f 23 (29 September–29 September)
Payment of mynstrellys by commawnddement of
the meyr
and other costys by the meyrys commawnddement also
| ffyrst payd to my lord of warwykys mynstrellys the xx day of October | xl d. |
| Also payd to my lord of Arendellys mynstrellys the xxviij day of Ianyvery | xl d. |
| Also payd to my lord Delawarys mynstrellys | xx d. |
| Also payd the viij day of Iule to the kynges mynstrellys | vj s. viij d. |
| Also payd for iiij Galons wyn ffor harry Auger and Edmond Ince
Capytaynys of my lord of warwykys schyppys |
iiij s. |
...
| Also payd the x day of Iune to my lord of wynchester ys mynstrelys by comawnddement of the meyr | xx d. |
| Also payd the xviij day of Iule by commawnddement of the meyr to the menstreelys of my lord of kenttes v Tromppettes | iij s. iiij d. |
| Also payd the xix day of September by commawnddement of the meyr to iij menstrellys of my lord of kenttes | xij d. |
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Record title: Steward's Accounts
Repository: Southampton City Archives
Shelfmark: SC5/1/10
Repository location: Southampton
The 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 Thick (ed), Southampton Steward's Book, pp iii–xlvi, for further discussion. Thick's edition of the 1492–3 accounts includes full transcriptions of those documents, including records relating to drama and minstrelsy.
1461–2; English; paper; i + 34 + i; 310mm x 210mm; modern pencil foliation; leaves repaired, cover somewhat torn; original parchment cover.