iiij.d. ij.li. viij.d. X.8. 1601. Rd. back againe of Mr. Richard Qwyne the 9th of Januarii a: 1600 of the xx.s. which hee had of mee Mydsomer tearme. Payd to Mr. Henrye Wylson, which was sent up to Mr. Queneye by on of Mr. Cloptones mene to London 1602. It. pd. then for a pinte of sacke and suger at Mr. Bayleefes Item, dd.* unto Mr. Greene at London the 8. day of June Item, paid for two quarts of sacke and two quarts of Rinnishe† wyne of that Mr. Bayleefe did give unto Mr. Varney and to Mr. Wm. Combes, when the roggs weare taken at Clifford barne iiij.8. Item, paid ffor a galland and a pinte of sacke and a galland of clarrett wynne, beeinge geeven to Sr Edward Greevyll and Mr. Wm. Combes, Mr. Varney, the second of September, 1602 It. for a statute book to Mrs. Queeny - vij.s. ij.d. ij.s. vj.d. Paid for two kegges of sturgen and their cariage from London, xliij.s. iiij.d. Presentment made Jan. 13th, 1603-4. Item, we do present the greatest part of the inhabytants of this towne for wearing theyr repariell contrary to the stattut. 1604. Paid to iiij. men that did keep out of the towne Coventrie men for iij. dayes at the great fair xj.s. iiij.d. Paid to Mr. Baliefe for iij. proclamations concerning the altering of the name England to Britaine and the scale, xxxj? of Octob. iij.s. iiij.d. Paid to Mr. Baliefe for fishe that the maisters had when they went to welcome Sir Tho. Lucie into the countrie. Novemb. xvj. vj.s. viij.d. 1606. Shotery. Mr. Thomas Combe and Mr. Anthony Nashe for the tithe corne and privy tithes xxxiiij.li. Item to Spenser for amendinge the chappell clocke, and to Watton for the ironwoorke aboute the same clocke Item to Greene for makinge the bowlinge aley xvj.d. XX.8. iiij.8. Item, to Spenser for joistes for the scolehouse and for worke about the Item, for wine that was geven to Mr. William Combes and the Ladi Item, to Richard Greene and Harrington for watchinge the night after xij.d. Item, to Spenser for timber for the bell frame and for plankes for the steple floore and his woorke and the bell stocke iij.li. xvj.s. vj.d. 1608. Paied Richard Stanell for tilling the fre skole Paied Mistres Qwenye for wine to the chamber in making Mr. Baker XXV.S. and Mr. Smith frindes * That is, delivered. † Rhenish. Cf. Merch. Ven. i. 2; Hamlet, i. 4. iiij.s. Payd for a pottell of sack and claret wyne that was sent downe to the iij.s. iiij.d. Paid at Mrs. Queenes when Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Wright were maid frendes V.s. ij.d. xij.d. Paid for three crab-tree seates set in the chappels orchard xj.s. viij.d. 1610. Paid to Mr. Wilson balyfe which he gave to them that killed two buckes for their fees Paid at the eating of the buck at Mrs. Queenys 1611. Bestowed in sack and sugar upon Mr. Sherife xij.s. xlviij.s. xj.d. xiiij.d. Paid to goodman Greene for worke done about the bowleing allye, iiij.s. vj.d. Paid for wyne, sugar, pippyns, and bear, bestowed upon the justices when they surveyed the hie way in the bridgtowne Paid for beesomes for the Guyld hall and councell house V.S. j.d. Paid to the roper beyond the bridge for a new rope to wynd up the great poyze of the clocke and two roppe for the great bell iij.s. j.d. Paid for a pottell of claret wyne sent to Mr. Greens to a gentilman of Paid for making cleane the magistrates swerd xvj.d. xij.d. Paid for iij. rafters used about the house that must be for the scholemaister Paid to Mr. Combes for x. thrave of straw xviij.d. X.S. Paid Julyne Shaw for xj. hundred and xx. of tyles, and one dosen of To Julyne Shaw for ij. peeces of elme that made iiij. mantle-trees, x.s. 1612. Payd for a lock for the stockes o. j.s. j.d. Payd for sack and clarryt wyne which was sent to Mr. William . 