"1649. April 16. It. given seeing Rechampton-House 6_s_. -- April 28. It. paid Mr. Le Neve, the remainder due for my wife's picture, 3_l_. 4s. It. paid him for a picture of the king. 2_l_. It. paid him for a new frame to my grandmother's -- 6_s_. "1649. May 9. Item, given at John Tradeskin's [Tradescant] -- 2_s_. 6_d_. --- June 1. Paid Mr. Lawes, a month's teaching of my wife -- 1_l_. 10_s_. --- Sept 1. It. spent at Tunbridge Welles, in 19 dayes stay -- 26_l_, 8_s_. "1650. April 8. It. paid Mr. Lilly [Sir Peter] for my wife's picture -- 5_l_. "1651. April 21. It. paid Mr. Lelie for my picture, 5_l_. It. paid him for my wife's picture, being larger, 10_l_. It. given Mr. Lelie's man, 5_s_. --- April 23. It. paid Frank Rower for a frame for my wife's picture 4_l_. --- Aug. 7. Spent in Spring Gardens, and coach hire thither -- 17_s_. --- Sept. 3. Baubles at Bartholomew fayre, 4_s_. --- Oct. 3. It. given the Scots prisoners, 8_s_. --- Nov. 13. It. paid for bringing a great cake from Richborow -- 3_s_. --- March 9. Twelve paire of gloves given my Valentine, the Lady Palmer 1_l_. 12_s_. --- March 22. It. paid Mr. Lilly for Mrs. Montague's picture, the larger size 10_l_. The entry concerning the Celebrated Henry Lawes, _Milton's Tuneful Harry_, is very interesting, and is well illustrated by the following dedication, prefixed to Lawes' _Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues_, 1655:-- _"To the Honourable the Lady Dering, Wife to Sir Edward Dering, of Surenden Dering, Bart._