Berkshire, Reading, 1515–16

St Laurence's Churchwardens' Accounts

BRO: D/P 97/5/2

p 103 (25 March–25 March) (Receipts)

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Item Receyvyd of the wyves for the gatheryng at hocktyde	xxij s.
Item Receyvyd of the men for the gatheryng at hocktyde	viij s. vj d.
Item Receyved of the yong men for the gatheryng on Saynt philipp & Iacobs day	vj s. iiij d. ob.
Item Receyved of the yong men for the kyng play	xliij s. xj d.

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p 106

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Item payd for nayles to Caymes pageaunt in the mercatplace

iij d.

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Footnotes
- hocktyde: 16–17 April 1515
- kyng play: likely held at Whitsuntide, 27–9 May 1515
Glossed Terms
- cayme n Cain in the Genesis story of Cain and Abel; kayme
- gatheryng vb n collection, here used to refer specifically to the act of collecting money for the parish; gaderyng gathering; gatheringe; gatherynge;
- kinge n in phr kinge ale, kingal, kingale, kingalle, kingeale, kyng ale, kyngale, kyngalle, kynge ale, kyngeale king ale, an inversion of order event in which a king — typically a local young man or farmer — was appointed to preside over the festival; kyng game, kynges game, king play, kynges play, kyng play synonymous with king ale; in phr king halle, kyng halle king hall, likely a bower built for the king of the king ale
Document Description

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.'

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