1613. Out of Tho. Andrews house. o. v.8. j.d. Mr. Adrian Quieny is to pay to the almespeople iij.s. iiij.d. a quarter in xiij.s. iiij.d. Mrs. Queeny payeth and saith that hir sonne shall pay out of a close at the ffarme steele everie year to the almesfolkes Of Adrian Queeny out of two tenementes in the old towne ij.s. ij.d. Paid Aprill the first at the signe of the Bear, when the justices surveied the armour, for a pottell of sacke and one of claret wyne, and halfe a pound of sugar Paid to Watton for setting up the hour glasse iiij.s. ij.d. iiij.d. V.S. Paid to Henrie Bloome for a flaske, a twichboxe, and a string - iij.s. 1614. Mis. Elyzabeth Quiney j. tenement Mr. Combs and Mr. Antony Nash to pay for theyr tythe It. rec. of Kempe of Warwick X.S. xxxiiij.li. XXX.S. Item, payed for pottell of sack and on pottell of clarrett wine gevene to the Fosteres at the shewe of the trayned men iij.s. iiij.d. Item, to Mr. John Green for hetting a copy of Mr. Will. Combs his will xviij.d. And for Mr. Watts assistant schoolemayster his rent pardoned vj.s. viij.d. him 1615. Paide for ij. hookes of wood and nailes to set them on the wall at the Yelde Hall dore to lay the fier-hooke uppon to be in areadinesse, ij.d. Paied for heare to make parget for the walles Of Mris. Quinie her fine ij.d. 1616. Mris. Elyzabeth Quinie j. tenement vj.s. viij.d. v.li. Allowed Mr. Bayliffe which was given to a company that came with a ij.s. vj.d. Item, per Mr. Bayliff's apoyntment, to a company of players Payde for to dosen of silke poyntes to give to the boyes at the takyng of possession of Mr. Greens howse xij.d. Payd to John Sonnes mayde for making haye iiij.d. Payde for three pintes of sack which was beestowed of Mr. Langsonne the first nyght hee came xviij.d. Payde on the morrowe at the halle when hee toke his oath, to welcome hym, for foure quartes of muskadine iiij.s. viij.d. Payde for a quarte of sacke and a quart of clarett wyne beestowed of xx.d.1622. Payd for two quartes of sacke that was sent to a preacher to the Licon that preache heare Payd to the kinges players for not playinge in the hall 1624. Of Mr. Hall at Ladi day ij.s. vj.s. XXXV.S. 8 10 6 To Watton for a chaine for the booke which Mr. Aspinall gave to the scoole. For rushes for the chamber* Given Mr. Hall in ernest for the tyth iiij.d. vj.d. X.S. 1625. A quart of sacke sent to Mr. Smythes at the Croset for Mr. Warde the precher j.s. 1628. It. to Thomas Hathaway for bred for aight communyanes It. to Richard Chastell for a sugar lofe gyfen to Sr. Thomas Lusy, 0 19 0 A note of what mony hath bine receved since the 21. of September, 1630, by my father for the poore, for swearing, and other defaults. It. of one Stubes, a poore man, for swearing It. of a shumaker for tipling It. John Wodward for swearing and abusing the constables 06 10 20 1 0 Mr. Anth. Smith his accompt for money for swearing rec. by him, 1631. It. paid for mending the houses that they brauke when they tooke 1 4 1695. April 16. Pd. for ale at the White Lyon thankgiveing day - 1 02 0 Payd Shakespear Hart a bill for glaseing the chappell, Mr. Crofts house, Mr. Wills house, the alms houses, and Market House 2 11 11 1717. May 29th. Gave the morris dansers per Mr. Mayors order - 58. * "Is supper ready, the house trimmed, rushes strewed, cobwebs swept ?" Taming of the Shrew, iv. 1. †The accompanying woodcut represents the remains of the ancient market cross, used partly as a support for a small structure, as they appeared some years ago. The base of the original stone cross is now preserved in the garden of Mr. Heritage, a builder at Stratford. from to The present appearance of Stratford is essentially different to what it was when these accounts were indited. The ugly and tasteless brick cottages of modern days have taken the place of the picturesque structures of Shakespeare's age; yet a few years since were there buildings remaining in Henley street, such as the poet himself might have been familiar with. Ancient Houses in Henley Street, 1820. Those represented in the accompanying woodcut were taken down when the new market-house was erected in 1821; and others are exhibited on the first page of this book. It is deeply to be regretted that characteristic memorials of this kind should have been suffered to be destroyed. Their place is seldom occupied in a way to make us forget the change, independently of the associations that are thus for ever lost. More than a century elapsed after Henley street had been the scene of Shakespeare's youth, before any one recorded the trade that he was originally destined to follow. If we were asked for the best evidence on this subject, the opinion of the parish clerk in 1693 is undoubtedly entitled to the |