Noy. 17. 1849.] 
receiye his representations and conclusions with that 
caution which must ever be observed when we listen to 
the relation of a warm and busy partizan, whatever be 
his natural integrity and good sense.”— Smyth's Lec- 
tures on Modern History. 
“‘ His history is one which the present editor (Dr. 
Routh) truly says will never lose its importance, but 
will continue to furnish materials for other historians, 
and to be read by those who wish to derive their know- 
ledge of facts from the first sources of information, The 
accuracy of his narrative has often been attacked with 
yehemence, and often, it must be confessed, with success, 
but not so often as to overthrow the general credit of 
his work.” — Quarterly Review. 
“ Rarely polished, I never read so ill a style.” —Swift. 
QUEEN ELIZABETH’S DOMESTIC ESTABLISH- 
MENT. 
Your readers may be curious to see a list 
of the persons composing the domestic esta- 
blishment (as it may be called) of Queen 
Elizabeth in the middle of her reign, and an 
account of the sums of money severally allowed 
to them out of the privy purse of the sove- 
reign. The payments will seem remarkably 
small, even allowing for the great difference 
in the value ef money then and now. What 
that difference may be, I am not prepared to 
say; and I will venture here to put it asa 
“Query,” to be answered by some competent 
person who may read this “ Note.” I have 
seen it stated, by more than one writer, that 
the difference in the value of money at the 
end of Elizabeth’s reign was at least five times, 
i.e. that one pound then would go as far 
as five pounds now ; but Iam not aware of the 
data upon which the calculation was made. 
I apprehend, besides, that the difference was 
greater in 1582, to which what follows ap- 
plies, than afterwards, and I should be glad 
to have the matter cleared up. ‘The subse- 
quent account is endorsed in the handwriting 
of Lord Burghley, Lord Treasurer, in these 
words: — “1582. The payment of the Ladies 
of the Privy Chamber;” but it applies also 
to the gentlemen. 
Wages paid to the Privy Chamber by the Year. 
The Bedchamber : Besa. 
The Lady Cobham, by the year - 20 0 0 
The Lady Carewe - - 33 6 8 
Mrs. Blanch Apprye*  - - 33 6 8 
Gentlewomen of the Privy Chamber: 
Bridget Cave - - - 33:6 8 
* The names are spelt precisely as they stand in the 
document itself. 
NOTES AND QUERIES. 41 
£8. d. 
The Lady Howard - - 33 6 8 
The Lady Stafford - - 33 6 8 
The Lady Arundell - - 33 6 8 
The Lady Leighton - - 33 6 8 
Frances Howard ” - 33 6 8 
Dorothy Edmundes - - 33 6 8 
Chamberers : 
The Lady Bartlett - - 20 0 0 
The Lady Drury - - 20 0.0 
Mrs. Mary Skydmore_= - - 20 0 0 
Mrs. Katherine Newton - - 20 0 0 
Mrs. Jane Brucella - - 20 0 0 
Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber : 
Sir Christopher Hatton, Knight- 50 0 0 
John Ashley, Esq. - - 33 6 8 
Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber: 
Sir Drew Drury, Knight - 30 0 0 
Grooms of the Privy Chamber: 
Thomas Ashley - - - 20 0 0 
Henry Sackford - - - 20 0 0 
John Baptiste - - - 20 0 0 
Thomas Knevett - - 20 0 0 
Edward Carey - - - 20 0 0 
Thomas Gorge - - - 20 0 0 
William Killigrew - - 20 0 0 
Summa totalis  - - 673 6 8 
The above 673. 6s. 8d. was the whole sum 
paid out of the privy purse; but it is to be 
borne in mind that these persons were allowed 
diet and lodging in Court, so that, after all, 
the payments were not quite as insignificant 
as they may at first seem. Whatever, also, 
may have been the case with the ladies, it 
is certain that the gentlemen had _ other 
sources of emolument derived from the Crown, 
such as monopolies, valuable grants of royal 
domains, leases of customs, &c., which alto- 
gether made up anampleincome. Sir Chris- 
topher Hatton, for instance, could not have 
built Holdenby out of his 50/. a year as Gen- 
tleman of the Privy Chamber. 
ANTIQUARIUS. 
EXTRACTS FROM PARISH REGISTERS OF EAST 
PECKHAM, KENT. 
Sir,—In my commonplace book I find the 
following notes, being extracts from the an- 
cient Registers of East Peckham Church, 
Kent, which have never (I believe) been pub- 
lished, and which may perhaps be of service 
to the historian or antiquary. 
1637. This yeare was the Communion-table rayled in 
by the appointment of D' Ryves, Dean of Shor- 
