National Archives,
E351/544, fol. 158
Pipe Office, Chamber Accounts,
Apparelling
(Another copy of NA, AO 1/392/61, fol. 9v)
Payment to
Richard Harris
in the Declared Accounts of the
Lord Treasurer
of the Chamber,
Sir William Uvedale
, from 29 Sept. 1622 to 29 Sept. 1623. The MS is bound together with Chamber
Accounts from the years 1612 to 1627.
[fol. 158]
To Richarde Harris gentleman vsher daylie wayter ... For the allowaunce of
himselfe one yeoman vsher fower yeomen hangers; twoe gromes of the warderobe and one
grome porter; for makinge readie of
Whitehall
by the space of xviiijen dayes; the Closett Chappell and councell chamber eighte
dayes; the greate chamber on the
Quenes side for fower playes before Christmas eighte dayes; the hall three severall
tymes for
the Prince
to practyse in sixe dayes; for alteracions when the kinge came
from Newmarkett to whitehall twoe dayes;
for makinge ready that house with riche stuffe againste Christmas twelve dayes; the
Closett and Chappell
with riche stuffe sixe dayes the Newyeares guifte chamber twoe dayes;
the Banquettinge house for the Princes Maske sixe dayes; the hall for fower seuerall
playes in Christmas eighte
dayes; in all by the space of lxxvjen dayes mensibus Octobris
Nouembris Decembris et Ianuarij 1622. lxixli xiijs iiijd
[fol. 165]
[Endorsement]
Ri: weston
Io: Sotherton:
Examinatur per nos
Fra: goston
Ri:
Sutton
Auditores.
[Number of assistants: 8
Accounts relating to Apparelling: fols.
157v-8v
Total sum spent on Apparelling: £1,036, 7 s, 8 d
Entire account: fols. 151-65]
Bibliography
MSC 6.121