"Satire on Bute's alleged sale of public positions paralleled with Earl Talbot's introduction of economies into the royal household. An auction is taking place in a large kitchen where, in the centre, Talbot, Lord Steward of the Household, instructs t...
Alternative Title:
Catalogue of the kitchen furniture of John Bull Esqr. leaving of house-keeping now selling by auction
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Williams, next the Mitre Tavern, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Talbot, William Talbot, Earl, 1710-1782, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Subject (Topic):
Royal households, Accounting, Auctions, Cooks, and Kitchens
Manuscript in a single hand with a room-by-room inventory of the contents of Castle Hill Lodge which was owned by Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent. The inventory was taken presumably shortly after his marriage, and the contents listed reflect the high Re...
Description:
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, was the fourth son of Great Britain's King George III and Queen Charlotte and father of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). He married Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on 29 May 1818.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Middlesex (England)
Subject (Name):
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, Wyatt, James, 1746-1813., and Castle Hill Lodge (Middlesex, England)
Manuscript, in primarily one hand, of a collection of several hundred documents related to the office of the Master of the Revels, including printed matter, engravings, and handwritten notes. The volume contains historical information pertaining to t...
Description:
Partial finding aid available.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, and England
Subject (Name):
Buck, George, Sir, 1560-1622., Burn, Jacob Henry, -1869., Herbert, Henry, Sir, 1595-1673., Killigrew, Charles, 1655-1724 or 1725., and Killigrew, Thomas, 1612-1683.
Subject (Topic):
English drama, History, Royal households, Theater, Women authors, and Officials and employees
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, recording the salaries and fees of all the offices in the gift of the Crown, including the officers of the court of revenue, law courts, the royal household, forts, and forests. The manuscript also records some ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England., Great Britain., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Alleyn, Edward, 1566-1626., Burbage, Richard, 1567?-1619., Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630., Henslowe, Philip, -1616., and James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
Subject (Topic):
Courts and courtiers, Legal manuscripts, Royal households, and Officials and employees
