Appendix 4: Extracts from the building accounts

Survey of London Monograph 14, the Queen's House, Greenwich. Originally published by Guild & School of Handicraft, London, 1937.

Citation:

George H Chettle, 'Appendix 4: Extracts from the building accounts', in Survey of London Monograph 14, the Queen's House, Greenwich( London, 1937), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/bk14/pp97-113 [accessed 4 July 2024].

APPENDIX IV

Extracts From The Building Accounts Of The Seventeenth Century

[1616-18]

[The first part refers to building at Oatlands and a Masque at Denmark House.]

Charges of the late Queenes Ma^ties: Woorkes and Buildinges at Grenewich & Otelands

The Declaration of the Accompte of Inigo Jones esquier Surveyor of the Kinges Ma^ties: woorkes and Buildinges, for moneys by him receaved by appointment of the late Quenes Ma^tie: to be severally emploied uppon her ma^ties: Buildinges at Grenewich and Otelandes, and for such other services as her late highnes should be pleased to comaund That is to saie As well of the some of one thousaund fower hundred poundes by him receaved of Arthur Bodren gen^t. servaunte to the late Quene Anne by her ma^ties: comaundement for the services aforesaid As also of the yssueing paying and expending of the same for sondry necessary Emptions and provyc'ons ymploied in and aboute the said workes and Buildinges, Cariadges thereof from sondry places by Lande and water, wages and enterteynemente of Artyficers woorkemen and Laborers Enterteyned of this Accomptaunte, Clerkes of the Workes and a Purveyor emploied in the oversighte of the saide workes and buildinges Taskewoorke, Rewardes Travelling charges and other payments Of all which premisses this Accomptaunte upon his corporall othe doth yeelde and make this his present Accompte From the eighte day of October 1616 in the Fouretenth yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne Lorde Kinge James of England Fraunce and Ireland and of Scotland the fiftieth untyll the laste 30 day of Apryll 1618 in the Sixtenth yeare of his ma^ts: said raigne of England Fraunce and Ireland and of Scotland the One and fiftieth (both dates included) being by the space of One whole year & a halfe & xxiij daies at sevall ^tymes then ended, As by one Ledger booke thereof conteyning five [] and pticuler paybookes subscribed with the handes of this Accomptaunte, and of the Clerkes of the woorkes for Grenewich and Otelandes respectively and hereuppon examined and remayning doth and may appeare, Whic[h s]aid Accompte was taken and declared before the righte honorable Henry Lorde viscounte Maundeville Lorde highe Treas^er of England, and S^r. ffulke Grevyll Knighte Chauncellor and underthrear of Thexchequer the xxix^th daie of June 1621 and in the nynetenth yeare of the raigne of our saide soveraigne Lorde Kinge James of England Fraunce and Ireland and of Scottland the fower and fiftieth.

That is to saie
The saide Accomptaunte is Chardged with
Arrerages
None for that this is the firste Accompte of this Accomptaunte taken by me for this servyce.

Ready Money by him Receaved and hadd viz of
Arthur Bodren gen^t the late Quenes servaunte viz
But the saide Accomptaunte is here chardged w^th money by him receaved and hadd of Arthur Bodren gentleman servaunte to the late Quene Anne by her ma^ties: comaundment to be by this Accomptaunte imploied uppon her Ma^ties: buildinges at Grenewich and Otelandes and uppon such other services as her ma^tie: should be pleased to comaund and was receaved viz^t. the viij^th day of October 1616 cc^li, the xxvj^th daie of February 1616 cc^li and the vj^th daie of May 1617 m^li, In all here chardged uppon this Accomptaunte as well uppon his owne confession in his pticuler booke delivered uppon othe, as by vertue of a certificatt thereof under the hand of the said Arthur Bodren hereuppon remayning.
Some Totall of the Charge & Receipt aforesaid miiij^cli whereof

The saide Accomptaunte is allowed for

First allowed to the saide Accomptaunte for money by him yssued paide and defreyed the chardges of woorkes & buildings donne and performed within the tyme of the Accompte by comaundement of the late Quene Anne at Grenewiche by Masons, Carpenters Brickleyers and sondry other Artyficers and Laborers, as well in taking downe the olde house over the parke gate there, as in digging the foundac'on of the newe buildings makeing of Cellers, and bringing upp the brick walls of the said newe buildings with sondry other woorkes aboute the same, For performaunce whereof sondry empc'ons and provic'ons have bene made, The particularities whereof with their quantities rates and pryces [cari]adges thereof by land and water, wages and enterteynemente of Artificers workemen Laborers and others emploied in the said servyces, Taskeworks, Rewardes Travelling chardges and other payments are hereafter expressed in maner and forme following

Emptions and provytions viz^t of

Grenewich viz^t.

