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Gloucester, like all the county towns in England, with some 
five exceptions, has its market on the last day of the week. 
Let us now compare some statements in Foxe with the 
entries in the book of expenses at Gloucester. 
In the second paragraph of the portion I have quoted (see 
p. 38) we read that Hooprrr was delivered in charge to sia of 
the Queen’s guards to be taken down to Gloucester. In the 
fourth paragraph it states that on his arrival he was taken to 
Ineram’s house, where the guards were first in the same chamber 
with him, and afterwards in the room next the one he occupied. 
In the portion next following we have an account of a visit 
paid to him in this house of Ineram’s, by “Syr AntHony 
Kryeston, knyght,” who, it is stated, was appointed to be one 
of the Commissioners to see him executed. 
Turning to the Corporation accounts we find under chapter of 
receipts and expenses for the year beginning first and second of 
Puinie and Mary, and ending third and fourth of that reign— 
that is to say relating to the year 1555,—the following : 
And the same accomptants also asketh allowance of xl. s. in money 
given in rewarde to the Kings and Queenes servants at the bryngyne down 
off Mast HooPer to be brente. 
Notice for a moment how the figure of this amount—Forty © 
shillings—would accord with the probable sum which would be 
given to sia soldiers. 
When we make a present in money to anyone, whether large 
or small in amount, it is usual to let it be an even coin. It 
may be half a crown, or five shillings; half a sovereign, or a 
sovereign ; and so on. 
In the Tudor time they gave pence where we give shillings; 
and marks or fractions of a mark where we give sovereigns. 
Thus we find lower down in the account twelve pence given to the 
“Swirdebearer” for riding to Lorp Cuanpos; and twelve pence 
to “oon” to go to Tewkesbury after the “oisterbote” that stole 
away from the “key.” 
The Queen’s Jester gets 3/4, that sum being an even quarter 
mark; while the serjeant from Tewkesbury bringing the im- 
portant, but more than premature, news of the birth of a 
Prince, was rewarded with 6/8, or half a mark. 
