CHARLES THE FIRST

Summary

1625.

King Charles was proclaimed at Cambridge on the 30th of March. Edward Tilman, in a Letter to Paul D'Ewes Esq., dated Cambridge the 1st of April, says, “On Wednesday King Charles was heere proclaimed, and I know not what the omen of yt was, but the joy of “the people devoured their mourning. Wee had Thunder the same “day, presentlie upon the Proclamation, and 'twas a cold season, “but all feares and sorrowes are swallowed up in joy of so hopefull “a successor.” The following charges in the town treasurer's accounts relate to the proclamation of the King, which ceremony it would appear (for what reason I cannot conjecture) was performed a second time:—

DISBURSEMENTS PROCLAMACION OF THE KINGE.

Item, payed for a gallon of sacke and 2 gallons of Clarrett, ix^s. iiij^d.

Item, payed for 3‥ 2q^res of sugercakes, v^s.

Item, Ilb. of sugar, j^s. v^d.

Item, for a bone fier that night, vj^s.

Item, to John Hall to ringe, ij^s.

DISBURSAMENTA 2° PROCLAMACIONE.

Item, payed for a gallon, 3 quartes and one pinte of sacke, vij^s. vj^d.

Item, payed for 3 gallons of Clarett and a pottle of white wine, ix^s. iiij^d.

Item, payed for Sugar Cakes, viij^d.

Item, payed to Sam. Byham for soundinge, j^s. vj^d.

Item, payed to the Towne waytes, iij^s. iiij^d.

Item, payed for 3ⁱⁱ. sugar, iiij^s. iij^d. […]