Chamberlains' Accounts

HRO: W/E1/103

mb [5] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)

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  • Record Translation

    mb [5] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)

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    ...And allowed to the same (accountants the sum) paid in reward to the lady queen's bearwards by order of the mayor and with the consent of some of his brethren, 10s.... Paid in reward to the lord earl of Leicester's players by order of the mayor in this year, 10s.... Paid to the earl of Derby's players by order of the mayor this year, 16s....

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  • Document Description

    Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
    Repository: HRO
    Shelfmark: W/E1/103
    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.

    1581–2; Latin; parchment; 5 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [5d], ending there; 560–825mm x 300mm; unnumbered; 19th-c. paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.

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