(41.)

Halls (i. e. large tents) appointed for his Majesty's horses, round houses (lodging tents) for the officers of his stable, on a progress or march, a curious document without date, but of the time of Henry VIII. It shews the sumptuous equipage which attended our monarchs on a journey.

Hales appontyd for the King's Mat's hobbies, geldyngs, corsers, muletts, sompter horsses, appointed for his own use, beyng in nomber 108, wt also for dyvers officers of his mat's stable as hereafter insueth.

In p'mis for 12 of the hobbies and gelydyngs for the kyngs mats own saddell, a hale wt a round housse at the ende for the equerries of the hobby stable to ly in.

It'm, for 12 corsers for the kyng's mats saddele to be rydden uppon wt the henchemen, a hayll wt a round housse at the end for the equerries of the corsers stable to ly in.

It'm, for a Barbery horse, 2 moylls for the saddell, 4 litter muletts, 3 bottell horse, a male horse, 2 pc (pack) horse, a horse for carriage of the kyng's Mats stole for the stirrop, in the hole 14, 1 hayll.

*

It'm, for 10 gret horsset to be rydden upon wt the ryders; a hayll wt a round housse at the ende for the ryders to ley in.

It'm, for 60 of the gret horse, geldyngs, muletts, and cariage horse, that is to witt, for every 20 one hayll, 3 haylls. It'm, for the clerke of the stable, wt the kyngs mats stuff, a hayll for dressyng and kepyng of the same stuff, and a round house at th' end for the clerke to lye in.

Mounting stool.

+ Managed horses.

It'm, for the 3 avenors* for the safe kepyng and custodye of theyr bokes for the takyng of the purveyors rekenyngs from tyme to tyme, 1 hayll.

It'm, for the Sergeaunt of the Cariages, and Sergeaunt fferor (farrier) for theyr stuff and to worke in, 1 hayll.

It'm, for the sadleyr, styrrop maker, and byt maker, for ther stuff to ly in, and them selff to worke in, 1 haill, wt a round housse at th' end.

It'm, for the 3 surveyors, and the man whiche hathe the custody of all the horse clothes, tramells, pastornes, colors (collars?), horsecombes, wt paylls for wateryng of the horse, and the mesure for servyng of the horse with ots (oats) 1 hayle.

It'm, for the horses of the ordenance of the kyng's mats stable, that is to saye, 2 for the horse of the close stoole, 1 for the ffoolys (fools) horse, 4 for the Master of the horse, 2 for my lord Harbard (Herbert), 10 for the 5 equeryes, 6 for the 3 clarks of the averey,‡ 2 for the clerke of the stable, 6 for the 3 surveyors, 2 for Mr. Ogle, 2 for the Sergeaunt of the Cariage, 2 for the Sergeaunt fferror, 5 for the 5 ryders, 1 for the marshall fferor, 4 for the foure purveyors, 3 for the thre garnators, 1 for the yeoman of the saddell, 1 for the yoman of the stirrop, 1 for the yoman of the close carre, 3 for the thre yoman fferrors, 3 for the thre grome fferrors, 5 for the gromes of the stirrop, 1 for the keper of the litter muletts, 7 for the sompter men, 2 for the pcman (packman) in the hole number 76. Md if it please the kyng's matie to have a hundred geldyngs moo, then ther is

*This title is derived from the old French, Avenour, Comptroller of the stable.

↑ The depositary for provender; this has probably the same derivation as Avenor, from avoine, oats.

Qu. A close carriage with aseat? In a subsequent entry we find the close carre, probably the same vehicle.

to be appoynted, to every 20 of them one hale, and so on in all, 5 hales.

And if his hignes plesure be to have 200 geldyngs moo, then ther is to be appoynted, for every 20 of them one hale, and so in all 10 hales.

(42.)

The Clerk of the Tents to Sir Thomas Cawarden. Curious allusion to the manner of riding as an express.

