Berkshire, Reading, 1514–15

St Laurence's Churchwardens' Accounts

BRO: D/P 97/5/2
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p 100 (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 gatheryng at hocktyde iiij s. viij d.
Item receyvyd of yong men for gatheryng on feyr day ix s. ij d.

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p 101 (Expenses)

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Item payd to a taberer for iij days xij d.
Item payd for his mete & drynke
Item payd to dawncers & for belles xij d.

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Item payd for lyuereys iij d.

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  • Footnotes
    • hocktyde: 24–5 April 1514
  • Glossed Terms
    • gatheryng vb n collection, here used to refer specifically to the act of collecting money for the parish; gaderyng gathering; gatheringe; gatherynge;
    • lyverey n livery, here a badge used as proof of payment for entry to a fair; lever; liuerrei; lyueray; lyuerei; lyuerey; lyvere; lyverie; lyverye
  • 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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