mb [5] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...Et in soluto histrionibus Domine Regine per mandatum Maioris hoc Anno xx s....
mb [5] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...And in payment to entertainers of the lady queen by order of the mayor this year, 20s....
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/113
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.
1599–1600; Latin; parchment; 5 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [5d], ending there; 560–720mm x 280mm; unnumbered; 19th-c. paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officials inscribed.