Chamberlains' Accounts

HRO: W/E1/28

mb [3] (29 September–29 September)

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...Et in Datis ministrall' in vigilia Sancti Iohannis Baptiste ⸢et in festo corporis Christi⸣ iij s.... Et in soluto cuidam berwarde in mense Septembris xxij d.... Et in soluto cuidam berwarde xmo ‸⸢die⸣ Nouembris anno predicto xvj d. Et in soluto altero berewardo vltimo Die Nouembris iiij d....

  • Footnotes
    • cuidam: 5 minims for ui
    • cuidam: 5 minims for ui
  • Record Translation

    mb [3] (29 September–29 September)

    ...

    ... And in gifts to minstrels/a minstrel on the vigil of St John the Baptist and on the feast of Corpus Christi, 3s.... And in payment to a certain bearward in the month of September, 22d.... And in payment to a certain bearward the tenth day of November in the aforesaid year, 16d. And in payment to other bearwards the last day of November, 4d....

  • Glossed Terms
    • berwarda, -e n m bearward, beside the more usual berewardus [DML]
  • Document Description

    Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
    Repository: HRO
    Shelfmark: W/E1/28
    Repository location: Winchester

    The chamberlains' account rolls record all of the city's income and expenditures. Income comes primarily from annual rents and rates, as well as special levies. Expenditures include the whole range of civic responsibilities, including construction and maintenance of civic structures, annual payments to civic officials, and rewards given to local nobility and gentry (and to their performers). The accounting year runs from Michaelmas to Michaelmas.

    1470–1; Latin; parchment; 7 membranes attached serially, written on one side only, membranes missing at end of roll; 135–675mm x 235mm; unnumbered; paper wrapping with date and shelfmark inscribed.

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