Privy Purse

He would enter with his own key by the privy-purse door; both at the palace and Royal Lodge his arrival would be heralded with the code words “The Taj Mahal is coming.” ❋ Courcy, Anne De (2009)

Among the privy-purse expenses of Henry VIII is a reward to a certain gardener for bringing "lettuze" and cherries to ❋ Neltje Blanchan (1891)

His Majesty then honoured me with his commands, and did at that time, the better to enable me to carry it into effect, order his deputy privy-purse, Mr.G. Mathias, to pay me one thousand a year by quarterly payments, which was regularly paid as commanded; and the following are the subjects which I have painted from the Four Dispensations, for the Chapel, of various dimensions. ❋ Galt, John (1820)

L Papillon de la Fertè, comptroller of the privy-purse G ❋ Henry Goudemetz (1787)

By the advice of my friends, I sent the Queen one of her own letters, in which she had pressed me to take the 2,00_l_. a year; and I wrote at the same time to ask Her Majesty whether she would allow me to charge in the privy-purse accounts, which I was to send her, that yearly sum from the time of the offer, amounting to 18,000_l_. ❋ Jonathan Swift (1706)

His Lordship is keeper of the privy-purse to the Kiogi high steward of New Windsor, and governor of Windsor castle. ❋ Unknown (1812)

After which, on September 20th, 1714, he was made groom of the stole, and privy-purse; and on a new privy-conncil being appointed, he was sworn thereof. ❋ Unknown (1812)

Prince Henry's privy-purse expences, for one year, "&c. The whole expense of one year was 1400_l. ❋ Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1811)

[T.S.]] [Footnote 8: The Duchess of Marlborough, who admitted that the comparison was intended for herself, explained the matter thus: "At the Queen's accession to the government, she ... desired me to take out of the privy-purse 2,000_l_. a year, in order to some purchase for my advantage ❋ Jonathan Swift (1706)