National Archives,
LR5/64, fols. 3
Office of the Auditors of Land Revenue and
Predecessors and Successors: Vouchers and Accounts
Queen Henrietta Maria's
Jointure (Household Vouchers, 1627-33)
A bill and receipt for payment of
Benjamin Henshaw
, silkman, for work on masquing suits. The bill is from Our Lady Day quarter,
1630-1. The receipt is signed by
Anna
Henshawe
, and dated 30 March 1632. The document comprises
three leaves, folded in half. Pp. 1-2 are blank; the bill occupies pp. 3-9; pp. 10-11
blank; endorsement of the bill p. 12.
[fol. 2]
[Bill] Beniamine
Henshawe the Queenes majes ties
silkman Demandth allowance
[fol. 3v]
delivered For 2 maskinge suttes For
Iefferye the6th of Ianuarye 1630
| 15 yards of whitt copper lace att 2s 6d yard | 01-17-6 |
| 1 dossen of buttons and lopes | 00-03-0 |
| 2 dossen of copper buttons att | 00-01-0 |
| 2 yards of sowinge silke | 00-05-0 |
...
| delivere d the 17th<...> For a
maskinge sutte i dossen 1/ of silk buttons |
00-00-9 |
| 3/4 yards of sowinge silk | 00-01-9 |
...
[fol. 4]
delivered the 4th of Ianuarye 1630 For
a sutte and clok For mr Mountecewe ye danser
| 30 yards 1/4 1/8 of silver plated cloud lace coulour 7 dossen att 7<..> per yard 6sviijd | 10-02-7 |
| 3 yards of sowinge silk | 00-07-6 |
| 1 yarde of silver loplace | 00-01-
|
| 13 dossen of silver plated buttons att 18d <.....> |
|
[fol. 5]
The summ e allowed to bee payde is iiijC xxvijl iixs vd
[Endorsed]
SuDenbigh
La:Bethell Geo:
Abercromy
Hughe Astom Clarke
Receued the30th Day of Marche 1632 by me
Anna
Henshawe^
under
execution of the
Last will and testement of Beniamyn Henshawe esquire my late husband Deceased of Sir
Richard Wynn
knt and Baronet Treasurer generall to the Queenes
Majestie the somme of fower hundred twenty seauen
poundes nyne shillinges five pence Current money in full
payement & dischardge of this Bill
warranted by a Debenter booke for the Quarter owed at the Feast of the
Annutiacion of the Virgin
Mary
last past
1630. I said Receaued the somme of
iiijCxxviiliixsvd
[signature]
Anna
Henshawe