Keeper of the Works' Accounts of St Swithun's Priory

HRO: DC/A5/8/1

mb [1] (29 September–29 September) (Customary expenses and gratuities)

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...In ceruisa missa Iuuenibus die Innocentium xij d....

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  • Record Translation

    mb [1] (29 September–29 September) (Customary expenses and gratuities)

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    ...On ale given to the boys on the day of the Innocents, 12d...

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  • Glossed Terms
    • iuuenis, -is adj young; as subst a youth, young person, in CL a young adult; here, a boy; see episcopus
  • Document Description

    Record title: Keeper of the Works' Accounts of St Swithun's Priory
    Repository: HRO
    Shelfmark: DC/A5/8/1
    Repository location: Winchester

    The 'custos operum,' or keeper of the works, was responsible for the fabric of the buildings of the priory, including the cathedral, and he managed repairs to the buildings.

    This manuscript was formerly housed at Winchester Cathedral Library, shelfmark W53/15/1.

    1408–9; Latin; parchment; single membrane, written recto only; 825mm x 260mm; good condition.

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