mb [6] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...Et in soluto dato histrionibus principis in regardo hoc Anno xx s.... pro uno lintke portato coram maiore ad histriones videndos hoc Anno iiij d....
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mb [6] (29 September–29 September) (External expenses)
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...And in payment given to entertainers of the prince in reward this year, 20s.... For a link carried before the mayor to see the entertainers this year, 4d....
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Record title: Chamberlains' Accounts
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E1/115
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.
1604–5; Latin; parchment; 7 membranes attached serially; 310–730mm x 260–300mm; unnumbered; mb [1] faded with some missing text to the header and a hole on the right hand, 55mm x 75mm wide, at the foot of the membrane, otherwise in good condition; 19th-c. paper wrapping with date and names of mayor and city officers inscribed.