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was carefully accounted for : and if not specially bought for the occasion, \tas 

 taken out of store, and its value charged as expense. 



The ordinary weekly expenditure on victuals, &c, under the different heads 

 above given, at Tottenham Park or at Wulf hall, for my lord and lady, their 

 visitors and servants, was about £22. The number dining and supping is daily 

 recorded. The hour for the earlier meal, then called dinner, was at ten o'clock 

 in the morning, the later meal, then called supper, about live or six in the after- 

 noon. 



Only two meals per diem appear in the account of the king's visit to Wulfhall. 



Gratuities or M Rewards" bestowed by the Earl of Hertford upon the 

 occasion of the King's visit. 



M Among the King's household servants at my lord's command- 

 ment, at his grace's being at Wulf haull the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 

 12th of August, with £4 to the clerk of the kitchen and master cook 30 13 4 



To the King's sagbutts, the 12th of August, 20s. the violls 20«., 

 the flutes 15s., the taberet 5s., the trumpetts 15s., the purveyor of 

 the cellar 3 . 4d., Mr. Blunt, gentleman usher and others, in all.. 7 18 4 



To a coke and a turnebroche ( Turnspit ) that did labour in the 

 kychin during the King's being at Wulfhaull . . . . 0 7 8 



To Philip Cornish 10s., John Bedell lis. 3d., Miles Range 5., 

 John Miles 5s., and John Cox 5s., in reward to them for their paynes 

 taken in paynting the roff of my lord's barn, with fretts upon canvas 

 agenst the King's coming to Wulf haull, 9th August .. 1 16 4 



In reward to Master Hungerford's man for bringing my lord part- 

 ridges, a capon, pigeons and brawn .. .. 0 3 4 



To diverse men that brought my lord presents from diverse of his 

 friends, as venison, wild fowl, &c, against the King's coming to his 

 house, at Wulfhaull, where my said lord defraid him for Saturday 

 supper, Sunday and Monday all day, and Tuesday dinner the 12th 

 August, with money given to diverse persons for carriage of letters 

 to my Lord's said frends for the same . . ..1392 



It would seem, from the next item, that his Majesty's officers, having supplied 

 part of the provisions for the King's table, also paid the Earl for the hides, &c, 

 of the animals taken out of Wolf haull farm yard. 



" Received by the hands of Mr. Cofferer of the King's house, 25 

 Sept., for the hides, fells and tallow of the beifes and multones ex- 

 pended whiles the King was at Wulfhaull." . . . . 8 7 10 



No. V. 



Extracts from tlie Steward's Account Books of Edward Seymour, 



Earl of Hertford, (Protector Somerset) , illustrative of Domestic 



Life, Prices, &c, of that period. See p. 148. 



1. Teavelltng Expenses, &c. 

 For hay, litter, and provender for 24 horses of my lord's own for 

 2 nights, 7 & 8 Oct., standing at Newbury, in my lord's journey from 

 Wulf hall to London. .. .. 0 20 0 



