mb [2] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...Et insoluto puelle de Italia tripidiantis apud domum Iohannis Baker nuper Maioris xx d....
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mb [2d]
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Et ministrallis tam Domini
Regis quam Domine Regine Et principis hoc Anno x s.
Summa x s. ...
mb [2] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...And paid to a girl from Italy dancing at the house of John Baker late mayor, 20d....
mb [2d]
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And to minstrels of the lord king as well as the lady queen and prince this
year, 10s.
Total 10s
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The payment to minstrels (mb [2d]) appears to have been cancelled for administrative reasons. No subheading is given.
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/43
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.
1498–9; Latin; parchment; 2 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [2d], ending on mb [1d]; 720–50mm x 240mm; unnumbered; in good condition; paper wrapping with dates and names of city officers inscribed.