Chamberlains' Accounts

HRO: W/E1/79

mb [4] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)

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...Et eisdem allocatum solutum histrionibus Marchionis Northampton hoc Anno vt patet per billam manu maioris scriptam et per eius mandatum iiij s. viij d....

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  • Record Translation

    mb [4] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)

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    ...And allowed to the same (accountants is the sum) paid to players of the Marquess Northampton this year as is evident from a bill written by the hand of the mayor and by his command, 4s 8d....

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  • Document Description

    Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
    Repository: HRO
    Shelfmark: W/E1/79
    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.

    1552–3; Latin; parchment; 4 membranes attached serially; 580–830mm x 265mm; unnumbered; part of the heading on mb [1] is missing, hole in mb [3]; modern paper wrapping with date inscribed.

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