Their daily Lyverey "of Fewell, as to say Woode and Cooles," was 'The Maister and Childer of the Chapell j pe' or 'pek.' III. The allowance for the washing of the Surplices and Altar Cloths is given at pp. 242-4: "ther shal be paide fore the Holl Weshing of all mannar of Lynnon belonging my Lordes Chapell for an Holl Yere, but xvijs. iiijd. And to be weshid for Every Penny iij And the said Surplesses to be Weshide in Surpleses or iij Albes. IV. Their yearly wages were, "Gentilmen of the Chappell x (as to saye, Two at x Marks a pece-iij at iiij 7 a pece-Two at v Marks a pece-Oon at iiij Marks-Oon at xls.-ande Oone at xx s.-Viz. ij Bassis-ij Tenors ande vj Countertenors)-Childeryn of the Chapell vj After xxv s. a pece.” The times and sources of the payment of the wages are stated at p. 27, as follows. CHAPELL WAGIS. ITEM to be payd to th' hands of Sir John Norton my Chamberlayn and Mr. Gefferay Proctor my Treasurer for the contentacion of my Chapell Waigies for oone hole Yere as aperyth more playnly by the Chequirerolle and the Stile of the same what they shall have the Somme of xxxvl. xvs. to be payd quarterly Viz. To be payd for the fyrst quarter at Cristynmas next after the said Michaelmas begynnynge the said Yere viijl. xviijs. ixd. of the Money of my Lands of Cumberland cummynge to the Coffers at the said Michaelmas upon the Auditt And to be payd for the secund quarter at our Lady day in Lentt viijl. xviijs. ixd. to be payd of the Revenuys of my Lands of Northumberland of this Yere dew at Martynmas after the said Michaelmas aforenamed and payable at Candlemas and to be payd to theme at the said Lady day And to be payd for thyrd quarter at Midsomer foloynge viijl. xviijs. ixd. to be payd of the Revenuys of my Lands in Yorkschyre dew and payable at Whitsonday afore said Midsomer and paid at the said Midsomer to theme And to be payd for the iiijth quarter at Michaelmas foloynge endynge the said Yere in full contentacion viij. xviijs. ixd. to be payd of the Revenuys of my Lands of Yorkschyre of the said terme of Whitsonday by-past afore the said Michaelmas and payable at Michaelmas and payd to theme at the said Michaelmas in full contentacion of the said hole Yere And so the hole Somme for full contentacion of the said Chapell Waigies for oone hole Yere ys = xxxvl. xv8. V. The Gentlemen of the Chapel slept two in a bed, and the children three in a bed, and on their removing with Lord Percy from place to place, they were allowed the Beds and carriages following: ITEM Yt is Ordynyd, at every Remevall that the Deyn, Subdean, Prestes, Gentilmen, and Children of my Lordes Chapell, with the Yoman and Grome of the Vestry, shall have apontid theime ij Cariadges at every Remevall, Viz. One for ther Beddes, Viz. For vj Prests iij Beddes after ij to a Bedde; For x Gentillmen of the Chapell v Beddes after ij to a Bedde And for vj Children ij Beddes after iij to a Bedde And a Bedde for the Yoman and Grom o'th Vestry In all xj Beddes for the furst Cariage. And the ijde Cariage for ther Aparells and all outher ther Stuff, And to have no mo Cariage allowed them but onely the said ij Cariages allowid theime." p. 389. VI. Besides assisting in the performance of Divine Service, the Gentlemen and Children of the Chapel played Mysteries or Religious Plays before their Master, for which they received special gratuities; and on the eve of the day of St Nicholas, patron of Schoolboys, Dec. 6, the Boy-Bishop's' day, an extra payment was made,-for the ensuing day's festivity, I suppose :— ITEM My Lord useth and accustomyth to gyfe yerly upon Saynt Nicolas-Even, if he kepe Chapell for Saynt Nicolas, to the Master of his Childeren of his Chapell for one of the Childeren of his Chapell, yerely vjs. viijd. And if Saynt Nicolas com owt of the Towne wher my Lord lyeth, and my Lord kepe no Chapell, than to have yerely iijs. iiijd. vjs. viijd. ITEM My Lord useth and accustomyth to gyfe yerely, if his Lordship kepe a Chapell and be at home, them of his Lordschipes Chapell if they doo play the Play of the Nativite2 uppon Cristynmes 1 See in the Notes to North. Ho. Book, p. 441, and in Brand's Pop. Antiquities, ed. 1841, v. 1, p. 233, an inventory of the splendid Robes and Ornaments belonging to one of these (Boy, called also) Bearn Bishops.' 