Britain's Burse 5

Hatfield House, Bills 35/4a (Another copy of Bills 35/3, although the totals are different.)

Bill of Henry Helmes submitted to Sir Walter Cope , for materials relating to the entertainment, dated 2 April 1609. Single unfolded sheet, one folio. The bill appears on the recto only; a receipt signed by Helmes appears on the verso. The repeated sets of figures at the bottom appear to be a running tally of sums owed by Cope. There is some damage to the MS, especially at the right-hand margin.

[fol. 1]
Henry Helmes Bill to the Ryght Worshipfull Sir Walter Cope the 2 Aprilli s 1609.

j womane gilt over with gould <..> siluer at	<..> - 10-0
j peare of tables Roug <ht> ...	<..> -0-0
j peare of kniues the ... of Iuory at	0-15-0
j fane at	<.> -5-0
j fyne <su <.> ne>Iuery Cope	5-1 <.> -0
j booke Coverd with velet	. -15-0
I pece of stufe & rar at 10 d	0-15-4
j pickture	0-6 <-..>

cawle for this to<m>r Wilson <.>-13-4
as these are to be pay<d>as they are here Rat<ed>thys last payment ys 5^s but Mr Wilson I thin<k>hath yt Redye to be Returne<d>
w. Cope

1	5	0
	16	0
	10	0
	6	0
5	15	0
	15
	6

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10

1	5	0
	16	0
	10	0
	6	0
5	15	0
	15
	6

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9

13

0

[fol. 1v]
Mr Helm <es>...paid Chyna Comodities bought of hime at Brittains Bursse
Summa ix^li xiij^s Receiued this 17th of Aprill 1609 By mee Henry Helmes
[Thanks to James Knowles for drawing our attention to this MS.]