1743. The hangman, John Thrift, signed with a × the receipt for his Christmas box, and the Clerk has humorously styled him “John Thrift, Esqre Hangman.”
1736. The printing of 1,000 Copies of Baron’s Engraving of Holbein’s picture cost £15 15s. 0d. John Harper was the printer.
A copy of this print was sent to the Earl of Burlington, as there is a Bill of William Gills as follows:—
| One large picture frame wth a broad carved & Gilt Sanding inside and a fine plate glass &c. for The Earl of Burlington | £2 | 8 | 0 |
| Recẽd Nov 5 1736 of ye Govrs of the Compa pˀ the hands of Cha. Bernard their Cl: twenty one pounds for the paper to print the 1000 prints of King Hen: 8ths Picture being two Rheams of paper |
pˀ B. Baron.
RENTER WARDEN’S GARLAND.