88 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book VI IL 



treasure of vs o'' heires & successors at the receipt of the 

 Excheq'" at Westminster of vs o^ heires & successors by the 

 handes of the Treasurer and Chamberlaynes of the same for 

 the time beinge at the feast of the birth of o'" lord god Thanh- 

 tiacon of the blessed virgin Marie the Nativitie of St. John 

 Baptist and S*^ Michaell Harchangell by euen and equall 

 porcons. And for the better keepinge and '^''serving of o'' 

 wardrobe stuffe remayininge in o*" said ward robes at Royston 

 & Newmarkett aforesaid of o^' more especiall grace certen 

 knowledge & meere mocon we haue given & graunted & by 

 these 'F'"sents for vs o'" heirs & success''® doe giue and graunt 

 yearly to the said Rowland Roberts during the said terme of 

 his naturall life the sum of Tenn pound.es of lawfuU money of 

 England to be by him im ployed vpon wood & coales for the 

 ayringe of the said wardrobe stuffe & for washing of Sheets & 

 Pillowbeers * & fustians t & for lavender and roses w*^ other 

 necessaries as broomes and brushes belonginge to the said 

 offices. And further of o'' like especiall grace certen know- 

 ledge & meere mencon we haue giuen & graunted & by the 

 s*^ '¥""sents for vs o'' heires & successo''* doe giue & graunt to 

 the said Rowland Roberts for the occupieing of the said 

 offices during the terme of his naturall life the some of foure 

 poundes of lawfull money of England for and in the name of 

 his liverye and garding % w*'^ velvett & lining & all other 

 things therevnto appertaining everie Yeare, To haue take 

 receive & enioye aswell the said Tenn poundes yearly for 

 wood & coales & other things aforesaid as the said foure 

 poundes yearly for and in the name of a liverye & other 

 things therevnto apperteyning to the said Rowland Roberts 

 and his assignes during the terme of his life out of the Trea- 

 sure of vs o'' heires & successors at the receipt of the Excheq' 



* Pillowbere, a pillow-case ; "vij pillowberys," inventory, MS., Can- 

 tab, Ff. i. 6, f. 58. Also called a pillow-slip or pillow-tie. See payments 

 under this head inter alia in these annals, passitn. 



t Fustians were coarse cloths used in lieu of tapestries, in the sense 

 applied above. Fustian language = Billingsgate. See Cotgrave, Floria, 

 and Planche, szeb tit. 



X Qy. trimming. 



