Chamberlains' Accounts

HRO: W/E1/31

mb [4] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)

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...In soluto ministrall' in ffesto Corporis Christi iij s. iiij d....

mb [5] (Gifts)

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Et in datis ministrall' tam domino Regi quam domine Regine & principi xxiij s. iiij d....

  • Record Translation

    mb [4] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)

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    ...In payment to minstrels/a minstrels on the feast of Corpus Christi, 3s 4d....

    mb [5] (Gifts)

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    And in gifts to minstrel(s) to the lord king as well as to the lady queen and the prince, 23s 4d....

  • Document Description

    Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
    Repository: HRO
    Shelfmark: W/E1/31
    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.

    1476–7; Latin; parchment; 6 membranes attached serially, written on one side only; 75–725mm x 240mm; unnumbered; three holes in mb [1] otherwise in good condition; paper wrapping with date and names of some city officers inscribed.

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