Neptune's Triumph 2

National Archives, E101/436/2, fols. 2r-v (pp. 5-6)
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer
Accounts, Various (Wardrobe and Household)
(Another copy of E101/436/4 document missing at National Archives)

Bill for materials for the masque in the account book of Spencer, Lord Compton , Master of the Wardrobe to Prince Charles , from Midsummer 1622 to Michaelmas 1624. Page numbers are marked on the document in contemporary hand, and are noted in this transcription alongside foliation. Note: many of the items on this account are accompanied by the inscription "ex", or "examinatur". These are not transcribed. "Baye" may refer to James Bowey .

[fol. 2, p. 5]
The Maske at Christmas 1623

Robert Austen for xviij yardes dimidium of skye Collored Satten for two Maskinge shuites at xv^s iij^d
xiiij^li ij^s j^dobolus

xiij ellne s v Nayles to lyne the shuites and Basses of white taffita at xiiij^s per ellne
ix^li xj^s iiij^dobolus

vj yardes iij Nayles of sky Collor watered taffita for two paire of hose at xvj^s a yard
iiij^li xix^s

ij yardes quarter of Divers Collor Sattin for pattornes at xv^s iij^d
xxxiiij^s iij^d 3/4

iij yardes of sky Collor Satten for borders honers & foules and other sundry patterns deliuer ed to the Imbrodrer at xv^siij^d
xlv^s ix^d

One yard dimidium of skye collor Satten to the Haberdasher to make two Cappes at xv^s iij^d the yard
xxij^sx^d obolus

One ellne dimidium quarter of white taffita to lyne them at xiiij^s
xv^s ix^d

Samuell Paskexxxvij ozes dimidium of siluer spangled lace with plate in yt at vj^s iiij^dper oz
xj^li xvij^svj^d

vj dozen of silver buttons at xij^d
vj^s

vj ozes dimidium of sowinge and stichinge Silke at iis viij^d
xvij^s iiij^d

iiij yards of loope lace at vj^d a yard
ij^s

ij yards of skye collor silke lace at ix^d a yard
xviij^d

ix yards of white Ribban to the Haberdasher at vj^d
iiij^s vj^d

Iohn Shepley for imbroderinge two shutes for the Maske vpon skye collor satten which were garnished and Brodered and wrought riche all over with silver twiste silver purells plates and spangles, with watchett silke and for all manner of stuffe and workemanshippe
Lx^li

For Imbroderinge sundry sortes of pattorns & Sampells vpon colloured satten with gold silver and silke: For thride Canvas and othe<r>necessaries
iij^li xvj^s

Pattricke Blacke for makinge the two maskinge shutes of Skye collo r sattin Imbrodred the Basses winges and Skyrtes wroght in thick wrokes with samle silver lace
x^lixv^s

for all furniture to both shutes iij^li vij^sij^d per Shute
vj^lixiiij^s iiij^d

for makinge & drawinge 3 pattrons of Buckrame & Callico in sundry workes
vj^li x^s

[Running total in left-hand margin]
135. 10. 4 1/4.


[fol. 2v, p. 6]


For cuttinge the two suites in sundrye Workes
xlv^s

Robert Wadson For two paire of skye collor silke hose of a yard and quarter longe at iij^li x^s a payre
vij^li

ij paire of sky collor and siluer tyes at vj^s viij^d
xiij^s iiij^d

iiij dozen of silke pointes at v^s a Dozen
xx^s

one peece of skye collor and white Ribban
xxiiij^s

Iulian Elliott For vij yardes iij qua rter of cott worke att xiiij^s the yard
v^li viij^svj^d

vij yardes iij qua rters of fine purle for the bond and Cuffes at x^s vj^d
iiij^li xvj^d obolus

For Cambrecke for the Ruffe and the stocke
iiij^s

Robert Iones for makinge ij Cappes of skye collor satten with flowres at xx^sa peece
xls

one plume of watche tt feathers for his highnes Wi th many Egerites
v^li x^s

one plume of watche tt feathers for[blank]Baye
iiij^li x^s

Mylles Corney For two paire of rich ymbrodered Gloues at xv^s a paire
xxx^s

one payre of ymb o rodered Gloues trymmed
xx^s

For makinge vp one Gyrdell
iij^s

Some of the said maske
Clxxj^li xix^s vj^dobolus quarte r

[Running total in left-hand margin]
26. 9. 2 1/2
36. 9. 2 1/2

Bibliography
H&S, 10.661-2
Orgel & Strong, 1.363-4