APPENDIX.
I., page 93.
A YEAR’S EXPENDITURE OF THE KING.
It is now more than eighty years since the Society of Antiquarians published “The Account of the Comptroller of the Wardrobe, of the twenty‐eighth year of king Edward I., A.D. 1299–1300;” and it is probable that few of the readers of this volume have ever seen that publication. It seems desirable, therefore, to give, in this place, a brief sketch of that Account, the whole details of which form a quarto volume. We shall confine ourselves to a few general heads.
I.
The Keeper or treasurer of the Wardrobe acknowledges the receipt, from various sources, of a total sum, within the year, of£58,155 16s. 2d.
II.
He then gives an account of his disbursements, under twelve heads, as follows:—
| £ s. d. |
|---|
| 1. | Alms and oblations, for the relief of the poor,or as religious offerings. The payments fillthirty‐one quarto pages, and are of everydescription. The total for the year | 1,166 14 9 |
| 2. | The next head is that of necessaries boughtfor the use of the king’s household, and forcharges and expenses of ambassadors, messengers,etc.—the total being | 3,338 19 3 |
| 3. | Then follows the victualling and stores for theking’s army in Scotland, and for the suppliesfor the garrisons of his castles in that country | 18,638 1 8 |
| 4. | Next, gifts and rewards; and payment forhorses lost by knights and others in theking’s service | 4,386 4 5 |
| 5. | Allowances to knights of the king’s household;and of foreign troops retained in the king’sservice | 3,077 19 0 |
| 6. | Wages of the engineers, archers, and sergeants‐at‐armsof the household | 1,038 10 7 |
| 7. | Wages of foot‐soldiers, archers, artificers, andworkmen | 4,446 9 11 |
| ” | Wages to seamen of the Cinque Ports andother towns | 1,233 9 8 |
| 8. | Expenses of king’s messengers | 87 11 1 |
| 9. | Wages and expenses of the huntsmen, falconers,hawks, etc. | 77 6 11 |
| 10. | Allowances to knights, bannerets, etc. of thehousehold, for robes | 714 3 4 |
| 11. | Goldsmiths’ and jewellers’ accounts | 253 15 6 |
| 12. | Includes cloth, furs, wax, and other things forthe use of the household | 4,391 19 0 |
| | Wines and other liquors for the use of thehousehold | 6,934 6 0 |
| | Separate account of the queen | 3,668 2 9 |
| | Costs and charges of the king’s Chancery | 581 9 0 |
| | | £54,035 2 7 |
To which is added, for some current expenses of the household, the particulars of which do not appear to have been preserved, the sum of £10,969 16s. 0d.