National Archives,
E351/543, fols. 246v-247v
Pipe Office, Chamber Accounts,
Apparelling
(Another copy of NA, AO 1/389/48, fols. 11v-12 and 13v)
Payments to
Sir Richard Conningsby
and
Henry Colborne
in the Declared Accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber,
John,
Lord Stanhope of Harrington
, from 29 Sept. 1610 to 29 Sept. 1611. The MS is bound together with Chamber
Accounts from the years 1596 to 1612. Note: the second payment might refer to Love
Freed and is also
calendared there.
[fol. 246v]
To Sir Richarde Conningesbye knighte gentleman vsher to his Majes
tie
... for the allowaunce of himselfe one yeoman vsher three yeomen hangers twoe
gromes of the chamber twoe gromes of the warderobe and one grome porter
...
[fol. 247]
for makeinge readye the Bankettinge house for the maske iiijer dayes for
alteraci ons and makeinge readye on the kinge and Quenes side after
Christenmas fower dayes for like alteraci ons againste his
Majestie s cominge from Hamptoncourte twoe severall
tymes and from Theobaldes sixe dayes the greate Chamber for dauncinge twoe dayes,
the hall for playes twoe dayes and the
Ladye
Elizabeth
her Lodginge for a maske twoe dayes in all by the space of xxtie Dayes mense Ianuarij 1610
xix li xiij s iiij d
[fol. 247v]
To Henrye Colborne gentleman vsher to the Quene for thallowaunce of himselfe one
yeoman vsher twoe yeoman hangers twoe gromes of the chamber twoe gromes of the warderobe
and one grome porter for
... makeinge ready the Lorde Chauncellors
lodginges at whitehall
for her Majesties vse againste the Maske by the space
of sixe dayes mensis Februarij 1610
Cvj s
[fol. 253v]
[Endorsement]
Iul. Caesar.
Ia Altham
Examinatur per nos
Fra: goston
Ri:
Sutton
Auditores
[Number of Assistants: 9 (Conningsby); 8 (Colborne)
Accounts
relating to Apparelling: fols. 246v-248
Total sum spent on Apparelling: £1,355,
16 s, 8 d
Entire account: fols. 240-253v]
Bibliography
MSC 6.106, 10.23 (note)
Chambers (1923),
3.385-7, 4.125