mb [5d] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...fabro ferrario pro compositione le bolringe vj d....
mb [5d] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...to the blacksmith for making the bullring, 6d...
Alderman Jacob's transcriptions for 1567 include: 'Le Bulringe in the High Strate repayred xiid.' Other listings made by him in his article, 'Drama in Winchester,' pp 128–31, have been traced and are in Latin, but despite an extensive search in records both in Latin and in English, this particular entry has not been located.
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/88
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.
1557–8; Latin; parchment; 5 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [5d], ending on mb [3d]; 600–55mm x 280mm; 19th-c. paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.