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city at 75. 6d. In 1608 the city distributes largely, two pairs 

 to the judges at 6s. 8</., two pairs to Lord Knollys at 2Oj., one 

 to the same person at 22j., one at 15^., and one at 125. In 

 1609 Corpus Christi College gives a pair to the Earl of 

 Worcester and pays 36^. 6d. In 1610 Oxford city gives the 

 judges six pairs at 4s. $\d., All Souls College five pairs to 

 the Prince (Henry) and his nobles at 285., but the cost of the 

 fringe to the Prince's pair is 42s. \\d. 



In 1611 S. John's College, Cambridge, follows the Oxford 

 fashion, and gives a pair to the Bishop of Ely at i$s. 4<, to the 

 Bishop of Durham at i$s. y and to the Earl of Shrewsbury at $os. 

 In Oxford, Magdalen College pays 455-. for a pair to the Lord 

 Chancellor, and 705. for two pairs to the Prince and Chaloner, 

 adding in a note its regrets at the Prince's death. Corpus 

 Christi College gives a pair at 46^. to the Earl of Worcester, 

 and another at i8s. to his secretary. In 1612 a pair of gloves 

 is given by S. John's College at a cost of 30^. to the Prince's 

 schoolmaster, Mr. Murray, afterwards Provost of Eton. In 

 1616 Corpus Christi College pays 22J. for a pair to Sir Sidney 

 Montague, the Bishop of Winchester's brother, but iocs, each 

 for a pair to the Earl of Worcester and the Bishop of Win- 

 chester. In 1617 the city gives two pairs at 6os. and one at 

 755-., but does not designate the recipients. In 1618 the 

 Bishop of Lincoln gets a pair from King's College at 30^., and 

 a pair from Oriel College at loos. The judges' gloves at 

 Oxford are i6s. 8d. a pair, and those for Knollys 90^. It is 

 impossible to doubt that these prices are bribes. 



In 1619 All Souls College gives a pair to Mrs. Fanshaw, 

 at 34J. In 1620 Oriel College gives loos, for a pair of gloves 

 to the Lord Keeper (Williams), Bishop of Lincoln elect. In 



1621 he gets another pair from All Souls College at 6os. In 



1622 the Lord Keeper and Sir F. Lake get two pairs, the 

 aggregate price being 4 4^., from New College ; and the Dean 

 of Winchester a pair at 44^. from Magdalen College. In 1624 

 Corpus Christi College gives two pairs to the Earl of Worcester 

 and the Lord Keeper at a cost of 125.$-., New College a pair to 



