The total expenditure was over £50, although, unless the forty minstrels acted, nothing was paid to actors. Against this was received ‘at the seconde play’ £17 11_s._ 3_d._, and ‘at the ij last plaies’ £19 19_s._ 4_d._, and £2 19_s._ was realized by letting out the garments to the men of Sabsford in 1562 and 1563, and 16_s._ more for letting them to ‘Mʳ William Peter, Knyght.’ Nor did this source of income soon close. A second inventory of 1573 shows that the garments were carefully preserved. They became a valuable stock. In 1564-6 alone the hire of them brought in £10 14_s._ 3_d._ They were let to men of Colchester, Walden, Beleryca, Starford, Little Badow, and to ‘children of Badow.’ Further loans are noted as follows in later years:— ‘Receipts, June 3, 1566. Sabsforde men. Casse of Boreham. Somers of Lanchire. Barnaby Riche of Witham. Willᵐ Monnteyne of Colchester. Mʳ. Johnston of Brentwoode, the 10th Dec. Richard More of Nayland. Frauncis Medcalfe, the iiij of June, 1568. Wᵐ Crayford of Burnam, the ij of June, 1568. 1570-1572. High Ester men. Parker of Writtell. Mʳˢ Higham of Woodham Walter. 1572. Parker of Writtell, Aprill. The Earle of Sussex players. John Walker of Hanfild. 1573. Casse of Boreham. 1574. Players of Boreham, till the mondaye after twelfe day. In 1574 the ‘playe books’ were valued at £4, and in the same year all the garments, &c., included in the inventory of 1573 were sold to George Studley and others for £6 12_s._ 4_d._ In 1575 one Mr. Knott was paid 8_d._ ‘for the makinge of two oblijacyons for the assurance of the players garments belonginge to the Pyshe[774].’ CHESTER, CHESHIRE.