mb [5d] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...Et eidem allocatum solutum Histrionibus Comitis Darbie per mandatum maioris viz. Magistri Edwardi White hoc Anno viij s. iiij d....
mb [4d]
...Et eidem allocatum solutum Simoni Goodman pro feodo suo ludendo super le dromme pro dicto Anno viij d....
mb [5d] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...And allowed to the same (accountant the sum) paid to entertainers of the earl of Derby by order of the mayor, namely Mr Edward White, this year, 8s 4d....
mb [4d]
...And allowed to the same (accountant the sum) paid to Simon Goodman for his fee for playing on the drum for the said year, 8d....
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/102
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.
1580–1; Latin; parchment; 5 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [5d], ending on mb [1d]; 485–730mm x 350mm; unnumbered; some discolouration on mbs [1–2], otherwise in good condition; 19th-c. paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.