Taskewoorkes viz

Travellinge Chardges viz^t of

Money by him yssued paide and defreyed for the late Quenes Ma^ts works & buyldings at Grenew^ch and Otelandes as w^thin is mentyoned viz^t at

Guiftes and Rewardes



						viz				‡
Oxfordshire stone mvj^tc xlix^ne foote at xiij^d the foote	§	iiij^xx	ix^li	vj^s	v^d
Hardstone ashler viij^c lv foote at xj^d the foote	§		xxxix^li	iij^s	ix^d
Portlande stone bought of Hugh Hobell ccxxx^tonn xiiij foote at xiij^s the tonne	§		cl^li
Timber etc v foote for Ramers at vj^d the foote	§			ij^s	vj^d
Norway deales mm at c^s the c	§		c^li
Elmebordes v^c at viij^s the c	§			xl^s
Parlinges cc at vi^li x^s the c	§		xiij^li
Beechen planke of iiij inch thicke v^c foote at iiij^d the foote	§		viij^li	vj^s	viij^d
Quarters one lode	§			xxxij^s
Bricks ccc iiij^xx xviij^m vj^c at severall prices viz. l^m at ix^s the thousand xxij^li x^s clxij^m at x^s the thousand iiij^xx j^li cxxxvj^m vj^c at ix^s th. thousand lxxv^li ij^s vj^d xlvj^m at xi^s vj^d the thousand xxvj^li ix^s mm at xij^s the thousand xxiiij^s and mm at xv^s vj^d the thousand xxxj^s in all the some of	§		ccvij^li	xvj^s	vj^d
Lyme xij^m vij^c at v^s vj^d the c^li xxxiiij^li xviij^s vj^d and for xviij^m v^c more delivered by William Gramatt at v^s vj^d the c^te be fides xxvj^li xix^s thereof lefte unpaid by this Accomptaunte xxiij^li xviij^s in all	§		lviij^li	xvj^s	vj^d
fflintes xliii^er lodes at ij^s iiij^d the lode				cij^s	viij^d
Sande viz^t ccclx lodes at x^d the lode xiiij^li xix^s x^d and liiij^er lode at ix^d the lode xl^s vj^d in all	§		xvij^li		iiij^d
Gravell ij lodes at viij^d the lode					xvj^d
Brascocke one with a bosse				iiij^s
Ironworkes of sondry kindes			vj^li	xj^s	viij^d ob
Nailes of sondry sortes and pryces			xiiij^li	xv^s	iiij^d
Stone sawes viij at v^s the pece				xl^s		vij^c	xxvij^li	vij^s	xj^d ob
Wheelebarrowes xij at vj^s viij^d the pece			iij^li
Grind stone one				ij^s	vj^d
Baskette viz^t x dozen and xj^en at iij^s viij^d the dozen xxxix^s v^d and for sixe at iiij^d the pece ij^s in all	§			xlj^s	v^d
Shovells vij^en dozen at viij^s the dozen				lvj^s
Stele spades vj at xvj^d the pece				viij^s
Pailes xxiiij^er at vj^d the pece				xij^s
Traces vj at viij^d the pece				iiij^s
Lime sives viz^t vj at xij^d the pece vj^s and for one more lime sive twoe foote over v^s in all	§			xj^s
Caske viz^t. twoe barrells at xxij^d the pece and twoe hoggesheades at xiiij^d the pece to make watertubbes vj^s and for sixe newe hoopes for them xij^d in all	§			vij^s
Bedcordes for scaffolding vij^en at viij^d the pece	§			iiij^s	viij^d
Bas rope one pece					xvj^d
Pitche iiij^li at j^d the pound					iiij^d
Cariadge by lande and water of Stone deales Carlinge plancke brickes, sand and other the provicions beforemenc'oned to and from sondry places	§		xlv^li	xvij^s	viij^d
Masons at ij^s iiij^d xx^d and xviij^d the pece p. diem	§			cxv^s	x^d
Carpenters at ij^s iiij^d, xxij^d, xx^d, xviij^d xvj^d and xiiij^d the pece p. diem	§		xxvij^li	v^s	vj^d
A Plomber sive daies at xviij^d p. diem				vij^s	vj^d
Brickleyers at ij^s iiij^d, xxij^d, xx^d, xviij^d xvj^d, xv^d, xiiij^d and xij^d the pece p. diem	§		lxiij^li	x^s	j^d ob
A Joyner twoe daies at xx^d p. diem	§			iii^s	iiij^d
Laborers at xij^d the pece p. diem and viij^d the pece p. noctem	§		c^li		xiij^d	cciiij^xx	v^li	xj^s	iiij^d ob	mcxxij^li	vj^s	ij^d
Henry Herne Clarke at ij^s iiij p. diem for iiij^xx ij daies ended the laste ofJune 1617	§		ix^li	xj^s	iiij^d
Iohn Benson Purveyor at xx^d p. diem for liiij daies in the monthes of Aprill May and June 1617	§		iiij^li		x^d
Inigo Jones esquier this Accomptaunte Surveyor of the woorkes at vj^s viij^d p. diem for the enterteynem^t for lxxvij^en daies ended the laste of June 1617 xxv^li xiij^s iiij^d for his like enterteynem^t at vj^s viij^d p. diem for cxxij daies begonne the first of August 1617 & ended the laste of November next following xl^li xiij^s iiij^d and for his enterteynem^t & riding chardges in the monethes of January ffebruury march & Aprill 1617 & 1618 viij^li in all	§		lxxiiij^li	vj^s	viij^d
William Bickman and his parteners for slitting ccxxx^ty Dealebordes at iij^d the pece	§			lvij^s	vj^d
Samuell Avery William Browne and others for slacking sifting and wetting of viij^xx xj^c of lyme into morter at xij^d the c and of xl^c at xiiij^d the c	§		x^li	xvij^s	viij^d		xxvij^li	xj^s	viij^d
John Owen Owen John Painter and other Laborers for digging of earthe and gravell and carreing it out of Cellers by agreemente	§		xiij^li	xvj^s	vj^d
John Benson for his chardges in three Jorneys by him made into Kent and Surrey to provide stone	§			xxiij^s
ffrauncis Dodd for the chardges of himselfe and Luke Willson to Portland and backe againe with the chardges of Hughe Hobell a mason from thence to London to make an agreement for stone being for the xvj^en daies	§		iiij^li	iij^s	vj^d	vij^li	vij^s	vj^d
William Southes and Edward Cooke for their chardges and paines riding to the Quarries at Barkstead for stone	§			xl^s
The Knight marshalls man for his paines in bringing a brickmaker before the Lordes of the Councell	§			v^s
Luke Willson for his paines being emploied at Portland in sendinge stone from thence by the space of xxx^ty daies at xviij^d p. diem	§			xlv^s
Inigo Jones esquier this Accomptaunte for his chardges and paines in making the first module of the newe building at Grenewich x^li and for his like chardges and paines in makeing and psecting the second module for the same buildinges at Grenewich in the forme the fame was to be builded and finished by the late Quenes Ma:^ts comaundement xvj^li in all the some of	§		xxvj^li			xxviij	x^s
In all the chardges of workes and buildings donne and performed by comaundmente and direccon of the late Quene Anne at Grenewich within the tyme of this Accompte, As by three pticuler paybookes thereof (bounde upp amongest others in the Ledgier booke of this Accompte delivered uppon Othe subscribed with the handes of Inigo Jones esquier Accomptaunte and Henry Heme Clerke of the Woorks for the said house and hereuppon p'used caste tryed examined and remayninge doth and may appeare, the some of
P.R.O., A.O.1, 356/2487

