Nor were these offerings sent only by the higher classes of society; even the poorest of Henry's subjects presented him with something which they fancied would be acceptable to his palate. The bringer uniformly received a gratuity "in reward" proportionate to the value of the gift; thus, the German who brought a lion was paid 6_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._; he who brought a stag, 20_s._; Lady Sidney's servant for bringing quince pies, 6_s._ 8_d._; and Dyrick's wife of Greenwich received the same sum for a capon and chickens. Similar gratuities were given to the gardeners of the king's different seats for bringing fruit and herbs; and as no gift was too contemptible to be accepted, the money thus paid "in reward" sometimes exceeded the value of the donation. In most cases these offerings were doubtlessly tendered as testimonies of respect, but in many the "reward" was, perhaps, the real motive. As the index contains a reference to every thing presented to Henry, it is needless to enlarge on the subject. Of the PRICE OF LABOUR the best evidence, besides the wages of servants, which will be more particularly noticed, are the sums paid for different articles purchased. We learn, also, that two men in July, 1530, were paid 13_s._ 4_d._. for ten days' work in mowing, _i. e._, 8_d._ a-day each. In February, 1532, the hire of seven horses, and the expences of the same number of men for sixteen days, sent into Wales, and other places, at 1_s._ 8_d._ per day for each man, amounted to 9_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._, and in July in the same year 1_l._ was paid for the hire of ten men for three days, in drawing the fishponds at Ampthill, at 8_d._ a day each. The WAGES OF SERVANTS differed of course according to their situations; those of a Falconer were generally a groat a day, and he was allowed one penny a day for the food of each hawk intrusted to his care; but those of Nicholas Clamp, one of the principal falconers, were 10_l._ per annum. A Huntsman received 35_s._ 5_d._ a quarter, and as well as most of the other servants, he had 4_d._ per day for his board wages. The allowance for the board of the boys of the stable was 1_s._ 8_d._ per week each; and of the boys that "run the King's geldings," or as they are sometimes called, "the King's riding boys," 2_s._ a week each, whilst on one occasion we find six days' meals for them paid for at the rate for each of them five pence a day. The keeper of the Barbary horse was allowed 1_s._ 8_d._ per week for his board, his wages being 4_l._ a year; the Hen-taker was however better paid, as he received 45_s._ 7_d._ a quarter. The regular wages of the King's watermen were 10_s._ a quarter; but it would appear that they were paid extra upon every occasion when they were employed. Sexton the Fool's, servant's wages, were 15_s._ a quarter. The gardeners of York Place and of Beaulie, or New Hall, in Suffolk, received about 12_l._ per annum; the gardener of Greenwich 20_l._ a year; and the gardeners of Windsor and Wanstead 4_1._ a year.