4 EXTRACTS FROM BOOK OF ACCOUNTS. 



3. — Charles Cavendish. He died young. His portrait, with 

 his eyes closed, also hangs in the Long Gallery at Hardwick. 

 There is an inscription upon it which says, " Taken when 

 asleep " ; but as a matter of fact, he was drowned in the lake 

 " at Burleigh House, by Stamford Town " ; and the figure 

 should be recumbent. 



It will probably interest some to compare prices in the year 

 1660 with those of the present year of grace 1905. The late 

 Professor Thorold Rogers, who was great on comparative prices 

 and value of money, would have been delighted to have had 

 this MS. in his hands. And the interest in it will be increased 

 to many, and especially to our lady readers, by seeing the 

 nursery expenses of a noble family. It is not often that oppor- 

 tunity is afforded to see such charges 250 years ago : — 



THE ACCOUNTS. 



£ s. d. £ s. d. 

 Paid to Mrs. Russell for making of my 



Lady Ann's and Mr. Charles' Coats 



and Caps ... ... ... £9 7 o* 



for sarcenett for a Coat for my Lady 



Ann's babyt 

 for a bonett and fethers 

 for ribbins for the bonett ... 

 playthings for my Lady Anne and Mr. 



Charles ... ... ... ... £1 5 o 



for 6 yards of satain taping for leading 



strings for Mr. Chads ... ... o 5 o 



for 10 paire of silke stockings for my 



Lady Anne ... ... ... ... 1 5 o 



for 3 paire of wosted stockins ... n o 



for 4 hoods ... ... ... ... 13 o 



for 7 yards of taby| ... ... ... 700 



for 4 ells of fine hollin at in. ... 2 4 o 



for 6 douzen of silver lace at 20^. the 



yard ... ... ... ... 600 



* The prices must be multiplied by five to give the present value. 

 f The baby — her doll; see further on. 

 + Taby = a kind of cloth. 







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