Linen cloth for the earl and his chaplains, and for the pantry, £43 17_s._ For one hundred and twenty-nine dozen of parchment, with ink, £4 8_s._ 3-1/4_d._ Sum, £5230 17_s._ 7-1/4_d._ Item, for two cloths of scarlet for the earl against Christmass, one cloth of russet for the Bishop of Angew, seventy cloths of blue for the knights (as they were then termed), fifteen cloths of medley for the lords’ clerks, twenty-eight cloths for the esquires, fifteen cloths for officers, nineteen cloths for grooms, five cloths for archers, four cloths for minstrels and carpenters, with the sharing and carriage for the earl’s liveries at Christmasse, £460 15_s._ Item, for seven furs of variable miniver (or powdered ermine), seven hoods of purple, three hundred and ninety-five furs of budge for the liveries of barons, knights, and clerks, one hundred and twenty-three furs of lamb for esquires, bought at Christmas, £147 17_s._ 8_d._ Item, sixty-five cloths, saffron colour, for the barons and knights in summer, twelve red cloths, mixed, for clerks, twenty-six cloths, ray, for esquires, one cloth, ray, for officers’ coats in summer, and four cloths, ray, for carpets in the hall, for £345 13_s._ 8_d._ Item, one hundred pieces of green silk for the knights, fourteen budge furs for surcoats, thirteen hoods of budge for clerks, and seventy-five furs of lambs for the lord’s liveries in summer, with canvas and cords to truss them, £72 19_s._ Item, saddles for the lord’s liveries in summer, £51 6_s._ 8_d._ Item, one saddle for the earl of the prince’s arms, 40_s._ Sum, £1079 18_s._ 3_d._ Item, for things bought, whereof cannot be read in my note, £241 14_s._ 1-1/4_d._ For horses lost in service of the earl, £8 6_s._ 8_d._ Fees paid to earls, barons, knights, and esquires, £623 15_s._ 5_d._ In gifts to knights of France, the Queen of England’s nurses, to the Countess of Warren, esquires, minstrels, messengers, and riders, £92 14_s._ Item, one hundred and sixty-eight yards of russet cloth,[103] and twenty-four coats for poor men, with money given to the poor on Maundy Thursday, £8 16_s._ 7_d._ Item, twenty-four silver dishes, so many saucers and so many cups for the buttery, one pair of pater nosters, and one silver coffin, bought this year, £103 5_s._ 6_d._ To divers messengers about the earl’s business, £34 19_s._ 8_d._ In the earl’s chamber, £5. To divers men for the earl’s old debts, £88 16_s._ 0-3/4_d._ Sum, £1207 7_s._ 11-3/4_d._ The expences of the countess at Pickering for the time of this account, as in the pantry, buttery, kitchen, and other places, concerning these offices, £285 13_s._ 0-1/2_d._ In wine, wax, spices, cloths, furs, and other things for the countess’ wardrobe, £154 7_s._ 4-1/2_d._ Sum, £439 8_s._ 6-1/4_d._ Sum total of the whole expenses, £7957 13_s._ 4-1/2_d._ Thus much for this Earl of Lancaster.