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revenge himselfe upon my Lord of Leicester for begetting his wife
with childe in his absence （the childe was a daughter； and
brought up by the Lady Shandoes； W。 Knooles； his wife）； my Lord
of Leicester hearing thereof； wanted not a friend or two to
accompany the deputy； as among other a couple of the Earles own
servants； Crompton （if I misse not his name）； yeoman of his
bottles； and Lloid his secretary； entertained afterward by my
Lord of Leicester； and so he dyed in the way of an extreame flux；
caused by an Italian receipe； as all his friends are well
assured； the maker whereof was a chyrurgeon （as it is beleeved）
that then was newly come to my Lord from Italy…a cunning man
and sure in operation； with whom； if the good Lady had been
sooner acquainted； and used his help； she should not have needed
to sitten so pensive at home； and fearefull of her husband's
former returne out of the same country。。。。。。Neither must you
marvaile though all these died in divers manners of outward
diseases； for this is the excellency of the Italian art； for
which this chyrurgeon and Dr。 Julio were entertained so
carefully； who can make a man dye in what manner or show of
sickness you willby whose instructions； no doubt； but his
lordship is now cunning； especially adding also to these the
counsell of his Doctor Bayly； a man also not a little studied （as
he seemeth） in his art； for I heard him once myselfe； in a
publique act in Oxford； and that in presence of my Lord of
Leicester （if I be not deceived）； maintain that poyson might be
so tempered and given as it should not appear presently； and yet
should kill the party afterward； at what time should be
appointed； which argument belike pleased well his lordship； and
therefore was chosen to be discussed in his audience； if I be not
deceived of his being that day present。 So； though one dye of a
flux； and another of a catarre； yet this importeth little to the
matter； but showeth rather the great cunning and skill of the
artificer。〃PARSONS' LEICESTER'S COMMONWEALTH； p。23。
It is unnecessary to state the numerous reasons why the Earl is
stated in the tale to be rather the dupe of villains than the
unprincipled author of their atrocities。 In the latter capacity；
which a part at least of his contemporaries imputed to him； he
would have made a character too disgustingly wicked to be useful
for the purposes of fiction。
I have only to add that the union of the poisoner； the
quacksalver； the alchemist； and the astrologer in the same person
was familiar to the pretenders to the mystic sciences。
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Note 8。 Ch。 XXXII。FURNITURE OF KENILWORTH。
In revising this work； I have had the means of making some
accurate additions to my attempt to describe the princely
pleasures of Kenilworth； by the kindness of my friend William
Hamper； Esq。； who had the goodness to communicate to me an
inventory of the furniture of Kenilworth in the days of the
magnificent Earl of Leicester。 I have adorned the text with some
of the splendid articles mentioned in the inventory； but
antiquaries especially will be desirous to see a more full
specimen than the story leaves room for。
EXTRACTS FROM KENILWORTH INVENTORY； A。D。 1584。
A Salte； ship…fashion； of the mother of perle； garnished with
silver and divers workes； warlike ensignes； and ornaments； with
xvj peeces of ordinance whereof ij on wheles； two anckers on the
foreparte； and on the stearne the image of Dame Fortune standing
on a globe with a flag in her hand。 Pois xxxij oz。
A gilte salte like a swann； mother of perle。 Pois xxx oz。 iij
quarters。
A George on horseback； of wood； painted and gilt； with a case for
knives in the tayle of the horse； and a case for oyster knives in
the brest of the Dragon。
A green barge…cloth； embrother'd with white lions and beares。
A perfuming pann； of silver。 Pois xix oz。
In the halle。 Tabells； long and short； vj。 Formes； long and
short； xiiij。
HANGINGS。
（These are minutely specified； and consisted of the following
