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 word _token_, per se, evidently meant any thing sent as a
mark of kindness. In this instance it was 50_l._ but it was more
frequently a jewel or other article of value. Thus in the instance
of Cardinal Wolsey, when Henry was informed by Dr. Butts that
unless he sent him some testimony of his favour he would die
within four days, "Even so will I, quoth the King, and therefore
make speed to him again, and ye shall deliver him from me this
ring for a _token_ of our good will and favour towards him, in the
which ring was engraved the King's visage within a ruby, as lively
counterfeit as was possible to be devised."--"And then he spake
to Mistress Anne [Boleyn] saying, 'Good sweetheart, I pray you at
this my instance, as ye love us, to send the Cardinal a _token_
with comfortable words, and in so doing ye shall do us a loving
pleasure.' Incontinent, she took her tablet of gold hanging at her
girdle, and delivered it to Master Buttes with very gentle and
comfortable words," &c. Cavendish's _Life of Wolsey_, Ed. Singer,
1825, vol. i. p. 226. An engraving of this scene is given from a
MS. in the possession of Mr. Douce in that interesting work.
Totehill, 107, 118, 120.
Tomb, paid for the King's, 101.
This entry is rather extraordinary, because Henry VIII. expressly
states in his will, dated on the 30th December, 1546, sixteen
years afterwards, that his tomb was not then made. He orders that
his body shall be buried in the choir of his College of Windsor,
"mid-may between the Halls and the High Altar, and an honourable
tomb for our bones to rest in be made, if it be not done by us in
our life-time." But it is evident from the item in question that
a tomb was began for him as early as December, 1530, towards the
expences of which Cromwell was then paid 13_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._
Torch Sir, the King's bedeman, at Greenwich, 33, 88, 122.
Tote Anthony, 174, 188, 251, 261. See PAINTER.
Towels for diaper for, 264.
Tower, stuff sent from the, to Windsor, 251.
----, the expences of rowing the King to the, 278, 279.
Towing, paid to the waterman for, 140.
Toyle, yeoman of the, 9, 19.
Traitor, for taking of a, 86.
Treasurer, the King's, 22, 62, 93, 117, 131, 149, 189, _bis_, 255,
272.
Until the 26 Henry VIII. 1532, Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire,
father of Queen Anne, is said to have been Treasurer of the
Household; in which year Sir William Fitz-William, afterwards
Earl of Southampton, was appointed to that office; but in
the will of Sir David, Knt. dated in February, 1529-30, he
speaks of "Sir William Fitz-William, Treasurer of the King's
Household."--_Testamenta Vetusta_, p. 701; and there are other
causes for believing that he was Treasurer of the Household at the
whole period embraced by these accounts.
Tregonnar ----, 69.
Tremesin Peter, a dompnu, 218. See DOMPNU.
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