Every year about this period is an entry for wooden Trenchers, generally a gross of them, and the cost about 6s.
There are also many entries for “boat hire”; whenever a journey was taken it seems to have nearly always been on the river, and only on rare occasions is horse hire mentioned.
| 1626–7. Given by order of Court amongst miserable poore people | xls |
The cost of obtaining the Charter this year, as appears by the detailed account amounted to £168 19s. 8d.
| 1627–8. Paid unto to Mercer for Taffitaes to make the banners streamers and Ancient | xviijli | vjs | viijd |
| Given the worke men that made the flaggs to drinck | ijs | ||
| Paid Mr Babb and Mr Withers uppon consent for their painting the Auncient 2 Streamers 2 bannors and 10 bannorettꝭ and the quarter for Scotland in the kingꝭ armes and likewise for painting those flagg staves | xvli | ||
| Paid for silke and fringe for the flaggs to Mr March in Cornhill | vijs | vjd | |
| Given by consent to a poore souldier that shewed a Mandrake to this Courte | vs |
The root of the mandrake is said to bear a resemblance to the human form, and the “poore souldier” was not disappointed when he thought that by laying such a professional curiosity before the Barber-Surgeons, he would receive a benevolence.
| Paid unto the Chamᵬlaine of London for the Kings use as by precept | ccclxli | ||
| Paid and disbursed for takeing downe and carryeing of King Henrye the 8 picture to White hall for the Kinge to see and bringeing it back and setting it up againe | xijs |
James I in 1617 borrowed this picture, his letter demanding it is still at Barbers’ Hall, and it would appear by this entry that his son Charles did the same; the wonder is that we have still got it, after running two such risks.
| 1628–9. Paid Mr Greene the Gouldsmith for the silver and makeing of 4 new Garlandꝭ as pˀ bill | xxli |