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Collection	Establishment Books
Reference	EB/EB/49
Record Type	Establishment Books
Title	Establishment book showing the 'Yearly Charge of our Dyett, with Incidents for Housekeeping, also Wages and Boardwages to the Officers and Servants of our House...'
Date	1714
Description	Including number of dinners and suppers to be served to the Household each day; and details of Household diets; allowances for 'fireing' and lighting by room; sundry expenses permitted by the Board of Green Cloth; wages and boarding for named Household officers and servants, and for those of the chapels (including French and Dutch chapels) at St James's and Whitehall, 'Officers and Servants of the Chamber' (unnamed), and of the stables (unnamed). Also payments to former Household staff and officers of Royal predecessors from the time of Charles II. With (at back) abstract of accounts and list of Ordinances. Includes photocopy.
Language	English
Extent	1 vellum volume in red and blue case and 1 red and blue volume
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Related Material	This document may be a copy of an Establishment Book held at The National Archives (TNA ref LS 13/44) and there may also be a copy at Waddesdon
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CustodialHistory	Photocopy a gift in July 1965 while the original was purchased October 1969
Level	File

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