1629-30
[Declared Accounts. Pipe Office. 1 Oct. 1629—30 Sept. 1630.]

Greenwich.

[H. Wickes, Accountant, Paymaster of the Works]

. . . Alsoe allowed to the said Accomptant for money by him yssued and paied w^thin the tyme of this Accompte for sondry necessary workes and Reparac'ons donne and bestowed uppon the Mannor House of Grenewyche viz^t. in framing and setting up A newe Roofe over the Arch of the newe building . . . .
P.R.O., E. 351/3263

[1 Oct. 1629—30 Sept. 1630]

. . . Thatchers ymployed in thattchinge the Roofe of the Arche of the new building . . . at xx^d & xviij^d the peece per diem. . . .

[Clerk of the Works: Richard Tiro
Purveyor: John Williams
Underhousekeeper: William Monfeild]
P.R.O., A.O.1, 60/2426

[1630-31]
[1 Oct. 1630—30 Sept. 1631]

[No details of taskwork. Total spent on old palace and new building £867 12s. 6d.
Clerk of the Works: Richard Tiro
Purveyor: Thomas Burges
John Williams
Sergt. Painter: John Decreets
Painter: Wm. Cole
Thomas DuKeasar
Richard Butter]

"At the Peere at Portland"—£323. 1. 8½d.
P.R.O., A.O.1, 61/2426

[1633-34]



Nichãs Haughton Clarke of the Woorkes . . . @ xx^d p. diem Purveyo^rs Thomas Burges viij^da @ xx^d and x^en daies w^th Horshier at iij^s p. diem: xliij^s iiij^d and John williams for cij^da w^th Horshyer at iij^s p. diem: xv^li vj^s, in all	§	xvij^li	ix^s	iiij^d

Mathewe Goodericke & Ben. Davyson Paynters viz:. . . ffor painting sadd Lute cullor in oyle & varnishing iij^ee frames for pictures viz: Pharoes Daughter, Joseph & Pottifers wife and the Muses: and guilding w^th. fine gold in oyle the moulding cont: cvj^fo ob at xij^d the foote : cxj^s vj^d and for paynting one fframe of a Lesser moulding, and varnishing & guilding the Edges thereof being the Picture of Tarquin & Lucretia cont: xxiij^fo : xj^s vj^d . . .

And Rewardes viz: To John Allen underhouskeep. for his paynes in opening and shutting of the dores during the contynewunce of theise woorks at ij^s v p. mensem: xij^s vj^d to certen Artificers for woorking extraordinarily for the expedic'on and sooner dispattch of theire woorke iiij^s vj^d to sondry Labourers viz: for taking up provic'ons early and late & vnloading them out of Cartes & at the waters side and Carrying of Lres and Messuages as occasion required for his ma^ts: service concerninge theise woorkes xvij^s, and in rewarde to Nichãs Haughton Clarke for his extraordinary paines and Care during his imploym^t. in oversight of the said works in the sommer season: xx^s.
P.R.O., A.O.1, 63/2427

[1634-35]

Greenwich

Taskwoorke viz: To Beniamin Davison Painter for stopping and priming twoe canted seats aboute twoe trees in the Parke conteyning in measure xxxj yardes : xxv^s x^d

. . . And to vriah Babington vnderhouskeeper for opening of Doores to woorkemen and Labourers xvij^s vj^d. . .

