The Early English Organ Builders and their work/Appendix IV

The Early English Organ Builders and their work
by Edward Francis Rimbault
Appendix IV
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IV.

The Charges about the Organs of King's College Chapel, etc., Augusti xiiii, 1606. a Junii 22, 605, ad August 7, 606

(From the Books of King's College, Cambridge.)


Imprimis payd to Mr. Dallam for his journey from London to Cambridge before he took the woork in hand xvs
Item for his and his menes charges of their journey coming downe to work x
Item for a thowsand six hundred of tynn at 3li. 12s. le C lvijli xijs
Item for ebony for the kayes iijs iiijd
Item for boxe xijd
Item for vij dozen of leather, unde iij dozen ad 6s le dozs and 4 dozen ad vijs le dozen xlvjs
Item for sodering coller and cyse xxx
Item for vli white wyer ad 10d leli
Item for viili of yeollowe wyer ad 18d leli xs vjd
Item for Ashe woodd xijd
Item for xxijli of tyn glasse ad 3s iijl vjs
Item for viij dozen of glewe at 4s 6d le doz xxxvjs
Item for canves to put the glewe in xviijd
Item for a hamper to carry things in and corde to bynd yt ijs
Item for more corde to bynd up other things xd
Item for packthred to bynd the pypes ijs
Item for nayles of divers kyndes xs
Item for carriage of the premisses being bought in divers places of the Citie togeather with Mr. Dallam his Tooles iiijs
Item to Walston Cruis for his paynes in seeing the things bought and packed to be sent to Camb. iiijs
Item for flannell clothe to laye under the kayes xijd
Item for fustian to cast the mettell uppon xs
Item for preston clothe for the same use vjs
Item for chalke to lay upon fustian iiijd
Item for brasse for the shaking stoppe iiijs
Item for a pan to make fyer in to remove vjd
Item for flaxe to glewe in the Conditts vjd
Item for carriage of the tyn from London at 2s 6d le C xls
Item for carriage of the hamper, Mr. Dallam's tooles, and other things from London at dyvers tymes xvs
Item for xx leaves of waynskott reddy sawne xxs
Item to a Joyner for helping Mr. Dallam in his work iiijs
Item for planks for benches, &c. xiiijs
Item for viii double quarters for frames for the said benches iiijs
Item for bords for boxes, &c. ijs
Item for popler to make the Maldrells, &ce xiijs
Item for turning of the Maldrells viijs
Item for planke about the sound borde ijs vjd
Item for a C of planks for the bellowes xxjs
Item for Quarters to lyfte up the bellowes and other uses xxxjs
Item for studds to make Claves [keys] vjs
Item for Joysts to lay over the bellowes and other uses viijs
Item for ccxl foote of Inche board xxiijs ivd
Item for xiiij sparres of 12 foot long xiiijs
Item for viij peeces tymber of 8 foote and ij of 10 foote xs vjd
Item for 4 planks of 16 foote long and 2 inches di. thicke vs iiijd
Item for three peeces of 11 foote long and 2 of 9 foote di. iiijs vd
Item for 83 foote of halfe ynche board to cover the organ iiijs iiijd
Item for studes viijd
Item for 44 foote of ynche board and a piller of 7 foote iiijs iiijd
Item for the carriage of this tymber at dyvers tymes iiijs
Item for the mattes to sett the greate pypes on in the Vestrie viijd
Item payd to the Carpenter for the frame of tymber whereon the organs xvjli
Item to Chapman the Joyner for 82 yards of waynscott about the sayd frame at vs the yard xxli xs
Item for clxiii waynscotts bought unsawen for the case & wooddon pypes of the organs, unde 60 ad 3s 8d, 38 ad 4s 6d, 23 ad 5s, 40 ad 5s 3d, and 2 ad 6s in toto xxxvjli viiijs
Item payd for sawing the sayd waynscotts vili ixs
Item for carriage of them vijs
Item for vi C of Lead at 10s le C iijli
Item for casting of yt xs
