as hathe bin accustomed during ye time affore^ayd. xiij11. vj8. viijd. Furdermore he demandeth as he is Clark of the Re- vellf for a Grenclothe deske paper % Incke to take ye Billes And to make up the Bookes for ye Auditor And ye ledger booke for ye Offic iiju. vj3. viij8. Edward Kirkham Yeoman of the Revellf demandeth Yeomaa of allso the leke Allowaunce for his Board wages % Atten- the Revells. daunces duringe the sayd servisses as hathe bin allowed xiiju. vj8. viijd. Moreover he demandethe for things layd out for Thred, Tape, And Workmanship of shoes garments wch weare sent to Oxford att the king^ Maties being ther xxs. Sum total of the Emptions pvitions, Carreinges Wages 1 Attendaunces of this yeare An0 1605 clxxv11. v8. ijd. Ed: Tyllney W™. Honyng Ed; Pakenham Edward Kirkham 210 EXTEACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF [BOOK XIII.] The Booke of the Reuells Ending the last day of October An° Dom : 1612. The Chardges of those times viz Betwene the last of October 1611 Ann0 Reg Regis Jacobij Nono untill the first of Novembar 1612 As welby by meanes of the at- tendingf makinge choyse pusing and reforminge of Playes % Inventions, as was presented and set forthe be- fore ye Kingf Matie in times affbrsayd : As allso for work- mens wages, The Officers Bord wages, wares, workman- ship, carredges, and other Expences therto belonging : As Fuel and Chandrieware for the Master, T: for the Office, for Rehersallf and Ayring of Stufe and Garment^ wth such leike ordenarie Allowaunces as hathe bin ac- coustomed heartofore allowed. The pticuler whearof with the parties names to whome, T: wherfore ye same is dewe unto hearafter foloweth. The Names of the Playes and by what Cumpaney played them hearafter followethe ; As allso what Maskes and Triumphes att the Tilte were presented before the Kingf Matie in this year 1612. By the Kings Hallomas nyght was presented att Whithall before ye Players : Kingf Matie a play called the Tempest. The Kings The 5th of Nouember ; A play called ye winters nightf players : Tayle. THE REVELS AT COURT. 211 On Sfc Stiuenes night A play called A King % no King The Kings % Ruing at y* Ring. players : S* John night A play called the City Gallant The Queens players : The Sunday followinge A play called the Alcnanak The Princes players On Neweres night A play called the Twines Tragedie The Kings and Ruing att the Ring players. The Sunday following A play called Cupids Reueng The Chil- dern of Whitfriars Twelfe night The princes Mask performed by Gentel- This day anen of his High— the King and Prince wth diuer of his Nobelmen did run att ye Ring for a prize. The Sunday followinge att Grinwidg before the Queen gy tne and the Prince was playd the Siluer Aiedg : and ye Queens next night following Lucrecia. th^ffin^ Men. Candelmas night A play called Tu Coque. gy tne Queens players. Shroue Sunday : A play called The Noblman. gy the Kings players. Shroue Munday.: A play called Himens Haliday By the Duck of Yorks players. 'Shroue Teuesday A play called the proud Mayds gy tne Tragedie Ladye Eli- zabeths players On the 24*1 day of Marche beinge the Kings Mates day of his Entrie to the Croune of England was per- formed at ye Tilt A Triumphe p 2 212 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF A Noat of what stufe wth workmanshipe hath bine be- stowed one the Branches for the Kingf Maties Servis this yeare beginning the vth of November 1611 : by Richard Wier- Franckellen and Robert Wright wth other Sarvants in drawers Bill whithall and the Bancketting house as followeth : For our selues 6 dayes apece in mending the Branches T: garnishing them att xxd. the li. s. d. day apece , 1 Ite. 6 men 6 dayes T: one night apece in mend- ing and garneshing the Branches att 18d. the day % as mouch by night apece 3 3 Ite 6 men on S* Stiuens day T: night attending the Sarvis apece at 18d. the day T; as mouch by night 18 Ite our selues one S* Johns day and night att xxd. apece aday and as mouche by night... 