Page:The Story of Nell Gwyn.djvu/158

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page has been validated.
142
THE STORY OF NELL GWYN.

June 17, 1675. £ s. d.
The body of the chaire 3 10 0
the best neats leather to cover the outside 3 10 0
600 inside nailes, coulered and burnishd 0 11 0
600 guilt with water gold at 5s. per cent 1 10 0
1200 outside nailes, the same gold, at 8s. per cent 4 16 0
300 studds, the same gold 1 16 0
2000 halfe roofe nailes, the same gold 1 14 0
200 toppit nailes, same gold 3 14 0
5 sprigs for the top, rich guilt 4 0 0
a haspe for the doore, rich guilt 1 10 0
ffor change of 4 glasses 2 0 0
2 pound 5s. for one new glasse, to be abated out of that ffor a broken glasse 15s. 1 10 0
ffor guilding windows and irons 1 5 0
Serge ffor the bottom 0 2 0
canuisse to put vnder the leather 0 8 0
all sorts of iron nailes 0 5 0
workmanshipe, the chaire inside and outside 2 10 0

Reict. dated 13 July, 1675, for "30£ in full discharge." 34 11 0

That she did not always employ her own sedan is evident from the following bill:—

For careing you to Mrs. Knights and to Madam Younges, and to Madam Churchfillds, and wating four oures 0 5 0
For careing you the next day, and waiting seven oures 0 7 6
For careing you to Mrs. Knights, and to Mrs. Cassells, and to Mrs. Churchills, and to Mrs. Knights 0 4 0
For careing one Lady Sanes to ye play at White Halle, and wayting 0 3 6
For careing you yesterday, and wayting eleven oures 0 11 6

Ye some is 1 11 6
13 October, 75.
Recd. them of Tho. Groundes in full of these Bills
£2.—.—
and all other demands from Madam Gwin,
by me William Calow.