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And that MTr. Ryder (who makes all meanes imaginable to get into my Lord 

 Duke's Service) observed to Mr. Clotterbooke, how much money I had lost my 

 Lady Marquesse, by my not agreeiug with him in graunting wild Estates at our 

 late Courts. 



I humbly beg your Grace's Pardon for this ruder relation ; beseech Almighty 

 God to preserve your Grace in good health, with length of days here, and to 

 send your Grace patience and comfort to bearethis sad Loss, &Eternall happiness 

 hereafter. This is now and ever shallbe the hearty prayer of Madame, your 

 Grace's most dutifull & obedient Servant Tho : Gape." 



" Ambrosbury. St. John's day, in Christmas, 1671. 



For her Grace the Lady Duchesse 



Dowager of Somersett at Essex house." 



No. XXVI. 



The Herald-painter's bill at the funeral of Frances (Devereux), 

 widow of William, second Duke of Somerset. May 7th, 1674. 

 See page 163. 



Money layd out for the Illustrious Princess Frances Duchesse of 

 Somersett her Grace interred at Bedwin in Wilts, May the 



7th, Anno 1674. 



£ 



s. 



cf. 



Imprimis, for 3 Great Atcheivements of the Quartered Coates 









Baron & Femme, wrought in oyle with compartments of Gold Coro- 









netts and Supporters, with Gilt Frames 



15 



' 0 



0 



Two dozen of Escucheons on rich Taffaty wrought with quartered 









Coates, impaled Baron & Femm. with Coronetts, & five gold and 









silver at 10s. the peecf . . . , 



12 



0 



0 



Four dozen of Buckram Escucheons with party gold and silver 









at 3s. 6d. 



8 



8 



0 



Three dozen of the same in the mourning Room 



6 



6 



0 



One dozen more of the same in the Porch 



2 



2 



0 



Four dozen of paper escucheons on the Great stair-case, at 2s. . , 



4 



16 



0 



Three dozen of Buckram escucheons for the Hearse & Horses . . 



4 



4 



0 



One dozen of Shields for the Hearse, wrought with compartments, 









at 6s. 8d. 



4 



0 



0 



Two dozen of Large Pendants for the adorning the Hearse at 









3s. 4d. 



4 



0 



0 



Five dozen of small pencills* for the Horses Bridles, at 12s. the 









dozen . . . . . . . t 



3 



0 



0 



Six shaftronsf for the Horse Frontlets 



0 



15 



0 



3 dozen more of Buckram Escucheons for the Chapel and Country 



6 



6 



0 



For a large Pall of velvet edged with, white sarsnett 



6 



0 



0 



Frames, nails, &c. : garnishing the House and black stands 



2 



4 



8 



£81 



16 



8 



♦Pencills. Pennoncells, little flags placed in the plumes of feathers on the horse's head, and also 

 fastened to the tail, as may be seen in the procession of Queen Elizabeth's Funeral in Monument a 

 Vetusta. 



+ Shaffrons, a corruption from the French word " chanfrein," the fore part of a horse's head. It 

 means here the plumes of feathers placed there. 



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