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cousin to King James I., whose successor on the throne she would 

 have heen had he happened to die without issue. She was a very 

 accomplished, witty, and popular young lady : everything about 

 her Royal, except her income : for King James had a great fondness 

 for money, and gave her as little as he possibly could. After con- 

 siderable time and trouble, being now thirty-four years of age, she 

 obtained the not excessive allowance of £1600 a year from the 

 Exchequer; made up by sources of her own to £2160 a year. No 

 wonder then if she was obliged to borrow, as she did, some money 

 on the security of her jewels, for the extra expenses of her Progress. 

 For her rank, retinue, and the mode of travelling in those days, 

 obliged her to employ no less than twenty to twenty-five horses : 

 a number, perhaps, partly rendered necessary by the state of the 

 roads : for it appears that in some places she was obliged to pay for 

 the repair of them before she could pass. 



Extracts prom Mr. Hugh Crompton's Book op Account. 



" An accompt of all soche 

 monies have bin reed 

 by me for my Ladyes 

 use sins the 22 th of August 



1609, 



Sept. 28. From my Lo: Shrousbury which was given my La: at £ s. d. 



Wingfield 100. 00. 00. 



Oct. 24. Oute of thexcheqr for one q r ter due at Michalms 1609 400. 00. 00. 



Dec. 29. Oute of thexcheqr for a q r ter due at Christmas followinge 400. 00. 00. 



March 26. Oute of thexheqr for another quarter due at La: day fol- 



1610. lowing 400. 00. 00. 



June 7. Received from Andrew Clayton w ch he retorned to Lon- 

 don paid heer by one M r Allen a Vinegar maker 080. 00. 00. 

 26. Moreover, received oute of thexcheq for one q'ter due at 



Mydsomer past. 400. 00. 00. 



July 6. Received from S r Thomas Reresby in London for one 

 whole year's rent Issuinge out of Denaby * due the 

 vi th June paste. 060. 00. 00. 



20. Received from S r Persivall Willughby for one year's rent- 

 charge Issuinge oute of Willughby upon Woules due 

 the xx th of July paste ~ 200. 00. 00. 



Sept. 29. Received also from Andrew Clayton w ch . was retorned to 



London and paid ther by Mr. Allen aforemencioned 120. 00. 00. 



£2160. 00. 00. 



* Denaby was a manor near Thribergh (between Rotherbam and Doncaster, Co. York) which be- 

 onged to the Reresby family. (Hunler'a South Yorkshire, ii., 41. J 



