In the almorie a yeoman and a groome:Thomas Wolseis chap|pell and such as bare office there. in his chappell he had a deane, a great diuine, and a man of excellent learning: a subdeane: a repeater of the quire: a gospeller: a pistler: of singing priests ten: a maister of the children: seculars of the chappell, sing|ing men twelue: singing children ten, with one ser|uant to await vpon the children: in the reuestrie a yeoman, and two groomes, ouer and besides diuerse reteiners that came thither at principall feasts. For the furniture of his chappell,The furni|ture of his chappell. it passeth my capacitie to declare the number of costlie ornaments and rich iewels that were to be occupied in the same continu|allie: there hath béene séene in procession, about the hall, foure and fortie verie rich coapes of one sute worne, besides the rich crosses and candlestickes, and other ornaments to the furniture of the same.

He had two crossebearers, and two pillerbearers in his great chamber:Officers of credit about Thomas Wols [...]ie in his priuie chamber. and in his priuie chamber these persons: first the chiefe chamberleine, and vicecham|berleine: of gentlemen vshers, besides one in his priuie chamber, he had twelue dailie waiters; and of gentlemen waiters in his priuie chamber he had six, and of lords nine or ten, who had each of them two men allowed them to attend vpon them, except the earle of Darbie, who had allowed fiue men: then had he of gentlemen, of cupbearers, caruers, and sewers, both of the priuie chamber, and of the great chamber, with gentlemen dailie waiters there, fortie persons: of yeomen vshers six: of groomes in his chamber eight: of yeomen in his chamber fiue and fortie dailie: he had also almes men sometime more in number than other sometime.

There was attending on his boord of doctors and chapleins, besides them of his chappell, sixtéene dailie:Attendants on his boord. a clearke of his closet: secretaries two: and two clearks of his signet: and foure counsellers learned in the law. And forsomuch as it was necessarie to haue diuerse officers of the Chancerie to attend vp|on him, that is to saie, the clerke of the crowne:Officers of the Chancerie a ri|ding clearke: a clearke of the hamper: and a chafer of the wax: then a clearke of the checke, aswell vp|on the chapleins, as of the yeoman of his chamber: he had also foure footmen which were garnished in rich running coats,His footmen. whensoeuer he rode in anie iour|neie: then had he an herald of armes: and a sarge|ant of armes: a physician: an apothecarie:His herald at armes & other officers. foure min|strels: a kéeper of his tents: an armorer: an in|structor of his wards: two yeomen of the wardrobe of his robes: and a keeper of his chamber continual|lie in the court: he had also in his house the surueior of Yorke, and a clearke of the gréene cloth.