New Year's Gifts for Queen Elizabeth: 1565-1566



New Year’s gifts anno viito (1565-66)
(roll is broken and disorganized)


Ladies

By the Lady Burcaveny? in a red Satten purse in di souraignes c s

delyurid to the said John Tamworth

by the lady Clinton two pullings owte of blake Sipers wrought with venice golde And two Ruffes of camerke edgid with pipes of venice golde and silur

delyurid to the said Dorothye

By the Lady Barkeley in a paper in di Soueraignes c s

delyurid to the said John Tameworth

By the lady Dakers of the Sowth a wastecoate of purple satten allour enbradered with Venice siluer

Delyurid to the said Dorothy

By the Lady Dakers of the north in a purse of red silke and siluer in Di soueraignes vi li

By the lady mountioye in a purse of blake silke and siluer knytt in di sour x li

By the Lady Howarde in a purse of red silke and golde knytt in di sou x li

By the Lady of Hunsdon in di Souraignes x li

By the Lady Tailboyes Sr Peter Carowes wief in a purse of blake silke and silur in di soueraignes x li

delyurid to the said John Tamewroth

By the lady Knowles a Cloake & Saufgarde of golde taphata in dentid rounde about and bounde with narrowe passamayne of venice golde

delyurid to the said Rauf Hope

By the Lady Cicell a Remenant of crymsen vellat striped with silur cont viii yerds delyurid to he said Rauf Hope

By the Lady Wodhowse lxxiiii flowers made for pullings owte for a peire of Slevis wrought with venice golde and silke

By the Lady Carowe Sr Gowyns wief a ptelet a Coyf and a peire of Ruffes wrought with venice golde and blake silke

delyurid to the said Dorothye

By the Lady Jobson in a purse of red silke and golde in di Souraignes x li

delyurid to the said John Tameworth

By the Ladye Staffourde a litle tablett of golde ennammled there in set fyve diamonds and foue Rubyes with a pearle pendaunte

with the Quene her Maiestie

By the Lady Mason in a purse of blake silke and siluer knytt in di souragnes c s

By the Lady Butler in a paper in di Souraignes vi li

By the Lady Henningham in a purse of red silke and golde knytt in di sou ccs

delyurid to the said John Tamworth

By the lady Ratlif one standishe of silur and guilt poz xii oz

delyurid in chardge to John Asteley esquier Mr and Threasourer of her Juells

By the Lady Sackevile in a purse of cloth of golde in Angells c s

By the Lady Pallett in a purse of blewe silke and siluer knytt in di sou cs

delyurid to the said John Tameworth

By the Lady Gresham two peire of Swete gloves playne

By the Lady Ffitzwilliams widowe two Cusshion clothes tone wrought with grene and yellowe silke and thother with crymse silke

delyurid to he said Dorothey

By the Lady Parrye in a duckett cont xx ducketts? poz vii oz quart valued vi li xiiis iiiid

Delyurid to the said John Tameworth

By the Lady Cheeke a peire of Slevis a ptelet and a Cawle of cameryke c rossed allour with blake silke and venice golde

delyurid to he said Dorothye.

By the Lady Thropmorton a turquey purse of golde siluer and silke with nedle case having two nedles of golde and foure nedles of siluer therein

wth her maiestie

By the Lady Cheyney a hatt wrought allour with venice gold siluer and seed pearles And Scarff of purple Sipers wrought with venice golde silouer and silke and garnisshed with seede pearle

delyurid to Rauf Hope

By the Lady Cobham oone Remnant of newe making crymsen vellat rewid with golde cont vii yerdes

Delyurid to the saide Rauf Hope


[Lordes]

By Sir Edwarde Rogers Comptroler in a purse of red silke and golde knytt in di Souraignes vii li

By Sr William Cicell Secretary in a purse of crymsen taphata in di sou xx li

by Sr Fraunces Knowles Vicechamberlayne in a purse of red silke x li

By Sr Ambrose Cave Chauncellor of the Duche in a purse of blake silke siluer knytt two portagnes and two doble souraignes of xxxli the pece x li

