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nature of his duties, as well as the efficient restraint which was placed upon hisexpenditure, will be seen by

“ Th’ Obdour for him that shall be apointed Yeirely to be Clerkeof my Lorde’s Werkes at Wresill. #

" Furste. The clerke of my lorde’s werkes at Wresill shal have laisour everyFriday to rekenne with the werkemenne, and to entier in his correcking-booke all thewerke donne at Wresill in the saide weke.

“ Item. The saide clerke of my lorde’s werkes at Wresill shall everySatterday, at afternoon, from on o’th clocke to ij. o’th clocke, bring my lord hiscorrecking booke of the reparacions at Wresill, which makes mencion of the parcellsof all werkes fynishid in the said wekes, to be paied for my lord too correcke thesaid parcells, that the werkemen may be paied.

“ Item. The said clerke of my lorde’s werkes at Wresill, shall every Sondayingroice up clere the booke of my lord’s werkes, for all manier of werkes donne theweike befoire, after it be correckid the Satterday befoir by my lorde.”

After the account-book was corrected, it was to be fairly engrossed ; but beforethat was done, the Clerk of the Works was to take his book to my lord, to “ knowhis lordship’s pleasure, who his lordship woll have sett by him at the correcking ofhis said reparacions.” He was also to “ knowe my lord’s pleasure, who hislordship woll apointe to be by at the payment of the money of the werkes of thesaide weke, to se that the poure foulkes whome shal be paied, be truely paied.” Andfurther, the Clerk of the Works was to bring to account all the “ stuff” bought, whatquantity was used, and what “ stuff” was saved of the old works.

Page 30. — Gardens. The following extract from Laneliam’s Letter,presents an entertaining description of the gardens of KenilworthCastle, and exhibits a curious portrait of the picturesque of thosedays.

“ Unto this his honour’s exquisite appointment of a beautiful garden, an acre ormore of quantity, that lieth on the north there: wherein hard along the castle-wallis reared a pleasant terrace, of a ten foot high, and a twelve broad : even under foot,and fresh of fine grass; as is also the side thereof towards the garden, in which, bysundry equal distances, with obelisks, spheres, and white bears, all of stone, upon theircurious bases, by goodly shew were set: to those two, fine arbours, redolent by sweet

* Northumberland Household Book.