Pleaseth yt yor w'shipe to be adv❜tysyd that yester nyght there came a post from the corte wt two letters, the one the post wt a horne about hys nek, blowing as he came throwgh olde fyshe streete, to Mr. Hale,* the other was browght unto us to the Blake fryers, wt sylence. I wolde not have stykyd (sticked) to have gevyn the post a crowne to have had one blaste blowen wt his horne at my dore for honors sake. The copy of or letter ys herto annexyd, but for my m'rs (master's) I cannot attayne. Yesternight at vii of the cloke or anon after, I sent to hym for the coppye of his letter to have sent yt to you, and then he wase a bed and a sleape, and could not be waked for xxl, and this daye I sent to him betwyne iiij and v, and he was gone ij owers afore. The effecte of hys letter was that he sholde receve by a byl indented all the howses, and that he alone shold after they were shypyd, repare northward. And thus I pray as I am bounde, that the Holy Goste have you in hys

* Groom of the Tents, Hales, &c.

STAN

THE LOSELEY MANUSCRIPTS.

101

kepyng. From the late Blakeffryers the xth daye of

June.

Yo' s'vante to comande at all tymes,

THOM'S PHILIPPS, w'ch beryth in a manner this* offyce in the tents.

My Cosen Barnard go'th this morning to the co'te to speak wt my lorde chamberlayne.

(43.)

Copy of the Earl of Arundel, Lord Chamberlain's Letter to the Officers of the Tents, annexed to the preceding.

Ye shall understand that my lord protector wyllyth you to delyver unto Hale, out of the office of the Tents, all suche Tents and Rownde howses, and howses as were of the old store, and be newly made of the kyng's howse. Indentyng wt them for the recept therof, accordyng as I have wrytten unto hym. What other warraunte you desyre for the dyscharge of Mr Cawarden prepare you, and send yt hither, and I shall attayne (procure) the same sygned. Forsee upon yor parell that there be no tyde loste throwghe yor falte. Fare you well. From the corte this Whyt soneday. Yor Frende,

ARONDELL.

* He means the office of Servant, he being Clerk of the Tents, &c. so last in order of the officers of that department. + John Barnard, Comptroller of the Tents, &c.

Miscellaneous Entries relative to the Royal Tents, Halls, Pavilions, Toyles, &c.

(36 Henry VIII.)-Wages of artificers, &c. employed in iraking five score single roofs, every of them being of five breadths of vitrye canvas * 34 yards deep, having 12 points in every end ridged and stavyd with red buckram, delivered at Bollogne,† to the Lord Deputie there, taking up out of ships the kings tents, hales, pavilions, and timber houses. Ships, and hoys, occupied in the carriage of the King's Mats tents, hales, and pavilions, from Boulogne to the Tower wharf, taking after the burden of the said ships 38. per ton; the Pelycan, John Verne Master, 65 tonne; the Andrew Vandergoose, Jacob Rayne Master, 40 tonne; the John Van Machlyn, Gylbert Fyshe Master, 40 tonne; the Jesus of Calais, Adryan King Master, 70 tonne; the Bull of Calies, Cornelys Cornelyson Master, 40 tonne; the George Bonaventure of London, Richard Read Master, 53 tonne; long carts and cars carrying the aforesaid from the Tower Wharf to the Charter House, every long cart taking 6d. the load, and car 4d. To Fraunces Taxe, paynter, for these parcells following, by him bought and provided, to be occupied in and about the king's timber houses, at the Camp before Bollogne. First, for the horns to mend the windowes after, 3s. 4d.

* In other items vyctrye canvas.

It appears by a bill indented at that time between Sir John Gresham and Sir Thomas Cawarden, with the other officers of His Majesty's Tents, that there were provided by the said Sir John Gresham 70 ballets of fine brown canvas, containing 15,600 ells of canvas; 20 trusses of French buckram of divers colours, containing 1904 pieces; which items shew how considerable the camp equipage for this expedition was.

It will be observed that many of the dissolved monasteries were employed as government storehouses, as convenience suggested.