[529] Archivo de Simancas, Inquisicion, Leg. 1477, fol. 45.
[530] The vellon payments were 1940 reales for erecting the staging and 100 for stretching the awning. The items in silver were
| For the companies of players | 516 | reales. |
| the authors of the autos | 500 | “ |
| the keepers of the wardrobe | 16 | “ |
| the dancers | 48 | “ |
| three coaches for the players | 24 | “ |
| Juan Rana | 32 | “ |
| three alguaziles | 32 | “ |
| Archivo de Simancas, Inquisicion, Leg. 1475, fol. 52. | ||
In 1665, to reduce expenses, Philip IV ordered that these autos should not be performed separately before each royal council, but collectively before them all in the plaza.—Archivo de Alcalá, Hacienda, Leg. 5442 (Lib. 10).
[531] Archivo de Simancas, Inquisicion, Leg. 1477, fol. 95, 100.
The items of the account are:—
| Rs. | Mrs. | |
| 95 lbs. Genoese sweetmeats @ 10½ Rs. vellon | 1008 | |
| 32 Talavera dishes @ 5 cuartos | 18 | 28 |
| 4 Baskets @ 7½ Rs. | 30 | |
| 6 Trays @ 2 | 12 | |
| 4 Padlocks for the baskets @ 2½ | 10 | |
| 32 Glasses @ 9 cuartos | 33 | 30 |
| 6 Venetian glasses for the members of the Council | 34 | |
| 2 Talavera plates | 10 | |
| 4 Double urinals with their covers @ 3 Rs. | 12 | |
| 30 lbs. of ordinary sweetmeats and biscuits for the attendants @ 5 Rs. | 150 | |
| Porters to carry the sweetmeats to the houses of the officials and the utensils to Buen Retiro | 15 |
| Beverages:— | |||
| 20 Azumbres (about 10 gallons) of lemonade | Rs. | Mrs. | |
| 10 lbs. of loaf sugar @3 Rs. | 30 | ||
| Lemons | 6 | ||
| 1 oz. of scented lozenges | 4 | ||
| 20 Azumbres of cinnamon water | |||
| 15 lbs. of sugar | 45 | ||
| ½ lb. of cinnamon | 20 | ||
| Charcoal to boil it | 5 | ||
| 1 oz. of scented lozenges | 4 | ||
| 20 Azumbres of cherry water | |||
| 15 lbs. of sugar | 45 | ||
| 18 lbs. of cherries @ 6 cuartos | 13 | ||
| 1 oz. of scented lozenges | 4 | ||
| 10 Arrobas (250 lbs.) of snow for all the beverages @ 9 Rs. | 90 | ||
| 1 “ sent from Retiro to keep the jars from melting | 9 | ||
| Rent of 14 garrafas (jars with ice-pails) @ 3½ Rs. | 49 | ||
| Cost of one of them broken | 12 | ||
| Rent of 3 small ones for the Council | 3 | ||
| 3 pecks of salt to freeze the beverages @ 22 cuartos | 10 | 17 | |
| 2 porters for the snow and cooling-jars | 10 | ||
| 8 do. to take them to Retiro and return | 24 | ||
| Labor of the official who renders the account | 50 | ||
| ————433 | 17 | ||
| Ornamenting and furnishing the staging | 300 | ||
| 2067 | 7 |
Apparently the utensils were a perquisite of the attendants as they seem to be furnished anew on each occasion.
[532] Archivo de Simancas, Inquisicion, Leg. 1477, fol. 106.
[533] Bibl. nacional, MSS., D, 122 (Modo de procesar, fol. 10-12); Ibidem, D, 150, fol. 1.—Archivo de Alcalá, Hacienda, Leg. 5442 (Lib. 9).