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College at $s. each. In 1647 six are bought by Winchester 

 College at 9^. 6d. each. In 1648 New College buys one 

 leather chair at IO.T., five at 5^. $d. In 1649 two Russia leather 

 chairs, also at Winchester College, are at 15^. each, twelve 

 smaller at 8s. 6d., and six sedilia at $s. These, as the cost of 

 carriage indicates, probably come from London. In 1650 New 

 College buys five Russia leather chairs at Js. 6d. In 1654 

 Master gives 305. a-piece for four Russia leather chairs. In 

 1657 Cambridge begins to buy the new article of furniture with 

 two Russia leather chairs at 16^., and fourteen of less size at 8s. 

 In the same year, chairs cost 13^. 6d. at New College, which also 

 buys a dozen at Js. icd. each in 1659. In 1661 red leather 

 chairs cost *js. 6d. at Winchester, and in 1662 calf-leather chairs 

 45. gd. at New College. 



In 1663 King's College buys a dozen leather chairs at 

 6s. Sd. each, and New College others at 8s., 9^. 6d., Js. and 5^., 

 while Winchester College gives i8s. for red leather chairs. 

 In 1665 Russia leather chairs cost 8s. 6d.- in 1668, $s. In 

 1670 Winchester College buys two dozen at <)6s. the dozen. 

 In 1671 Eton College buys twelve chairs and hangings at 

 22s. 8d. each. In 1674 New College buys fourteen Russia 

 chairs at 4s. $d., and in 1679 Eton College buys leather chairs 

 at 6s. 6d. t All Souls College at Js. id. In 1612 a chair at 2s. 

 is certainly for a bedroom, and one in 1624 at IQS. is probably 

 of the same kind. Joint-forms are found in 1592 and 1665 at 

 3^. 4*/. and 2s. ; joint-stools in 1612 and 1646 at is. 6d. and 

 is. 8d. ; and wainscot-stools at 26s. the dozen in 1595. 



A bread-basket, of large size or of superior construction, was 

 part of the regular appointments of the hall-table. I have found 

 it once as cheap as is. Generally it is from 2s. 6d. to 3*. 6d. 

 So again, near the great circular charcoal-grate was a charcoal- 

 basket, holding from three to four bushels, and costing from 

 8d. to 2s., the commonest price being is. It is probable that 

 to prevent the escape of fine charcoal-dust, these coal-baskets 

 were woven as closely as those used for bread, though they 

 may have been of coarser or unbarkcd willow-work. 



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