p 179 (29 September–29 September) (Common receipts)
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| Receyuedof the kyng game & morece dauncers that yere | xxix s. xj d. |
| Receyued of the men & women in gaderyng at hocktyde that yere | xxvij s. ij d. |
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p 181 (Necessary Expenses)
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| Item to the |
xiiij d. |
| Item for tymber to make the stepps of the same laddar | ij d. |
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| Item for iiijor Cotes for the morece daunceres for a yerd of blew bockerham & for the makeyng of the same | iiij s. j d. |
| Item for a grosse of belles for the morece daunceres | iij s. |
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b
a
The scribe reversed the normal (and chronological) order of the two entries for Hocktide and Whitsun. This emphasizes that the accounts were all entered into the permanent record at the same time from running accounts kept by the wardens. The payment for the making up of the account is usually the last expense item.
Record title: St Laurence's
Churchwardens'
Accounts
Repository:
BRO
Shelfmark: D/P 97/5/2
Repository location: Reading
The churchwardens rendered their accounts on the feast of the Annunciation (25 March) until 1516 when they adopted the Michaelmas–Michaelmas pattern rendering their accounts on 29 September.
1498–1626; English; paper; 250 leaves; 330mm x 225mm; modern pagination; some display capitals; pp 1–2, 490–3 are separated but have been repaired and put separately in a brown paper wrapper; bound in boards covered in parchment, title on front cover: 'The Book of the | Church-Wardens Accounts | of the Parish | of | St Laurence.'