subjects； in tapestry； and gilt； and red leather。）
Flowers； beasts； and pillars arched。 Forest worke。 Historie。
Storie of Susanna； the Prodigall Childe； Saule； Tobie； Hercules；
Lady Fame； Hawking and Hunting； Jezabell； Judith and Holofernes；
David； Abraham； Sampson； Hippolitus； Alexander the Great； Naaman
the Assyrian； Jacob； etc。
BEDSTEADS； WITH THEIR FURNITURE。
（These are magnificent and numerous。 I shall copy VERBATIM the
description of what appears to have been one of the best。）
A bedsted of wallnut…tree； toppe fashion； the pillers redd and
varnished； the ceelor； tester； and single vallance of crimson
sattin； paned with a broad border of bone lace of golde and
silver。 The tester richlie embrothered with my Lo。 armes in a
garland of hoppes； roses； and pomegranetts； and lyned with
buckerom。 Fyve curteins of crimson sattin to the same bedsted；
striped downe with a bone lace of gold and silver； garnished with
buttons and loops of crimson silk and golde； containing xiiij
bredths of sattin； and one yarde iij quarters deepe。 The ceelor；
vallance； and curteins lyned with crymson taffata sarsenet。
A crymson sattin counterpointe； quilted and embr。 with a golde
twiste； and lyned with redd sarsenet； being in length iij yards
good； and in breadth iij scant。
A chaise of crymson sattin； suteable。
A fayre quilte of crymson sattin； vj breadths； iij yardes 3
quarters naile deepe； all lozenged over with silver twiste； in
the midst a cinquefoile within a garland of ragged staves；
fringed rounde aboute with a small fringe of crymson silke； lyned
throughe with white fustian。
Fyve plumes of coolered feathers； garnished with bone lace and
spangells of goulde and silver； standing in cups knitt all over
with goulde； silver； and crymson silk。 ＇Probably on the centre
and four corners of the bedstead。 Four bears and ragged staves
occupied a similar position on another of these sumptuous pieces
of furniture。＇
A carpett for a cupboarde of crymson sattin； embrothered with a
border of goulde twiste； about iij parts of it fringed with silk
and goulde； lyned with bridges ＇That is； Bruges。＇ sattin； in
length ij yards； and ij bredths of sattin。
（There were eleven down beds and ninety feather beds； besides
thirty…seven mattresses。）
CHYRES； STOOLES； AND CUSHENS。
（These were equally splendid with the beds； etc。 I shall here
copy that which stands at the head of the list。）
A chaier of crimson velvet； the seate and backe partlie
embrothered； with R。 L。 in cloth of goulde； the beare and ragged
staffe in clothe of silver； garnished with lace and fringe of
goulde； silver； and crimson silck。 The frame covered with
velvet； bounde aboute the edge with goulde lace； and studded with
gilte nailes。
A square stoole and a foote stoole； of crimson velvet； fringed
and garnished suteable。
A long cushen of crimson velvet； embr。 with the ragged staffe in
a wreathe of goulde； with my Lo。 posie 〃DROYTE ET LOYALL〃 written
in the same； and the letters R。 L。 in clothe of goulde； being
garnished with lace； fringe； buttons； and tassels of gold；
silver； and crimson silck； lyned with crimson taff。； being in
length 1 yard quarter。
A square cushen； of the like velvet； embr。 suteable to the long
cushen。
CARPETS。
（There were 10 velvet carpets for tables and windows； 49 Turkey
carpets for floors； and 32 cloth carpets。 One of each I will now
specify。）
A carpett of crimson velvet； richlie embr。 with my Lo。 posie；
beares and ragged staves； etc。； of clothe of goulde and silver；
garnished upon the seames and aboute with golde lace； fringed
accordinglie； lyned with crimson taffata sarsenett； being 3
breadths of velvet； one yard 3 quarters long。
A great Turquoy carpett； the grounde blew； with a list of yelloe
at each end； being in length x yards； in bredthe iiij yards and
quarter
A long carpett of blew clothe； lyned with bridges sattin； fringed
with blew silck and goulde； in length vj yards lack a quarter；
the whole bredth of the clothe。
PICTURES。
（Chiefly described as having curtains。）
The Queene's Majestie （2 great tables）。 3 of my Lord。 St。
Jerome。 Lo。 of Arundell。 Lord Mathevers。 Lord of Pembroke。