[Total: . . .£856 5s. 2½d.]
P.R.O., A.O.1, 64/2427

[1635-36]

. . . Alsoe allowed to the said Accomptaunte [Henry Wicks] for sondry woorkes and Rep'ac'ons donne at his Ma^ts Manno^r house of Greenewich viz: in bringing vpp new Brickwalls at the vpper end of the Tiltyard and in the privie Garden and likewise on each side the newe buildings in the pke with newe Gatewayes of bricke and stone. . . . Clarkes of the Woorkes viz Nichãs Haughton for iiij^xxxij daies at xx^d p. diem: vij^li xiij^s iiij^d And Symon Bazill preceeding him for clij daies at the like rate p. diem: xij^lixiij^s iiij^d. . .
P.R.O., E., 351/3269

[1637-38]

Greenwich

. . .taking vpp the stone steps going vp into the Arbor in the Garden and laying them downe againe, mending and repairing the snow well in the Parke, setting vp posts in the high way neere the new building to preserve the sellar windowes from the Carts . . . framing and setting vpp cl^ty foote of posts and railes to sett acrosse the highwaies and in the ffriers Rode . . . framing and setting vpp p'tic'ons and putting vp the Queenes Canvasses and other tacklings to keepe the sunshine from the windowes. . ..

Taskeworkes viz. To Nichãs Stone M^r. Mason for working and squaring of iiij^er Pedestalls of Purbecke stone and setting them vpp the King finding stuffe at xv^d the peece . . . John Prestwood Carpenter for framing and making Tenn timber seats for the Gardens finding stuffe and workmanship at xl^s the peece xx¹ⁱ, and to Thomas Barwicke Paveyo^r for paving with ragg stones diverse places about the Courts. . . .
P.R.O., A.O.1, 69/2428

[1639-40]

Greenwich

. . .working & setting diu'se new stone steps to the new dore going out of the garden into the high way at the Q^s new building, working & making Tenn carved Pedestalls to sett marble Statuaes on, setting those Statuaes on them in the g^t. roome at the sd. building. . . .

Taskeworkes viz^t To Robert Garner & W^m Rookes Masons for taking vpp & new laying againe mmx^foote of Purbeck paving on the Terrass walke before the new buildings at j^d the foote viij^livij^s vij^d & for working & laying xxxix^fo of new purbeck paving there at viij^d the foote xxvj^s: ix¹ⁱ xiij^s vij^d. To Robert Peeke & v^e other Masons for raising of Statuaes & setting them on Pedestalls at the new Buildings ; xxviij^s: xj^li xix^d . . .Zachary Tailer Carver for carving Tenn Pedestalls of timber for marble Statuaes to stand on with Bulls heads festons fruites leaues & flowers att lx^s the peece xxx¹ⁱ Richard Dirgin for carving two g^t. picture frames for the new Buildings cont. lxij^fo ob running measure at xviij^d the foote iiij¹ⁱ xiij^s ix^d & for carving of another picture frame for the Q^s Bedchamber cont. xxix^fo at xvj^d the foote xxxviij^s viij^d—vj^li xij^s v^d To Nichãs Stone for altering & new carving the thighes legs and feete of a marble Statua of a young man, for iron cramps to fasten some members & for cem^t straw to pack it & carr. of it from London 1^s: xxxix¹ⁱ ij^s v^d, John Hooker Turner for turning x^en great Pedestalls of elme timber with their bases & capitalls at xij^s the peece: ix^li, John Rushin painter for pryming stopping & painting greene in oile the seat round about the Chestnut tree in the garden cont. xiij square yards iiij^fo at xx^d the yard xxij^s v^d: for painting blew in oile the railes in the garden & white lead in oile a window in the Q^s presence Chamber both cont. xl square yards &d at xvj^d the yard liiij^s: lxxvj^s v^d George Cary Painter for painting in gold cullar & Inrichm^ts two carved picture frames cont. lviij^t foote &d running measure at ij^s vj^d the foote vij¹ⁱ vj^s iij^d for painting and guilding a picture frame cont. xxxiij^fo running measure at iij^s ij^d the foote ciiij^s vj^d painting one plaine frame with a moulding of gold cont. xxix^fo at vj^d the foote xiiij^s vj^d, & more to him for pryming & painting in oile & guilding with gold a frame carved with eggs & anchors cont. xxxij^fo running measure at ij^s the foote lxiiij^s: xvj^li ix^s iij^d: xx^li v^s viij^d John Barwicke pavyo^r for paving with ragstones round about the ffountaine in the Court w^ch was broken vpp to lay the pipes of the Maze & from the fountaine the standing warderobe & diuerse other places about the house. . . .

