After this Sergt Painter (without any application to Sr Gilbert) went boldly to the Kg and begged the reversion: and his Maty graciously graunted it. Painter thus armed came to Sr Gilbt and demanded to be admitted. Sr Gilbert asked whence he derived his claime? he sayd: the Kg given it to him.
Sr Gilbert reply’d, he would receive ye Kgs pleasure from himself; and going to his Maty asked him, if he had appointed Painter to succeed Layton: he sayd, yes. Sr, sayd Sr Gilbt it belongeth to me, to choose my owne Officers, because ye trust of all ye Matys plate is by me committed to them. Well, sayd ye K. for this time let it pass, and I will invade ye right noe more. Sr Gilbert desired to know if his Maty would be security for all ye plate intrusted in his hands? Noe indeed will I not said the Kg and if that be requisite I recommend him not. Sr sayd Sr Gilbert this expostulation is onely to show my right; and ye danger of admitting any without security: but since yr Maty hath made choice of him, he shall stand, and accordingly he admitted him.
x. The appointment of ye Goldsmiths and Jewellers both to the Kg and Queene valued at 800£ each: (as the yeomens & Groomes places are when vacant).
When his Maty[[29]] came first into England Coronell Blage (a groome of ye bedchambr) begged the nomination of the Goldsmith & contracted wth alderman Backwell for 800£ but the alderman, when he understood yt it was the Maistrs right, quitted his bargaine & Mr Blage deserted his pretension.
xi. The Maister used to receive 20£ in gold from the goldsmith upon ye signing of his annuall bill: (and this was transmitted in the list of perquisites from Sr H. Mildmay to Sr G. Talbot; yet would he never require the same, least it might look like a bribe to ye Maistr to cast a favourable eye over the account).
xii. He hath right to lodgings for himself, officers & servants in all ye Kgs houses. Those in Whitehall were, when the K. came in, rude, dark & intermixed with the Queene’s servants.
The present dining roome was a kind of wild barne, without any covering beside rafters and tiles. The Maisters lodgings were two ill chambers, above stayres, and the passage to them dark at noone day; his dining room was below. Sir G. T. being desirous to improve his lodgings proposed to his Maty an exchange betwixt that wilde roome, and his dining-roome. The K. commanded the Ld Chamberl: to view, and report wch he accordingly did: and told his Maty that Sr Gs proposall was fayre; and much to the advantage of the Queen’s servants, whereupon leave was given him to build; and when he had finished Sr Ed Wood came & claimed his former lodging as being ye Qs servt.
Sr Gilbt told him he was ye Kgs servant, and had built by his authority: and therefore presumed he had good title to yt apartment, and that the lower roome was his, if he pleased to like it, he replyed had he would try his power; and went with a complaint agst Sr Gt to ye Kg who made him answere that if he would not of the ground roome, he should have none. The angry Kt finding the power of which he had boasted fayle him, sayd; he would then have none. The Kg took him short at his word. And Sr Willm Throgmorton ye Kt Mareschall being by, begged ye chamber, and enjoyed it for a yeare. But ye nature of his place drawing greate concourse of people thether, Sr G. thought it unsafe for ye plate, represented ye danger to his Maty who thereupon caused the Kt Mareschall to be warned out. And least the chamber might draw ill company againe he begged it for his Officers, who have enjoyed it ever since.
xiii. Vpon all removalls of ye houshold the Maister of the Jewell H. had ever a close waggon allowed him: for the transport of his servants and goods: and his officers had a waggon, and a cart for the plate.
xiv. The Mr of ye Jewell H. was ever esteemed the jst Knt Bachelour of England and took place accordingly.