f 19v (29 September–29 September)
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| ffyrst payd to the kyngges trompettes | vj s. viij d. |
| Item Rewarded to the kyngges mynstrelles | vj s. viij d. |
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| Item payd the iijd day of Iulj for A reward vnto the Dvke of Bockynggames mynstrelles | xij d. |
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f 20v
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| Item payd to the iij weytes for ther iij lyverey gownes for adossyne of orange Color | xxiij s. iiij d. |
Rewardes for mynstrelles and
parsevauntes & to þe Clerke of the
mercatt
Record title: Steward's Accounts
Repository: Southampton City Archives
Shelfmark: SC5/1/31
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.
1513–14; English with some Latin; paper; 0 + 34 + 0; 305mm x 210mm; original ink foliation; good condition; original parchment cover.