The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London - Unknown

Spent by water at tymes when wee went to M^r Surveigher (Inigo Jones) about the Theater	vj^s	j^d
Paid to M^r Wilson a Mason to Measure Stanleys worke in the Theater & spent then	xiij^s	ix^d
Given to Robert Butler and John Pullen for their measureing the Theater	xl^s

The expenses connected with the Building of the New or Great Parlour, and the Gallery next the Theatre, were this year £263 7s. 7d.

Paid to widᵭ Lucas for an iron money box for the M^rs

xx^s

This quaint old box is still in use as the “Poor’s box.”[264]

1637–8. The Wardens received £188 10s. 0d. from 41 members of the Company by way of gift to the Building fund; the names of the donors are all set out in the book.

Recẽd for the old Rustie Armo^r and Gunnes the som̃e of	ij^li	xvj^s	ij^d
P^d for Linckes & torches at the awdite day night & Lo: Maiors day night		ij^s	iij^d
Paid for mendinge and pitchinge the 3 Blacke Jacks		iij^s

The Company paid £30 being three years’ contribution to the repair of St. Paul’s, due August, 1638. £224 0s. 3d. was also paid in respect of the building of the Theatre.

1638–9. The charge and settinge upp o^r bookes and auntient Manuscriptꝭ in o^r new Library.
Paid for 36 yardꝭ of chaine at 4^d the yard & 36 yards at 3^d ob. the yard cometh to		xxij^s	vj^d
Paid to the Coppersmith for castinge 80 brasses to fasten the Chaines to the bookes		xiij^s	iiij^d
To porters at sevˀall tymes to carry these bookꝭ		ij^s
Paid to the bookebynders for new byndinge 15 bookꝭ		xlviij^s	vj^d
Paid for Claspinge 19 large & small bookꝭ & fasteninge all the brasses to the iron chaines to Threescore & foure bookꝭ in the Library, new bosses for two great bookꝭ 8^s setting on old bosses j^s mending ould Claspes ij^s		xxxj^s	viij^d
Paid for makeinge Ringes swiffles & fittinge all the iron chaines		xij^s
Som is	vj^li	xviij^s

1639–40. Paid 2 fifteens towardꝭ Midletons water [265]		vj^s
Given to the Recorders Clerke that the ffrenchmen might not take the body from Tyborne		ij^s	vj^d