mb [2d] (29 September–29 September) (Payments and gifts)
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Et in denarij Solutis ministralis Domini Regis hoc Anno nihil hoc Et in solutis luditoribus Domini principe in regardis hoc Anno vj s. viij d....
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mb [2d] (29 September–29 September) (Payments and gifts)
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And in money paid to minstrels of the lord king this year, nothing. And in payment to players of the lord prince in reward this year, 6s 8d....
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See 1539–40 (Chamberlains' Accounts, 1539–40) for the possible explanation of the fact that the chamberlains wrote down an entry for the king's minstrels even though they received nothing in payment. 'hoc' is added after 'nihil' as if the scribe was going to write 'hoc anno' again but there is no second 'anno' and no gap in the writing at this point.
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/69
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.
1538–9; Latin; parchment; 3 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [3d], ending on mb [1d]; 630–80mm x 225mm; 19th-c. paper wrapper with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.