mb [3] (29 September–29 September) (Payments and gifts)
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Et in solutis ministralibus Domini
Regis ex d‸⸢o⸣no Ciuitatis hoc Anno x s.
Et in solutis ministralibus Domine Regine ex
dne dono Ciuitatis hoc vj s. viij d. ⸢non
allocato⸣ Et in solutis ministralibus
Domini Principis nihil hoc Anno...
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mb [3] (29 September–29 September) (Payments and gifts)
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And in payment to minstrels of the lord king out of the gift of the city this year, 10s. And in payment to minstrels of the lady queen out of the gift of the city this year, 6s 8d. ⸢not allowed⸣ And in payment to minstrels of the lord prince, nothing this year....
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Presumably the chamberlains paid the prince's minstrels nothing in this year because England had had no prince since Henry VIII succeeded to the throne in 1509. Winchester College did reward a troupe calling itself the prince's minstrels in this year (see Winchester College Bursars' Accounts, 1512–13, suggesting that minstrels who had been Prince Henry's minstrels were continuing to tour under his name for several years after he became king. The phrase 'non allocato' ('not allowed') added above the line suggests that the mayor may have given those minstrels a reward but was not allowed to recoup that reward from the city's coffers because someone realized that the minstrels were falsely claiming a prince as their patron.
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/50
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.
1512–13; Latin; parchment; 3 membranes attached serially, writing continues and ends on mb [3d]; 655–735mm x 255mm; 19th-c. wrapper with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.