384 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 S. X. MAY 20. 1922. reception, endorsed on which is a further certificate of his affiliation to the Lodge of Bien Aimee of Amsterdam, dated Oct. 12, 1774. In reference to the English portion j of this diploma, Mr. Morse Stephens' states that, upon inquiry from the secretary of the Grand Lodge in London, the latter could find no trace of Marat in the official records, though he thought it not impossible that a certificate might have been granted without his name appearing in the register (Pall Mall Magazine, September, 1896, p. 82). SIDNEY L. PHIPSON. (To be continued.) Sep. 2 PEYTO OF CHESTERTON : SEVEN TEENTH-CENTURY ACCOUNTS. CHESTERTON HOUSE has been attributed tc Inigo Jones ; the enclosed notes tend to show it was built locally, and that the archi tect was Mr. Stone. Query whether any relation to Nicolas Stone. Extracts from an account book of Lady Eliza beth, relict of Edward Peyto, of Chesterton Co. Warwick, 1658-1668, containing the sums received and spent for her son Edward. 1658 Pd for an elle of Broad Cloth for Ned's Coat 0001 08 01 Pd for a dozen and halfe of Buttons Pd for 3 yards and halfe of 2d. Riband 0000 00 Pd for Shoo strings and Cuff strings 0000 01 00 Pd for a Paire of Shooes . . . . 0000 02 06 Jan. 12 Pd for a Gramer . . 0000 00 11 March 30 Pd for a Combe case with a glasse 0000 02 00 June 18 Paid for Stirope Silke Stockins 0000 07 00 Paid for White knit under Stirops .. .. 0000-01 06 Oct. 14 Pd to Mr. Stretford for a Sadie, Stirops, etc., Bridle & Snafle 0000 09 00 Oct. 19 Given to Mr. Stone for drawinge the Draught of the head of the pillars for Chesterton 0001 00 00 Pd Ned's Part of the Millitia, when the horses were charged on Chesterton . . . . 0004 04 00 Pd his part for the Conestables Levie . . . . . . 0000 02 04 '.'" Pd his part of the Levie to the poore . . . . . . 0000 13 02 Nov. 1 Pd his part of the Double Tax for 3 moneths . . . . 0000 04 08 Nov. 7 Pd for the Whole Duty of Man 3s. 4d., Esop's Fables and other books . . . . . . 0000 06 08 Dec. 12 Given to the Prisoners at War- wick 0000 02 00 Feb. 1 Pd for a Paire of Worsted Stock- ins 0000 03 02 Sept. 15 Oct. 23 Dec. 21 1661 April 1 Pd to John Stone for the 2 Capitals of the Arch at the Stayres [for Chesterton House then build- ing] 0002 00 00 Pd to John Stone of the Bargaine he made for the 10 Capitalls of the Lower Bow of the Pillars 6 and to Caius Gabril Gibbers for the same Worke 4 .. 0010 00 00 Pd for 4 ells and halfe of Holland for his halfe shirts at Lon- don 000 1 17 06 Pd for making them . . 0000 04 00 Pd to Mr. Bradshaw Neds Part of the Pole Money . . 0010 00 00 Pd Mr. Caius Gabril, in part for the 10 Capitalls of the Uper Bow of Fillers . . 0003 00 00 Given to Mounsieur for teachinge Ned on the Gittarre 0002 JO 00 April 11 Pd to Mr. Caius Gabril in full for the 10 Capitalls of the Upper Bow of Pillars 15 and in full for the Staircase Dore 6 0021 00 00 Given to Mr. Attorney General before the Coronation when the question was asked him con- cerning the tenor of Ned's lands 0005 00 00 June 10 Pd for a paire of silke Stockins 0000 16 00 Pd for colouring a paire for him 0000 01 00 Pd to Monsieur Robert for 36 times cominge to teach Ned to Singe . . . . . . 0006 00 00 Dec. 21 Pd of the Present given to the Kinge being fifty pounds from my sonne and myselfe for his Part which he promised to allow 0025 00 00 Pd for 20 Ferre Trees sent from Twitnam to Chesterton 001 10 00 Pd for the transportinge of them to London and to the Carriers 000 03 00 Pd for Basketts to put them in 000 03 00 1662 July 28 - 1663 June 17 For Spanish leather shoes for him . . . . . . 000 04 00 Given Mr Du Perier for enteringe Ned in French . . 000 10 00 Pd to Mr Gibbs for a Sword with a Silver Hilt and a Belt 003 05 00 Pd Mr Isaacke for teaching Ned to Dance 004 05 00 Pd to Mons : Janvier for teachinge him on the Gittarre 002 00 00 pd to the Masons for finishing theire worke about the New House . . . . . . 0012 00 00 Pd to Mr. Bewley in Part Payment for the Leade the 1 9th of June, 1663 0041 00 00 Pd for a Crossbow for him 0001 00 00
