Prince Henry's Barriers and Oberon 13

National Archives, E403/2730, fols. 27, 34v, 154, 181v, 182
Exchequer of Receipt: Issue Rolls and Registers
Pells' Order Book, Michaelmas 1610 to Easter 1611

Orders for payment to William Pickering , dated 8 November 1610 ; Thomas Lincolne, dated 17 November 1610 ; Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones , dated 10 April 1611 ; Thomas Bowker , dated 10 May 1611. This last entry refers to both Barriers and Oberon .

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Sabbati xo die Novembris:1610

William Pickering

By Order dated viijo Novembris 1610 To Willi am Pickering his Majesties Master workman in the Office of the Armory att Greenewich the summe of tenne poundes fower shillinges, and to Iohn Pickering the Princes Armorer the summe of eightene poundes three shillinges eight pence for charges by them disbursed about pro visions for the princes barriers att Christmas last 1609; according to twoe seuer all billes of their particular disbursemen tes subscribed by Sir Thomas Challoner . per breviarium datum xjo Decembris 1609

xxviij^li vij^s viij^d
Watson .


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Sabbati xvijo die Novembris:1610

Thomas Lincolne. for charges of ye Princes Barriers.

By Order dated this daie. To Thom a s Lincolne yeoman of his Majesties Armory att Greenwiche the summe of fowerscore one poundes nine shillinges and sixe pence for Pikes Tiltstaues and other suche like necessaries delivered by him for the vse of the Princes Barriers att Christmas last 1609: according to a note of the particulars therof vnder the hand of Sir Thomas Challoner knight. per breviarium datum xjo die Decembris:1609:

iiijxx j^li ix^s vj^d
Watson


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Sabbati xxvijo die Aprilis:1611

Beniamin Iohnson & Inigo Iones.

By Order dated xmo Aprilis 1611. To Beniamin Iohnson and Inigo Iones to eache of them the summe of Fortie poundes by way of rewarde having bene imployed amongest others for the pre paraci on of the Princes Barriers att Chrismas 1609: per breviarium datum xjo die Decembris:1609

iiijxx li

Bowier


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veneris Decimo die Maij:1611.

Thomas Bowker to be paied over for the Princes Maske & Barriers.

By Order dated this daie: To Thomas Bowker the summe of twoe hundred fortie seven poundes eight shillinges to be by him paied over vnto the particular persons hereafter specified,[viz]the seuer all summes folowing by waie of reward having bene imploied in the late Princes Barriers& Maske viz.

To Mr Iohnson for making the Daunces	xx li
Thomas Lupo for settinge them to the violins	Cs
Mr Giles for 3 dances	xlli
Companie of violins	xlli
Thomas Lupo thelder Alex ander Chisan & Rowland Rubidge violins	x li
xiijn Holtboyes	x li
x singers & 6 plaiers on the lute provided by Alphonse.	xxxij li
Twoe Cornettes	iij li
xx lutes provided by Mr Iohnson for the Princes Dance	xlli
xvj other instrumentes for the Satires & faeries	xxj li
Twoe Cornettes	iij li
Players imployed in the Barriers	xv li
for their spanishe lether bootes bought by themselues	xlviij s

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Players imployed in the Maske	xv li
forheades and beardes vsed in the maske	xls

Apearing by a Liste therof subscribed by Sir Thomas Chaloner knight agreably. per breviarium datum xxvjto die Novembris:1610:

CCxlvij^li viij^s

Bowier

Bibliography
H&S, 10.509-11, 521
Orgel & Strong, 159
Reyher (1909), 511 (fol. 181v)