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have taken place at Bath, as, at a cost of 10s, the " Queresteres" 

 of Wells were brought over for the occasion.* The expenses for 

 this day, the 22nd August, were, Sundries, £12 3s.; Butteria, 

 £48 4s. 9d.; Garde roba, £27 14s. 9d.; Coquina, £43 15s. 4d.; 

 Pulletria, £20 4s. lOd. ; Scuttleria, 105s. 4d.; Salseria, 20s. 2d.; 

 Aula, 44s.; Stabulum, £10 17s. 4|id.; Vadia, £10 ; Elemosyna, 

 4s.; total, £181 13s. B^d-t This expenditure, which seems heavy 

 when the relative value of money is considered, is regularly 

 recorded, as weU at private houses as otherwise, from which it 

 would seem that the host was not taxed to meet an outlay for 

 food for so many, but rather applied himself to the matter of a 

 welcome and a pleasing entertainment. 



Before the Court left Windsor, Warrants were issued to compel 

 the furnishing of horses along the route, and the Knight Marshal 

 was ordered to punish any who were remiss in their obedience. 

 This matter of the posts, with that of the purveyors, was, for long 

 before and long after, a very sore and troublesome subject with 

 the people. Through these the Crown was entitled to take and 

 buy up all necessaries required, this being done at prices 

 sometimes fixed by the Clerk ot^ the Market, but generally at 

 not more than half their value, and often at less than that. 

 From the account of the " Master of the Postes," through William 

 Dodington, Esq., " Auditor of her Maties Imprestes of her Mati«s 

 Postes," some at least of the horsing from Bristol was done by 

 Thomas Hopkins, who " entered postes " at Bristol, for serving 

 ten days from the 23rd August, and was paid twenty shillings, 

 whilst John and Phihp Alsope, of Marshfield, served for five days 

 at the same rate of two shillings per day. How many horses 

 were found, or what service was rendered, is not mentioned. 

 So along the whole route the same plan was repeated, chiefly for 

 cartage or conveyance of the impedimenta : thus in advance of 

 the company, two others from Chipnam, entered to serve ten 



* St. Michael's Accounts, by C. B. Pearson, M.A. 

 t Wardrobe Accouutt, 16 Etis. 



