----, for painting the, 44, 195. ----, the great, 208. ----, for tallowing and brenning the king's, 211. This item refers to the process by which the bottom of an uncoppered vessel is cleaned. In the sixteenth century barges were as important parts of royal and noble establishments, as carriages are in the nineteenth. Henry frequently removed from Westminster to Greenwich and Richmond, and was almost always conveyed by water. His equipage was sent in a similar manner, hence the frequent charges for the great and little barges, boats, watermen, &c. The royal barge was doubtlessly extremely splendid, for it appears that the painting cost upon one occasion 30_l._ and upon another Vincent the painter was paid for the "trimming," by which is probably meant slightly painting and ornamenting, 15_l._ 4_s._ 9_d._ The best idea of its appearance is perhaps conveyed by the barges which now belong to the city companies, many of which are beautifully painted with allegorical figures, landscapes, &c. and gorgeously ornamented. Barge, to the master of the king's for conveying his Majesty to Shepey, 266. ---- great, for serving the king with the, 279. Bargeman, John, the king's, 110. Bargeman, to one of the, for repairing the king's barge, 135. Barker Ambrose, mercer, 188, 189, 282. Barley ----, a priest, 169. Barnard Matthew, a foreign merchant, 186. Barnard's wife, 121, 256. Upon one occasion she made a present of two shirts to the king, and on the other was paid for making eight shirts, 2_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ Barnardin, the gunner, 36. Barnes, i. e. Berners Lord, 207. John Bourchier, second and last lord Berners, the well known translator of Froissart and other works both from the French and Italian. He died on the 16th March, 1533. _See_ Bourchier. Barnwood Park, to the ranger of, 154, _bis_, and keepers of, 155. Baron the Chief, 194. Richard Lyster or Leicester, who held that office from the 15th May, 1530, until 1546. Baroper Park, to the keeper of, 151. ---- ----, 152. Beaurepaire, still called Baroper, situated between Reading and Andover, the seat of the ancient family of Brocas, from the Conquest to the present time.--M*. Barra horse, i. e. Barbary horse, to the keeper of the, and for a bath for it, 204. _See_ Barbary. Bartelot Doctor, 146. A Physician. Basing, 18, 155, 231; ---- purveyor of the ship, 179. Baskets to carry plate, 20. Bath for a horse, paid for a, 204. This item is not a little curious; 7_s._ 2_d._ for a bath for a horse shows the great attention which was paid to Henry's stud; yet it must be remembered that it was for the favourite Arabian before noticed as the Barbary horse. Battersea, 24. Baugh Doctor, one of the king's almoners, 9, 19, 32, 42, 59, 77, 90, 106, 117, 134, 145, 159, 174, 182, 208, 225, 254, 276, 280.