The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry VIII from November MDXXIX, to December MDXXXIINicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir
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The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry VIII from November MDXXIX, to December MDXXXII
Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547; Prices -- Great Britain; Royal households -- Great Britain
The Governor of Rochester Castle, and afterwards a Knight of the
Garter, Warden of the Cinque Ports, and Treasurer of the Household
to Edward the Sixth. In the 12th Hen. VIII. he was one of the
Challengers against all gentlemen in feats of arms for thirty
days, at the meeting of the Cloth of Gold, and as is evident from
one of these entries, was frequently admitted to the society, and
stood high in the favour of Henry, who it would seem, from the next
entry, stopped at his house in Kent, on his road to Calais, in
1532. He died in 1559.
----'s park, to the keeper of, and to his servants, 266, _bis_.
Chickens brought, 126, 131, 193, 207, 215, 218, 229, 230, 242, 255,
264.
Child, to a poor, that the king's grace healed, 150.
Children of the King of France. See France.
---- of the Privy Chamber, 23, 30, 75.
----, for the board of, 28.
---- of the stable, 29.
----, riding, 29.
----, the king's, 66.
----, hosen for the, 109, 122, 155, 186, 219.
---- to the lawnder, that washes, 112.
----, paid to one for his expenses on his journey to provide, 140.
---- of the stable, for gere, for the, 182.
----, to a poor man that had thirteen, 93.
----, to the Master of the, 287, 291.
From the ordinances made at Eltham, for the regulation of the
household, it appears, that he was the head of the "Gentlemen of
the Chapel," and was allowed 30_l._ per annum for his wages.
----, expenses for the, 268. See Boys.
Chippings for hounds, paid for, 7, 19, 24, 45, 49.
Fragments for their food.
Choristers of Windsor, 58, 140, 214.
Christening of a child, paid on the, 106, 117, 136, 145.
It may perhaps be inferred that on each of these occasions the king
was one of the sponsors.
Christmas, money given against, 11, _bis_.
Christopher, Milliner, 25, 63, 65, 76, 99, 151, 173, _bis_.
Citrons brought, 80.
Clamp Nicholas, a falconer, 17, 30, 34, _ter_, 38, 42, 71, _ter_, 85,
_ter_, 95, _sæpe_, 129, _ter_, 130, _ter_, 181, 192, 198, 200,
221, 280, 285, 287, 288, _ter_.
All of these numerous entries were either payments of his wages or
for food for the hawks.
---- Philip, 3, 38, 287.
Clayton the baker, 50.
Clays, a minstrel, 134.
Clerk of the Closet, 90.
---- of the Kitchen, 116.
---- of the Beds, wardrobe of the, 183.
Cleyton, 115.
---- Samson, 209.
Cloak, paid for a, for Lady Ann, all the materials of which are
minutely noticed, 222, 223.
The manner in which even the most trifling article connected with
this cloak is mentioned is not a little amusing. The whole expence
attending it was 9_l._ 4_s._ 8_d._
Clock, to the keeper of, at Hampton Court, 26.
----, paid for a, 16, 51, 62, 65, 91, 109, 189.
----, for mending, 58, 68, 92.
---- brought, 109, 135.
----, paid to the Astronomer, for mending a, 130.
----, for a, in a case of gold, 161.
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