SPELTHORNE HUNDRED 



devices, which are still to be seen in some parts of 

 the palace.* 01 It was not till the following year 

 that he made the exchange of lands with the Prior 

 of St. John of Jerusalem by which the manor of 

 Hampton Court became legally Crown property.*" 

 The proceedings for the king's divorce had been 

 going on for some time, and as early as 1528, 

 while Wolsey was still at the palace, the French 

 ambassador, Du Bellay, wrote that 'Me"e de 

 Boulan ' had been given a ' very fine lodging near 

 the king,'* * and mentioned that 'greater court 

 was paid to her than has been to the queen for a 

 long time.' IM Katherine, however, accompanied 

 Henry in the beginning of February 1530, when 

 he first went to Hampton Court after Wolsey's 

 disgrace, 104 and they were said to treat each other 



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and Princess Mary the ground floor. 208 There are 

 also many entries of a later date in the Chapter 

 House Accounts for ' the lady Anne's lodgynges,' *" 

 but it is not possible to say exactly which rooms 

 they were. The king's ' Privy Purse Expenses ' 

 give an idea of the numerous presents he made to 

 her. They spent Christmas 1530 at Hampton 

 Court, and the king gave her, besides other things, 

 i oo, and further sums 'to play with' at bowls 

 and other games. 110 In September 1532 he had 

 some of the Crown jewels sent from Greenwich to 

 Hampton Court for her." 1 She was allowed her 

 own suite of attendants,"' and Henry treated her 

 with the greatest consideration. He rode with 

 her,' 1 * walked in the park or the gardens with her, 

 and taught her to shoot at the target. 11 ' Katherine 



HAMPTON COURT : TENNIS COURT FROM THE WEST SIDE 



in public with the ' greatest possible attention.' 6 

 The king at this time inhabited the first floor in 

 the Clock Court, the queen the rooms previously 

 allotted to her by Wolsey on the floor above," 7 



meanwhile remained constantly with the king while 

 he enjoyed his ' usual sports and royal exercises ' at 

 Hampton Court" 5 until 14 July 1531, when he 

 left her at Windsor and rode to Hampton Court." 6 



01 Chap. Ho. Accts. C. ,%, fol. 

 1-261 i C. j^j, passim. For Henry's 

 other alterations and improvements 

 p. 372. 



va See p. 3 26, descent of the manor 5 

 L. and P. Hen. VIII, iv (i), 627, App. 

 no. 12. 



408 ' Anne Bouillayne's lodgynges at 

 Hampton Court' are mentioned in the 

 Chap. Ho. Accts. for 1528 ; C. ^> fo1 - 

 no. It is generally said that this 

 * lodgynge ' was at Greenwich ; Col. S.P. 

 Spanish, iii, 863 ; L. and P. Hen. 

 VIII,\\, 5177, 5211. . 



** L. ana" P. Hen. f^lll, iv (2), 

 2177. 



* Ibid, iv (3), 6227. 



* Cal. S.P. Venetian, iv, no. 584, 

 637, 642. 



"7 See p. 327. 



1108 Cal. S.P. Venetian, iv, no. 584. 



809 Chap. Ho. Accts. C. fa fol. 121, 

 196, 597, 615, &c. 



MO Nicolas, Privy Purse Exfenset of 

 Hen. VIII, Introd. 



". and P. Hen. VIII, v, 1335. 

 They are described as ' 7 carkaynes of 

 gold set with diamonds and other stones. 



333 



A George garnished with 16 small 

 diamonds, and a rocky pearl in the 

 dragon's belly. A gold chain, Spanish 

 fashion, enamelled white, red and 

 black.' 



* la Le Grand, Histoire du Divorce, iii, 

 '37, 251. 



M8 Cavendish, op. cit. i, 75, 80 ; L. 

 and P. Hen. VIII, v, 308. 



814 Nicolas, Privy Purse Expenses of 

 Hen. VIII, 91. 



Ms Cal. S.P. Venetian, iv, 637, 642. 



" Hall, Cbron. fol. 781 (ed. 1548). 



