Archaeologia cantiana . t. for drinke fetcht from John Hyndes then & the time before when the men made the catharages in ye hall 0 2 4 It. spent on John Hutton and Henry Grant att Jeffery Ellotts after they had beene the most pte of the day makeing of the catharages 0 18It. to Thomas Shelvy for fetching the crane ropes and canhooks (?) from Mr Wiseman to Walter Bakers : 0 0 4 I think these extracts clear up all doubts, and we arewarranted in concluding that the date of the Queens visitwas May 4, 1672, and that Mr. Bartholomew Coombes is theMayor whose portrait we possess. The Battle of Solebay
Archaeologia cantiana . t. for drinke fetcht from John Hyndes then & the time before when the men made the catharages in ye hall 0 2 4 It. spent on John Hutton and Henry Grant att Jeffery Ellotts after they had beene the most pte of the day makeing of the catharages 0 18It. to Thomas Shelvy for fetching the crane ropes and canhooks (?) from Mr Wiseman to Walter Bakers : 0 0 4 I think these extracts clear up all doubts, and we arewarranted in concluding that the date of the Queens visitwas May 4, 1672, and that Mr. Bartholomew Coombes is theMayor whose portrait we possess. The Battle of Solebayoccurred twenty-four days after the Queens visit; and thiswould probably account for its appearance in conjunctionwith the other pictures, as his worship would Very probablylike to commemorate two such importants events occurringduring his mayoralty, as the Royal visit to Sandwich, andthe death of the celebrated Earl of Sandwich, Admiral of the * Used probably round the ropes to prevent the hands being torn by OLD PAINTED PANELS AT SANDWICH. 14/7 Blue. This, however, supposes that the house in HarnetStreet at one time belonged to Mr. Coombes, but I have beenunable to trace in the title-deeds, which do not reach backfurther than 1742, any reference to him, or to Mr. TobiasCleere ; while I must admit that, though the house in HarnetStreet was in St. Marys Parish, Mr. Coombes was buried inSt. Clements in 1694, Dec. 23, and was described in theburial register as a housekeeper. On the other hand, Cleere did die in St. Marys parish, 1679, Sept. 2,though he was buried at St. Clements. It is possible, how-ever, that Mr. Coombes may have left his house in HarnetStreet before his death; but, whatever the explanation maybe, that Mr. Coombes was Mayor at the time of the Queensvisit, and that 1672 was the date, I consider to be conclu-sively proved by the Treasurers book. It remains to ascertain, if possible, who the painter was;but this I must leave to connoisseurs, as the
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