"Item the xxiij day [October] paied for a hatte and a plume for the King in Boleyn [_i.e._ Boulogue] ... xvs." And again-- "Item the same day paied for the garnisshing of ij bonetts, and for the said hatte ... xxiijs. iiijd." These entries are curious, as the purchase of the hat was made in a foreign country. It was probably something that took the King's fancy, as we can hardly suppose that his majesty had neglected to provide himself with this necessary appendage before he left England. Several interesting notices concerning hats, and apparel generally, may be seen in Roger Ascham's _Schoolmaster_, 1570, which I do not remember to have seen quoted; but the literature of this period abounds in illustration of costume which has been but imperfectly gleaned. EDWARD F. RIMBAULT. * * * * * EXTRACTS FROM OLD RECORDS. If you think the insertion of scraps from the mutilated Exchequer records useful, I shall be most happy, from time to time, to contribute a few. The following are extracted from fragments of a book of entries, temp. Charles I.: the book appears to have been a large folio, and each leaf torn into at least four pieces. It is much to be regretted that the work of selection and mutilation was not assigned to more competent persons than the ignorant porters who I am told were entrusted with it. ROBERT COLE. _Fragment dated 1640._ John de Critz, Serjeant Painter, p't of 2158. 13, for a debt in the great wardrobe 60 0 0 { 200 0 0 S'r James Palmer, Kn't, for the Tapestrie { 362 10 0 makers and painters at Mortlach { 300 0 0 { 262 10 0 { 300 0 0 _Fragment dated 1637._ ..........hony Vandike Kn't p't of 1200_li._ for......... 300 0 0 ..........le Seur Sculpter p't of 720_li._ .................Statues and Images 300 0 0 _Fragment dated 1640._ ..........in satisfaction for his greate Losses by his greate and extraordinary disbursem'ts vpon assignem'ts and other charges 4000 0 0 S'r Job Harby and S'r John Nulles, Kn'ts, for soe much paid to the King of Denmke for redempion of a greate Jewell, and to liquidate the accompts betwixt his Ma'ty and the said King 25000 0 0 Hubrecht le Seur in full of 340_li._ for } 2 statues in brasse, the one of his late } 100 0 0 Ma'ty, and the other of our now } 70 0 3 Souerainge lo: King Charles[3] }