Warrants and orders from Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, to Master of the Great Wardrobe [manuscript], 1669, 1676-1677.
England and Wales. Lord Chamberlain's Office.; Arlington, Henry Bennet, Earl of, 1618-1685, signer.; Montagu, Ralph Montagu, Duke of, 1638?-1709, addressee.; Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671, signer.; Mountagu, Edward, Earl of Sandwich, 1625-1672, addressee.; England and Wales. Great Wardrobe.
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Title
Warrants and orders from Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, to Master of the Great Wardrobe [manuscript], 1669, 1676-1677.
Description
27 items.
Corporate author
England and Wales. Lord Chamberlain's Office.
Associated name
Arlington, Henry Bennet, Earl of, 1618-1685, signer.
Montagu, Ralph Montagu, Duke of, 1638?-1709, addressee.
Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671, signer.
Mountagu, Edward, Earl of Sandwich, 1625-1672, addressee.
England and Wales. Great Wardrobe.
Montagu, Ralph Montagu, Duke of, 1638?-1709, addressee.
Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671, signer.
Mountagu, Edward, Earl of Sandwich, 1625-1672, addressee.
England and Wales. Great Wardrobe.
Scope and content
Warrants and orders mainly pertaining to the upkeep of the royal household including: warrants for the provision of furnishings or fabrics for the royal household, specifically Whitehall, Somerset House and St. James'; orders for cleaning furnishings and hangings; warrants for fabrics for the liveries of royal servants, particularly musicians, watermen and gamekeepers. Detail given for the precise fabrics required (in one case prices are quoted), names of servants involved and incidental items of information: a 'suite of Hangings' to be purchased from John Evelyn; a bible, prayer books and chapel furnishings to be provided for the use of Laurence Hyde (later Earl of Rochester) on his embassy to the congress of Nijmegen; the altar cloths of the Chapel Royal to be refurbished 'as the Chappell is now new wainscoted.'
Note
Signed: Arlington. Except X.d.679 (27) signed: Manchester.
27 bifolia.
27 bifolia.
Finding aid
For a fuller description, see online finding aid.
Finding aid identifier
G74937
Provenance
Formerly Folger MS Add 934.
Source of acquisition
Acquired from John Wilson, 1982.
Linked resources
Guide to the Warrants and Orders from Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household to Master of the Great Wardrobe
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Warrants.
Warrants.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
X.d.679 (1-27)
Folger accession
MS Add 934