6 Workman- Ite one S* Johns day for 4 men day and ye ship and At- night att 3s. a pece 12 Ite for our selues one Sunday following attend- ing the Sarvis for the day T: night att 3s. 4d. a pece 6 8 For 4 men the same day and night att 3s. the pece 12 Ite our selues 5 dayes T; one night apece in mending ye Branches aganiest newers day T; attending the Sarvis att Is. 8d. apece ... 1 Ite 4 men 5 days 1 night apece in mending the Branches and attending att 18d. the day 1 18d. ye night apece 1 16 Ite 6 men on Twelfth day and night att 3s. ye day l night apece 18 Ite our selues on Candelmas day T: ye night att 3s. 4d. apece 6 8 For 4 men the same day T: night att 33. the pece ..., 12 THE REVELS AT COURT. . ]i- »• Ite 6 men for mending and garnishing the Branches against Shrousunday for 3 dayes apece att 18s. aday apece 1 7 For 6 men on Shrovtewsday for ye day % night att 3s. yepece 18 Ite our selues on Ashwensday to take doune ye Branches Ite 4 men the same day to take doune ye Branches at l8d. ye pece 6 14 5 For Twelue newe Branches maied of doble whit plat of the largest sort at xls. the pece 24 For 8 great newe wier Rodf for hanging up the Branches att xs. the Rod 4 Ite 38lb of great wier to mend the ould wier Rodf and hanging the Branches att xijd. the pound 1 18 Ite 16lb of Small wier for ye Branches att xvjd, ye pound 1 1 Ite 20lb of Assidew cut into Tassells % Fringe for the Branches att 3s. 6d. the pound 3 10 Ite 8lb of Assidew cut very small for the Branches and pendants att v8. the pound... 2 Ite for 9 doson of Staypells to strayne the wiers for the hanging up the Branches att ijs. ye dousen 18 For 30 sliding pipes for the wiers att vjd. ye pece 15 For 10 dos of dobell playtf att vj the dosoun 3 For 6 dos of pendantf for the Braunches in ye Bancketing house T; the hall att vj9. ye dose 116 Item 8 new pullyes for the Branches at iiijd. ye pece 2 213 3 4 Wierdraers persels and ware. 214 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF li. s Ite 6 dos of Candellplatf at 3s. ye dos 18 Ite for viijlb of Soder to mend the Branches at8d 5 Ite 6 dos of kandelstickf att ij*. the dos 12 Ite 4 dos of lardg pastbordf to save the Col- loumes in the Bancketinghouse att 3s. the dos 12 It earring the Branches by watter T: by land to Whithall and to the Bancketting house 10 46 10 4 Stiuen Bayle, In place of Grome T: Purvior for the Offic of the Revellf demandethe Allouance for divers things by him disbursed T: for his Attendaunc of his Servis as followethe H. 8. d. The Gromes Imprimis for Cariadg of Chayres Tabell % biU Stooles from the Offic to Whithall 1 6 For to Great pannes to make fier 2 For 4 Earthen pottf T: 6 Erthen Candelstikf? for ye players 1 9 For Ivy Bayes % Nayles Imployed att Seve- rall times 2 3 For a Musik house dore in the hall % a doore for the Musik house in the Bancketing house wth lockf 10 For my boat hier imployed divers times T: car- reing backe ye Stufe 6 6 Allso he demandeth as he hathe bin allowed for his Attendaunce and his Sarvis during the holl years Sarvis in the Offic 6 13 4 7 17 4 The Yeo- A Note of Charges layd out by the yeoman of his mans bill. Matis Revellf? viz. THE REVELS AT COURT. 