mb [3] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...Citharedis Domini Regis et Domine Regine hoc anno viij d.... histrionibus Ludentibus in Communi Aulla Ciuitatis in vigilla Epiphanie hoc anno/ xviij d./...
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mb [3] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...to the lord king's and lady queen's cittern players this year, 8d.... To the entertainers playing in the city's common hall on the vigil of Epiphany this year, 18d....
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Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/83
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.
1555–6; Latin; parchment; 4 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [4d], ending there; 630–700mm x 280mm; unnumbered; in good condition apart from some fraying to left edge of mb [2]; 19th-c. paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.