Bodleian Library, MS Rawl.
A. 204, fols. 285v, 287
Chamber Accounts, Apparelling
(Another
copy of NA, E351/543, fols. 246v-247v; and PRO, AO 1/389/48, fols. 11v-12 and
13v)
Payments to
Sir Richard Conningsby
and
Henry Colborne
in the unendorsed, draft accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber,
John,
Lord Stanhope of Harrington
, from 29 Sept. 1610 to 29 Sept. 1611. The accounts appear on folio-size paper
pages, and have been bound in vellum with a variety of other documents relating to
court finances between 1578 and 1611. These
include a draft of the Chamber accounts from 1604 to 1605; pay-books of the ordinance
office; and papers concerning victualling of the fleet in
Ireland
. (Note: The second payment may refer to Love Freed.)
[fol. 285v]
Item paid to Sir Richard Coningesbie Knight: gentleman
Vssher daylye waytor to His Majestie for thallowance of himself, one
yeoman Vssher, three yeomen hangers, two groomes of the Chamber, two groomes of the
wardrobe, and one groome porter
... for making readie the banquetinge howse for the
Maske iiijor dayes for alteracions, and for makinge readie both on the
kinge and Queenes syde after xpmas iiijor dayes, for Lyke alteracions
there against his Majesties cominge from
Hampton Cowrt
two severall tymes, And from Theobaldees vj dayes, And the great
Chamber for dauncinge two dayes, And the Hall for playes two dayes, And for makinge
readie the Lady Elizabeths Lodgingees for a
Maske two dayes, In alltwentie dayes mensibus
Ianuarij 1610. As appeereth by Lyke bill
xixli xiijs iiijd
[fol. 287]
Item paid to Henrie Colborne gentleman vssher daylie
waytor to the Queene for thallowance of himself
one yeoman vssher two yeomen hangers two groomes of the Chamber two groomes of the
wardrobe and one groome porter
... for makinge readie the Lord
Chauncelors Lodgingees at
Whitehall
for her Majesties vse against the Maske by the
space ofvj dayes mensis Februari
1610As appeereth by lyke bill
Cvjs
[Number of Assistants: 9 (Conningsby); 8 (Colborne)
Accounts
relating to Apparelling: fols. 285-294
Total sum spent on Apparelling: £1355 16
s 8 d
Entire account: fols. 269-323]
Bibliography
See also transcriptions of NA, E 351/543,
fols. 246v-247v:
MSC, 6.106, 10.23 (note) 3.385-7, 4.125 Chambers,ES,
See also transcriptions of PRO, AO 1/389/48, fols. 11v-12:H&S,
10.519
Orgel & Strong, 1.205