Winchester College Bursars' Accounts

Winchester College Archives: 22140

mb [3d] (29 September–28 September) (External expenses)

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...Et in dato vrserario Domini Warwici venienti ad Collegium mense decembris viij d.... Et in datis duobus Citheratoribus ad vices venientibus ad Collegium viij d.... Et in datis vj ministrallis domini de Arundell venientibus ad Collegium xj die Ianuarij xx d. Et in datis le Waytys Ciuitatis Wintonie venientibus ad Collegium xv die Ianuarij xij d.... Et in solutis ij mimis venientibus ad Collegium in festo Annunciationis marie viij d.... Et in datis ij ministrallis Regine cum viij d. datis duobus Berewardis ducis Clarencie xx d. Et in dato Iohanni Stulto quondam domini de Warwico cum iiij d. dato Thome Nevyle Taberario xij d. Et in datis duobus Ministrallis Ducis Gloucestrie cum iiij d. Datis vni ministrallo Domini de Northumberlandia viij d....

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  • Record Translation

    mb [3d] (29 September–28 September) (External expenses)

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    ...And as a gift to a bearward of Lord Warwick coming to the college in the month of December, 8d ... And as gifts to two harpers coming to the college on various occasions, 8d ... And as gifts to six minstrels of the lord of Arundel coming to the college 11 January, 20d. And as gifts to the waits of the city of Winchester coming to the college 15 January, 12d ... And as gifts to two performers coming to the college on the feast of the Annunciation of Mary, 8d ... And as gifts to two minstrels of the queen with 8d given to two bearwards of the duke of Clarence, 20d. And as a gift to John, a fool, formerly of the lord of Warwick with 4d given to Thomas Nevyle, taborer, 12d. And as a gift to two minstrels of the duke of Gloucester with 4d given to one minstrel of the lord of Northumberland, 8d...

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  • Glossed Terms
    • urserarius, -ii n m bearward [cp ursarius DML]; ursurarius, -ii
    • Warwicus, -i n m Warwick
    • Wintonia, -ie n f Winchester; Wyntonia, -ie
  • Endnote

    This is the first reference in the college and Winchester city records to the Winchester musicians as 'waits'. The Latin 'ministrall' has been used for waits elsewhere in these records and in the city's own records.

  • Document Description

    Record title: Winchester College Bursars' Accounts
    Repository: Winchester College Archives
    Shelfmark: 22140
    Repository location: Winchester

    The bursars' accounts were kept annually by the two bursars, one of whom was elected each year and served as the junior bursar, becoming senior bursar the following year. Their accounts included all the college finances, beginning with receipts from the rents of manors and estates owned by the college. Expenses are divided into sections: chapel, hall, kitchen, pantry, stable, and garden; stipends to chaplains, scholars, and others; and external expenses and gifts (the last two the sections where payments to entertainers were normally entered). The rolls have paper wrappers, some of which contain notes made by later bursars. The account year varies considerably but most often runs roughly from Michaelmas to Michaelmas.

    1470–1; Latin; parchment; 5 membranes, attached serially; 388–794mm x 277–80mm; unnumbered.

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