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National Archives, E407/57/1, fols. 1-2.
Exchequer: Miscellaneous Books and Papers,
Wardrobe Household: Expenses of the Queen's Masques.

Bill of charges for the Queen 's Masque, dated 1610. The bill appears on three pages of a single, folded leaf, and is bound under the same classmark with two other bills detailing expenses for materials for Samuel Daniel's Tethys Festival (1610). The fourth page is blank except for a note, now damaged, summarising the contents of the bill. Note: figures and text in brackets are now missing from a mutilated MS; these are taken from H&S.

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The bill of account of the hole charges of the Queens Majesties maske at
Chrismas. 1610.

Inprimis to Mr Inigo Iohnes as apeareth by his byll	238 li 16 s 10 d
Item to mr Confesse vpon his bill for the 12 fooles	16 li 6 s 6 d
Item to his Taylor for making the suites as apeareth by his bill	8 li
Item for 128 yeardes of fustian to Lyne theire Coates att 10dthe yeard	5 li 6 s 8 d
Item for 87 ownces of Coper Lace att 18dthe ownce and 6 ownces att 20dthe ownce vsed for the 11 preestes gowndes and hoodes, with shues, and scarffes	7 li 4 d
Item for 24 yeardes of Riband to beare their Lutes att 12dthe yeard, and one Dosen att 3d, and half a Dosen att 2dthe yeard	1 li 8 s
Item to the Taylor for making those gowndes and hoodes	4 li
Item to the 11 preestes to buy their silke stockinges and shoues att 2lia peece	22 li
Item for 3 yeardes of flesh collored satten for Cupides Coate and hose at 14sthe yearde	2 li 2 s
Item for 26 yeardes of Callico to lyne the preestes hoodes att 20dthe yeard	2 li 3 s 4 d
Item to the Taylor for Making and furnishing of Cupides suite with Lace and puffes	1 li 10 s
Summa	308 li 14 s 3 d

Rewardes to the persons imployed in the Maske

Inprimis to Mr Beniamin Iohnson for his Invention	40 li
Item to Mr Inigo Iohnes for his paynes and Invention	40 li
Item to Mr Alfonso for making the songes	20 li
Item to Mr Iohnson for setting the songes to the lutes	5 li
Item to Thomas Lupo for setting the Dances to the violens	5 li
Item to Mr Conffesse for teachinge all<the>Dances	50 li

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To Mr Bochan for teaching the <Ladies>the footing of 2 Danses	<20 li >
To the 12 Musitions that were preestes that songe and played	<24 li >
Item to the 12 other Lutes that suplied, and with fluites	12 li
Item to the 10 violen c s that contynualy practized to the Queene	20 li
Item to 4 more that were added att the Maske	4 li
Item to 15 Musitions that played to the Pages and fooles	20 li
Item to 13 hob e oyes and sa g kbuttes	10 li
Item to 5 b e oyes that is, 3 graces Sphynkes and Cupid	10 li
Item to the 12 fooles that Danced	<12 li >
Summa	292 li

Disburs ments: Summa totalis is	600 li 14 s 3 d
Receipt es: Whereof ther is receaved	400 li
Remaines. So the Wardrobe being not yet discharged, ther remayns to be allowed	200 li <14 s 3 d >

There was receaved from the King es wardrobe of Treasure r Roger Aston

Inprimis of severall Collered taffite for 12 fooles, and 3 graces, 52 ells, and a quarter att 17sthe elln	44 li 8 s 3 d
Item of Crimson Taffite for the 11 preestes amounting to 55 els, and Mr Confesse his coate being in the number, att 17sthe elln	46 li 15 s
Item of watched satten for the preestes hoodes and gorgettes 26 yeardes 3 quarters att 15sthe yeard	<19 li 19 s 9 d >

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Item of Taffite sarsnett for scarffes to girde their gowndes beinge 18 ells att 8s the ell	7 li 4 s
Summa	118 li 7 s

Memorandum that this last summe of 118^li 7^s is to be allowed to Sir Roger Aston Knight, over and aboue, the other foresayd summe of 600^li 14^s 3^d

[Endorsement, signatures]
T Suffolke
E.worcester

[Entire Account: fols. 1-4v]

Bibliography
H&S, 10.529-30
Orgel & Strong, 1.229-30
Reyher (1909), 509-10