Berkshire, Reading, 1501–2

St Laurence's Churchwardens' Accounts

BRO: D/P 97/5/2

p 6 (25 March–25 March) (Receipts)

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Item receyvid of the gaderyng of wymen at hoktyde in mony	xvij s. vj d.
Item receyvid of the gaderyng of men at the same tyme in mony	v s. iiij d.
Item receyvid of the may play of callyd Robyn hod on the fayre day	vj s.

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p 7 (Expenses)

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Item payed to mynstrelles at the chosyng of Robyn hod	vj d.
Item payed to William Stayner for ij. C lyuerays	viij d.

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Marginalia
- °Nota quod licet nota valet°
Footnotes
- hoktyde: 19–20 April 1501
- Nota ... valet: 'Note that it is allowed; note it is valid'
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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