The Duke spent between £14,000 and £15,000 on staging the Bolsover masque and providing for his royal guests and their attendants, which was more than double the £4,000 to £5,000 he'd spent for the Welbeck entertainment the previous year.
The Duke's expenditure on the Bolsover masque was substantially higher than his previous year's outlay of £4,000 to £5,000 for the Welbeck event, with a total investment of £14,000 to £15,000 for the masque and its attendees.