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232 THE HERALDRY OF YORK MINSTER.
The expense roll also contains a full account of the ceremonies and
expenses connected with the funeral of John de Wortley, who seems to
have been assistant to Walter de Reyny, the head of his household. The
entire cost came to three pounds three shillings and fourpence, which was
disbursed principally amongst ecclesiastics, e.g. " Paid to 1 2 Clerks, saying
"the Psalter for the soul of John de Wortley, eighteen pence,
" six took 1 2
pence, because they said both day and night, and the rest
" took six pence, because they took it only by night. Five wax-lights for the
" Monastery of the Holy Trinity, at London, for the lord of the aforesaid,
"at the hands of Walter de Reyny, at the command of the lord." After
other similar " charges, To the Clerks of the Parish for twice beating the
" whole of the bells, two pence. Also for tolling the great bell of St. Paul's,
of whom
" six pence. Also to the common porter of the bell for divulging his death,
" six pence. For carrying wax-lights inside the church, four pence. For
" carrying the coffin in which the body was deposited, one penny. In
" making the sepulchre, four pence. For half a hundred of wax, twenty-
" three shillings and six pence. For making it into square wax-lights, and
" for the driver and for the horse, and for the carriage of wax-lights,
" and for bringing the herse : in all, four and four pence. For incense,
" three pence ; earthen jars a penny ; for a chest, six pence. Also for a bed
" brought for Jordan to lie upon before John de Wortley, for six nights,
" six pence. Also for a certain woman from Swaneschamp, keeping him
" by the command of the lord, two shillings. Also in an oblation the
"day of his death, seventeen shillings and four pence."
Canon Raine also records that he presented a wonderful jewel case to
the Queen of France (I suppose the aunt of his brother's first wife),
in the
shape of a car on wheels, and it was made of ivory, silver, and gold.
All these details not only throw light upon the domestic life of that
period, but indirectly testify to the character of Bogo de Clare, presenting
him to us as the friend and associate of some of the greatest in the land.
Hospitable in his entertainments, munificent in his presents,
and kind and
generous towards the memory of those who had served him faithfully.
In another roll, however, of the same period, called the " coram rege
"
roll, of the i3th year of the reign of Edward I., in the barbarous jargon
called Latin employed in the law courts at that time, perhaps
less creditable
traits of character are recorded :
they were evidently deemed culpable
even in those rough times ; in our own they would probably be regarded
as unpardonable.
It appears that " the Prior of the Holy Trinity in London, and
" Bogo de Clare, were attached to answer to our Sovereign Lord the King,
" Peter de Chavel, the King's seneschal, Walter de Fanecourt, the King's
" marshal, Edmund Earl of Cornwall, and the Abbot of Westminster, upon