Series 3 > Foreign correspondence with Marie de Lorraine, Queen of Scotland, from the originals in the Balcarres papers > Volume 7

INTRODUCTION
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To the Controller Bougouin, as
pension .... 100 livres
To the upholsterer of the Cardinal
de Lorraine, for keeping the
Queen Dowager’s furniture in
his house of Cluny at Paris . 50 livres
Total. 2100 livres.
(9) Extra expenses—-
Journeys on account of the law¬
suits of Orange and Laval . 1000 livres
For re-decorating the Queen’s
chapel, as she has only the one
she brought from Scotland,
which is old and worn . . 500 livres
For the third part of the funeral
expenses of the late Duke of
Longueville, to be buried this
month1 .... 2000 livres
Total. 5000 livres.
(10) Debts of the late Duke of Longueville—
To Jaques Bertould and his heirs 1200 livres
(11) Debts of the late Cardinal of Orleans—
To Maitre Anselme Touchard,
Master of the Hospital of
Chateaudun .... 257 livres
(12) Account of the stable officials, total 5696 livres 5 solz
Total expenses of this account . . 58,607 livres
Total receipts 58,000 livres
Which leaves to be found . . . 607 livres
Chambord, 2nd May 1556.
Signed. Marie.
C. Cardinal de Lorraine.
The account which follows is the detail of the sixth item
on the list, the wages of the Queen of Scots’ attendants.
The lists of the officers of the household are not given in
full, as in the original there are many blanks left for the
names of those who had still to be appointed.
1 Francois d’Orleans, the little Duke.