[2]
The balance of the previous year less £15
5s. owed to members of the Company, but plus £1
13s. 4d. given by Cawood and Cooke; (see
p.86).
[3]
A bequest of £2; the balance for a
dinner.
[4]
£4 11s. 2d. for
a
dinner and
£6 13s. 4d. "out of the cheste".
[5]
This represents an expenditure not recorded
and may relate to money which Michael Lobley borrowed when he was
Warden. See note 10 on "Repayment of loans" 1564/5.
[6]
"ganed by the stocke of the house and other
wayse".
[7]
To Mrs May to quit her room in the
hall.
[10]
By Michael Lobley, part of £7 "which he
oweth to the howse sens he was Warden" (p. 245); the other £4
was forgiven him (p. 280).
[11]
To the Lord Mayor "by way of
Rewarde".
[12]
17s. 11d. for a
Quarter
Day
dinner and £1 6s. 2d. for a dinner to the
Lord
Mayor account for the increase.
[13]
Including an obligation for £60.
[14]
Including 8s. to the
Armourer.
[15]
The extra 2s. was for wine at a
Quarter Day dinner.
[16]
Including £7 from Hill for his translation
to the Vintners.
[17]
Including 20s. "Recevyd of master
wallye for a dyxcionary"; but I do not know what this means.
[18]
Including £2 to a second counsel,
Wylbrande.
[20]
£5 was reported as being in the hands of
Tottle and Ireland, the Wardens for this year, but is crossed
through (p. 392); it is there again at the end of the following
year (p. 429).
[22]
Including 6s. 8d. for
Bland the
Butler; but he may have been paid only 5s., which would
account for the discrepancy.
[23]
For the Queen at Greenwich.
[24]
Paving the east end of St Paul's.
[25]
The fine for clothing was not yet
standardized.
[27]
Including £1 6s.
8d.
for
Flyck, the Lord Mayor's officer, for two years.
[28]
Including £1 for the Midsummer Quarter
Day
dinner.
[30]
Fees incurred over Kevall's bequest.
[31]
Repayment to Toy of the previous year's
deficit.
[32]
5d. has dropped out.
[33]
£6 1s. 8d. in
cash
and £8
as Judson's obligation.
[34]
Repayment of Judson's obligation.
[35]
To be repaid by Mr Harrison.
[36]
14s. 9d. more was
received
after the previous accounts had been made up.
[37]
For type, presumably the "letters"
in
the 1557 inventory.
[38]
The cost of Register B.
[39]
The loan for Yarmouth harbour.
[40]
A bribe to Francis Godlif to give up his
attempt to obtain a patent for binding books in vellum.
[41]
Including £3 fine paid by Christopher
Barker for not serving as Renter.
[42]
Paid by Richard Watkins in lieu of two silver
spoons for twice being Warden.
[43]
Fees for house purchase. Who bought the house
and with what? Barker said, in 1582, that the Company owned only
their hall.
[44]
For the visit of Duke Cassimirus.
[45]
Including 11s. 1d.
extra
in the
Wardens' hands.
[46]
Including £3 13s.
4d.
for
fees on the Kevall property.
[47]
Paid out of the Lamb bequest, which also
provided 2d. per week for each of twelve poor people of St
Faith's.
[49]
Repayment to Richard Watkins when he made
his
gift of silver.
[50]
Including £1 5s.
6d.
towards
the Livery dinner.
[51]
Including £1 4s. for dinner
when
the Queen came to the City, £6 for the Lord Mayor's dinner and
£1 10s. for the Livery dinner.
[52]
Including £1 6s.
8d.
for a
new constitution.
[54]
From the Patentees towards the expenses of
the Star Chamber Decrees.
[55]
See above p. 78 for a discussion of
this.
[56]
For the purchase of (?) Withal's Short
Dictionary, see above p. 80.
[57]
Including a fine of 50s. for the
Wardenship.
[58]
Repurchase, by their owners, of seized
books.
[59]
To the Exchequer for books seized.
[60]
The balance of the Corn money, £37
17s. 3d. (transferred by order of the Court to
the
common stock 22 July 1588), less the deficit on this previous
account.
[61]
Fines for leases of the Kevall
property.
[62]
Towards the Queen's visit to the City.
[63]
£30 12s. 3d. is
repayment of
Corn loans, the rest for the Queen's visit.
[64]
Further repayment of Corn loans.
[65]
Another halfpenny disappeared.
[66]
Fines for entering copies by John Wolf,
remitted to him for his trouble.
[67]
£2 for Mrs Judson's (?) funeral dinner,
and £2 set aside for Grafton and not asked for!
[68]
Including £2 for the dinner to celebrate
Mrs Kevall's bequest.
[69]
£10 invested in Howard's expedition; £4
compensation to claimant to a lease.
[70]
Repayment to the previous Warden, George
Allen.
[71]
Another £3 10s. should have
been
included in the previous year's account; it was received for
confiscated books and credited by mistake in the 6d. in the
£ account; (see p. 563).
[72]
Return on the £10 invested in Howard's and
Ralegh's expedition; see above pp. 81-82.
[73]
Including £12 10s. to Roger
Ward.
[74]
Fine for renewal of lease.
