mb [4] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...Et in soluto datis histrionibus regijs per mandatum maioris et fratrum suorum in regardo hoc Anno xx s....
mb [4] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...And in payment given to royal entertainers by order of the mayor and his brethren in reward this year, 20s....
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/110
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.
1594–5; Latin; parchment; 4 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [4d], ending on mb [3d]; 555–700mm x 260–80mm; unnumbered; some discolouration and other damage to left hand edge of mbs [1] and [3] sometimes affecting legibility of marginal headings, otherwise in good condition; paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.