April 24. 1852.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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BILLS FOE PBINTING AND BINDING 

 BOOKE." 



THE KING S 



The following copy of an early printei*'s and 

 binder's bill is from a manuscript of the time of 

 James I., to whose Basilicon Doron it most 

 probably refers. It is presented to " N. & Q." in 

 the hope that some of its correspondents (many of 

 whom are so well versed in bibliographical matters 

 and the literary history of the period) will find 

 some curious particulars worthy their attention 

 and Illustration. Joseph Buktt. 



♦• Impri mis, For printinge of eight sheetes 



of y' King's Majesties Booke in lut. 



of Mr. Downes translation w'='' weare 



ail destroyed 1000 copies of ech 



sheete at two sheetes a peny beinge 



the coiiion rate cometh to - - ife 16 13 4 

 Item for repriating five sheetes of y'^ 



King's Booke whicli weare altred, 



as namelie, B. twise, F. once, H. 



once, and G. in y« Apologie once, 



750 copies of each sheete, at the rate 



of two sheetes a penye cometh to - tb 7 10 7 

 Item for 6 of the first partes of the 



King's Booke -w"^ weare delivered to 



y« Bishop of Bath and Wells, Sir 



Henry Savill and others - - fb 12 



Item for the impression of the King's 



Booke in 4to., and my continuall 



attendance all the time it was in 



hand, and for so manie bookes as 



weare delivered to y* King's use, 



and my boatehyre sometimes six 



times in a day - - - -tb 49 1611 



The Note of the Lesser Vollumes. 



Item, To the King's Majesty, 2 bookes 



gilt Ib060 



Item, To Mr. Atie Scotsman, by order 



three dossen, gilt with fillets - - lb 3 12 

 Item, To the King's Majestie three 



dossen in fillets, gilt with silke strings lb 3 12 

 Item, To Mr. Barclay, 2 dossen and 



one, in Engl. - - - -lbll2 



Item, To Sir James Murray, 3 dossen, 



gilt fillets ft 3 12 



Item, To Sir Andrew Kith, 3 dossen, 



gilt fillets tb3 12 



Item, 6 of the Bishop of Lincoln's 



bookes, per Mr. John Amongly, gilt 



fillets strings . . . -IblOO 



Item, To the King's Majestie on dus- 



sen and a half of Mr. Barclay's 



bookes, gilt fillets - . -ft 2140 



Item for 2 dossen of Mr. Barclay's 



bookes per order from Mr. Kircham ft 3 12 O 



ft 98 4 10 



Item more delivered to y^ King's use per Mr. Kircham : 



8 of the King's bookes in 12° fillets - ft O 16 

 1 in English, 



sticht ft020 



6 Bishop of Chychesters bookes 4to, 



fillets ft 1 5 



ft 2 3 

 ft 98 4 10 



ftlOO 7 10 



The Binder's Note. 



Imprimis, For binding 6 of y' King's 



bookes plaine - - - -ftOCO 

 Item for bindinge one in Turkie leather 



w*"" small tooles - - - -ftlOO 

 Item for bindinge 6 bookes in vellem 



fillets gilt ft 12 



Item for bindinge of 12 bookes for 



Mr. Thomas Murray, whereof one 



in velvet fellOO 



Item for bindinge of 3 dossen vellem 



fillets ft3120 



Item for bindinge 31 in velvet, edged 



with gold lace, and lined w'*^ tafity 



silk stringes - - - - -ft20 134 

 Item for bindinge 20 of the King's 



bookes in velvet, silke strings - ft 1 O 



Item for bindinge one in greene velvet 



in English and Latten for the Prince ft 10 

 Item for bindinge 4 of the lesser sort 



in Turky leather, with strings gilt - ft 1 O 

 Item for 12 in vellem and leather with 



a fillet ft 1 16 O 



ft 40 19 4 



For the Velvet. 



Imprimis, For 15 yeards of crymson 



velvet at S2s. per yard coineth to - ft 24 O 

 Item for 2 yards of purple velvet - lb 2 

 Item for 3 eld and a half of Taffity 



at 1 5s, per ell cometh to - - ft 2 12 6 

 Item for gold lace - - - -ft368 

 Item for greene velvet for the Prince's 



booke ftOlOO 



ft 32 9 2 



ftl73 16 4' 



SIK BALPH VEENON. 



Much has been written in " N. & Q." respecting 

 the " Old Countess of Desmond," who is said to 

 have died at the age of 140 ; but there is a still 

 more remarkable instance of longevity recorded in 

 the pedigree of the Vernon family, and which 

 seems to be too well authenticated to admit of 

 doubt. Sir Ralph Vernon, of Shipbrooke (Lysons 



