City Account Roll

HRO: W/E1/11

mb [1] (29 September–29 September) (Mayor's expenses)

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...In donis maioris iij. ministallis domini Regis iij. s. iiij. d.... In donis ij. ministrallis Comitis Kantie xx. d.... In dono factis ministrall' Domini Episcopi Wyntoniensis xl d....

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(Necessary expenses)

...In panno laneo empto pro liberata ministrallorum Ciuitatis hoc Anno. xvij. s....

  • Footnotes
    • ministallis: no r in MS
    • Episcopi Wyntoniensis: Henry Beaufort (1375?–1447), bishop of Winchester (1404–47) and cardinal (1426/7–47)
  • Record Translation

    mb [1] (29 September–29 September) (Mayor's expenses)

    ...In gifts of the mayor to three minstrels of the lord king, 3s 4d.... In gifts to two minstrels of the earl of Kent, 20d.... In gifts made to minstrels/a minstrel of the lord bishop of Winchester, 40d....

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    (Necessary expenses)

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    ...On wool cloth bought for the livery of the city's minstrels this year, 17s....

  • Glossed Terms
    • Cantia, -ie n f Kent; Kantia, -e
  • Document Description

    Record title: City Account Roll
    Repository: HRO
    Shelfmark: W/E1/11
    Repository location: Winchester

    The city account rolls record all of the city's income and expenditures. Income comes primarily from annual rents and rates, as well as special levies. Expenditures include the whole range of civic responsibilities, including construction and maintenance of civic structures, annual payments to civic officials, and rewards given to local nobility and gentry (and to their performers). The account rolls up to 1420 incorporate the accounts of several officials (including the mayor, bagmen, aldermen, and clerk of the market), as the chamberlains had not yet been recognized as responsible for all civic finances. The accounting period runs from Michaelmas to Michaelmas.

    1406–7; Latin; parchment; 3 membranes attached serially; 205–655mm x 260mm; unnumbered; written on one side only; paper wrapper with date 17 October 1884 inscribed with the date of MS as 1406–7, and the names of the mayor, chamberlains, and members of parliament in that year.

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