By Sr Richard Sackevill under Threasouror in a purse of tawny silke and golde knytt in Angells x li

By Sir John Mason Threasouror of the Chamber in a purse of blake silke and siluer knytt xxx frenche Crownes ix li

delyurid to the said John Tameworth

And two books thone is Vita Plutarchi thother is Resp Gallie Platonis venitie et TH: Mori?

delyurid to he said Blaunche

By Sr William peter in a chery bage of taphata in di souraignes x li

by Sr Walter Mildemaye Chauncellor of the Exchequer in a purse of russett silke and siluer in di Souraignes c s

By Sr Christoher Hayden in a purse of red silke and siluer in Angells xli

By Sr Edwarde Warner in a crymsen vellat purse a portange a doble duckett thre olde angells and two dimy Souraignes vi l xiii s iiii d

By Sr William Cordall mr of the Rowles in a chery bag of purple taphata in Angells x li

By Sr John Thynne in a red Satten purse in di Souraignes c s

by Sr William Damsell in a purse of red silke and siluer knytt in di sou x li

delyurid to the said John Tamworthe

By Sr Thomas Benger a flower being a Roose wherin is sett a Ballas or a garnett

delyurid to the said Blaunch

By Sr Gowen Carowe a fayer Smock wrought wt venice golde and blake silke

delyurid to the said Dorothye

By Sr Peter Carowe in a purse of blake silke and siluer in di sou x li

By Sr Thomas Gresham in a purse of blake silke and siluer in di sou x li

delyurid to the said John Tameworth

By Sr Gilbart Dethike a booke of all tharmes of the knyghtes made since the beginnyng off her highnes Reigne

with her maiestie by John Baptest

By Sr Nicholas Throgmorton a peticoate of crymsen wrought vellat enbr with a fayer border of venice siluer frengid with like siluer

delyurid to the said rauf Hope

By Sr Ffraunces Jobson in a purse of blake silke and siluer x li

by Sr Henry Jarnyngham in a purse of Satten enbrauderid in dimy Souraignes x li

By Sr henry Cromeell in a fayer purse of crymsen silke venice golde and siluer knytt in olde Royalles xv li

delyurid to the said John Tameworth.


Chaplaynes

By Archdeacon Carowe Deane of the Chappell in an olde purse of red silke and golde knytt in di souraignes x li

By Doctor Wottone Deane of Caunterbury in a red Satten purse x li

delyurid to the said John tameworth


Gentlewomen

By Mrs Asteley cheif Gentelwoman of the Prevey Chamber alowe square Stowle of walnuttre the seate courid with yellowe silke nedleworke and knotts of venice siluer and grene silke frengid with siluer and silke

Delyurid in chardge to James Harmon kep of the standinge Guarderobe at Westm

By Mrs Blaunch Apparry a tablet of gold sett with fyve diamondes two Rubyes and a pearle pendaunte poz di oz

Gevon to Elizabeth Knolls

By Mrs Skipwith a peire of pillowebeers allour wrought wth blake silke

delyurid to the said Dorothy

by Mrs Howarde a Chest of Ebony garnisshed wth Copper and guilt

delyurid to George Bredyman kepe of the Palloice at Westm.

By Mrs Hennage a Carpett of Englishemaking the colors moast grene cont iiii yerds scant

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By Mrs Arundell an open partelet of venice siluer and golde purle

By Mrs Knolles a peire of Slevis and a ptelet of white lawne netted

By Mrs Doretie Brodbelt thre pteletts two of them wrought with venice golde and the thirde with venice siluer upon lawne

delyurid to the said Dorothye

By Mrs Marberye a Rayle a Coyphe and a peire of Rufes edgid with blake silke and golde

with the Quene by herself

By Mrs Newton a cusshioncloth wrought with blake silke

delyurid to the said Dorothye

by Mrs Barbye als Penne vi handekercheves edgid with venice golde

delyurid to the said Dorothye

By Mrs Levina Terling a howse paynted and theraboute certayne parsonages in a case of walnuttree

with the quene

By Mrs Amye Shelton sixe handekercheves wrought with an indentid frenge of venice golde

delyurid to the said Dorothye.

