1 76 GOVERNMENT 



EARLY BILLS (cont.~) 



S. d. 



1692-3. Robinson, a mason . . . . ; .. . ' . 39 5 9 



,, Plaisterer ".' , .. .' . . . . 15 I 9 



,, Carpenter . . . ' , . . . . 42 15 5 



1693-4. Young, the smith . . V . ' r .' '. . 14 o o 



Robinson, mason . :..' . . . . .- . 122 8 u 



1694, October. The aVenue leading to the Garden was finished 



at the charge of the University. 



1694-5. Vanderstene, carver . . . .' . . . 26 10 o 



,, Robinson, including work at St. Mary's and at the 



Printing House 54 8 I 



,, Geo. Smith, carpenter, including work at St. Mary's 



and at the Printing House . v . . . . 56 9 7 

 ,, Plaisterer, including work at the Printing House . 13 7 o 

 ,, Painters . . ... . . . .1176 



1695-6. Mason . . , r '' 33 13 7 



,, John Vandersteen, carver, for cutting the Earl of 



Danby's statue and for other work . . . 7 12 o 

 The heavy payments made from 1692 to 1696 were probably for the new 

 house for Professor Bobart, as well as for the " new herb house " (p. 92). 



To completely unravel the intricate Accounts of the Garden 

 would probably be a task beyond our powers, even if the 

 materials for such a research were forthcoming. 



The difficulty lies in the frequent confusion of the stipend 

 of the Sherardian Professor with the budget of the Physic 

 Garden, and in the fact that sometimes Professors have helped 

 to support the Garden with their salaries, at others they have 

 looked to Garden funds for their own maintenance. 



Frequent have been the protests of Professors against the 

 alleged illegal practice of charging Garden repairs to the 

 Sherardian Fund ; and even now it is doubtful whether 

 the accounts have been squared up fairly. 



We will for a moment confine ourselves to a few statements 

 concerning the financial position at various epochs. 



It is our own pious opinion that the founder, Lord Danby, 

 died in the belief that the proceeds of the Rectory of Kirkdale 

 in Yorkshire would serve for the upkeep both of Garden and- 



