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Page 158. — Bel) of King Henry VIII. , from an Inventory of
Item, a 13£tJSttt(E, the posts and head curiouslie wrought, painted and gilt, havingas well four bullyeons of timbre gilt, as four vanes of yron painted with the king’sarrnes; having celler, tester, double vallaunces and bases of cloth of gold tissue, andcloth of silver paned together, embroidered upon the seams with a work of purplevelvet; having the king’s arms, crowned with the crown imperial, within a garlandupon the celar and testar; and also with roses and flours de luce, likewise crownedwithin the garland upon the said cloth of silver. The said celar took in length2J yards, in bredth 2j yds. lined with yellow bucker. The double valance, everyone of them, took in depth I yd. with deep fringe of gold, silver, and silke. Thetester, fringed upon both sides with a narrow fringe of Venice gold and silver, tookin depth 1£ yds. 3 nails, in height 3 yds., lined as aforesaid, together with threecurtains, took 23 pieces of taphata, pained purple and white, garnished upon thesame on both sides with passaiuyne, late of Venice gold, and fringed upon the edge,and at the lower part with a narrow fringe of like gold and silver; every curtain tookin depth 2| yards.
Also a ©ounterpomt of the same taphata, embroidered with the king’s arms,within a garland holden by his majesty’s supporters, and four badges withingarlands, likewise embroidered with cloth of gold, lozenged all over with cordauntzof Venice golde and silver, lined with purple sarcnet, took 31 yards square. One33chh£, of fustian, filled with downe, being 4 yards breadth of the same fustian, and3 yards in length. One 23olst£t, of one breadth wide, of fustian, filled with down,and in length 3 yds. goode. Two ^PtllohJS, being one breadth wide, of fustian, filledwith down, either of them in length 1J yards. Four d&UtltS of linen cloth, filledwith wool, wherof three took in length 3 yards good each, and in breadth 3 yards,and the fourth 2f yards in length, and 2J yards in breadth.
Hentzner speaks of a bed at Hampton Court , and probably the foregoing is adescription of that bed, “ the teaster of which was worked by Anne Bullen , andpresented to her husband Henry VIII .”
He mentions also “ a chamber [at Windsor Castle ] in which are the royal beds ofHenry VII. and his queen, of Edward VI. , of Henry VIII. , and of Anne Bullen , allof them eleven feet square, and covered with quilts shining with gold and silver.’’
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In Hentzner’s account of Hampton Court , he says, there is “ in the hall a veryclear looking-glass, ornamented with columns, and little images of alabaster.”