Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue 2

National Archives, E101/434/9, pp. 17-18 (no foliation)

Exchequer: King's Remembrancer

Accounts, Various (Wardrobe and Household)

Bill for materials for the masque in the account book of Sir John Villiers , Master of the Wardrobe to Prince Charles , from Michaelmas 1617 to Christmas 1618. Page numbers are marked on the document in contemporary hand, and are noted in this transcription.

[p. 17]

By vertue of a warrant signed: by his Highnes att Greenewich theNynthe Day of Iune 1618: For Three masking suites, with all such furniture and necessaries as belong vnto them. as followeth. vizt.

To Patrick Blacke for making and furnishing one Masking suite for his Highnes thick wrought in Divers workes with silver and other laces and for workemanshipp.

ix^li x^s

More to him for Drawing and marking the suite all a parte.

xxxv^s

More for iij yardes of Tinsell for the same att iij^s per yard.

ix^s

More for making of three patternes in divers fashions.

vij^li x^s

More to him for making and furnishing two other suites for the Maske the one for Sir willyam Erwin and thother for Mr Roger Pallmer thick wrought with silver lace.

xvj^li

More to him for Cutting Drawing and Sizing the two suites.

iij^li x^s

More for Buckrom, Tynsell and Canvas for patternes for the Three Suites.

v^li x^s

More for Drawing marking and Sising the three patternes.

iij^li xv^s

More to him for making his Highnes masking suite with more lace

xxx^s

More to him for ij yardes of tynsell to ytt at iij^s per yard.

vj^s

[marginal note]Three suites for the Maske:

To Thomas woodrove for xxiiij yardes of Crimson sattin for parte of the Three suites for the Maske at xviij^s

xxj^li xij^s

More for xxiiij yardes of watchett sattin for thother par te of the three suites for the Maske att xvij^s

xx^li viij^s

More to him for xviij elnes of white taffata to lyne the same three suites att xvj^s per elne.

xiiij^li viij^s

To Samuell Paske for xxx oz and iij quarters of silver spangled sprigg lace for the same suites at vij^s vj^d per oz

xj^li x^s vij^d obolus

More to him for xxiij oz and iij quarters of silver spangled bonelace for the same suites att viij^s per oz

ix^li x^s

More for xxx oz of Coulor sowing & stiching silke at ij^s viij^d

iiij^li

More for xiij Dozen of silver buttons for the same at xviij^d

xix^s vj^d

More for xx yardes of white viij^d Ribban for the same.

xiij^s iiij^d

More for vj long arming silver poyntes att iij^s iiij^d a piece.

xx^s

More for vj Dozen of white silke poyntes att iij^s

xviij^s

More for iij oz of white binding lace for the same att iij^s iiij^d

x^s

To Elizabeth Loveday widdowe for Three headpieces for the Maske, one for his Highnes, one for Sir willyam Erwin, and one for Mr Palmer att v^li a piece.

xv^li

[running total in margin]

150^li 4^s 5^d obolus


[p. 18]


To Thomas Peake for CCCxiiij oz of white Copper plate lace for the same suites att xiiij^d per oz.

xviij^li vj^s iiij^d

More to him for CC yardes of white Copper lace sprigged and spangled for the same at iiij^d per yard.

iij^li vj^s viij^d

More for iiij Dozen of white Copper buttons at iiij^s

xvj^s

More for three vizardes for the Maske lyned with kid and for perfuming the same. at xij^s vj^d a piece.

xxxvij^s vj^d

To Robert Iones for a fayre white plume for his Highnes with Fiftie Dozen of Egrettes

viij^li

More to him for a fayre white plume for Sir willyam Erwin with xl Dozen of Egrettes

vij^li

More to him for another fayre white plume for mr Palmer with xl Dozen of Egrettes

vij^li

To Thomas Hodges for a masking Ruffe and Cuffes for his Highnes of Cuttworke edged with a fayre peake purle.

vij^li

To Robert wadson for iij payre of silke hose for the maske Basatasht and plusht at iiij^li a payre.

xij^li

More for one payre of Rich watchett garters ymbrodered with siluer

vij^li

More for iij payre of Rich watchett Roses with siluer at xls

vj^li

More for xxxviij Dozen of Coulor silke poyntes att iij^s

v^li xiiij^s

More for iij pieces of Coulorred silke Ribban at xxiiij^s

iij^li xij^s

To Iohn Shepley for ymbrodering of Two Masking suites, vppon blew and Carnacion sattin with silver spangles, silver plate and white silke for Damaske silver and workemanshipp.

xij^li

Somm e of the said warrant

CCxlix^li xvj^s xj^d obolus

[signature]

I villiers

[running total in margin]

99^li 12^s 6^d

Bibliography
H&S, 10.578-9
Orgel & Strong, 1.277-8
Reyher (1909), 513-4