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The Tudors and the Stuarts: Janewarie

GEORGE HERIOTE." "Janewarie, 1605. "Imprimis, on the xxxith of December, one ring set all about with diamonds, with one diamond in the toppe, cut in forme of a rosse, at the pryce of jcxxli. Item, one other ring, set all about with diamondis, at lxli. Item, one rocke ring, set with xj diamondis, at xxxviijli. Item, a ring set with ix diamondis, at xxxiiijli. Item, a ring set with vij diamondis, at xviijli. Item, a ring set about with diamondis, at xxli. Item, a ring set with v diamondis, at ixli. Item, two rings, with a rubie and ij diamondis, in eatch, at vjli. the peice, inde xijli. Item, a ring set with a table diamond, at vli. Item, two ringis, with two handis, a hert with a diamond in eatch, at iijli. the peice, vjli. Item, a diamond, set in an open clawe ring, at xvli. Item, a ring set with vij diamondis, at xijli. Item, a diamond ring in forme of a hert, at iiijli. Item, two other hert and hand ringis with a diamond in eatch, at iijli. xs. the peice, vijli. Item, a ring set with a lairge diamond, at lxvli. Item, one rings set all about with diamondis, at xxiiijli. Item, another herte ring set with a diamond, iijli. xs. Item, a ring set with a small diamond, at ili. xs. Item, two pendantis set with xxj diamondis, xlviijli. Item, a jewell for a hat, set with xxix diamondis, lxxxli. Item, on the xij of Janewarie, xxiiij gold bottons, with v diamondis in eatch, at vli. the peice, inde jcxxli. Item, on the xxvj of Janewarie, a tablet for two pictures, set with diamondis on both the sydes, at the pryce of iiijclli. Item, two cristallis to the said tablet, iiijli. Item, a ring set with xi diamondis, at xvjli. Item, a silver bassone and ewer, at xxijli. Item, garnished lxxx currall beids, weighing in gold xiiij penyweight, ijli. ijs. Item, for workmanship of euerye one of them, xijd., inde iiijli. Item, for gold, and garnished a pair of braslitis of great pearles and saphires, iiijli. Item, put to v great diamondis, v needles and v scrues of gold, weighing xvj penyweight, inde ijli. viijs. Item, for making the said needles, and putting to the said scrues, ijli. xs. Item, an eare-ring with a diamond in it, iijli. xs. Item, for garnishing of a pearle, xs. Item, for vj silver needles at ijs. the peice, inde xijs. Item, for making a jewell weighed in gold, one ounce xviij penyweight, vli. xiiijs. Item, for sundrye mendings of old jewellis and plate for the tyme aforesaid, iijli. Item, on the xth of March, one perfumynge pann, parcell gilt, for the making and guildinge thereof, ijli. xs. Item, furnished to it v ounces ij penyweight of silver, ili. vs. vid. Item, on the diamond, iijli. Item, for golde and makinge of a foote for the picture of Hercules, xxxs. Item, for gold and making of a braslett of rubies and opalls, iiijli. xs. Item, furnished to the said braslett ij rubies at ijli. xs. the peece, vli. Item, one ring in forme of a garter, of diamonds and rubies, iiijli. xs. Item, to one opall, price xxxvis. Item, on the iijth of December, a ring, in forme of a pensse, set with v diamonds, price xxxvjli. Item, on the viijth of December, a border of gold, sett with pearle, xxli. Item, garnished xij saphiers, waighing in gold xij penyweight, ijli. xiiijs. Item, for making of them, iijli. Item, for pearcing and polishinge of ij of the saphiers, xxs. Item, for a ring with vj diamonds, ixli. Item, for sundrie mendings in the tyme aforesaid, iijli. "The ffyrst of January, 1607. "Item, delivered to her Matie one jewell in forme of a feather sett with diamonds, one other round jewell, also sett with diamonds, price of both two hundreth pownds, ijcli. Item, xxiiij gold buttons, sett with a diamond in each of them, at iiijli. xs. the peece, jcviijli. Item, a tablet for a picture, sett with diamonds, lxli. Item, one great ring in forme of a hart, lxxxli. Item, a ringe, with a table diamond on the head, and sett about with diamonds, xxxijli. Item, one other ring, set about with xxiiij diamonds, xxijli. Item, a ring containing fiue diamonds, vjli. Item, taken out of a chayne, which I showed vnto her Matie, iij rings, price of them, iijli. Item, the garnishing of her Mats great saphier, waying in gold x penyweight xij graines, xxxijs. Item, for makinge of the said garnishinge, ijli. xs. Item, made a screw and a bodkin for a jewell, waighing in gold vij penywaight xij graines, xxijs. vjd. Item, for makinge the said screw and nedle, xij. Item, for garnishynge two great pendant rubies, xxs. Item, for makinge a ring for a great diamond, xxiiijs. Item, a ring contayning vij diamonds, vijli. xs. Item, delivered to her Matie on the xxviijth of January, a ring with ix diamonds on the head, and sett about with diamonds, jli. Item, a feather for a hatt, all sett with diamonds, jli. Item, on the x of Februarie, a jewell with an A and two C C, sett with diamonds, iijcli. "Summa total of this accompt is one thowsand sixe hundred threescore one powndes three shillings sterling. "Rests unpaid of this accompt the some of eight hundreth fowerscore pownds sterlinge. "ANNA R."