By Mrs Elizabeth Shelton two Regesters with lases of blake silke in a boxe of grene vellat

with the Quene by Thomas Asteley

By Mrs Huggans a fayer Sheete allour wrought with hopes and heythornes of red silke frengid and tassellid with venice golde

By Mrs Dane lx flowers in for pullings owte of cameryke wrought with venice golde and silur with a ptelett and a Coller wrought wth like golde & siluer

By Mrs Lucretia an Italion a fayre handekercheve wrought with red silke and golde

By Mrs Smythson Launderis one night Rayle wrought wth blake silke

By Mrs Baptest a ptelett and a Cawle wrought wth venice golde & siluer

By mrs Swigo one hownde of silur being a Cup to drinke in weyeng xii oz

delyurid to the said John Asteley

By Mrs Wingfilde one Coyphe wrought with venice gold siluer and silke


Gentlemen

By Mr John Asteley Master and Threasoror of the Quene her maiesties Juelles and plate one tankerd of siluer guilt fayre wrought and sett with thre camewis headds pozxxxiiii oz

with her maiestie

By Mr thomas Hennage a peire of braselletts of golde enamiled with Tortyses and Crabbes

with her said Maiestie

By Mr Haryngton two Candlesticks of christall garnisshid with siluer and guilt poz lxv oz

delyurid to he said John Astely.

By Mr Bashe in a purse of blake silke and silur in olde golde x li

By Mr Stanlye in a Satten purse in di souraignes vi li

delyurid to the said John Tameworth

By Mr Docter Hewike a pott of grene ging and another of flowres of Oringes

By Mr Docter Master a pott of grene ging and a pott of flowis of Citron

with her maiestie by the said Thomas Asteley.

By Benedike Spinola oone greate Cusshion and two lessr of purple

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…Satten enbrauderid with venice gold siluer and silke cont sweete baggs in them garnisshed with pearle and garnetts in a boxe covrid with carnation vellat with a Cusshioncloth of nettecloth wrought with borders of silke

delyurid to the said Dorothy

By Robotham two peire of blake silke hose knytt

with her maiestie by Ric Todde

By William Huggans twelve sweete baggs of taphata enbrauderid with flowers of venice golde and siluer

delyurid to the said Dorothy

By Smyth Chstom two boltes of Cameryke

delyurid to the said Blaunche

By John Hemyngwaye Poticarye a pott of Quinces a boxe of colliandr comfetts musked: and a boxe of Cordialles manus Christi

By John Soda foure boxes of lozenges and Sugar Plate

with her maiestie by the said Thomas Asteley

By George Webster Master Cooke a Marchepane

By John Bettes Srgaunte of the Pastry a pye of Quinces

by Allen Merchaunte two boltes of Cameryke

by Marke Anthony violan a looking glasse of Christall of the mountayne sett in Ebonye

By Petrucio baldini an Italion a booke of the seven psalmes in latten covrid with blewe Satten

delyurid to the said Blaunche

By Armygell Wade a half picture of mettall of Sigismend King of Polo sett in wod

By Lewis Stockwell Surveior of the Works one table paynted of the Tombe for King Henry Theight

delyurid to the said George Brydeman

By John Baptest one venice Lute

delyurid to Thomas Lychefilde

By Robrt Cooke als Chester one petygree o the Quenis Maiestie from William Conqueror

by Henry Kyllegrewe a Trencher boxe wt thre dossen of Ringes of golde of sundry devices

wth her said maiestie by the said John Tameworth

By Clement Adams Scolemaster to the henchemen one modyle of a peire of steyers

delyurid to the said George Brideman



Thanks to Drea Leed for allowing me to post her transcription!