f 6v (29 September–29 September) (5 December)
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| Item soluit pro j duodena panni stragulati pro liberata ministrallorum ville predicte | summa xvj s. |
| Item soluit pro xijti virgis panni colorati pro eisdem ministrallis & pro le Cranman pretiatis virga –ij s. | summa xxiiij s. |
| ... | |
| Item prefatus Senescallus soluit pro tonsura panni stragulati predicti | iiij s. |
| Item soluit in Costagiijs equitandi versus Sarum pro emptione liberate predicte | ij s. |
...
f 7
| Item prefatus Senescallus soluit Ricardo Wayte pro vadijs suis vnius quarterij | vj s. viij d. |
| Item soluit Willelmo Wayte ville Suthamptonie pro vadijs suis vnius quarterij | vj s. viij d. |
| Item soluit Iohanni Wayte eiusdem ville pro vadijs suis vnius quarterij | vj s. viij d. |
Summa xx s.
...
f 8 (14 March)
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| Item prefatus Senescallus soluit lez mynstrelles de monseour le Cardynall | iij s. iiij d. |
| Item soluit lez mynstrelles de monseour de huntyngton | iij s. iiij d. |
| Item done a Cadevan vyscount pour retourner meinprenours de ⸢de <.>uth⸣ la ville | iij s. iiij d. |
| Item pro Ientaculo & cena de dicto Cadevan & ij homs ouek luy Et de lez mynstrelles demeurant ester | iij s. iiij d. |
xiij s. iiij d.
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f 8v (4 April)
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| Item prefatus maior ville Suthamptonie dedit per manus Senescalli ‸⸢ad ministrall' de Gallia⸣ | iij s. iiij d. |
Summa iij s. iiij d.
| Item ‸⸢eodem die⸣ prefatus Senescallus soluit ad le Wachemen vigilandos qui Galli erant hic in villa Suthamptonie ad v homines vigilandos | xv d. |
Summa xv d.
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f 9 (13–24 April)
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| Item Ricardo Wayte pro vadijs suis | vj s. viij d. |
| Item Willelmo Wayte pro vadijs suis | vj s. viij d. |
| Item Iohanni Wayte pro vadijs suis | vj s. viij d. |
...
f 9v (22 May)
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| Item prefatus Senescallus soluit ministrall' de domino huntyngdon | iij s. iiij d. |
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f 10 (5 June)
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| Item soluit le mynstrell de Warewyke | iij s. iiij d. |
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f 10v (24 June)
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| Item prefatus Senescallus soluit Ricardo Wayte pro vadijs suis vnius quarterij | vj s. viij d. |
| Item prefatus Senescallus soluit Willelmo Wayte pro vadijs suis vnius quarterij | vj s. viij d. |
| Item prefatus Senescallus soluit Iohanni Wayte eiusdem ville Suthamptonie pro vadijs suis vnius quarterij | vj s. viij d. |
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f 11v (5 August)
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| Item solutum ministrall' de Glocestria per mandatum maioris | iij s. iiij d. |
| ... | |
| iij die septembris | |
| ... | |
| Item solutum per mandatum
maioris ad le mynstrell |
ij s. |
...
f 12v (28 September)
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| Item Ricardo Wayte pro vadijs suis per I quarterii | vj s. viij d. |
| Item Willelmo Wayte pro vadijs suis | vj s. viij d. |
| Item Iohanni Wayte pro vadijs suis | vj s. <...> |
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f 6v (29 September–29 September) (5 December)
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| Likewise (the steward) paid for one dozen of striped cloth for the liveries of the minstrels of the aforesaid town | in total, 16s |
| Likewise he paid for twelve yards of coloured cloth for the same minstrels and for the craneman, valued at 2s a yard | in total, 24s |
| ... | |
| Likewise the aforesaid steward paid for the shearing (or cutting) of the aforesaid striped cloth | 4s |
| Likewise he paid in costs of riding to Salisbury to buy the aforesaid livery | 2s |
...