215 For a Cradell of Iron for his Mati8 Servis att . ye Court att sutch times as playes ar per- formed before his Matie 3 10 For a Courten of darnep of 15 yardf att ijs. ye yard 1 a Curten Rod 2 For a Tabell, 2 Formes, 1 4 Stooles for ye Re- hersalls att ye Offic 1 10 For Andiorns Tonges 1 fier Shouell for ye Tiering Chamber 12 For a Courten of Taffatie for the Musikhouse att ye Court 2 12 For Thred, Cord, packthred, Brushes, lantern fl Boothier 1 For A paynted Clothe T; Worke to the Mu- sike house and a property used att the Court 1 10 12 4 The Bill of the M* of the Reuells from 1611 T: 1612. Sr George Buc, knight Mr of the King? Mates Revellf demandeth Allowance for him selfe % his 4 men from Allhollen Eve 161 1 untill *\ for Ashwednesday follow- ing being the space of 118 days and for 20 nightf as allso for 14 dayes for his Attendances uppon the Run- ning att the Ring and att the Triumph in March and for 20 dayes in the Sumer for Ayring the Stufe and other sarvices wch cometh to (at viij8. p die % totidem p noct 69u. 4*. Ite the Mr demandethe Allowance as hath bin accus- tomed for Fewell as well for his own lodging as for ye Ayringf of the stufe % for ye Rehersallf of ye playes 811. Ite the sayd Mr asketh for Allowaunce for Lightf, Torches and Chandrey War for the Sarvis aboue sayd as hathe ben accustomed Su. 216 EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF Ite the Mr demandeth Allowance for a grencloth for a Standish paper 1 Inck as hath bin allowed 311. 6". 8d„ He demandeth Allowance for Botehier T: other charges of Attendance att Grenwich during the Abode of the Duke of Bulion T; other Imbassadors in ye Sumer I". 1(K Ite the sayd Mr asketh allowance of 51*.. for ye Auditor of the Imprest 5lK Layd out by the sayd Mr unto the Clark f of his Maties priue Seal T: Signet for his Matis Warrant I11. 13s. 4*. Ite to Mr Bingley for his Certificat 1 to his Clark lu. Ite to M* Bingley for the Order 0*. Ite to his Clarke 10s. Ite to Mr Warder for Entring the Orderf 10s. Ite to Sr Willm Bowier for ye Recept of ye Money % to his Clarke 16s. Ite the sayd Mr demandeth e Allowance for rent of his house wch the Auditors hathe warrant for 30u. 124". 3*. 4d. Allexander Stafford Clark comptroler of his Matis Revellf demandeth Allowance for his Bordwages % diet as hath accustomed and his Attendance ~t those wch he imployed in ye ordinarie Sarvis of the Kingf Matie from Hallomas untill Ashwednesday as allso for other extra- ordinarie attendances att ye Tilting T: Shoes and for ye Ayringf of the Stufe % garment^ in the Offic wthin this years imployment cumes to xuju« vjs. viij*. William Honyng Clark of his Matis Revellf demandeth Allowance for his Bordwages *X for his Attendance wtb those wch he imployed in ye ordinarie sarvis of lus Matie from Hallomas till Ashwednesday 1 other Servises wthin the years attendance xiij11. vj8. viijd. Allso he demandeth as he is Clark of ye Revellf for a THE REVELS AT COURT. 217 grencloth paper ynke <\ other things therto belonging as his predessessors had before him to make ye Billf 1 Bookf for ye Auditor T: a Ledger booke iiju. vjs. viijd. Willm Honyng Clark of ye Revellf demandethe in this Accoumpt for A Rent of his house of xv11. a year wch he was dispossessed of in S* Johns wch the Auditors hath warrant fro the Lord Threseror T; the Chancellor of yc Excheker to allowe of xv11. Edward Kirkham yeoman of his Ma*8 Revellf de- mandeth the leeke allowance for his Bordwages *\ other Attendances of playes and Maskf Tilting % Ayring of the Stufe as is allowed unto ye former officers aboue cumethe unto XUJU« vjs. viijd. All so Edward Kirkham yeoman of ye Revellf de- mandethe Allowance of a Rent for his house of xv11. by year to be passed in the years Accoumpt wch ther is warrant from ye lord Thresseror and the Chancellor of the Excheker to ye Auditors for xvu. 73K. 6s. 8d. Sma Total of the hole Chargf of this years Ac- coumpte ended the last of Octobar 1612 Truly examined amounteth unto cciiij11. vii8. G. Buc. Wm Honyng A. Stafford. Edward Kirkham. fy NOTE S. D NOTES. Thomas Gyles for mony to him due, &c, p, 10.] " It appears from the books of Sir Thomas Heneage, Treasurer of the Chamber to Queen Eliza- beth from 1 Nov., 1586 to 1 Nov., 1587, that