The following list is made out from the other Account of Jewels, the most curious of which are here enumerated:-- "A ring in form of a garter; a case for a jewel of crimson velvet, laid with gold lace; for making a brilliant in form of a ship; for gold, and making of a Valentine; for 48 nails of gold; for garnishing 32 grat pearls, with needles of gold; 21 pennyweight of gold to a spoon, and making the same; for gilting and garnishing a cup of jasper-stone; for making a clawring for a pointed diamond; 40 gold buttons, a diamond in each; a jewel, in form of an A, set with diamonds; for setting of a great diamond in a ring, which her Majestie had taken out of the ring herself; making a tablet for a picture, and a crystal to the said tablet; a ringe set with 5 little Turkis stones; for making and gilting 4 great clasps for two great books; a ring in form of a rock; a ring with a heart and a serpent, all set about with diamonds; a ring in form of a flower-de-luce of diamonds; a pendant all set with diamonds; for 14 great buttons and 14 Scotis diamondis set in them; for gold, and making a skrew and a bodkin for a great rubye; for silver, and making of 13 dozen of buckles, whereof 4 dozen were gilt; a ring, set with 5 diamonds, in form of a rose; a coronet of pearls and diamonds; a cross of diamonds; two pendants made like Moore's heads, and all sett with diamonds; a ring, with a single diamond set in a heart betwixt two hands; 9 diamonds furnished to the bayleaf; for gold, and making of a muske million, wherein there stood a great rubie; furnished to the said muske million 21 diamonds; a great ring in the form of a perssed eye and a perssed heart, all sett with diamonds; a ring, in forme of a dart, sett with diamonds; 64 ounces of small seed pearle; received from Patrick Simpson, servant to our said jeweller, one great ring, in forme of a frog, all sett with diamonds, price two hundreth poundis. Item, from the said Patrick, a jewell in forme of a butterfly; a jewell in forme of a lillye, sett with diamonds; a pendant sett with diamonds, in forme of the letter C; a broach for a hatt, set with diamonds; a ring, sett with diamonds in forme of a St. Andrew's Crosse; for a pearl pendant and crystall to a tablet; an anker sett with diamonds; a lock of a braslett sett with 9 diamonds. Item, for a diamond was hung to a pendant of a Moore's head; five ounces and a half of fyne civett, at li 4 the ounce; a braslite sett with diamonds, emeroids, Turkois, and rubies; a racket of gold, set with 38 table diamonds; for making of 30 pieces of a collar of roses, set with great diamonds; garnished 60 muske beads, and two muske pendants; for gold, and making of a needle and a skrew for the King of Denmark's picture. The embrotherer, 28 ounces of pearl; to Mathew Harestenes, by her Maj. directions, a ring set with 13 table diamondis; for twyce making of a gold needle sett with 60 diamondis; for making of the said needle, the third tyme; for making a casse for a picture on the backside of a rose and diamondis; a jewell in forme of a honey-suckle; a pair of pendants, made lyke two drums, sett with diamondis; to the goldsmith's officer for warning of her Majestie's diamond, which was lost at Salisburie, 6s. 8d.; the Prince's cypher, set with 38 table diamonds. March, 1611: for a christall to the infanteis picture, and mending of the tablet, 16II; a ring in fashion of a dart, sett about with diamonds; a ring, sett with a diamond in forme of a hart, and a diamond in forme of an eye; a ring with a table diamond, enamelled black; a ring enamelled blew, sett with an harte diamond; a ring with a harte and two handis, sett with a diamond; two gold chaines; a jewell in forme of a jolly flower, sett with diamonds; a diamond cut with fawcette, sett in an open clawe ring; a table buike, sett on both the sides with diamonds; a jewell in forme of a horne of aboundance, set with 6 rose diamondis and 12 table diamondis; due unto him more for jewelles retained unto her Maj. owne handis, to be carried on her first and second jorneys to the Bathe, viz., in