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“By Mr. Mychaell Wentworth, two fat oxen.

“By Smalwodde Crosser, in a boxe, nutmeggs and gynger, and long stawlke of cinamon electe.”

In 1561-2 Queen Elizabeth received several gifts of sums of money, from £40 by the Archbishop of Canterbury (Matthew Parker) in a red silk purse in demy sovereigns, to £4 by the Lady Cheeke, in a russett silk purse. Also a great number of articles of dress, most of them richly wrought; and miscellaneous presents of various value, from handsome pieces of jewellery, to one pye of quinces, by John Betts, “servaunte of the Pastrye.” The total amount of the money given, is £1262. 11s. 8d. In return for these presents, the Queen gave presents of plate gilt. John Betts received “ twoo guilt spoones.”

In 1577—8, amongst others of various descriptions, are the following: the smocks so often mentioned, were not precisely the same article of dress as that now so called.

“By Sir Gawen Garewe, a smock of camerick, wrought with black silke in the collor and sleves, the square and ruffs wrought with Venice golde, and edged with a small bone lace of Venice golde.” Also,

“By Phillip Sydney, a smock of camerick, the sleves and collor wrought with blac worke, and edged with a small bone lace of golde and silver; and a sute of ruffs cutworke, floreshed with golde and silver, and set with spangills, containing 4 oz.

“By Doctor Maister, a pot of grene gynger, and other of orenge flowers.

“By Smythsonne, Master Cooke, a feyer marchpane.

“By Dudley, Sergeant of the Pastry, a greate pye of quynses and wardyns guilte.