f 7
| Likewise the aforesaid steward paid to Richard, a wait, for his wages for one quarter | 6s 8d |
| Likewise he paid to William, a wait of the town of Southampton, for his wages for one quarter | 6s 8d |
| Likewise he paid to John, a wait of the same town, for his wages for one quarter | 6s 8d |
In total, 20s
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f 8 (14 March)
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| Likewise the aforesaid steward paid to the minstrels of the lord cardinal | 3s 4d |
| Likewise he paid to the minstrels of the lord of Huntingdon | 3s 4d |
| Like given to Cadevan, viscount, for returning mainpernors of⸢of Southampton⸣ the town | 3s 4d |
| Likewise for the lunch and dinner of the said Cadevan and two men with him and of the minstrels who were stopping to remain (there) | 3s 4d |
13s 4d
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f 8v (4 April)
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| Likewise the aforesaid mayor of the town of Southampton gave by the hands of the steward to minstrels/a minstrel from France | 3s 4d |
In total, 3s 4d
| Likewise on the same day the aforesaid steward paid to the watchmen keeping watch, who were Frenchmen, here in the town of Southampton; to five men keeping watch | 15d |
In total, 15d
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f 9 (13–24 April 1435)
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| Likewise to Richard, a wait, for his wages | 6s 8d |
| Likewise to William, a wait, for his wages | 6s 8d |
| Likewise to John, a wait, for his wages | 6s 8d |
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f 9v (22 May)
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| Likewise the aforesaid steward paid to minstrels/a minstrel of the Lord Huntingdon | 3s 4d |
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f 10 (5 June)
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| Likewise (the steward) paid the minstrel of Warwick | 3s 4d |
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f 10v (24 June)
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| Likewise the aforesaid steward paid Richard, a wait, for his wages for one quarter | 6s 8d |
| Likewise the aforesaid steward paid William, a wait, for his wages for one quarter | 6s 8d |
| Likewise the aforesaid steward paid to John, a wait of the same town of Southampton, for his wages for one quarter | 6s 8d |
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f 11v (5 August)
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| Likewise paid to minstrels/a minstrel of Gloucester by order of the mayor | 3s 4d |
| ... | |
| 3 September | |
| ... | |
| Likewise paid by order of the mayor to the minstrel of the cardinal | 2s |
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f 12v (28 September)
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| Likewise to Richard, a wait, for his wages for one quarter | 6s 8d |
| Likewise to William, a wait, for his wages | 6s 8d |
| Likewise to John, a wait, for his wages | 6s 8d |
...
The payments for wages on f 7 occur in a group of payments of wages to the clerk of the customs, the craneman, 'one who kept the clock,' and another for ringing the curfew. The three men here all given the same last name, 'Wayte,' are identified as the town minstrels in the previous year's accounts (Steward's Accounts, 1433–4, f 3v) and identified as Richard March, William Goldfynch, and John Goddislond. The use of the name 'Wayte' for all three indicates that they served as the town waits, a term otherwise never used in the records of Southampton, where they are always called 'minstrel' or 'musician.'
The payments for wages on f 9 occur in a list of quarterly wages for civic officers, of which the waits are the last three of eleven.
Record title: Steward's Accounts
Repository: Southampton City Archives
Shelfmark: SC5/1/4
Repository location: Southampton
The steward's accounts run from Michaelmas to Michaelmas
and cover all areas of civic receipt and expenditure, from land rents to
annual payments to civic officials, costs of construction and repair of
town structures, and rewards to visiting performers. See the introduction to
Gidden (ed), Stewards' Books of Southampton, vol 1, pp
iii–xvii, for further discussion. Gidden's editions of the accounts for
1428–34 and 1434–39 include full transcriptions of those documents,
including records relating to drama and minstrelsy.
1434–5; Latin; paper; i + 24 + i; 290mm x
215mm; modern pencil foliation; leaves repaired; original parchment
cover.