Part 33

In the time of Ben Jonson, in consequence of the interruptions to divine service occasioned by the ringing of the spurs worn by persons walking and transacting business in Cathedrals, and especially in St. Paul's, a small fine was imposed on them called spur money, the exaction of which was committed to the beadles and singing boys.--Note to Gifford's _Jonson_, vol. ii. p. 49.--M. The custom is not yet extinct; but whether the entries referred to in these Accounts were at all connected with it, is at least doubtful, for it must first be shown that it prevailed at so early a period.

Tomb, the King's.

A doubt ought to have been expressed whether the payment in question did not relate to the tomb of Henry the Seventh, though the expression of "_the_ King's tomb" renders it more probable that it referred to one commenced by Henry for himself.

Virginals.

This instrument, with a lady playing upon it, is given in the series of cards so beautifully engraved by Jost Ammin: the fool is in a ludicrous attitude in the back ground. See Singer _On Playing Cards_, 184. Earle, in his _Microcosmography_, says, that "She, the precise hypocrite, suffers not her daughters to learn on the Virginals, because of their affinity with _organs_." p. 97.--M. In the list of "Musicians and Players" in the account of Queen Elizabeth's _Annual Expences_, p. 266, are, "Virginall players, 3, fee apeece, 30 _li_." being nearly double as much as was allowed to any other musician.

Waits.

Dr. Pettingall, in his remarks on the "Gule of August," says, "what we at present call 'the waits,' or the music on the nights of the Christmas holydays, is only a corruption of the wakes or nocturnal festivities." _Archæologia_, vol. ii, p. 66.

[***] The Notes for which the Editor is indebted to Dr. Meyrick are thus marked, M*; those which he owes to the kindness of Mr. Markland thus, M.

ERRATA AND ADDENDA.

Preface, _p._ ii. _l._ 12. It ought to have been observed, that the Library of the Society of Antiquaries contains similar Accounts of the 10th, 11th, and 18th years of the reign of Edward the Second, to those of the 38th of Edward the First; but which still remain inedited.

----, _p._ viii. _l._ 12, for "the leaf was" read "_the leaves were_."

_Page_ 9, _line_ 26, for "vlxix _li._ v_s_." read "vClxix _li._ v_s._"

---- 30, 51, 58, and _sæpe_, for "lauret" read "_lanret_."

--_ib._ ---- 17, for "hoses" read "_hosen_."

---- 130, ---- 18, add from the Lansd. MSS. 737, "Dxvj_li._ xvij_s._ vj_d._ ob."

---- 131, ---- 24, _Ibid._ "_Delivered_."

---- ---- ---- 25, _Ibid._ "_Anne to_."

---- 160, ---- 29, for "Shrobbe hauley and Wakefelde" read "Shrobbe, _Hanley_, and Wakefelde."

---- 307, ---- 17, for "court cards" read "_coat_ cards."

---- 311, ---- 15, for "Buckman" read "_Beckman_."

---- 347, ---- 7, for "Chatham" read "_Eltham_."

---- 312, ---- 42, for "James" read "_William_."

THE END.

Thomas White, Printer, Crane Court.

Transcriber's Notes:

Simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors were corrected.

Punctuation normalized.

Anachronistic and non-standard spellings retained as printed.

Both "expence" and "expense" were widely used. The former predominated in the original and the latter in the editors remarks. Both were left unchanged. Used "Expences" in the title as that was the spelling used on the original title page. The Library of Congress and the British Library use the modern spelling "Expenses."

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