mb [4d] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...Et in soluto Trompentarijs Domine Regine per mandatum Maioris Ciuitatis hoc Anno xx s....
mb [4d] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
...And in payment to trumpeters of the lady queen by order of the mayor of the city this year, 20s....
Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/114
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.
1600–1; Latin; parchment; 4 membranes attached serially, writing continues on mb [4d], ending on mb [3d]; 625–715mm x 295mm; unnumbered; mb [1] torn at top left hand side and worn at right hand edge resulting in lost text, mb [2] damaged at right hand edge resulting in lost text, mb [4] damaged at foot of membrane resulting in lost text on both sides (bottom of mb [4]/top of mb [4d]), heading (External Expenses) in left margin of mb [4] and part of first 6 lines of text at top left of dorse missing; paper wrapping with date.