.-,84 ON THE PRICE OF TEXTILE FABRICS. 



been destroyed during living memory. But I did not learn 

 where it had been generally hung. 



In 1617 the churchwardens of S. Mary Bredman of Canter- 

 bury fitted up their table with a new cloth of taffeta and two 

 kinds of peropus. The whole expense was 29^. 5f</. 



In 1628 King's College provided itself with a purple velvet 

 communion cloth, with silk and gold fringe, at a cost of 

 27 6s. 8^/., and in 1632 purchased other cloths to the amount 

 of 60. These charges were incurred probably at the instance 

 of Laud, who became archbishop in 1633. In 1634 they set 

 up a damask covering at the east of the church at a cost of 

 73 7 s - 6d"> an d next year, probably to save these rich fabrics, 

 they gave 305. for a broad-cloth carpet for the communion 

 table. It is most likely that these articles were disposed of 

 by the Puritan fellows, when they superseded the older occu- 

 pants. 



In 1662 the College purchased a new altar-cloth. It con- 

 sisted of 38 yards of damask at i6s. 4</., 32^ ounces of silk 

 fringe at 2s. \\d., and 32 yards of coloured linen for lining 

 at lod. The cost was therefore 35 15^. 6\d. In 1683 the 

 fellows provide what they call a peplus sericus for the chapel 

 at a cost of 69^. This was also I conclude an altar-cloth. 

 I have not included any other entries of church or altar 

 ornaments, though some will certainly be found in the list of 

 Sundry Articles to be commented on hereafter. 



In 1629 Lord Spencer buys gold lace at $s. 6d. an ounce, 

 in 1630 silver plate bone-lace at 4^. 6d. the ounce, and in 1631 

 gold and silver plate lace at $s. 4^. In 1634 Caryll of Harting 

 buys silver lace at $s. 6d. In 1649 Bering buys parchment 

 lace at $s. %d. the yard, and silver lace at 4^. 6d. the ounce, or 

 4s. >]d. the yard, from which it appears that the yard and 

 ounce in this case at least are nearly identical. Lace for 

 trimming linen has been commented on in the chapter before 

 this. 



During the period comprised in these volumes there is no 

 doubt that the manufacturer of textile fabrics of all kinds had 



