748 SUNDRIES. 



the Thames, and in order to carry this out, they drove piles 

 into the bed of the river. The piles were armed on the 

 pointed end with iron plates fastened with brads, and the cost 

 of this preparation is given at i8j. 



In an earlier page I commented on certain lanthorns 

 employed in the various offices, and subsequently on those 

 which are not so distinguished and appear to be of a 

 commoner kind. There are still a few other kinds. A great 

 globe lanthorn is 8s. in 1610, 6s. $d. in 1615, and *js. 8d. 

 in 1686. A double plate lanthorn is los. $d. in 1619, and los. 

 in 1623. Dark lanthorns are 3^. and $s. A,d. in 1627. But 

 the admiral's lanthorn, carried from the mast-head, costs 

 the navy board 70^. A boat is bought by Eton for 94^. in 

 1659 ; and another in 1672 at 6 los. 



A few drugs have been found among Lord Spencer's 

 accounts and elsewhere. In June, 1603, he buys an ounce of 

 galbanum at 6d., one of ammoniacum at 6^., one of 'bedelyum' 

 at i s., one of opoponax at 2J., and next month a quart of aqua 

 vitae at 6s. the gallon. These medical gums (I presume that the 

 third is bdellium) appear to have been purchased for human 

 use. In the next year he buys bold armenick, i.e. Armenian 

 bole, at 6d. a pound, and praecipitaster at id. It is not easy 

 to guess what the latter is. Armenian bole is also bought in 

 1653 at id. Alum and rock alum are from 4d. to is. the 

 pound. In 1698 Venice treacle, the turpentine I believe of the 

 stone pine of Italy, is bought at Js. the pound. Aqua com- 

 posita at 'js. %d. the gallon in 1593, bezoar water in 1665 at 

 i6s., are also I conclude medicated spirits. A glyster pipe 

 at 6d. is found in 1587, and again in 1633 at is. id. 



Cork for casks and bottles does not appear to have been 

 used till the seventeenth century. The earlier entries which 

 have come under my notice and are contained in the Sundries 

 of the third volume were for nets. Nor are the entries 

 many now. I first find it in 1627 at 4d. and 6d. a pound. In 

 1632 it is again ^d. In 1676, 1677, and 1679 it is 6d. It was 

 no doubt bought afterwards, but is included in the minor 



