f 15v (29 September–29 September)
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| Allso payd the xvijth day of Ianyver on to my lorde off arundell is menstrales by the commandment off master mayer | iij s. iiij d. |
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| Allso payd the xvj day of Iulij on to my lord of darby is menstralys by the commandment off master mayer & his brethryn | iij s. iiij d. |
| Allso payd the xxvj day of Iulij to ye quenys menstralys by the commandment of master mayer & his brethren | vj s. viij d. |
| Allso payd the xiij day of August to the kyngis menstrales by the commandment of master mayer & his brethryn | vj s. viij d. |
Record title: Steward's Accounts
Repository: Southampton City Archives
Shelfmark: SC5/1/22
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. Thick's edition of the 1492–3 accounts
includes full transcriptions of those documents, including records
relating to drama and minstrelsy.
1487–8; English with some Latin; ii + 35 + ii; 305mm x 210mm; modern pencil foliation; leaves repaired; modern paper cover.