21. Free masons, at 3s. the weke, every of them working in freston uppon dores, wyndowes, coynes for buttresses, and gresse tables for the Kynge's New Hall. 22. Carpenters working uppon the flowres of the said Hall, every of them at 6d. the day. In March, anno 23. 23. Carpenters for workyng in their howre tymys and drynkyng tymys upon the Hall rought for the hasty expedicion of the same-every of them rated for every 9 hours 7d. in all emongs them. Joyners were paid at the same price. In May, anno 24. MASONRY. (Chiefly in the 24th and 25th of Henry VIII.) 24. Payd to John Ells of Wesmyster, fremason, for makyng and intayling of two bullyns in freston standing in the vowghte of the great baywyndow in the Kynges New Hall, at 10s. the pece. 25. Payd to John Whighte of Wynchester, fre mason, for workyng, karvyng, and gravyng, and intayllyng yn freston of 6 bokketts for 3 dores of the New Hall, whereof 2 stond uppon the northe syde [now covered by the tapestry] and oon on the southe syde of the sayd Hall, by a bargen in taske, 6l. 26. Payd to John Wright, of Southe Memys, fre mason, for workyng, karvyng, and intaylling of 16 severalle fre stones for the repryses of the Kynges New Hall, wherof two of them curyously engraved wyth the Kynges armes, wyth the crowne, and two of the Kynges beste stande at the upper ende of the sayd Hall, and ten other of the sayd stones ingraved, five of them wyth roses, and other five wyth portcolos, every of them wyth two of the Kynges beasts counteryng one agenst an other, stand on ether syde of the sayd Hall, and other rest of the sayd 16 stones ingraved with the letters H and R; every of them wyth the crowne stand in the four anguls of the same Hall, takeing for every of the sayd stones soo brought, clensyd, and fully fynyshed, by convensyon, 22s. 6d. 27. Payd to John Wright, tree mason, for the workyng and makyng of a lyon and a dragon in ston, standyng at the gabyll ends of the Kynges New Hall, at 16s. the pece. 28. Also payd to the same John, for the workyng and makyng of 16 beest in freeston, standyng uppon the crest at both the gabull ends of the said Hall, at 5s. 4d. the pece. 29. Payd to Thomas Johnson, of London, karver, for makyng of 29 of the Kynges bestes to stand upon the newe batilments of the Kynges New Hall, and uppon the femerell of the said Hall, takyng for every of them so made and set up, 16s. 8d. CARVING IN STONE AND WOOD, (Executed chiefly in the 25th year of King Henry VIII.) 30. Payd to Richard Rydge, of London, karver, for the makyng of three pendentts hangyng uppon the femerall of the Kynges New Haull, reddy fenesshyd and set up, at 40s. the pece. 31. Payd to Richard Rydge, of London, karver, for coutty ng and karvyng of a rose crowynd standyng in the crowne vowght of the femerall of the Hall, 13s. 4d. 32. Also payd to Richard Rydge, of London, karver, for the makyng of 16 pendaunts standing under the hammer beam in the King's New Hall, at 3s. 4d. the pece. 33. Payd to Richard Rydge, of London, kerver, for the makyng of 28 pendaunts stondyng in the crosse mowntyn above the hamer beame in the Kynges New Haull, at 25s. a pece. 34. Payd to William Baldwyn, for lyke couttyng of 12 traylls standyng above the hamer beame in the Hall, at 12d. 35. Payde to Mychell Joyner, for coutting of 26 spandrells standyng in the plum basys under the nether purloyns in the Kynges New Hall, at 20d. the pece. 36. Paid to Richard Rydge, of London, carver, for cutting and carving of 32 lintells wrought with the King's badges and the Queen's standing in the screens within the King's New Hall, 2s. 2d. the piece. 