[Total for the old palace and the Queen's House £1,202 12:8]
P.R.O., A.O.1, 71/2429

1661; June

GREENWICH

Carpenters Jmployed in. . . mending two parke gates that were broke open to let the King in: for boarding up more breaches in the walls in the Tilt yard lodgings. . . . Jn boarding up of wyndowes at the new buildings on the parke side and in the gardens. . . and helping M^r. Haughton to take the platt of the House and grounds



at ij^s. vj^d.	Roger Bates	xxvj	Dayes	3:	05:	00
	John Davyes	viij	dayes	1:	00:	00

Labourer Jmployed in helping the Carpenters and bringing into the Store severall peices of lead that were loose about the house and in danger to bee lost; and helping M^r. Hauton



xvj^d.	Richard Phillips xxvj dayes	1:	14:	8
	A Clarke of the Workes
xx^d.	Leonard Gammon xxxj dayes	2:	10:	00
	To Uriah Babington undr. House Keeper in reward		ij^s.	vj^d
	To Leonard Gammon by him layed out for boathire to and from London—xviij^s. ffor bringing of some peices of old lead from M^r. Babingtons house into the store w^th about 4 ^c waight, as also xij old iron Casem^ts., vij window barrs and two paire of crosse garn^ts. w^th. xv panes of old broken glasse—ij^s.s vj^d. Jn all	01:	00:	6
	To Arthur Haughton ffor his extraordinary paines and charges in taking the plott of Greenw^ch. house	03:	00:	00
	Totall	xij^li.	xij^s.	viij^d

GREENWICH JULY 1661.

Carpenters Jmployed in making and putting up a perch in the Storeyard to perch the Deales in fitting and preparing the workhouses and sheds and setting up working benches there, laying of two peices of timber on the sides of the Sawpit there, setting up a Grindstone, putting on locks and bolts, and barring up and fastning severall doores for the security of the Storeyard: Jn framing making and putting up a mold in the plombry for the plombers to caste theire lead conteyning about twenty foote in length and eight foote broad boarded w^th: playnd boards.



ij^s vj^d	John Williams	xij	Dayes	1:	10:	0
	Roger Bates	xvj	dayes	2:	0:	0
	John Davyes	iiij	dayes	0:	10:	0
	Math: Hauton	iiij	dayes	0:	10:	0
				4:	10:	0

A Plomber Jmployed in beginning to cutt up old lead in the Tiltyard lodgings on both sides the walls there



ij^svj^d	Will: Holding	iij	Dayes	0:	7:	6

Sawyers Jmployed in cutting of some firre timber into scantlings



iij^s.	viij^d	Edw: Binks and his ptn^r.	iij	Dayes	0:	11:	0

Labourers Jmployed in helping of the Carpent^rs. and plomber, and helping up w^th. the timber from the waterside to the Storeyard pearching the Deales and forting the polles as they came into the Storeyard, and helping in w^th. old lead from the House to y^e. Store



xvj^d.	Henry Stevens—x	Dayes	0:	13:	4
	Richard Phillips—xvj	dayes	1:	1:	4
	John French—iij	dayes	0:	4:	0
			1:	18:	8
	To Uriah Babington underhous keeper in reward		00:	02:	06:
	A Clarke of the Workes
	Leonard Gammon—xxxj	Dayes.	2:	11:	8
	To Sr William Warren Kn^t. for ccc of Christiana Dealboards at vj^li p. c—xviij^li. ffor fower loads xxxv fo^t. of Larwicke firre timber at xxx^s y^e load—vij^li x^d ffor c of Balks vij^li. ffor lx Bomsparrs—iiij^li x^s. And ffor lx middle spars—xl^s		38:	10:	10:
	To John Williams ffor a Grindstone ready hanged w^th. a trough and irons to it—xv^s		0:	15:	0
	To Tho: Pattison Bricklayer his taske in taking downe a brickwall crosse the Garden, making cleane the bricks and setting them up cont. Twenty thousand bricks at xviij^d. the thousand.		1:	10:	0
	To Arthur Haughton by him layed out ffor iiij strong Elme Wheelbarrowes at viij^s. the piece		1:	12:	0
	ffor two ladders of xxxiiij rounds the peice.		1:	02:	0
	ffor fower one story lathers at vj^s. the piece		1:	04:	0
	ffor a paire of wheeles for a new Drugg		1:	02:	6
	ffor an Ashen axell tree and fitting it to the wheeles		0:	06:	06
	. . . [other plant totaling		9:	13:	06
	[Total]		80:	00:	11

NEW BUILDINGS GREENW^ch:

August 1661

MASONS Jmployed in beginning to worke some stone for the new Buildings.



at ij^s. viij^d	Rich^d. Young—xij	dayes	01:	12:	00
ij^s. vij^d	Rob^t. Ransford—xij	dayes	01:	10:	00
&c	Thomas Taylor—x	dayes	01:	05:	00
			04:	07:	00

[1661]

CARPENTERS Jmployed in . . . taking downe an old fence in the Tiltyard and 20 fo^t. 10. and fetting up another 50 fo^t. long for securing y^e. Garden. Jn making & putting up a paire of gates for the turning the way through y^e. parke in fencing in the old road on each fide the buildings cont. 80 fo^t. in length w^th. two gatewayes in them . . . in putting up a scaffold in y^e. greate roome and screwing up y^e. trusse into its place againe. . . .

LABOURERS Jmployed in slacking and sifting of Lime . . . in beating way through a brickwall into y^e. parke for the turning the way there and digging holes for to set in y^e. postes there, and for y^e. setting up the fences to enclose y^e. road going und^r. the buildings in digging the foundac'ons for y^e. bricklay^r., and carrying of timber into the Store. . . .

