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It. d^d him more at the same time ........ xviii^d It. delivered James Alwood, xxvii Mail,, to buy his m^r a Gieeke grammer, a Sallust, a penner, a inckhorne, pap' and a satchell to carrie his books vi' viiid 1591.

It. half yard of hare colored vellett, xi^s ; 4 silver compast bottons for the boot hose toppes, ii^s vi^d; a pare of hare coloured stockings, vi^s vi^d ; a pare of Sypres^[1] garters, v^s x^d ........ xxv^s x^d

paid M^r Blunt for a yere's scolinge ........ vi^li

Extracts from Payments relating to Travelling Expenses. Anno 1580.

It. spent in caryeng M^r Richard Farmor iii^s vi^d

It. paid for the chargs at Oxford in fetchinge S^r John Fetiplace's mony, beying vii of us xvi^s viii^d

It. my dyett and my man's in London, From the xx^th of October untill the xxix of November, beying 38 days ....... vi^li xiiii^d

It. for fyer and drinck duryng that tyme ....... vii^s

It. for my horse meate duryng that tyme, w^th shewyng and mending my saddle iii^li

It. paid for boote hier goyng to the courte & once from London, iiii^s; for feryeng twise ov' at Fullam, w^th o^r horses goynge to the courte, and divers tymes to Westm^r, iii^s vi^d .

It. for washing my shirts durynge the tyme I laye at London ii^s vi ^d

It. ^o chargs at London, on Wensday, at the Bell in Holborne ix^s vi^d

It. goyng to Ottlands, our supper and horse meat ther v^s

It. o^r diners and suppers on Saterday, w"* ii of my lord tresurer's men^[2]

It. John Birtwesell's cliardgs goynge into Hatfordshire to my lord chaun cillor's,^[3] to have the comyssions sealed .....

Extracts from Miscellaneous Expenses. Anno 1580.

It. p^d to S^r Thomas Lucy for his legacye

It. to the coocke for his quarter s wages, and that w^ch was geven him .

It. paid Agnes the bruer her half yere's wags, x^s; and geven her in recompence of her service, iiii^s; allowed her for x^li of hoppes, v^s x^d; and for spigotts, ii^d ......... .

It. allowed her for her ly very^[1] .......

It. to Thomas Roudd the miller for his half yere's wags

It. to Mathewe the shepperd for his quarter's wags

It. geven him ..........

It. for iiii bushell of maslyn,^[4] at ii^s ii^d .....

It. to the prest for his wags dew at Midsom' .....

It. geven a poore prest ........

It. to Symon that he spent in upping^[5] the swanes ....

It. for vi great pap' bookes and for bringing them downe .

Anno 1581.

It. for drawing a scutching of armes ......

It. for a catechism and a psalter for Af Richard Fermor

It. for the armes of my m^r and old m^rs, and setting upp the same

Item, p"* a caricr for bringing upp 100" and a capcase of writings .

It. p<* to my L. Treasurer for the lease of the lande ....

It. bestowed a breakfast uppon some of my lord's men .

1583.

It. to the glacyer for setting up the armes in the church .

• r7 Sypres, oyprus, or crape garters.

1. Lyuery, livery, delivery, here in the sense of board wages.
2. Lord Treasurer : William Cecil, Lord Burghley.
3. Lord Chancellor : Sir Thomas Bromley was Lord Chancellor at this period.
4. Maslyn, mastlin, or maslin, anything compounded of mixed materials. Here used for mixed grain, such as rye and wheat. — Naves.
5. Upping the swans, now corruptly called hopping, i. e. marking them. (See Transactions of the Arcliacological Institute at Lincoln, p. 310.)