June 11, 1713. Received of the within-named Jacob Tonson, thirty-one pounds five shillings, which, with two hundred sixty-eight pounds fifteen shillings paid Mr John Dryden the 24th of March 1698, is in full for the copy of a book intituled “Dryden’s Fables,” consisting of ten thousand verses, more or lesse: I say received as administratrix to the said John Dryden, of such effects as were not administered to by Charles Dryden.
Ann Sylvius.
Witnesses, Eliz. Jones. Jacob Tonson, Junr.
Paid Mr Dryden, March the 23d, 1698.
| L. | s. | d. | |
| In a bag in silver | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| In silver besides | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 66 Lewis d’ores at 17s. 6d. | 57 | 15 | 0 |
| 83 Guyneas at [1] 1 6 | 89 | 4 | 6 |
| 268 | 15 | 0 | |
| 250 Guyneas at L. 1 1s. 6d. are | 268 | 15 | 0 |
| L. | s. | d. |
| 268 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 0 |
| 300 | 0 | 0 |
No. IV.
MR RUSSEL’s BILL
FOR
MR DRYDEN’S FUNERALLS.
For the funerall of Esqre Dryden.
| L. | s. | d. | |
| A double coffin covered with cloath, and sett of [off] with work gilt with gold | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| A herse with six white Flanders horses | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Covering the herse with velvet, and velvet housings for the horses | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 plumes of feathers for herse and horses | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanging the Hall[210] with a border of bays | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 dozen of paper escucheons for the Hall | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| A large pall of velvet | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 silk escucheons for the pall | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 buck: escucheons for herse and horses | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 shields and six shaffroones for ditto | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 mourning coaches with six horses | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Silver dish and rosemary | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 scarves for musicioners | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 hatbands for ditto | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 yds of crape to cover their instruments | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 4 mourning cloakes | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Pd 6 men moveing the corps to the Hall | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 horsemen in long cloakes to ride before the herse | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 footmen in velvet capps, to walk on each side the herse | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 porters that attended at the doores, and walked before the herse to the Abby, in mourning gowns and staves | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| An atchievement for the house | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 45 | 17 | 0 |