A Clarke Of The Workes



at xx^d.	Leonard Gammon xxxi Dayes	02:	11:	08
	To Nich: Arnold Labourer ffor his attendance at the new Gates in y^e. Parke in opening and Shutting them for passeng^rs.	01:	00:	00
	[Total—	£211:	14:	2½]

GREENWICH NEW BUILDINGS SEPTEMBER 1661

MASONS Jmployed in working squaring and setting of Kentish Ashler stone for Sixteene peeres at the new Buildings Conteyning about fower hundred fo^t. in taking downe the iron Grates before fower Windowes there, being cut out of the Stone for the Bricklay^rs. to worke up theire wall . . . . 17:11:8

A Stone Sawyer Jmployed in sawing
of Stones for the Masons



ij^s.	John Busbey—xxiiij	Dayes		02:	08:	00

CARPENTERS Jmployed in taking up and new furring and boarding the north side of the platforme over the new Buildings for the plomber to lay his lead on conteyning nineteene Squares, ripping and new boarding of the trusse on that side, and putting in a new Entertise there cont. five squares and a quarter, and setting up the Cornice againe, securing the beame that was rotted in the trusse and shoring it, and strengthening it w^th. a new peice of Oake timber about xiij foote in length and making good the Joysts on that side the platforme, and making of new Gutters there being sunke deeper then was before, in working and framing one Ballcony Doorcase for the new Buildings, making of a new Crayne for the taking up of lead on the platforme ; taking downe parte of the old Building in the Tiltyard . . .; in making of Eight round and twelve flat Centers for the bricklay^r. to turne over his Arches on: in striking the Shores under the trusse ; laying Joysts for the two new foote passages over head on the East side for the Ceeling there, hewing and laving of two elme peices to fasten the foote of the Timber Arches to: plaining of boards for the floores of the new buildings, in . . . setting up Bankers for the Masons to worke on, and benches for the Bricklay^rs. to hew and rubb theire bricks upon. . . .

. . . Totall [for the month] 390. 6. 9

GREENWICH NEW BUILDINGS OCTOBER 1661

MASONS Jmployed in making and setting of cxx foote of fascia whereof lxxx fo^t. was taken out of the old wall & new wrought and sett againe: w^th. taking downe fower Arches over the windowes in the first story for working up the new walls & to make way for doore wayes into the little roomes over the fo^t. passages, working and setting of fower keyestones in the great round Arches, whereof two were taken out over the aforesaid windowes, and taking downe the Copeing of y^e parapett wall upon the leads. . . .

CARPENTERS Jmployed in laying of Joysts over the two Passages in the new Buildings on the West side, and fitting and laying of Joysts in the first floore of the two new roomes, making of six splay Centers for the inside of the Windowes, laying of timbers for the bricklay^r. to set six straight arches upon over the Windowes and Ballcony door cases, fitting and putting up of two new mantle trees and ta ssells, laying in of cxx fo^t. of lintelling w^th. blocks of timber underneath them, two foote and a halfe long a peice, laying in of timber over the fower greate Arches to discharge the waight, and over the twelve straight Arches over the foote passages, framing fower windowes for the little chambers over the foote passages conteyning two lights apeice, framing of two new floores of firre timber for the new Buildings, each floore cont. xxxiiij fo^t. in length and xxiiij fo^t. wide from out to out w^th. three Summers in each floore about xxj inches square a peice, and Joysts viij inches and iij inches. . .

. . . Totall 349: 08: 01

GREENWICH NEW BUILDINGS NOVEMBER 1661

MASONS Jmployed in taking downe the rest of the stone copeing of the parapet walls . . . to make way for the new addition of building at each end, and working and setting parte of it againe; in working and setting bases of new portland stone for the two new Chimneyes and beginning to work heads of free stone and portland stone for the two new Chimnyes. . . .

CARPENTERS Jmployed . . . in raising of the two new framd floores for the upper storyes of the new buildings. . . .

. . .

In making an addition of Building to y^e. new house called y^e. Queens building (viz^t.)



	li	s	d
TO Jsaack Corner bricklay^r. his taske (viz^t.) ffor Thirty Eight rod of brickworke reduced to a brick ½ in thicknes at 5^li 2^s. y^e. rod	193:	16:	00
ffor cxiij foote of architrave, base, the trusse and other axe worke about the new chimny at vj^dp. foote	2:	16:	06
ffor lxviij foote of cornice on the foreside and backside of y^e^. Chimny at 18^d^.p. fo^t^.	5:	02:	00
ffor xxx fo^t^.of Cornice over the heads of the windowes at 16^d^.the foote	2:	00:	00
ffor cv foote of architrave about the front of the two windowes and doore and the two pedestalls under y^e^. windows at 6^d^.p. fo^t^.	2:	12:	05
ffor lxxij fo^t^.of architrave about y^e^. in side and outside of one the greate Arches at 6^d^.p. foote	1:	16:	00
ffor cutting of tenne straight arches five fo^t^. through over y^e^.doores & heads of y^e windowes at xij^s the arch	6:	00:	00
ffor worke and stuffe for the shafte of the Chimny	2:	00:	00
ffor turning over the two greate Arches on y^e. foreparte and back parte	1:	00:	00
Whereof to bee	217:	03:	00
Deducted for lxxxix thousand of old bricks at xiij^s the thousand	57:	17:	00
	159:	06:	00
In making an addicon of Building to y^e. new House called the Queenes building
TO Thomas Pattison bricklay^r. his taske (vizt) ffor xxxvj rodds ¾ of brickwork reduced to a bricke ½ thicknes at 5^li 2^s.p. rod	187:	08:	06
. . . [other items as in Corner's account	23:	07:	00]
Whereof to be	210:	15:	06
Deducted for lxix thousand	44:	17:	00
of old bricks at xiij^s the thousand	165:	18:	06
Totall [for the month]	630^li:	00^s:	10