Item for sande & wood used about it iiijs
Item payd to the Smithe for Iron worke ut patet vijli vijs iij
Item geven to one that went for the Joyner and bringing of his Tooles viijs
Item for the Joyner and his menes supper at their coming xijd
Item paid for a grindlestone and hanging yt iijs
Item paper and oyle for the Joyners windowes ixd
Item for nayles &ce taken by Mr. Dallam & ye Joyner at the Chandlers, ut patet xls iiijd
Item payd to Hartop the Joyner for wages for him & his men for 10 monethes ad 18s le weeke xxxvili
Item geven to him at his departure in regards above his sayd wages xxijs
Item in regards to his men iijs iiijd
Item payd for a horse to carrye back his tooles vjs
Item payd to Mr. Dallam the Organmaker, for his wages and his menes for lviij weekes di. viz. from the 22nd of June, 1605, untill the 7th of August, 1606, ad 30s le weeke lxxxvijli xvs
Item payd for the hyer of bedding for him and his men the first quarter xijs
Item for the hyer of bedding for his men 3 qts. di. more ad 6s le quarter xxjs
Item payd for Mr. Dallams owne lodging the sayd 3 q'ters di. at Brownings, Sampsons, and Knockells xxs
Items payd for his washing and his mens all the 58 weeks of his aboade xxvs
Item payd for his owne and his menes frydays and fasting night suppers at 12d a supper being in all 87 nights iiijli vijs
Item payd for his hoshier and charges of him and his men at their departure up to London xs
Item for recarriage of his tooles etc., being iiiic wayght xs
Item payd to the Carver for the King's Armes standing upon the chayre organ iijli
Item to him for the Scutchins of this Colledge and Eton Armes xxxs
Item to him for 2 figures or pictures that stand in the greate Organ xxxs
Item payd for ixc of leafe gould at 7s 6d le C iijli vijs vid
Item payd to Knockle the Limber for laying the sayd gould &ce upon the pypes, Armes and scutchins of the Chayre Organ iiijli
Item payd to him for imbossing and strawing with bice the 2 greater pypes of the chayre organ xxvjs viijd
Item to him for embossing and strawing with bice the 2 lesser pypes of the sayd organ xs
Item to him for gould and gilding the crownes of the sayd organ xxvjs viijd
Item to him for the pastboard and byce strawed under the cut-woorke about the sayd organ & frame xxs
Item payd to him for the 2 lesser pypes in the great organ imbossed & strawed with byce & for 12 wrought pypes gilded vjli xs
Item for iiij pypes paynting with venice lake, &ce xlviijs
Item to him for gould & gilding 24 small pypes in the sayd Organ xls
Item to him for strawing with byce &ce & for gilding the embosses on the greate pype in the midle tower xxvjs viijd
Item to him for strawing with byce and gilding the imbosses on the 2 greate pypes of the owtter towers iiijls
Item payd for dyvers of the imbosses used upon the pypes in the litle and greate Organs xiiijs
Item for mowlds to cast the rest of the imbosses xs
Item payd more to Knockle for paynting &ce of the sixe fayre great pypes ad 50s a pype xvli
Item to him for gilding the round towars of the sd Organ iijli
Item to him for gilding the finishing or square towars of the same Organ iiijli
Item to him for gilding the 2 starres ijs
Item for gilding and colloring the bracketts xs
Item for colloring the 2 picktures or figures in the sayd organ xiijs ivd
Item to him for pastbord & byce strawed under the cut-woorke on the sayd organ xxxijs iiijd
Sma total ccclxxili xvijs jd
Item more Mr. Dallams mens dyett in the hall xiijli vjs viijd
Item bread and beer by Mr. Dallam the Joyner and their men for the whole tyme esteemyd at vli
Item fyering in charcoale about 5 load with candells vili