"Item, Paide by the kyngis highnes commaundement certefied by my lorde Pryviseales lettres to Hans Holbenne paynter, in the advauncement of his hole yeres wagis before hande, aftre the rate of xxx_li._ by yere, which yeres advauncement is to be accompted from this present Mich', And shall ende ultimo Septembris next commynge, the somme of xxx_li._" Among other curious entries in that MS. are, a new year's gift of a skreen to Henry, from Luke Hornebaund, painter, who is mentioned by Walpole, and whose wages were lv_s._ vj_d._ per quarter; and the following: The costs of the scaffold erected in Westminster Hall for the trial of the persons involved in Anne Boleyn's fate.; December 30, Hen. VIII. A^{o}. 1538, "Item, payde to Jamys Nedeham by the kyngis commaundement certefyed by my lorde prvyseall for the costs and chargs of the Scaffold made in the king[s] halle at West[^m] at the condempnacion of the late malefactors and traytours there, the some of xxviij_li._ xix_d._ ob. for the makinge and stuf of the saide Scaffolde, as apperith by rekenyng therof made more at large doth appere, xxviij_li._ xix_d._ ob." January, 31 Hen. VIII. 1540, "To the Quenes pleyers for playing before the kinge, iiij_li._;" also, "to the kingis pleyers for pleyng before the king, vj_l._ xiij_s._ iiij_d._;" "to the princis pleyers for playnge before the king, iiij_li._;" and a grant for life of 2_l._ 2_s._ 4_d._ per annum to "Richard Parrowe, one of the King's interlude players," in February, 1540. The expences of preparing beds at Dartford and Rochester, for the king and Anne of Cleves; January, 31 Hen. VIII A^{o}. 1540.--"Item, to Edward Lloid yoman of the Warderobe of Beddes and John Askowe grome of the same, for themself and a Smythe that was with them to set up twoo bedds of the kingis, one at Dertford and an other at Rochestre, and for making redy there for the Quenes Grace, by the space of xxx days, the yoman at ij_s_ the dey, the grome at xx_d._ and the Smythe at xij_d._ the day, as apperith by a bill, signed with the Lorde Chamberlains hande, vij_li._" In January, 32 Hen. VIII. A^{o}. 1541.--"To the Ducke of Suffolkis pleyers for pleyinge in the kingis hawle on twelf even, the somme of xx_s._;" and we learn from another entry that the names of three of the King's players were Robert Histow, George Birche, and Richard Parrowe, and that the quarterly wages of the three were 1_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._