GREENWICH NEW BUILDINGS DECEMBER 1661

. . .

CARPENTERS. Jmployed in . . . framing and raising of a new floore in the roome next the porticoe on the parke side cont. 14 fo^t.one way and 16 foote thother. . . .

BRICKLAYERS Jmployed in cutting out way for the setting up of two stone Doorcases in the new Buildings and working up the Jambs and head of the Doorcases againe w^th. bricks and working up the old windowes over those doorcases, in cutting way for the Carpenters in y^e. bricke wall to lay in the Timbers and Joysts for the new floore made in the old roomes. . . .



. . .
To John Williams . . . ffor xx peices of hornbeame to make hand spikes being y^e. bodyes of small trees at 8^d the peice	0:	13:	04
. . .
Totall [for the month]	212:	19:	8
P.R.O., Works, 5/2

GREENWICH ORDINARY REPAIRS AUGUST 1665

1665

. . .

To Richard Ashworth smith for xviij new sqⁱ. barrs for the round stair Case in the Queens new buildings w^t. 126^li at x^d a pound v^li v^s for two new balls for the Rails there ij^d for fastening the old barrs to the Rails being flown out from them x^d for making 30 new branches to the same staircase each branch w^t. 5^li x^li. x^s for 48 ½ branches— viij^li. xi^s vj^d for making of 7 new half Double branches—xlix^s . . .
P.R.O., Works, 5/7

1676-7

[March] Carpenters Jmployed in . . . making and hanging two shutters for windows in two little roomes over the small arches, and boarding vp parte of fower windows there each about fower foote high with rabbetted boards fit for y^e painter and boarding vp part of the windows in three paire of doores of the great roome next the garden each about two fo^t: high . . . .

1677

[Sept.] To Robert Streeter Serjant Paint^r. ffor works done in the Queenes buildings in the Roomes below next the garden ffor 74 yds done in distemper in the james under y^e. windowes and skirting aboute the roomes at vj^d p. yd. xxxvij^s ffor 24 yards whited and blacked in cize in iij Stone chimny peeces xij^s ffor 5 yards in 8 dead lights ouer the small arches done like glass next the Road at xviij^d p. yard vij^s vj^d Jn y^e bedcham^r belowe, ffor 15½ yards done iij times in oyle & grained of a wainscott colour as the rest of the roome at xvj^d p. yard xx^s viij^d ffor vij yds in y^e. upper cornish done 2 in oyle plaine colour at viij^d the yard iiij^s viij^d ffor guilding pte. of y^e. wainscot cornish tenn inches and ½ broad 2 yards 1 fo^t. 2 inches long like the rest at vij^s p. yard runn xvj^s. viij^d ob. ffor guilding in the wainscott pannell there viz^t. One inch ¾ broad 20 yds long at xiiij^d p. yard running xxiii^s. iiij^d One inches ½ broad 17 yds long at 12^d p. yard running xvij^s One inch ¼ broad 6 yds long at x^d p. yard running v^s. . . . Two inches and ½ broad one yard long in the Carvings xx^d ffor washing the ould gould and painting of this round v^s ffor colour and oyle left in Store xviij^s. ffor shadowing in the gould upon the wainscott cornish iiij^s.

P.R.O., Works, 5/28

1693

July. Carpenters Imployed to take down y^e. old picture frame in y^e. hall att y^e. Queens house & to Make a new one there & to Repair y^e. fences Round y^e: New Building.

A Mason Imployed to take up & new Lay 28 fo^t. of marble paueing in y^e: gallery att y^e: Queens house parck Side & takeing up & new Laying 2 footpaces one in my Ladyes bedChamb^r: & another in y^e: drawing Room parck Side & to help take down y^e: old picture frame.

Labourers Imployed to help take down y^e: old picture frame in y^e: hall att y^e: Queens house & to carry up Stuff to make anew one there. . . . August. Carpenters . . . helping up w^th: y^e: New Picture frame att y^e: Queens house & to fitt in peeces in y^e: Archt: freeze & Cornice there &c.

. . .

