National Archives, AO 3/908,
13, fols. 2v, 3 and 4. Revels Book No. 13
Accounts Various, Revels: note of the performance of the masque, and details of
payments to workmen, in the Office Book copy of the Revels accounts, from 1 Nov. 1604
to 31 Oct.
1605. The second payment made to four workmen on the Monday and Tuesday
following the performance of Blackness was probably for dismantling the branches.
The book comprises three
folded paper leaves; the accounts are written on the recto and verso of fols. 1-4,
and
the recto of fol. 5.
[fol. 2v]
On Twelfe Night
The Queens Majesties Maske of Moures
with Aleven Laydies of Honnor to Accupayney her
majestie which cam in great showes of Devises
which thay satt In with exselent Musike
...
[fol. 3]
peter: wright Wierdrawer Asketh Allowaunce for Sundry thinges
by him provided wrought & brought into ye Office with
ye wages for him selfe & his men for theire Attendaunces:
...
To vj
men on Twelfe Eve, And Twelfe Day xvjs
To iiij men on Monnday & Tuesday followinge xsviijd
...
[fol. 4]
The
Edmond: Tillney: master of the
Revelles Demandeth for his owne Attendaunce &
fowr
:4:
men from ye Last of Octobar: 1604: Vntill Ashwedensday next Followinge as well for
the
Rehersalles& making choyse of playes & showes & reformyng
of them: As allso for his other Attendendaunc as for maskes & Devises
which wear presented before the The King
& The Queens
majestie by the space of: 104 Dayes & xvijtin
nightes together with iij dayes att Trivmphe att Tilt
Amountinge in all to: 124: Dayes & Nightes him selfe att iiijs: & his: 4: men att xijda pece per Diem
& as movch by night: And allso for the wages of him selfe & his iiij men att the
same rayt Attendinge xxty Dayes in the Somer time aboute ye Ayringes and
repayringe of the Robes Garmentes& Stufes within the Offic
cumm eth to lvijlixijs
...
[fol. 5]
[Endorsement]E: Tylney
Ed: Pakenham
W: Honnyng
Edward Kirkham
[fol. 6]
[Endorsement]
More the said Master of the
Revelles Demandeth Allowaunce for the Surplusage of his
Last Accompte as in the foote ther-of Appeareth being before chardged the Some of
Threscore Fift
e
ine poundes Five Shillinges
tow pence:[Signature]
E: Tylney
[handshift]
xixmo Decembris 1605
Edmundus Tylney Ar Magister de lez
Revelles prestitit sacrum dcis die et anno coram me
Tho: Flemyng
Bibliography
H&S, 10.445
Cunningham (1842), 204-5
MSC, 13.9-11