April, 1613, and August following, mmmvcxlvli. xs.; for 12 ounces of fair round curallae; a ring of a blacke hert with a table diamond; for peircinge 12 rocke rubies; furnished to the said braslete of rubies, 11 diamondis; owing by the Lady Sutch, fowerscore and one powndis, which she affirmes her Maj. is pleased to paye; a pair of peer pendants, sett with diamondis; a ring of a burning heart; set with diamondis; a jewell in forme of a starre, set with diamondis; two pendants of diamonds like the letter A; a little pendant diamond was hunge at the heart of a turquoise; for gold, and making a nidle for the hair; for a crystall to the tablet wherein is the Infant of Spain's pictur, Ili. Iosh.; a ring in forme of a scallope-shell, set with a table diamond, and opening on the head; a cross ring set in lossen fashione; a hert ring sett all about with diamondis, and opening with a cross of diamondis within the head of it; a pair of pendentis of two handis, and two serpentis hanging at them; a parrate of diamondis; a pendant made like a corslete, set with diamonds; a ring of a love trophe, set with diamondis; two rings, lyke black flowers, with a table diamond in each; a pendant of a coronet herte; a ring, like a froge, set with diamonds, opening on the head; a ring like the letter A, set with diamonds; for mending the King of Denmark's cipher, and making a nidle and a huike to it; a tablet with a cipher A and C set in the one syde with diamonds; for setting of a great table diamond, and a longe pendant diamond in a jewell a joure; an S ring set with diamondis; a ring of a Jerusalem crosse, of diamonds; a leaf ring of diamonds; a daisie ring sett with a table diamond; a jewell in fashione of a bay-leaf, opening for a pictur, and sett with diamondis on the one syde; a pair of lizard pendantis sett with diamondis; a starre pendant sett with diamonds; a pendant sett with diamonds in leafe fashion; a ring in forme of a pierced hart; a jewell for a hatt, in forme of a bay leafe, all sett with diamonds; for a little watch all sett over with diamonds, sold the 12th September, 1611, pound 170; for a ryng sett all over with diamondis, made in fashion of a lizard, the same day, pound 120; a crosse with six table diamondis and three pendantis; two globe pendantis sett with 48 diamondis; two peare pendantis sett with diamonds; a ring sett with 3 diamonds, in forme of a flieing hart; a cupp of gold, with a cover to it, and a say-taste of gold, both graven and enamelled, pound 26; a ring set with 9 diamonds, and opening on the head, with the king's picture in that." Warrant of Privy Seal for payment to George Heriot of Seven Hundred and Fifty Pounds. 18th October, 1605:-- "James, by the grace of God, Kinge of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, to the Treasurer and Chamberlains of our Exchequer, greeting.--Whereas, at the departing from hence of the Conte Villa Mediana, late ambassadour here from our good brother the Kinge of Spaine, there was bought of George Heriott, goldsmith, by the Queene, our most deare wife, a cheine of stone, and pearle of the value of fower hundred and fiftie pounds, and a tablet, with a picture therein of our said wife, the Queene, amounting to the soume of three hundred pounds, which tablett was given to the said ambassadour himself, and the cheine to the ladie, his wife; we will and command you, out of our treasure, to the receipt of our Exchequer, to cause to be delivered and paid to the said George Herriott, or to his assigne, both the above said soumes, amounting in the whole to seaven hundred and fiftie pounds; and theis our letters shall be your sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalf. Given under our privie seale, at our Pallace of Westminster, the 18th daie of October, in the third yeare of our raigne of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the nyne and thirtieth."

Among the valuable manuscript collections in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh, is the "Jewel-Book of Queen Anne, wife of James VI.," a very curious Inventory, in folio.