37. Payd to Richard Rydge, of London, kerver, for the makyng of 28 hedds, standyng uppon the fote of the arche over the syde of hathemmerbeam, within the Kynges new hall, at 12d. the pece. 38. Payd to Mychell Joyner, for the makyng of 250 of the Kynges and Quenys badges, standyng uppon the caters within the said hall, at 5d. the pece. 39. Payd to the forsaid Richard Rydge, for the makyng of 20 pendaunts, standyng in the upper purloyns within the Kynges new hall, at 25s. the pece. 40. Payd to Thomas Johnson, of London, karver, for the makyng of 26 spandrells, to stand uppon the repryse under the hammerbeame within the Kynges new hall, at 40s. the pece. 41. Also payd to Ric. Rydge of London, karver for karvyng and conttyng of 2 grewhondes, oon lybert, servyng to stande uppon the typpis of the vycys abowght the Kynges new haull, at 188. 4d. the pece, by convencion. SMITHS' WORKS AND MATERIALS, (From the 23rd to the 26th years of King Henry VIII.) 42. Payd to John à Guylders, smythe, for eight score and 10 lokketts, 25 stay barres, and 83 standards, serving for the lower traunsome of the wyndows of the new hall, ponderyng 28 cwt. 921b., every cwt. contevning 112lb., at 1 d. the lb. 43. John à Guylders, smythe, for 6 payre and oon odde hooke of ston hooks, servyng for the new hall, at 1d. the lb. 44. Payd to John à Guylders, smythe, for two payre of ston hooks, servying the two vysis at the west ende of the kynges new hall, at 1d. per lb. 45. Payd to William Johnson, for 26 great pyller for the chaptrell of the bossell of the hall, at 13d. the fote. 46. Payd to John à Guylders, smythe, for 40 fodletts for the harnesyng of the great window at the est ende of the haull, and 12 lyke fodletts for two lyghts over the said wyndow, pondryng 33 lb., at 1 d. per lb. 47. Also, for two pynnys of irne, for stayes for the two bests of freston, standyng at the gabylls ends of the haull, ponderyng two lb., at 1d. per lb. 48. To John à Gwylders, smethe, for the great pryncypall vane baryng the close crowne, uppon the femerall of the Kynges new haull, 40s. 49. Payd to John à Guylders, for 16 vanys for the bestes, standyng uppon the battylment of the hall, at 4s. the pece. 50. Paid to the same for 16 standards, 6 stay bars, and 32 locketts, servyng for the great bay wyndow in the southe syde of the Kynges new hall, at 1d. per lb. 51. Also, payd to John & Gwylders, for a payre of ston henges, servyng the dore at the vyce fote goyng up to the batylmentes of the haull, pondyring 14 lb., at 1d. per lb. 52. Also, payd to John à Gwylders, for 2 pair of stone henges, oon payre servyng the store-yerde dore, by the servyng place, the other servyng a dore under the haull place stayre, ponderyng 27 lb., at 1 d. the lb. 53. Item, to John à Gwylders, for 3800 of myddyll brodds, at 12d. the hundreth, spent uppon the croke and dubbers in the kyngs new haull. 54. Payde for 250 of great brodds for the jowl-pesys in the sayd haull, at 2s. the 100. 55. Two thousand twopenny nails at 10d. the 1000, for the selyng bourde in the upper rouff in the hall. 56. Two hundred of great broddes for the skrenys in the Kinges new haull, price, the hundred, 23s. 4d. 57. Payde to Raynalde Warde, of Budley, for 7350 of dubbyll tenpenny nayles inglys, at 11s. the 1000. Also, 2000 of synggle tenpenny nayles, at 5s. 8d. the 1000. Also, 5000 of fivepenny nayles, at 2s. 10d. the 1000. CARPENTERS' MATERIALS. 58. Payd to Robert Wodlonde, of London, carpenter, for 150 of sesnyed playnche burdde, servyng for the lenyng plase in the nether ende of the haull, and the lenyng plase before the Kynges chamber dore, at 3s. 2d. the hundred. 59. Also, to Fraunsys Stykrayd, of London, carpenter, for 2000 of fine selyng bourddes, at 31s. 13d. the thousand, for the vaught in the Kynges new haull. 60. Item, for 420 foote of vent and creest for the haull, at 6d. the foote. 