Hatfield House, Cecil Papers
119, fol. 162
Abstract of expenses incurred at
Theobalds
during the visit of the King of
Denmark
.
As well as charges for Two Kings, the abstract includes details of charges for diet,
necessaries, ordinary expenses, rewards to the king
's servants, gifts of horses and dogs
given to the King of
Denmark
, and a payment for gold taken out of a gold chain. The
letter appears in the bound volume of correspondence relating to 1606. One sheet,
two folios; the abstract appears on three pages of one
folded paper sheet. A summary of the account appears on fol.
163v.
[fol. 162]
An Abstract of moneys paid for chardges of provisions made at Theoballs, against the
Kinge of Denmarckes Cominge thither, with his Majestie our soueraigne the king
of
England
, and spent while their Majesties Laye there being5. dayes, endinge the 28th of Iulye 1606.
...
[fol. 162v]
Chardges of ye Showe, at Theoballes
To Sir Walter Cope to buy silke & other necessaries for the showe 20li0s2d.
To Inigo Iones the painter for his Chardges and paines 23-0-0.
To Ben: Iohnson the Poett 13-6-8.
To a scrivener for wrytinge verses in faire Capitall letters 1-10-0.
lvijlixvjsviijd
...
[fol. 163]
Summa Totalis of the Wholle Chardges & expences, comes to ml Ciiijxxli xjd
Bibliography
McMillin (1968), 155, 164
(note)
HMC Salisbury 18, 237