f 12v (29 September–29 September)
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| Item payde by commaundement of the maire the xje day of Ianyuery to mynstrellys of the lord of Wynchesters | iij s. iiij d. |
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| Item payde to my lord of Arundell mynstrelles | iij s. iiij d. |
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| Item payde by the commaundement of the maire to my lord of Claraunses Bereward the xixe day of marche | iij s. iiij d. |
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f 26v
Here after folowith diuers Costes & paymentes
made by Iohn Burghbrigge in his Sherefwyke
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| Item paide as in money gevyn to the kynges mynstrell' the same yer &c | ij s. |
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mynstrelles mynstrelles a Bereward
mynstrellsThe payment following that to the king's minstrel(s) on f 26v is for horse-hire to London for the steward to present his account at the Exchequer, so this gift to the king's minstrel(s) may have been given at London and not Southampton.
Record title: Steward's Accounts
Repository: Southampton City Archives
Shelfmark: SC5/1/12
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.
1469–70; English with some Latin; paper; 27 leaves; 315mm x 210mm; modern pencil foliation; leaves repaired; original parchment cover.