1694



[March] To Robert Street^r: Serj^t: Paintr^r: For Cleanssing all y^e: Carved work & gold in y^e. Ceiling & Railes & ballusters & Cantilevers & Varnishing all over & picking between all y^e: Carved work & all y^e: other work w^th: Collour & new Shaddowing y^e: Railes & other work that wanted to match y^e: Rest	90:	00:	00
For painting 20 Spandrills on y^e: ceiling att vj^s. Each	06:	00:	00
ffor 43 hundred ¾ of gold Vsed there att xviij^s	37:	07:	06
ffor painting 21 husks & y^e: Carved Molding to y^m: att xv^s Each	15:	15:	00
. . . . .
P.R.O., Works, 5/46



[June] To W^m: Beach Smith
For 10 new Scrowles for y^e: round Stayres att y^e: Queens house w^t: 1^qr 20^li att xviij^d			30:	12:	00
. . . ffor 21 Single Scrowles w^th: new tulips	ij^s	vj^d	02:	12:	06
ffor mending 2 Scrowles	xij^d		00:	02:	00
ffor 5 new tulips for 5 of y^e: double Scrowles	v^s		01:	05:	00

August. Carpent^rs: Imployed to take down y^e: 2 Iron Bellconeyes att y^e: Queens house next y^e: water Side & makeing 2 new ones & putting them vp & makeing y^e: Scaffolds for y^e: Plaisterers & Paint^r: in y^e: Stayrecase & Severall Roomes about y^e: house . . .

Bricklay^rs: Imployed . . . to pinn in y^e: Iron work of y^e: 2 bellconeyes att y^e: Queens house . . .

A Mason Imployed to make clean all y^e: Marble chimneyes peeces & half paces & paveing . . .

Plumb^rs: Imployed to lay new Lead vpon y^e: 2 new bellconeyes . . .

To W^m: Bache Smith for 6 barrs of Jron w^th: rivetts to beare up y^e: plankes for y^e: Belconey . . .

. . .

October. A Carpent^r: Imployed to Stake out y^e: Ground a cross y^e: tilt yard: . . .

A Mafon Imployed to cramp all y^e: Rail & Ballust^rs: vpon y^e: Leads & in y^e: Stone Gallery att y^e: Queens house parck side . . . & help takeing y^e: Dimensions of y^e: new Building & Ground . . .
P.R.O., Works, 5/47

1695



[June] To Robert Streeter Serj^t: Paint^r:
For 1216 y^ds: 2/3 Wainscott Grained at xij^d p. y^d:	60:	16:	08
ffor 104 y^ds: of flatt Collour at x^d p. y^d:	04:	06:	08
ffor 60 fo^t: Run^g: of iron worke in y^e: great Staircase painted w^th: fine Smalte w^th: y^e: trouble of makeing y^e: Scaffelling at xviij^d p. fo^t:	05:	02:	00
ffor 299 fo^t: Run. of y^e: Same Collour in y^e: vpper & vnder Railes in y^e: other bellconeyes & Staircases att ij p. fo^t:	02:	09:	10
ffor 415 vpright barrs at vj^d Each in y^e: afores^d places	10:	07:	06
ffor 8 Great Scrowles vnder 2 Iron Bellconeyes at x^d Each	04:	00:	00
ffor 183 Inside window Lights at iij^d Each	02:	05:	09
P. R. O., Works, 5/48

1697

April [W^m. Dickinson, Clerk of the Works]
May . . . mending the maine pipe in the Queens Garden at the end of the Stone Gallery at the Queens house.

Oct. To James Grove Carpent^r. for Worke done by him ab^t. y^e. Gallary in y^e Hall at Greenwich

ffor 1012 fo^t. in y^e Gall^ry. flo^r. round the Hall of Joysts 9 & 7 of Oake

ffor Cutting 76 holes in y^e walls 2 foot in

ffor 6 sq. 60 fo^t. of boarding y^e same w^th. streight Joynts

ffor 105^f: Measured of Oake in wedging y^e Cantalivers

ffor 143^f. rung. of firr in y^e Brest of y^e Gall. Scant 9' & 4'

ffor taking downe y^e Rail and Ballast^rs. and putting it up

ffor 93^f: rung. of Slitt Deale against y^e. Bace of y^e Same

ffor 317 fo^t. of new Deale Cima round y^e. Cantalivers and next the wall 3' projection.

ffor 124 f. of old Cima putt up againe

ffor taking downe Sawing and putting up 120 foot of old Cornice

ffor 54^f of 3ⁱⁿ Oake planck for Templetts under the Cantilivers

ffor taking downe fitting and putting up 32 Cantiliv^rs

ffor workmanship in making a Scaffold and taking it downe againe, y^e Stuff being y^e Kings

ffor taking downe y^e Gall^y floore

ffor making 2 Large Trussells for y^e Painters to paint y^e pannells between y^e Cantilivers 11^f: high 6^f wide 145:02:05 Totall clxxxij^li. viij^s. viij^d

1697-8

January



To Serj^t: Streeter Painter
For 77 y^ds 6 fo^t of painting in Nutt Oyle in the pannells under the Gallery at xx^d p. y^d. Together with the Trouble of Moueing y^e. Scaffold every 20 fo^t: in Length	06:	09:	05
To Alexander Fort Joyner
. . .
ffor 63 y^ds. 1 fo^t of Deale Ballection under the Gallery in the Hall at v^s. vj^d p. y^d.	17:	07:	01¼
. . .

P. R. O., Works, 5/49