2 The only Miracle-Plays that Roberde of Brunne (following William of Waddington) allows to be played by clerics, are this Play of the Nativity, and that of the Resurrection mentioned below, and both must be played in the Church, not in ways or groves (or greens),—that would be sin : Hyt ys forbode hym yn þe decre Myracles for to make or se; For myracles zyf þou begynne, Hyt ys a gaderyng, a syghte of synne. pat ys to sey, how God ros, To make men be yn beleue gode Day in the mornnynge in my Lords Chappell befor his Lordship XX8. ITEM My Lord usith and accustomyth, if he keepe Chapell, to gyfe yerly in reward, when his Lordschip is at home, to the Childeren of my Lordis Chapell for synginge of Gloria in Excelsis at the Mattyns-tyme upon Cristynmas-Day in the mornynge vjs. viijd. ITEM My Lorde useth and accustomyth to gyf Yerely, when his Lordshipp is at home, in reward to them of his Lordship Chappell, and other his Lordshipis Servaunts that doith play the Play befor his Lordship uppon Shroftewsday at night, yerely in reward—X8. ITEM My Lord usith and accustomedith to gyfe yerely, if his Lordship kepe a Chapell and is at home, in rewarde to them of his Lordshipe Chapell and other his Lordshipis Servauntes that playth the Play of Resurrection 2 upon Estur-Day in the Mornnynge in my Lordis Chapell' befor his Lordshipe XX8. VII. The eleven Gentlemen and six Children of the Chapel were as follows, p. 324: THE GENTLEMEN ande CHILDRIN of my Lordis CHAPPELL Whiche be not appointid to attend at no tyme but oonely in excercising of GODDIS SERVICE in the CHAPELL Daily at Mattins, Lady-Mass, Highe-Mass, Even-Song, ande Complynge. FURST A Bass GENTLEMEN of my Lordis CHAPPELL ITEM A Seconde Bass ITEM The Thirde Bass ITEM A Thirde Countertenour ITEM A Standing Tenour ITEM A Maister of the Childer, ITEM A Second Standing Tenour A Countertenor ITEM A Seconde Countertenour ITEM A iijd Standyng Tenour ITEM A Fourth Standing Tenour See the Play of "The Birth of Christ," No. xv in the Coventry Mysteries, p. 145155, and that of "The Salutation and Nativity," The Wryghtes and Sklaters plaie,' No. vi in the Chester Plays, p. 94-118. In the Towneley Mysteries we have six Plays to make up the Nativity, 1 Cæsar Augustus, 2 Annunciatio, 3 Salutacio Elizabeth, 4 Prima Pagina Pastorum, 5 Secunda Pagina Pastorum, 6 Oblacio Magorum. There is no allusion to the Shrove Tuesday Play in Brand, i. 36-52. The Shrove Tuesday's tragedy of Microcosmus, Act 5, was one of another kind. ib. p. 41, col. 2. 2 See the Play Resurrectio Domini in "The Towneley Mysteries," (Surtees Soc., 1836,) p. 254-269; "The Resurrection," No. xxxv. in "The Coventry Mysteries" (Shakspere Soc.), p. 338-53; and the "Mystery of the Resurrection" in Reliquiæ Antiquæ, vol. ii. p. 144-51. THE NOMBRE of thois PARSONS as GENTLEMEN of my Lordis CHAPPELL -xj CHILDRIN of my Lordis CHAPPELL (p. 325) ITEM The Fyrst Child a Trible ITEM The ijd Child a Trible ITEM The iijd Child a Trible ITEM The yth Child a Second ITEM The vjth Child a Second THE NOUMBRE of thois PARSONS as CHILDRIN of my Lordis CHAPPELL —vj. VIII. The arrangement and days of attendance of the Gentlemen at the different Chapel Services were as follows (p. 367): THE ORDERYNGE OF MY LORDES CHAPPELL in the QUEARE at MATTYNGIS MAS and EVYNSONGE To stonde in Ordure as Hereafter Followith SYDE for SIDE DAILYE. THE ORDURYNGE of my Lordes CHAPPELL for the Keapinge of our LADYES MASSE thorowte the WEIKE (p. 368) Master of the Chillder, a Coun- Master of the Chillder, a Counter Master of the Chillder, a Counter- Master of the Chillder, a Counter THE ORDURYNGE for keapynge Weikly of the ORGAYNS1 Oon after An Outher As the NAMYS of them hereafter followith WEIKELY The Maister of the Chillder yf he be a Player The Fyrst Weke A Tenor that is a Player, the thirde Weike A Basse that is a Player, the iiijth Weike Ande every Man that is a Player to kepe his cours Weikely. THE ORDURYNGE for stonding RECTOR-CHORE at the Deske, As to say, at Mattyngis, Highe-Masse, and Evyn-Songe, Oon on aither syde As the NAMYS of them hereafter followith WEIKELY THE First Weike, a Tenoure on the oone side and a Countertenor on the outher side THE Secounde Weike, a Countertenor on the oon side and a Tenor on the outher side THE Thirde Weike, a Tenor on the oon side and a Countertenor on the outher side THE Fourth Weike, a Countertenor on the oon side and a Tenor on the outher side. THE ORDURYNGE of my Lordes Chapell in the QUEARE at Mattynges, Mas, and Evyn Songe, to stonde in Order as hereafter followith, SYDE for syde. THE ORDURYNGE of my Lordes Chappell for the keapinge of oure LADY MASSE thorowe oute the WEIKE 1 Dr Rimbault says that Orgayns in the plural is the regular name for what we call the Organ. In old time, one pipe was called an Orgayn, the collection of them Orgayns. See in Rymer, tom. x. p. 387, col. 2, A.D. 1428, An. 6 Hen. VI., "Et a Robert Atkynsone, pur Carier les Organes Portatifs du Roy par diverses foitz a Pee (assavoir) de Wyndesore jusques Eltham, & de Eltham jusques Hertford, Vis. viii d. |