61. Also payd to Willm. Wethersbe, of London, carpenter, for 6 payre of scruse, at 5s. 2d. the payre, servyng to rayse the flowre of the haull, with 4d. for lande carriage of the said scruse from Busshyps Gate to Barnerdes Castyll; in all 31s. 4d. 62. Also payd to John Bartlymew, of Marlow, for batlage of the said scruse from London to Hampton Court, 4d. PLUMBERS' WORK. 63. Payd to Thomas Ostley, stapuller, for 18 fother 12 cwt. 3 quarters 21 lb. of leade, to cover the Kynges New Hall, at 4l. 7s. 8d. the ffother. 64. Also payd to Thoms. à Coon, the Kynges sergeunt plumber, for one hundred wait of sowther [solder], of hym bowght and delyveryd at Hampton Court, conteynyng 512 b. at 4d. the lb. for sorderyng the pypys abowght the Kynges new hall. GLAZIERS' WORK. (In the 25th and 26th years of King Henry VIII.) 65. In the two over lyghts at the gable endes of the hall, 8 panys new sett, containing 54 fote, at 5d. the fote. 66. Also the hernessyng of the two great windows at the ga. byll ends of the said haull, containing 70 fots, at lyke pryce, 29s. 2d. 67. Paid to Galyon Hone, the Kynges glasier,-In the two great wyndowys at the ends of the haull ys two great armys, with four beestes in them at 6s. 8d. the pece. Also in the said wyndows in the haull is 30 of the Kynges and the Quenys armys, pryce the pece 4s. Also in the wyndows in the said haull ys 46 badges of the Kynges and the Quenys, pryce the pece, 3s. Also in the windowys in the sayd haull ys 77 scryptors with the Kynges worde, pryce the pece, 12d. 68. Payd to Galyon Hone, the Kynges glasiar, for glasyng in the haull 11 syde wyndows, every wyndow of 8 lyghts, every lyght conteyning 11 foot, whyche emownteth in every wyndow, besydes the harnessyng, 88 foott, at 5d. the fote. 69. In the gabull wyndow at the est end of the haull ys oon armys of the Quenes new sett, 68. 8d. THE PAVING OF THE HALL. 70. Payde to John Burdde, of Chesyllhurst, for 6080 of playne tyles, of hym bowghte and delivered at Hampton Courtt, for to pave the Kynges new hall, at 26s. 8d. the thowsand, by convention-87. 118. 71. Empcion of tallow candells spent by the workmen in the nyghte tymes uppon the pavyng of the hall, for the hastye expedition of the same, at 18d. the dosyn. 72. Also paid to John Churche, of Chersey, for pavyng-tyle for the haull, of hym bought and delivryd at Hampton Court, at 18s. 4d. the 1000. 73. Payd to William Kyng John Hobbs, fremason, for hewyng and settyng the pavyng of the herthe in the Kynges new hall, of Rygate stou, conteyning 36 fote, at 14d. the fote. 74. Payd to Robert Burdges, bryklayar, for pavyng of the haull, by convencyon, 53s. 4d. PAINTERS' AND GILDERS' WORK. 75. Payd to John Hethe, payntour, of London, for the payntyng of 6 great lyons standing abowght the batyllmentt of tymber worke uppon the Kynges new haull, theyre vaynys gylte with fyne golde and in oyle, price the pece, 20s. 76. Also to the same, for gyldyng and payntyng of 4 great dragons, there vanys layde wythe oyle, pryce the pece, 20s.. servyng for the said battylment. 77. Also to the same, for gyldyng and paynttyng of 6 greyhownds, three vanys wyth oyle, price the pece, 10s., servyng the said batyllment. 78. Also of 4 lyons, servyng for the femerall, with there vanys layde in oyle, price the pece, 20s. 79. Also of 4 dragons, servyng the said femerall, with there vanys layde in oyle, price the pece, 20s. 80. Also of 4 greyhounds, wyth their vanys layde in oyle, pryce the pece, 108. 81. Also of a great lyone, crownyd, baryng a great vane, layde in oyle, servyng the toppe of the femerall, pryce 26s. 8d. 82. Payd to Henry Blankston, for gyldyng and payntyng of two vanys, servyng the bests of freston stondyng at the end uppon the haull, oon of the Kynges armys, the other of the Quenys, wrowghte wyth fyne golde and in owyle, price the pece, 4s. 83. The guyldyng and payntyng of bests: also to Henr. Blaynston, of London, paynter, for the guyldyng of 4 lyons holdyng 4 phanes, wyth the Kynges armys gylte uppon both sydes, every lyon guylded, all the uppermost part and the nether part paynted |