The Popular History of Old New Sarum
The Popular History of Old New Sarum
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In the year 16G5 occurred the Great Plague, which occasioned such terrible ravages in London. It spread to SaHsbury, as might have been expected, considering the number of followers who came hither with the king when his majesty removed his court here, having fled from the metropohs to avoid infection. The king arrived in Salis- bury at the end of July, and prolonged his stay till about the middle of September, when he removed to Oxford. Presents weremade, as usual, to tlic king and queen, and ...206 THE POPULAR HISTORY OF it is interesting to note in connection with this visit — as was the custom on all similar occasions— that not only the Royal Family but their vast retinue were a tax upon the local public purse. In this instance we find a sum of j£37 Os 6d, representing the " fees of homage demanded to be due to the King's servants* from each high sheriff and chief magistrate of every Corporation through which his Majesty first passeth. " The servants exacting these remarkable dues included " Gentlemen Ushers Day Waiters, " Gentlemen Ushers of the Privy Chamber, " Gentlemen Usher Quarter Waiters, " Sergeants at Arms, Knight Harbingers, Knight Marshalls, Sewers of the Chamber, Yeomen of the Wardrobe, Grooms and Pages of the Wardrobe, Sergeant Trumpets, Yeomen of the Mouth» Pages of the Presence, Yeomen Ushers, Grooms of the Chamber, Footmen, Coachmen, Yeomen of the Field, Porters at Gate, the Surveyor of the King's Way, and even the King's Jester.
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In the year 16G5 occurred the Great Plague, which occasioned such terrible ravages in London. It spread to SaHsbury, as might have been expected, considering the number of followers who came hither with the king when his majesty removed his court here, having fled from the metropohs to avoid infection. The king arrived in Salis- bury at the end of July, and prolonged his stay till about the middle of September, when he removed to Oxford. Presents weremade, as usual, to tlic king and queen, and ...206 THE POPULAR HISTORY OF it is interesting to note in connection with this visit — as was the custom on all similar occasions— that not only the Royal Family but their vast retinue were a tax upon the local public purse. In this instance we find a sum of j£37 Os 6d, representing the " fees of homage demanded to be due to the King's servants* from each high sheriff and chief magistrate of every Corporation through which his Majesty first passeth. " The servants exacting these remarkable dues included " Gentlemen Ushers Day Waiters, " Gentlemen Ushers of the Privy Chamber, " Gentlemen Usher Quarter Waiters, " Sergeants at Arms, Knight Harbingers, Knight Marshalls, Sewers of the Chamber, Yeomen of the Wardrobe, Grooms and Pages of the Wardrobe, Sergeant Trumpets, Yeomen of the Mouth» Pages of the Presence, Yeomen Ushers, Grooms of the Chamber, Footmen, Coachmen, Yeomen of the Field, Porters at Gate, the Surveyor of the King's Way, and even the King's Jester.
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