In the autumn after Mary’s accession she allowed for the Coronation to William Somers “A gowne of blue satten, the ground yellow stripping with a slight gold, a jerkin furred, with sleeves of same, furred with conie” (427 (4) Exchequer Accounts, Q.R., P.R.O.).
Mary’s warrants to Sir Edward Waldegrave, Keeper of the Great Wardrobe, were generally in favour of an individual or group of individuals of the same class, as of the ladies of her chamber or ushers of her Court. So much was to be “delivered” either for the occasion or annually. I have not as yet found a notice of Jane so early as those of the others, but this may arise from the fact that her expenses were always included with those of the Queen, and were apparently retrospective. Mary’s special warrants included her own personal wants, with occasional references to those of King Philip; those of one lady, probably the “chief” of her “women,” at first Lady Margaret Clifford (until her marriage to Lord Strange on 7th February 1555-6); afterwards “Lady Jane Seymour,” but always those of her two fools, William and Jane, sometimes in strange juxtaposition. The earliest after her accession which has been preserved is that of 27th April 1 Mary 427 (11) Exchequer Accounts, in which are included:
Item, for thre yerdes of black satten geuen to Mʳ Herte, being Jane our Foole’s Valantyne, all of our great guardrobe.[95]
Item, for making of a Douche gowne for Jane our Foole of striped purple satten, the pleites lyned with frise and buckram, the bodyes lyned with fustian.
Item for making of a kirtle for her of striped silk lyned with cotton, the bodyes and placket lyned with lynnen cloth.
Item for making of a Douche gowne for her of Crimson satten striped with golde, the bodyes lyned with fustian, the pleites lyned with freize and buckram.
Item for making of a kirtle for her of blewe silke fringed over, the bodyes lyned with lynnen clothe, the skirtes with cotton.
Item for making of a Douche gowne for her of crimson striped satten, the bodyes lyned with fustyan, the plate with frieze & buckram, and for sewing silk to the same.
Item for making a kirtle of like crymson striped satten for her, the bodyes lyned with lynnen cloth, and the skirtes with cotton.
Item, for making of a cloak for her of yellow cloth garded with grene clothe layde on with yellow whippe lase, and for pillow silk to stitch it on.