Received then of Mr Jacob Tonson the sum of two hundred sixty-eight pounds fifteen shillings, in pursuance of an agreement for ten thousand verses to be delivered by me to the said Jacob Tonson, whereof I have already delivered to him about seven thousand five hundred, more or less: he the sayd Jacob Tonson being obliged to make up the foresayd sum of two hundred sixty-eight pounds fifteen shillings, three hundred pounds, at the beginning of the second impression or the foresayd ten thousand verses. I say, received by me, JOHN DRYDEN. Witness, Charles Dryden. _The following receipt is written on the back of_ JACOB TONSON’S _Agreement, dated March_ 20, 1698-9. June 11, 1713. Received of the within-named Jacob Tonson, thirty-one pounds five shillings, which, with two hundred sixty-eight pounds fifteen shillings paid Mr John Dryden the 24th of March 1698, is in full for the copy of a book intituled “Dryden’s FABLES,” consisting of ten thousand verses, more or lesse: I say received as administratrix to the said John Dryden, of such effects as were not administered to by Charles Dryden. ANN SYLVIUS. Witnesses, Eliz. Jones. Jacob Tonson, Jun^r. Paid Mr Dryden, March the 23d, 1698. L. s. d. In a bag in silver 100 0 0 In silver besides 21 15 6 66 Lewis d’ores at 17s. 6d. 57 15 0 83 Guyneas at [1] 1 6 89 4 6 ------------- 268 15 0 ============= 250 Guyneas at L. 1 1s. 6d. are 268 15 0 L. s. d. 268 15 0 31 5 0 =========== 300 0 0 No. IV. MR RUSSEL’s BILL FOR MR DRYDEN’S FUNERALLS. For the funerall of Esq^{re} Dryden. L. s. d. A double coffin covered with cloath, and sett of [off] with work gilt with gold 5 0 0 A herse with six white Flanders horses 1 10 0 Covering the herse with velvet, and velvet housings for the horses 1 0 0 17 plumes of feathers for herse and horses 3 0 0 Hanging the Hall[210] with a border of bays 5 0 0 6 dozen of paper escucheons for the Hall 3 12 0 A large pall of velvet 0 10 0 10 silk escucheons for the pall 2 10 0 24 buck: escucheons for herse and horses 2 8 0 12 shields and six shaffroones for ditto 2 8 0 3 mourning coaches with six horses 2 5 0 Silver dish and rosemary 0 5 0 8 scarves for musicioners 2 0 0 8 hatbands for ditto 1 0 0 17 yds of crape to cover their instruments 1 14 0 4 mourning cloakes 0 10 0 Pd 6 men moveing the corps to the Hall 0 6 0