mb [3] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses and gratuities)
...Et in dictis ministerallis in festo Corporis Christi xij d. Et eisdem ministerallis in vigilia Sancti Iohannis Baptiste ij s....
...
mb [3] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses and gratuities)
...And to the said minstrels on the feast of Corpus Christi, 12d. And the same minstrels on the vigil of St John the Baptist, 2s....
...
'dictis' may be an error for 'datis,' as there is no previous reference to the minstrels in this account.
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/24
Repository location: Winchester
The chamberlains' 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 accounting year runs from
Michaelmas to Michaelmas.
1465–6; Latin; parchment; 6 membranes attached serially; 335–500mm x 235mm; unnumbered; written on one side only, small holes in mbs [1] and [2], otherwise in good condition; paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.