When he first took possession of his Office, he called to one of his Yeomen for the books which were in y^e keeping of old Layton, who then attended in his moneth; the peevish old man who had lived long in y^e office refused to deliver them whereupon Sir G. Talbot shewed him the words of his patent; but he remained obstinate and insolent & S^r Gilbert suspended him for waiting and acquainted his Ma^ty with it who very well approved of what he had done: but y^e passionate old man for very vexation of spirit dyed. His sonne had the impudence to claime his father’s place; and upon refusall to threaten an appeale to the K^g wherewith S^r G. Talbot acquainted his Ma^ty who sayd, if he came, he should receive an answere. After this Serg^t Painter (without any application to S^r Gilbert) went boldly to the K^g and begged the reversion: and his Ma^ty graciously graunted it. Painter thus armed came to S^r Gilb^t and demanded to be admitted. S^r Gilbert asked whence he derived his claime? he sayd: the K^g given it to him. S^r Gilbert reply’d, he would receive y^e K^gs pleasure from himself; and going to his Ma^ty asked him, if he had appointed Painter to succeed Layton: he sayd, yes. S^r, sayd S^r Gilb^t it belongeth to me, to choose my owne Officers, because y^e trust of all y^e Ma^tys plate is by me committed to them. Well, sayd y^e K. for this time let it pass, and I will invade y^e right noe more. S^r Gilbert desired to know if his Ma^ty would be security for all y^e plate intrusted in his hands? Noe indeed will I not said the K^g and if that be requisite I recommend him not. S^r sayd S^r Gilbert this expostulation is onely to show my right; and y^e danger of admitting any without security: but since y^r Ma^ty hath made choice of him, he shall stand, and accordingly he admitted him. x. The appointment of y^e Goldsmiths and Jewellers both to the K^g and Queene valued at 800£ each: (as the yeomens & Groomes places are when vacant). When his Ma^ty[29] came first into England Coronell Blage (a groome of y^e bedchamb^r) begged the nomination of the Goldsmith & contracted w^th alderman Backwell for 800£ but the alderman, when he understood y^t it was the Maist^rs right, quitted his bargaine & M^r Blage deserted his pretension. xi. The Maister used to receive 20£ in gold from the goldsmith upon y^e signing of his annuall bill: (and this was transmitted in the list of perquisites from S^r H. Mildmay to S^r G. Talbot; yet would he never require the same, least it might look like a bribe to y^e Maist^r to cast a favourable eye over the account). xii. He hath right to lodgings for himself, officers & servants in all y^e K^gs houses. Those in Whitehall were, when the K. came in, rude, dark & intermixed with the Queene’s servants.