Thomas Gyles was master of the children of St. Paul's School at that time." (Malone Shak. by Boswell, iii. 368.) "This supposition is probably mistaken. Thomas Gyles Cor, as he spells his own name, Gylles) was a person whose trade it was to let out apparel for public and private entertainments; and in the very year of which we are now speaking, 1571, he made a complaint in writing to Sir William Cecill (among whose papers it is found), that the Yeoman of the Queen's Revels injured his business and the Queens dresses by improperly, and for hire, allowiug them to be taken out of the office in order to be worn at mar- riages, banquets, &c, in town and country." (Collier's Annals, i., 198). Narcissus showen on Twelfe day, p. 13.] " A play with this name is men- tioned by Heywood in his ' Apology.' " [Shak. Reprint, p. 56.) " Art thou proud our scene presents thee with the fall of Phaeton ; Narcissus pining in the love of his shadow," &c. Heads of heare drest and tymmed, p. 18] Let me mention here once for all that, in the printing of these accounts, the original books have been followed to the very letter. Errors, such as tymmed for trymmed correct themselves, while they shew the general inaccuracy of the clerk-comptroller and his clerk. iij pair of Buskins for Allphonse, p. 22] i. e. for Alphonso Ferrabosco. Petrucio for his travell, &c, p. 23.] That is, I presume, Petruccio Ubal- dino, a Florentine, who was in the receipt of a yearly fee from Queen Eliza- beth of forty marks, as I learn from the accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber. See also p. 140. The Banketting Howse made at White Hall for Thentertaynement of the seide Duke, p. 26] The Duke de Montmorency, Paule de Foix, and Ber- trand de Saligners arrived in this country as ambassadors M about the ninth of June, 1572." In Nicholl's Progresses mention is made M of a place " for the duke's entertainment, " all breaded and deckt with flowers of the forrests, and also covered with canvas on the head." S22 NOTES. William Hunnys for Rozes, p. 28.] This is not the poet, I believe, but another William Hunnys, who was " Supervizor and Keper of the greate gardens and orchardes at Greenwich," and whose name occurs very fre- quently in the accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber. " A Hive full of Honey," and " A Handfull of Honeysuckles" (the titles of two of Hunnys' works) seem to savour, however, not a little of the gardens at Greenwich. For Mukesters playe, p. 34.] i. e. Richard Mulcaster, the master of Merchant Tailors' School, and the author of " Positions concerning the training up of Children." 4to. 1581. A tree of holly for the Dutton's play, p. 34.] " Dutton was at the head of Lord Warwick's servants." (Collier's Annals, vol. i., p. 235.) A desk for farrants playe, p. 35.] Richard Ferrant, master of the chil- dren of Windsor. For Eldertons play, p. 42.] William Elderton, the ballad-maker, Delo- ney's predecessor. He was dead in 1592. Percius and Anthomiris, p. 68.] " Malone conjectured that this was an ignorant blunder of the person making out the accounts for Andromeda, and no doubt he was right." (Collier's Annuls of the Stage, vol. i., p. 209.) See p. 35 and 42. The hall at Hampton Coorte, p. 70.] The hall now called Cardinal Wol- -sey's Hall, but built by Henry VIII. after the death of the great cardinal The Histoi-y of Phedrastus and Phigon and Lucia together, p. 87.] " This is most likely the same piece that, in the account of the Revels of the pre- ceding year, we have seen named P{r]edor and Lucia, p. 51 ; perhaps neither was the correct title of the play." (Collier's Annals, vol. i., p. 235.) Wheare my L. of Leicesters men showed theier matter of panecia, p. 87.] Query Philemon and Philecia, played at Hampton Court on Shrove Mun-