mb [2] (29 September–29 September) (Payments and gifts)
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Et in soluto ministralibus domini Regis hoc Anno x s....
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mb [2] (29 September–29 September) (Payments and gifts)
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And in payment to minstrels of the lord king this year, 10s....
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Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/55
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.
1515–16; Latin; parchment; 2 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [2d], ending on mb [1d]; 830–930mm x 300mm; unnumbered; 19th-c. paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.